separate option to switch old vehicle news on/off

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separate option to switch old vehicle news on/off

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I like how issues with vehicles are shown in the news ticker. For example if a car got lost.
But it really annoys me to get all those "the vehicle got old and needs to be replaced" messages.
I suggest to split the option for enabling/disabling these messages in the option menu.
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From the Main Menu, click "Advanced Settings". Change the filter to "Expert settings / all settings". Expand the options under "Interface", then "News and messages", and then change the option on "Advice / information on company's vehicles" to "Off".
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kamnet wrote:From the Main Menu, click "Advanced Settings". Change the filter to "Expert settings / all settings". Expand the options under "Interface", then "News and messages", and then change the option on "Advice / information on company's vehicles" to "Off".
That also disables 'vehicle is lost' notifications, IIRC.
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Yes, unless something was changed recently. Always my number 1 issue with "no breakdowns, vehicle never expire" games. ^^
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Enabling autorenew suppresses the "vehicle is getting old" notifications, regardless of whether they ever actually enter a depot and get renewed.
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Re: separate option to switch old vehicle news on/off

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no, it certainly doesn't
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Eddi wrote:no, it certainly doesn't
In my experience it does.
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Eddi wrote:no, it certainly doesn't
It certainly does according to the wiki.
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Re: separate option to switch old vehicle news on/off

Post by pcfreak »

Well, it does also according to the source code of OpenTTD 1.3.2

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/* Don't warn if a renew is active */
if (Company::Get(v->owner)->settings.engine_renew && v->GetEngine()->company_avail != 0) return;
However, this changes the game play and not only the notification settings.
For me it is rather unpleasant that I can not solely turn off the notification message.
Thus, I still stick to this feature request as it is.
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Re: separate option to switch old vehicle news on/off

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Between replacing vehicles which can be very expensive during a game while the option "no breakdown, the vehicle never expires" and no longer having notifications there is a big difference.
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