OpenTTD 1.3.3 / 1.4.0 RC1 / Nightly

OpenTTD 1.3.3 / 1.4.0 RC1 / Nightly Description

OpenTTD is an open source remake of the classic Transport Tycoon Deluxe business simulator created by Chris Sawyer and published by Microprose in 1994.In the game you take the role of a transport entrepreneur with the goal to beat the competition by creating new road, rail, sea and air transport services and expand your business as much as possible.This open source version comes with lots of improvements over the original title, including: bigger maps, better AI, new game mechanics, new currencies etc. Here are some key features of"OpenTTD":Significant enhancements from the original game:bigger maps (up to 64 times in size)an AI that is actually worthy of its namestable multiplayer mode for up to 8 players on LAN or Internetdedicated server mode and an in-game console for administrationnew pathfinding algorithms that makes vehicles go where you want them to (usually)autorail build tool, improved terraformingcrossing tunnelscanals, shipliftslarger, non-uniform stations and the ability to join them together (of same width or length)real checkpoints instead of dummy one-tile stationsmammoth and multi-headed trainsclone, autoreplace and autoupdate vehiclespossibility to build on slopes and coasts"go to depot" orders, check orders and view order destinationsorder sharing and copyinglonger and higher bridges including 2 new onesreworked airport system with 2 more airports (international and metropolitan)presignals, semaphorespreliminary support for TTDPatch newgrf featuresbuild many trees on one tilebribe the town authoritylots and lots of patch- and configuration settings to tune the game to your liking. Also look at the wiki.save games with zlib compression for smaller sizes which does not interrupt gameplaybig support for internationalisation. OpenTTD is already translated into more than 24 languagesdynamically created town-names in 18 languagesBetter usability:convert rail tool (to rail, monorail, and maglev)build stations with drag&dropsupport of drag&drop for almost all tools (demolition, road/rail building/removing, scenario editor...)sorting of most lists based on various criteria (vehicle, station, town, industries, etc.)mouse wheel can be used to scroll in menus and to zoom in/out.autoscroll (to left/right) when the mouse is near the edge of the screenbuild in paused modesell whole train by dragging it to the dynamite trashcancost estimation with the 'shift' keypatch options configuration window, change settings from within the game"debtmax" faster loan management with CTRL keyGraphical/interface features:screenshots can be in BMP, PNG or PCX format (select in game options menu)more currencies (including Euro introduction in 2002)extra viewports to view more parts of the gamefield at the same timewindow mode with double zoom (CTRL+D to toggle) (MS Windows only)resolution and refresh rate selection for fullscreen modecolourful newspaper after a certain datecolour coded vehicle profitsgame speed increase (through fast forward button or by pressing the TAB key)snappy and sticky windows that always stay on top and neatly align themselves to other windowsmore hotkeys for even less mouse-clicking What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]Feature: [Script] APIs to get cargo waiting from/via other station (r26396)Fix: Don't explain"symmetric"cargodist mode when the setting does not allow it [FS#5939] (r26394)Fix: Update distances between link graph nodes when station sign is moved (r26393)Fix: No need to call OnFocus twice [FS#5933] (r26392)Fix: Select a specific font size when freetype fails to select one automatically [FS#5885] (r26389)Fix: Return correct values from ICU iterators in case of leading or trailing whitespace [FS#5924] (r26384)Fix: All goal commands invalidated the goal list of company 0 [FS#5932] (r26382) �.You can free download OpenTTD 1.3.3 / 1.4.0 RC1 / Nightly from Softpedia now.