Well ok it's not out yet, but it is very soon. There's a quite stable RC release right now which also installs the open graphics if you lack the orginal TTD graphics, so it's a standalone game now. It can still use TTD graphics for those people who prefer it. I already tested the new graphics a bit, and it looks similar enough to the original graphics to not clash too badly with custom stuff that assumes the original look.

I might get a multiplayer game going this thursday/friday. I put up a test server with the newGRFs I migtht use, server info and connection info here. It's paused and with the password test for now. The game will download the GRF's for you if you try to join the server, as I took care to only use newGRF's that openTTD is able to download automatically.

I'm going to try using FIRS for industries. It tries to make industries more interesting. Unlike some sets, it have fairly permissive stockpiling, and industry growth can be indirectly encouraged by the player (by shipping engineering supplies to the industry).

Thoughts?

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Well the publisher behind Rollercoaster Tycoon is still alive. While Microprose isn't. Plus I always thought Transport Tycoon was the more fun game.

Also impressive 32BPP projects are startng to pop up... (image)

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I'm thinking of using NuTracks for more track variation (and works as a lategame moneysink without ruining it early on). It adds a few tracktypes, with various speed limits.

Edit: Actually it's a little bit... alpha. It dosen't even run in RC2 currently.
Edit2: It runs in RC3 but is kind of... crap currently. The train depots are broken.

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It's the last RC before the stable release. It's in a total feature freeze in other words, and the stable release will most likely be identical.

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Game have started! Join 81.225.80.30:3979 to play!

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I been thinking about making the next game focus on cooperative gameplay (the last game stalled sometime at 1986, and I'm unable to continue games during midweeks). I might start at late Thursday instead, so the game at least goes into the 21th century before it's over.

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Posted by Marzen

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Heheheh, this game. I remember playing it with you guys ages ago. I'll totally try and fit in a game with you guys. You thinkin' Thursday? Can't be too late, you know, some of us have school.

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It's mostly to get started anyway. In general we seem to pass about 30 years per day, more or less depending on how much we play in one sitting.

I try to get it started tomorrow if I'm not too tired. I won't force coop, but I highly encourage it for people from board2 to join the main company, since it's more interesting that way.

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Probably tomorrow/tonight, depending on interest and such. I'm not sure what kind of game I should go for, as I might try to introduce the game to a larger crowd.

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