OFFICIAL MANUAL! Problems? Questions? Check the Wiki

matthijs · Post by **matthijs** » 04 Aug 2004 12:06

Important Notice!

With nothing do since the SVN server box has been hacked, the developers decided it's about time to get to work on one of the most sought after feature of OpenTTD: a manual. Yes, you heard it right :D
For the past few days we have been working hard on setting up a manual using the Wiki system (as has TTDPatch). Some have probably seen the old (Tiki)Wiki, which is now no longer used in favour of the new MediaWiki system.

If you have a problem or question with/about OpenTTD, you should check the Wiki first. It contains nice descriptions of a lot of new features, also applying to TTDPatch users. New content is added daily, so check back every now and then! If you want to help and know EXACTLY how certain features work, go ahead and add them. Please read the 'Layout doc' beforehand to know which style to apply. People writing guides especially for new TT players are always welcome.

So, you can find the manual/wiki at http://wiki.openttd.org

PS. For those who don't know Wiki, it is basically just a website, but one that can be edited online by everyone. For a nice example, try wikipedia.org, which is an encyclopedia built by it's users :-)

Originally written bij matthijs - Darkvater
Changed headline/subject - Dominik
URL updated - Darkvater

dominik81 · Post by **dominik81** » 04 Aug 2004 21:45

The Wiki Manual is now officially open for users. Feel free to register and to edit pages and add new ones. Please read the layout guide before you add a new page, to ensure that all pages have the same look.

ChrisCF · Post by **ChrisCF** » 04 Aug 2004 23:58

Before I click away, have you enabled anonymous editing, like all good Wikis?

Darkvater · Post by **Darkvater** » 05 Aug 2004 10:17

ChrisCF wrote:Before I click away, have you enabled anonymous editing, like all good Wikis?

You need to register to be able to edit. This involves nothing more than picking a name and a password. No e-mail, etc. etc. are required. This is a good Wiki

ChrisCF · Post by **ChrisCF** » 05 Aug 2004 12:59

I'm sorry, but I'm getting sick and tired of sites that require you to register to do anything useful. It's just not funny any more.

I'm sorry, but you've lost one potential doc writer here.

Darkvater · Post by **Darkvater** » 05 Aug 2004 14:08

ChrisCF wrote:I'm sorry, but I'm getting sick and tired of sites that require you to register to do anything useful. It's just not funny any more.

I'm sorry, but you've lost one potential doc writer here.

It is much nicer to see by name who changed what so that they can be told so about (if they have given the same name they use here or on irc) what good job they did, or what they should improve.

How hard is it coming typing in your name, then a password: '12345' ? and checking 'remember me' ?

BobXP · Post by **BobXP** » 05 Aug 2004 14:40

hmz. Registering takes like two seconds...

lucaspiller · Post by **lucaspiller** » 05 Aug 2004 19:47

ChrisCF: Do you really expect to go and load a car without giving out any personal details, or taking out a loan? Its a thing you have to do with everyday life. Stop moaning and get used to it.

ThorRune · Post by **ThorRune** » 09 Sep 2004 21:03

ChrisCF wrote:I'm sorry, but I'm getting sick and tired of sites that require you to register to do anything useful. It's just not funny any more.

I'm sorry, but you've lost one potential doc writer here.

No reg would be insecure... Someone could just edit away a good description or explanation and put in a littlle f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** message instead, w/o admins being able to ban him

Post by **orudge** » 09 Sep 2004 21:08

That's why Wikis keep a complete history of everything. You can roll back with ease.

ThorRune · Post by **ThorRune** » 09 Sep 2004 21:35

That's better

I made my two first "wikiings":

http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/To_Do#To_Do_Page - Added "Red links" part
http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/Crossing_tunnels - The whole thing

Darkvater · Post by **Darkvater** » 09 Sep 2004 22:47

Zetor2003 wrote:That's better

I made my two first "wikiings":

http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/To_Do#To_Do_Page - Added "Red links" part
http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/Crossing_tunnels - The whole thing

Zetor, we thank you for your wiki contribution, but please have a look at the layout documentation before adding a page to the patches section: http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/Layout_Doc

ThorRune · Post by **ThorRune** » 10 Sep 2004 11:21

Sorry, didn't see that

But people don't seem to be using it

Edit: better now?

Gruntathon · Post by **Gruntathon** » 12 Sep 2004 07:02

Newb here!

2 things;

1. A link to the wiki from somewhere more accesable than the forums might be nice

2. Fix up the newbies section and the instalation FAQ in the wiki. They seem to be empty....

Basically having looked all through the sourceforge site, home page, rifling through the forums, finding the wiki and going through that, I still have no idea how to install and what all those files in the download section do.

lucaspiller · Post by **lucaspiller** » 12 Sep 2004 12:03

Oh god.

Go to http://sourceforge.net/project/showfile ... _id=253065 and download the version for your system - you can see by the file extensions which type is compatible with your system, and by the name of the file.

Do whatever you would with other files like that on your system to install them. If you are running Windows it will ask you for the TTD CD to get the data files from. If you aren't running Windows you need to copy the data directory, the gm directory and the sample.cat file from an existing TTD installation to your OTTD installation. Then you just run the executable and it will work if you followed the instructions correctly.

Pipian · Post by **Pipian** » 16 Sep 2004 00:04

Question: does this version of MediaWiki support Categories like Wikipedia does? That might work WONDERS for organization here (it seems to me there really needs to be a wiki maintainer to clean everything up and make it extremely presentable and standardized, like Wikipedia is. I'll be up for the job, seeing how I'm too lazy to actually do any coding right now...)

Pipian · Post by **Pipian** » 16 Sep 2004 00:08

A test answered my own question. There are categories, and I'm gonna go ahead and start editing the existing pages to fit in them, if noone minds. The question about better organization and standardization is still up for grabs.

Darkvater · Post by **Darkvater** » 16 Sep 2004 10:58

We'd be delighted to have a wiki maintainer. Most of us are too busy coding to really have time to organize the wiki

Loki|muh · Post by **Loki|muh** » 16 Sep 2004 20:45

thats why a wiki is world-writeable

ThorRune · Post by **ThorRune** » 29 Sep 2004 20:07

Loki|muh wrote:thats why a wiki is world-writeable

A wiki maintainer is one that fixes stuff like the one in my "scenario" above

Transport Tycoon Forums

OFFICIAL MANUAL! Problems? Questions? Check the Wiki

OFFICIAL MANUAL! Problems? Questions? Check the Wiki

Who is online