Replace old currencies in TTD with €uro

[Patchman]

TTD uses its own font, which does not come with a Euro symbol.

So no matter what you enter in the text strings, you will never be able to see a Euro come out, unless you add it to the font set in trg1(r).grf, of course.

[spaceman-spiff]

But it's on your small to-do list ? Euro currency in 2002 ?

[SHADOW-XIII]

So to add Euro signwe only need to create GRF file with this wsign and force TTD to put this sign wherever is money sign

[mp3Pro]

ummm if you really must have the euro symbol edit the grf file ... if you extract trg1(r).grf -w 900 -h 400 the font is on the first couple of pcx files

[Patchman]

Well, I would probably add another special .grf file, if I ever do this. You can't just replace one, because this symbol should realistically only be available from 2002 on, so you still need to keep all the others. Which makes it difficult to find a slot in the character set to use for the euro... and I'd also have to patch the money conversion functions as well.

Anyway, I don't place a very high priority on this, because it wouldn't really improve the gameplay, it would just be a "cute" thing to have. If I ever get bored....

[SHADOW-XIII]

but I will not be hard toset changing currency when the date is 2002 (or custom date in switch)

[spaceman-spiff]

If I ever get bored....

Yes, whenever that may happen

[mp3Pro]

anyway to get it using the ascii code? I dont know anything about programing but in mirc scripting in order to display a reservered charactor you had to call it with its ascii code

[Jan]

Honestly, why do you need that? I do play with the pounds or the dollars, and if I download game from France, so it's franks. Is this one so important for the game? For god sake, this is only a GAME!

[mp3Pro]

yeah i just play.. the monetary system isnt important.. I mean its just a score of sorts

[spaceman-spiff]

Honestly, why do you need that? I do play with the pounds or the dollars, and if I download game from France, so it's franks. Is this one so important for the game? For god sake, this is only a GAME!

Off-course, it's only one of those very small features that adds something to the game
We don't need it, i enjoy every currency

[Hyronymus]

Uhm, I'm not a programmer either, just a volunteering translator who thought adding the € was nice. With my approach, the € would be available from 1950, which isn't realistic. I agree with what has been said before: we should wait for Josef, in case he finds time to implement it. It would be nice but it isn't very important, is it?

[darkkavenger]

Well boys and girls i'm french and play most often with currency set to Francs and it's not causing me any problems to see FF plus it's more realistic for me than to see the symbol of euro or the sign EUR because i'm living in czech republic and see more czech crowns than euros but anyway, it could be easy to change string to EUR or whatever is your currency, i can perfectly live without the EUR sign

[SHADOW-XIII]

btw. Changing currency to Euro should be in 'switch' (there shouldbe like hat:)

Code: Select all

euro <Year>
for example:
euro 2001

... Euro in Poland will be later than in rest of EU countries

[GoneWacko]

I think it should be pretty easy to add the (€)Euro currency, or replace an old currency with it and add new ones over the old ones.

Allready posted that some time ago... ( Search functions rule )