Station coverage behaves strange

blumi · Post by **blumi** » 17 Feb 2005 22:01

Hello,

after being ~6 months absent playing OpenTTD I compiled this week version 3.3.6 on a new Slackware Linux system (the install was straight forward and went pretty well, btw!). But after a few minutes of play I discovered, that stations don't accept cargo when placed a little away from the industry building (see pic). In all other directions the station coverage behaves normal -> the station accepts cargo if at least one blue square is over the buiding.

Can someone please try to reproduce this? It happens with all industries, not only Oil Refineries.

Should I add this to SF bugtracker?

Thanks,
Blumi

Arsenal · Post by **Arsenal** » 17 Feb 2005 22:10

I think you need to get the catchment area to include the burning towers.

It is strange, but well known. Some parts of an industry doesn't count as being part of an industry in respect to catchment areas.

Darkvater · Post by **Darkvater** » 17 Feb 2005 22:10

You see the oil-refineries' chimneys? Only those accept oil. The others are for show

Just like at the sawmill, only if the small shed is within the coverage area it is accepted.

blumi · Post by **blumi** » 17 Feb 2005 22:22

Okay I see. But this is new, isn't it? I can't remember noticing this in the last versions I played (old TTDPatch & OpenTTD until 0.3.2.1).

Does the same thing apply to producing facilities like coal mines? How can I know that the coal reaches the station when I place the station - say - two squares away?

Blumi

Jango · Post by **Jango** » 17 Feb 2005 23:10

i didn't know that :S

Moriarty · Post by **Moriarty** » 20 Feb 2005 13:29

I don't believe this is new. I seem to recall it being in TT, but my memory may be mis-behaving.
I don't believe the problem occurs with coal-times or any producing industries. At least i've never noticed it happen to me.

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