Convert whole line at once

MJS · Post by **MJS** » 12 Nov 2006 12:04

Converting a single line from non-electrified to electrified is a lot of work. Wouldn't it be useful to be able to convert a whole line (= a complete set of connected track) at once? I don't know a thing about coding, but possibly TTD already knows if I click one piece of track which other parts of track on the map are connected to this one. Or if it doesn't, it could work its way out from a single piece of track I click.

Post by **Dave** » 12 Nov 2006 13:24

Read the manual about cheats.

http://wiki.ttdpatch.net/tiki-index.php ... Conversion

What you want is:

cht: tracks 1 0

Hope this helps.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » 12 Nov 2006 14:22

Well that converts all tracks at once.
It would be neat if you could convert only those tracks that are actually connected to each other. This way you could manually convert the tracks easily, even just a part of a huge network if you delete a few pieces of track that connect to the parts you don't want to convert.

MJS · Post by **MJS** » 12 Nov 2006 17:11

Exactly, Rob, that's what I meant. Especially because I want to electrify my main network, for passengers, but the separate goods lines are fine with diesels.

Post by **Dave** » 12 Nov 2006 18:09

Ah yes. Very true.

Many apologies, MJS.

MJS · Post by **MJS** » 12 Nov 2006 18:37

No problem, it's often difficult to catch someone's drift straightaway.

Raichase · Post by **Raichase** » 13 Nov 2006 03:48

See, I wouldn't mind if it was implemented as we have auto-signals now - ie, it builds a signal every X tiles until it hits a junction/bridge/station etc. If we could replicate those conditions, ie it electrifis until it hits a station/bridge/junction etc, then it would be far easier than doing everything connected (simply because my networks area lways all connected

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ISA · Post by **ISA** » 13 Nov 2006 15:07

Raichase wrote: (simply because my networks are always all connected )

Same here

so supporting Raichase idea

Purno · Post by **Purno** » 13 Nov 2006 15:54

OTTD got a feature you can just drag and drop tiles to convert. Quite a good method IMO.

Post by **Dave** » 13 Nov 2006 16:09

Purno wrote:OTTD got a feature you can just drag and drop tiles to convert. Quite a good method IMO.

Well you can drag and drop diagonals now, so it sort of works in TTDP too. I figure MJS wants a one-click conversion, which is fair enough - especially if he has a large network.

Purno · Post by **Purno** » 13 Nov 2006 16:11

OTTD can drag a complete tile, meaning you can do a tile with an intersection with one drag. You don't have to build the railpiece in every direction

Post by **PikkaBird** » 13 Nov 2006 16:41

Purno wrote:OTTD can drag a complete tile, meaning you can do a tile with an intersection with one drag.

Er, you can with TTDP as well. In fact, it is impossible to have two different rail types on one tile.

Purno · Post by **Purno** » 13 Nov 2006 17:07

Drag and drop all tiles? Independant of the direction the track is layed on tiles?

Ok, if that's possible, I guess MJS's suggestion isn't worth the effort of coding, since the OTTD way is good enough, IMO.

PikkaBird wrote:In fact, it is impossible to have two different rail types on one tile.

That's why you convert tiles in once, most probably

MJS · Post by **MJS** » 13 Nov 2006 17:37

I don't agree with Purno that it wouldn't be useful to have a one-click (or two-click) conversion, but it's true that dragging makes it easier. My main problem is that I tend to forget bits, and that causes jams easily. Or, that I get lazy and use the cheat that Dave mentioned above, which looks ugly on the freight lines with only diesels...

Rob · Post by **Rob** » 13 Nov 2006 18:37

If you don't have too many diesel-only lines you could of course convert them back manually, which wouldn't give any problems if you forget a piece.

Patchman · Post by **Patchman** » 13 Nov 2006 20:16

Raichase wrote:See, I wouldn't mind if it was implemented as we have auto-signals now - ie, it builds a signal every X tiles until it hits a junction/bridge/station etc. If we could replicate those conditions, ie it electrifis until it hits a station/bridge/junction etc, then it would be far easier than doing everything connected (simply because my networks area lways all connected )

That would probably be relatively easy to do. The problem with the original suggestions is figuring out what exactly constitutes as "line". However, making it work like autosignals would be feasible.

But don't hold your breath yet...

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