[OTTD] My First 4-Line Station

ThePeacemaker10 · Post by **ThePeacemaker10** » 27 Nov 2009 03:53

Well, hey guys! I've been playing OpenTTD for about 4-5 hrs so far and I wanted to try my hand at a 4-Line station. It is to connect two 2-Line stations. I am looking for comments and suggestions on how to go about this more efficiently next time 'round so I came here to see what you guys think.

petert · Post by **petert** » 27 Nov 2009 04:26

ThePeacemaker10 wrote:suggestions on how to go about this more efficiently

Try not to do 90 degree turns, it slows the trains down a ton. Also, are you using any GRFs?

ThePeacemaker10 · Post by **ThePeacemaker10** » 27 Nov 2009 04:28

petert wrote:
ThePeacemaker10 wrote:suggestions on how to go about this more efficiently
Try not to do 90 degree turns, it slows the trains down a ton. Also, are you using any GRFs?

Thanks for the 90 degree turn thing, but I don't know what GRF's are so I don't think I am using them.

petert · Post by **petert** » 27 Nov 2009 04:30

Oh! Wow, check out http://wiki.openttd.org/NewGRF to get a better sense. They are replacement graphics for items in-game, such as vehicles, houses, stations, etc.

ThePeacemaker10 · Post by **ThePeacemaker10** » 27 Nov 2009 04:37

While they look cool and stuff I wanna try and get a hang of the basic's before going off with these. Unless they help in anyway.

petert · Post by **petert** » 27 Nov 2009 04:39

Yeah, true. Alright, let's see some more screenshots!

Post by **Chrill** » 27 Nov 2009 10:10

ThePeacemaker10 wrote:While they look cool and stuff I wanna try and get a hang of the basic's before going off with these. Unless they help in anyway.

You make a brilliant point here. I did not play with NewGRFs when I first started playing OpenTTD. My suggestion to you however, is to see some of the screenshot topics around here, and learn PBS signalling. With it, you can design large more-or-less-realistic junctions with such signalling and it will look quite neat indeed (see Ameecher for example, brilliant at designing beautiful networks)

ZxBiohazardZx · Post by **ZxBiohazardZx** » 27 Nov 2009 10:47

@ petert, i dont think he will need newgrfs just to make the screens look supercool, this dude just made his very first 4-track station, so i think he would be better off with some guides on how to build more complex networks and how to apply signals etc.

Eddie · Post by **Eddie** » 27 Nov 2009 11:53

That town name deserves to go into the TTD Comedy thread also.

bwong · Post by **bwong** » 27 Nov 2009 13:33

nice! Really like the 3 way junction, and also like the station.
back to the Newgrfs, they aren't mandatory, but they add a lot of extra's to the game
so like, right now your coal station has a passenger train station, but with a newgrf, like the industrial stations renewal set, you can have freight stations, so like a mineral unloader, or mineral silos and much more.
but then again, your choice

el koeno · Post by **el koeno** » 27 Nov 2009 13:55

Just to clarify: only the looks of the stations are modified when using NewGRFs.

For trains, newGRFs can add quite a lot of interesting features. But you'll might not be very interested in them. So just check'em out if you get bored by the current looks.

Some tips:
It's best to avoid slopes. There's quite a few of them in your layout that can be easily avoided. Also, try to have as long a stretch between curves as possible (making the curves wider). The way this affects the game depends on the setting called "Realistic Acceleration", found in the advanced options menu. Note in your game the menus might look a tad different from the screenshots in the wiki. But the idea is still the same.

petert · Post by **petert** » 27 Nov 2009 14:40

ZxBiohazardZx wrote:@ petert, i dont think he will need newgrfs just to make the screens look supercool, this dude just made his very first 4-track station, so i think he would be better off with some guides on how to build more complex networks and how to apply signals etc.

Good point, here is a guide on Junctions.

Eddie wrote:That town name deserves to go into the TTD Comedy thread also.

Which town name?

bwong · Post by **bwong** » 27 Nov 2009 15:06

El Koeno wrote:
Just to clarify: only the looks of the stations are modified when using NewGRFs.

not always, in some station sets, the dual tracks can become triple tracks, thus increasing capacity
i think....

John · Post by **John** » 27 Nov 2009 17:03

bwong wrote:
El Koeno wrote:
Just to clarify: only the looks of the stations are modified when using NewGRFs.
not always, in some station sets, the dual tracks can become triple tracks, thus increasing capacity
i think....

Nope, NewGRF stations ONLY change the look of the station - the capacity is limited by the layout of the station. Some sets add "fake tracks" to make it look more realistic, but these can't be used by trains...

petert · Post by **petert** » 27 Nov 2009 17:04

@Peacemaker10:
Please post some more screenshots!

bwong · Post by **bwong** » 27 Nov 2009 17:30

yeah... my apologies
I checked again, with the stations, and found you were right
apologies

ThePeacemaker10 · Post by **ThePeacemaker10** » 27 Nov 2009 21:16

petert wrote:@Peacemaker10:
Please post some more screenshots!

What kind of screenshot's? I don't really have anything interesting at the moment.

petert · Post by **petert** » 27 Nov 2009 21:42

Anything about your line is interesting, just please keep posting

ThePeacemaker10 · Post by **ThePeacemaker10** » 27 Nov 2009 21:58

Well I've added a 1-Line station at another coal mine a short distance away and it goes through one of the other stations. Seems to be working so far. Man this game is epic.

Nextra · Post by **Nextra** » 29 Nov 2009 11:18

Looking at the screenshots I'd say you need this and I'd also try avoiding having that coal train route through the othe platform mainly because of the waiting times but otherwise I'm hoping to se more shots

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