Title game for OpenTTD 1.1 releases
Posted: 20 Oct 2010 20:24
It has been often proposed that OpenTTD shall have new or a different title game. Just like started with the 1.0 branch we also like to offer for the 1.1 branch the chance to compete for the title game. This is an early reminder, you still have lots of time, so no rush. But maybe some like to build it slowly 
Deadline for submissions is 14th February 2011, 23:59:59 UT, later submissions cannot be accepted. Please attach the savegame to this thread. If you update an existing entry, please indicate which savegame it replaces (link to previous posting).
Upon closing of submissions a final list of all entries with screenshots using both OpenGFX and TTD base sets will be published and open to vote for one or two weeks to create a short list of three entries. This short list will then be subject to a 2nd round of voting, open for one week. Details on the voting procedure will follow here in due time.
Some guidelines for possible title games:
* Map/file size: 256x256 or smaller, maximum of ~150 KiB. You don't need a very big savegame to show a lot, actually most screens can't even show such maps in full. Actually, 128x128 is more than sufficient for 1920x1200, but 64x64 is just a tad small.
* Show as much different things as possible, and try to show how they should be used. For example show the difference between presignals and path signals, standard road stops and drive through road stops. Show steam trains and maglevs, dualheads etc.
* Breakdowns will automatically be disabled, so try the game with breakdowns disabled.
* Cheating for money or making a money losing example isn't a big problem. Cheating to change the landscape is.
* Try to make it visually appealing, also for very big screens. However, put most interesting stuff that doesn't use much space in upper left part of the viewport. It should be appealing with both OpenGFX and the original graphics; this excludes toyland.
* Try to keep the number of simultanious sound effects down. E.g. try to reduce the number of level crossings, but for example keep one or two to show the difference between block and path signals on level crossings.
* And ofcourse the savegame MUST be compatible with clean trunk, so no savegames made by cargodist, IS2, daylength or other patched versions are allowed.
* Do not use AIs; they might be missing for clients. What you can do is make a multi-company game by means of multiplayer.
* Do not use any NewGRFs; NewGRFs can't be loaded in the intro game because that might crash OpenTTD when they are not found among with some coding reasons.
When adding a title game candidate to this thread (you may post as many as you like), please add a screenshot too.
EDIT: Please also only one savegame per posting and it'd be nice, if you could just remove old versions or edit the posting with the old savegame so that it becomes clear that it is deprecated now - it makes it easier for me to not add deprecated savegames nor miss any.
Deadline for submissions is 14th February 2011, 23:59:59 UT, later submissions cannot be accepted. Please attach the savegame to this thread. If you update an existing entry, please indicate which savegame it replaces (link to previous posting).
Upon closing of submissions a final list of all entries with screenshots using both OpenGFX and TTD base sets will be published and open to vote for one or two weeks to create a short list of three entries. This short list will then be subject to a 2nd round of voting, open for one week. Details on the voting procedure will follow here in due time.
Some guidelines for possible title games:
* Map/file size: 256x256 or smaller, maximum of ~150 KiB. You don't need a very big savegame to show a lot, actually most screens can't even show such maps in full. Actually, 128x128 is more than sufficient for 1920x1200, but 64x64 is just a tad small.
* Show as much different things as possible, and try to show how they should be used. For example show the difference between presignals and path signals, standard road stops and drive through road stops. Show steam trains and maglevs, dualheads etc.
* Breakdowns will automatically be disabled, so try the game with breakdowns disabled.
* Cheating for money or making a money losing example isn't a big problem. Cheating to change the landscape is.
* Try to make it visually appealing, also for very big screens. However, put most interesting stuff that doesn't use much space in upper left part of the viewport. It should be appealing with both OpenGFX and the original graphics; this excludes toyland.
* Try to keep the number of simultanious sound effects down. E.g. try to reduce the number of level crossings, but for example keep one or two to show the difference between block and path signals on level crossings.
* And ofcourse the savegame MUST be compatible with clean trunk, so no savegames made by cargodist, IS2, daylength or other patched versions are allowed.
* Do not use AIs; they might be missing for clients. What you can do is make a multi-company game by means of multiplayer.
* Do not use any NewGRFs; NewGRFs can't be loaded in the intro game because that might crash OpenTTD when they are not found among with some coding reasons.
When adding a title game candidate to this thread (you may post as many as you like), please add a screenshot too.
EDIT: Please also only one savegame per posting
and it'd be nice, if you could just remove old versions or edit the posting with the old savegame so that it becomes clear that it is deprecated now - it makes it easier for me to not add deprecated savegames nor miss any.
