Too many vehicles

[huha]

Hello,
I discovered openttd some days ago, installed it and it's really great!
I'm running version 0.3.1 on Windows 2000.
Now a problem has occured, whenever I try to build a train, a message pops up saying that there are too many vehicles in game. This ist of course very annoying for I can't build more trains. I tried increasing the max_trains etc. values in the openttd.cfg (I simply added a 0 so that I can have ten times the vehicles) but i still get the message.

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max_trains = 800
max_roadveh = 800
max_aircraft = 400
max_ships = 500

Can anyone help me?
Thanks in advance,

-huha

[TrueSatan]

hi.
you've hit the overall vehicles maximum.
sorry no patch for this so far.
greets

[Director_64]

We badly need a patch fix the number of vehicles...why not put them all at 750 or 1000? That should keep us all busy

[huha]

Does that mean the max_trains etc. values in the openttd.cfg are virtually useless?
The original values are

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max_trains = 80
max_roadveh = 80
max_aircraft = 40
max_ships = 50

I think 80 trains are simply too few. I play with some opponents and have about 50 trains myself, some of them multi-headed. I haven't even played 50 years yet.

Is there a way to modify the maximum number of vehicles directly in the code? Compiling the game should not be a problem for me.

-huha

[Director_64]

Well, I'm totaly lost when it comes to programming, but I think we need a patch to solve this prob. Much more vehicles (750 to 1000 of each), much bigger maps and a option to play online as well, is what I miss most of all

[Vurlix]

Fixed in next version.

[huha]

I don't want to bother you, but when will the next version be available?
I'd really like to play the game, but it's pretty useless just looking at vehicles aging and stations getting cramped with goods

Apart from this problem, I really like openttd! Great work!

-huha

[Vurlix]

If you really can't wait, there is a workaround you can use.
vehicle.h lines 317-318, change them to something like:
NUM_NORMAL_VEHICLES = 1024,
NUM_SPECIAL_VEHICLES = 256,

Don't go crazy on the numbers you end up using, though.

[Bjarni]

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max_trains = 800
max_roadveh = 800
max_aircraft = 400
max_ships = 500

those numbers are bytes so values higher than 255 are not valid and OTTD will use the default ones

[Jelger]

If you really can't wait, there is a workaround you can use.
vehicle.h lines 317-318, change them to something like:
NUM_NORMAL_VEHICLES = 1024,
NUM_SPECIAL_VEHICLES = 256,

Don't go crazy on the numbers you end up using, though.

I dont have the vehicle.h file in my openttd folder :S where can i get it?

[Bjarni]

.h files are part of the source, so you have to get the source and compile it yourself

[whitehawk]

My problem would be I think some ways different. I have 57 trains 5 road vehicles 4 aeroplanes, no ships, and the game still tells me that it is too much, so I can't build more. I can't even build a coalcar for my existing train.

[supa]

I have 57 trains 5 road vehicles 4 aeroplanes, no ships, and the game still tells me that it is too much, so I can't build more.

I hit the same problem in year 1988 and I have 64 trains and 3 ships. Bugger. I guess I'll try compiling a "fixed" version...

[Korenn]

My problem would be I think some ways different. I have 57 trains 5 road vehicles 4 aeroplanes, no ships, and the game still tells me that it is too much, so I can't build more. I can't even build a coalcar for my existing train.

no you have the exact same problem

your trains are just longer, so they use up more vehicles.