Mail and Armored cars disappearing from selection

Geneo · Post by **Geneo** » 16 Nov 2016 10:27

Trying to set up new train, but mail and/or armored cars aren't in the list to buy them. They were there before, but they just "disappeared". Year around 1967 or so, version 1.6.1. Is this a "bug" or is there some "trick" I'm missing?

Post by **Chrill** » 16 Nov 2016 12:05

Are you using any NewGRFs or similar? Please provide a screenshot. The original mail van and armoured van should not have an expiry date at all, so should always be available.

Geneo · Post by **Geneo** » 16 Nov 2016 18:38

Agreed- they always have been before. And I've played many games. No special GRF, mods, etc.- just a pure vanilla game.

Started another game (1945) and they're there. Guess it was just a fluke. If it happens to this game also, I'll update this thread.

Alberth · Post by **Alberth** » 16 Nov 2016 21:20

If it happens again, please post the game. It is very hard to diagnose a problem without any information beyond "it doesn't work".
A save game will definitely provide all information, since it contains everything.

Geneo · Post by **Geneo** » 16 Nov 2016 22:34

The game is saved, but not sure how to "post the game".

Anyway, here's some screenshots, such as they are. I tried resizing the last one to 640X480- sorry it's so small:

https://images56.fotki.com/v713/photos/ ... td1-vi.jpg
As you can see, mail cars aren't listed.

http://images52.fotki.com/v1639/photos/ ... TD2-vi.jpg
That's a shot of the bottom of the list. It ends at "steel car".

YouTube · Post by **kamnet** » 16 Nov 2016 23:12

Geneo wrote:The game is saved, but not sure how to "post the game".

Upload the .sav file to the forums, just like you would an image.

Sylf · Post by **Sylf** » 17 Nov 2016 03:21

kamnet wrote:
Geneo wrote:The game is saved, but not sure how to "post the game".
Upload the .sav file to the forums, just like you would an image.

The screenshot looks like Windows 10, so you should be able to find the .sav file in My Documents\openttd\save folder.

Geneo · Post by **Geneo** » 17 Nov 2016 12:11

Found the save, simple enough to add (duh).

lcd_47 · Post by **lcd_47** » 17 Nov 2016 13:24

There's a button in the purchase window, named "Show hidden". What happens when you click it?

Geneo · Post by **Geneo** » 17 Nov 2016 15:30

Ah ha!
If I click on the "Show Hidden" button, Mail and Armored cars show up, but faded and a ("Hidden") note behind it. Ctrl-clicking on each one "unhides" it. I've never touched that upper section before, but I must have done something along the way. (Hummm, wonder why just the mail & armor cars were "hidden"? Nevermind....)

Anyway, a big Thank You to all of you and maybe this also helped others.

Alberth · Post by **Alberth** » 17 Nov 2016 16:53

The "Hide" button is at the bottom, next to "Buy".

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