Transport Tycoon Deluxe [Archive]

Guest

19-10-2004, 08:46 AM

Originally posted by unclefester@Oct 16 2004, 07:57 PM
TRansport Tycoon Deluxe is not even close to the original. The enviroment may be diverse but the graphics are too slupppy and uncomfortable. Watch with that tropical forest buddy! The first one had much beter graphics because they were practical. The deluxe version is only better in the multiplayer aspect because in the old oneyou could not play online.

:rifle: ------------ TTD
i believe graphics are same as in first version. however note how costs are different depending on environmnt. eg bulding a road through forest is much more expencive then building it on grass. especially expencive is if you build it over the fields. i didnt' notice it at first so now i have a huge bank loan and still no money came in. i mean i am having profit of 25.000$... stil i am not sure where computer gets so much moeny to build so many railways and bridges.
other things look preety much teh same as in previous version.

how do you use that tunel cheat thing? i tried to build it but it only said you don't have enough money to do it. :help:

aaberg

19-10-2004, 08:51 AM

Originally posted by Guest@Oct 19 2004, 08:46 AM
how do you use that tunel cheat thing? i tried to build it but it only said you don't have enough money to do it. :help:
It's because the bug is fixed. :sneaky:

Eagle of Fire

19-10-2004, 11:40 PM

am not sure where computer gets so much moeny to build so many railways and bridges.Rairoad is the way to go to get big cash quick and for a long time. All you need is to find a good supply of a certain good which is moderatly far from the buying destination (price goes up steadily as distance increase) then build a railroad between the two. You will probably need to have a nice loan to do it, but the cash should get in steadily and nicely.

As the game continue, you should rapidly have enough cash for another railroad under the same circomstances (this time, if you are lucky, without a loan) and as long as you keep upgrading the trains so it takes less time to do the trip and that you build your railroad run correctly, you should be able to easily create a railroad empire all over the map and by the time you hit the big airports and the big planes (in the future era) you should have enough money to build airports all over the place...

Eagle of Fire

20-10-2004, 01:37 AM

Alright, installed the game and ran the registery thing... Now how can I save?

All my attemps failed miserably. I even tryied to save on a floppy, but all what is says (even at end of year at auto-save) is "Game Save Failed"...

It's quite enjoyable to play TTD again, but without saving it's quite pointless... :blink:

Guest

20-10-2004, 08:22 AM

Originally posted by Eagle of Fire@Oct 19 2004, 11:40 PM
am not sure where computer gets so much moeny to build so many railways and bridges.Rairoad is the way to go to get big cash quick and for a long time. All you need is to find a good supply of a certain good which is moderatly far from the buying destination (price goes up steadily as distance increase) then build a railroad between the two. You will probably need to have a nice loan to do it, but the cash should get in steadily and nicely.

As the game continue, you should rapidly have enough cash for another railroad under the same circomstances (this time, if you are lucky, without a loan) and as long as you keep upgrading the trains so it takes less time to do the trip and that you build your railroad run correctly, you should be able to easily create a railroad empire all over the map and by the time you hit the big airports and the big planes (in the future era) you should have enough money to build airports all over the place...
aha bug was fixed.
i saw a patch here: http://www.ttdpatch.net/

which aside from bugfixes and windows gameplay it also offers a variety of other cool stuff. like building on slopes, queuing of trucks, building next to already built station.
is it possible to re-patch it to this version?

i now saw how computer got his money. one of them seemd to be plaing wihout loan (maybe he got lucky) while some other competitiors had a loan of 700.000$ :ranting:

the highest loan was set to 500.000 so how did they got a higher loan? a no matter since i am playing for fun on easy and since i already bought (merged) my biggest rival no one can stop me now.....

hmm why did the game start in 50's? is there a setting i missed?

as for savegame problem i dont' have it but my first advice would be to check the game files attributes in case they are not read only or something.
perhaps then a redownload of the game would be in place (especially if oyu have fast internet connection) since there might be errors in the zip file.

athcnv

23-10-2004, 09:37 PM

Funny.....I wonde why your saves aren't working? Mine seem to be working ok. Annoyingly, the game has crashed twice on me whilst playing the Scotland map (in the 1960s, after I'd built up quite a lot of stuff).

Eagle of Fire

24-10-2004, 04:11 AM

Use the last autosave then? By default it should save at every 1st of January

Eagle of Fire

28-10-2004, 02:26 AM

For the record saving seems to work fine now. I guess something got messed up when or after I watched the tutorials.

03-11-2004, 09:02 AM

I downloaded this game from abandonia site and its not working. I followed the instructions (imported the registry file) but still cant run the game. I have XP sytem. When i try to start te game by clickin "Trasport Tycoon Deluxe.exe" file, the command line just blinks and thats it. Running "TTconfig.exe" doesnt help either - the "Game Installation Error" appears which says "Unable to access Transport Tycoon Deluxe CD!". Whats goin on? Could somebody help me? Thanx

Razor2

03-11-2004, 10:39 AM

I'm not totally sure, but if I remember right TTD is not compatible with winXP. I only played it with TTDpatch, which is. So I would advise you to download the patch from TTDPatch.net. It has lot of extra features too, like more realism, more vehicles and a lot more.

03-11-2004, 02:52 PM

Hmm... It looks to me like its already patched :/ Strange... TT is awesome game, its a pity i cant play it.
Thanx anyway.

Kosta

03-11-2004, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by Razor2@Nov 3 2004, 11:39 AM
I'm not totally sure, but if I remember right TTD is not compatible with winXP. I only played it with TTDpatch, which is. So I would advise you to download the patch from TTDPatch.net. It has lot of extra features too, like more realism, more vehicles and a lot more.
This is the patched version. If this doesn't work, the patched one won't either obviously :rolleyes:

Eagle of Fire

03-11-2004, 04:31 PM

You probably downloaded the original DOS version. Download Transport Tycoon Deluxe for Windows.

If it is the right program, I myself always need to click before seeing anything. I think the demo is quite messed up and it might be your problem. There is probably a way to get the game running without watching the demo, but I have no clue yet about this. I'll check later on, right now I'm on Lunch break.

gregor

03-11-2004, 05:06 PM

do you have reducdesave on or something like that? because my version works nice.

Eagle of Fire

03-11-2004, 10:14 PM

I managed to get the same error, but I did not click on the right icon. When I click on "GameGFX.exe", it says something about not being able to find the CD. The right icon is the one named "Transport Tycoon Deluxe.exe", and you need to start it in Windows. Because it is made for Windows it won't work for DOS or DOSBox.

BUFFY

04-11-2004, 02:10 AM

Originally posted by KB@Nov 3 2004, 10:02 AM
When i try to start the game by clickin "Trasport Tycoon Deluxe.exe" file, the command line just blinks and thats it. Running "TTconfig.exe" doesnt help either - the "Game Installation Error" appears which says "Unable to access Transport Tycoon Deluxe CD!".
I found the game requires this CD if you mess around with the TTDX Configurator.exe program (ttdpatch.cfg file). You will need to re-open the file in the configurator program and select Options, Use TTDX defaults.

As for the game not saving, I had this also but only because I navigated out of the default save folder. If it opens in the wrong folder, you will need to exit and re-open. Then when you save, the default save folder will open up and just change the save name for easy reference.

Anyone else find the map editor annoying by the fact that it doesn't let you generate flat terrain?.... I grow wary of flattening mountain after mountain...

Eagle of Fire

04-11-2004, 02:44 AM

Yeah, that must be it. I watched the tutorials once and it went crazy when a news popup came out just at the wrong time. The "hand" clicked on it and nothing else worked afterward. I noticed the hand got into the save menu and tryied to do something but it must have been very random because it wasn't intended to be done that way...

BUFFY

05-11-2004, 07:44 AM

Yeah the tutorials are loco, and I also have to click at the start to get the blank screen to change to the starting menu. Whereas it appears automatically on Windows 98.
As for the auto save games, DISABLE THEM! they are a pain in the *:wall:* and fail for me every time thats why I say just to create your own save file in the default directory, don't try to navigate elsewhere.

scorch3000

05-11-2004, 09:52 AM

Originally posted by Blind Ryan@Oct 13 2004, 12:58 PM
Would this be a good game for me (a Railroad Tycoon ORIGINAL nut)

What does it add and/or expand on?

Or should I get Rails 2 or 3?
TT/D/TTDFW/whatever, is much more complex that railroad tycoon. Their is so much more, such as things you deliver, for example, iron ore to steel mill, to factory = goods, a valuable item that is only accepted certain times in certain cities/towns/vilages. Crude oil to refinery = goods, farm products to factory = goods, ect. Towns and factorys offer subsidries(sp), taking passangers from one town to another may pay 4X the normal amount for a year. How you transport them is your idea, train/bus/ship/air. Air is the fastest way, but expensive. Ships are slow, but cost a bit less, busses are quite releaible, but can only hold a small ammount, trains can hold up to 40 pasangners per carrage, but it takes time to fill them up. TTD is a great game.

MessedRocker

18-12-2004, 12:07 AM

Hey, I managed to get it to load, but then before any graphics or sounds appear, it dumps me back. I followed the instructions in the txt file. I have compatibility mode enabled, which lets me get it that far. Anyone know what it could be?

Eagle of Fire

18-12-2004, 05:47 AM

Are you trying to load Transport Tycoon or Transport Tycoon Deluxe for Windows?

If it is the second and you can't manage to make it work on your computer, I guess I'm clueless on how to make it work.

MessedRocker

19-12-2004, 12:54 AM

The second one, TTDX for Windows, was the one I was referring to.

Perhaps I should just get Classic Transport Tycoon then get the patch?

MessedRocker

19-12-2004, 01:06 AM

Wait, there's no Transport Tycoon patch.

Eagle of Fire

19-12-2004, 01:37 AM

I can't help you until you tell me your computer specs and which OS you are using.

Trying to get the original and make it work with DOSBox could indeed be an option. But the Deluxe version has more features to play with, and less bugs.

PrejudiceSucks

19-12-2004, 09:48 AM

Man, this game is good. I have it on CD, bought ages ago and I still play it loads. I usually start of with a few small trains which I know will profit. After that, it's straight on with the planes.

Ships can be really, really good, however they are only good on a few maps. Apart from that, this is a great game, especially the way it opens up as it gets later.

Oh yeah, that's another bone to pick. Unfortunately, to upgrade your trains and tracks, it costs a SERIOUS amount of money to get to monorails. When you get to maglevs, it's like.... bugger.... I'm totally not rich any more....

Eagle of Fire

19-12-2004, 10:24 AM

Well, personnaly it's not the money which I really need to invest when I want to upgrade my train tracks... It's really the time needed to change them all! :blink:

MessedRocker

24-12-2004, 01:10 AM

Basically what the fatal error when I play TTDX is is that it complains about something to do with language. I believe the error is something like this:

Error: "1033" is a bs language which was defined in some environment variable. You can choose from English, Spanish, etc with lang=english and such.

My System Specs:
Windows XP Home Edition
Intel Celeron 2.2gHz
40GB Hard Drive
256MB DDR RAM
3D Intel Extreme Graphics AGP

I hope that helps.

Bernie Laraemie

26-12-2004, 02:46 PM

Hello, I'm new to your forum but not new to Tranport Tycoon!

I used to play the old version, but I've moved and am using a different computer. Since Classic won't work anymore, I downloaded the Deluxe version. I've run the registry files and I've set the configuration back to defaults, however the program will not run from any .exe or .bat and tells me that I need the CD to run the game.

Do any of you know what I could do to get to run properly?

Thank you, I'll check back here or you can email me at bernie_laraemie@yahoo.co.uk. Your help is very much appreciated,

~~Bernie

Eagle of Fire

26-12-2004, 07:49 PM

What I personally do to play TTD Windows edition is to simply load it up with VDMSound using "Transport Tycoon Deluxe.exe". Then the screen goes black (because the demo been removed, I guess) and I only need to click once and the main menu appear.

I experimented some very rare random crashes, but the game run very well otherwise. No need to slow it down etc. Just save frequently and/or use the auto save feature and you should be fine.

You can find a link for VDMSound on the tool link on this site, or just put the word in your prefered search engine and you should find it easily.

Edit: actually, the game runs fine without VDMSound... :)

Peep

05-01-2005, 02:23 AM

I own TT and TTD, but i downloaded TTDFW elsewhere.

I run Win98SE and everything seems fine for me. I'm running the TTD Patch made by Josef Drexler (and others) which advances the game alot.

I'd recommend if you get stuck trying to run the game you ask on
Usenet: alt.games.microprose.transport-tyc

There are some helpful people in there (Me included) :bye:

goblins

05-01-2005, 02:26 AM

its a great game ive been playing have you got the new open TTD patch - it upgrades the game even more.

BUFFY

06-01-2005, 06:45 PM

Originally posted by Bernie Laraemie@Dec 26 2004, 03:46 PM
I've run the registry files and I've set the configuration back to defaults, however the program will not run from any .exe or .bat and tells me that I need the CD to run the game.
I posted the solution for this awhile back, but for those of you that still have problems:

I found the game requires this CD if you mess around with the TTDX Configurator.exe program (ttdpatch.cfg file). You will need to re-open the file in the configurator program and select Options, Use TTDX defaults.

As for the game not saving, I had this also but only because I navigated out of the default save folder. If it opens in the wrong folder, you will need to exit and re-open. Then when you save, the default save folder will open up and just change the save name for easy reference.

Hope that helps :bye:

Alen BBB

27-01-2005, 06:54 PM

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One word legend

Dima

29-01-2005, 10:35 PM

Can somebody help me I dont know how to start playing the game when I press setup it say

"You have now access to the 'Compatibility' tab when you dispaly a shortcut's properties...

Press any key to continue..." Then I press a key and it says:

"Now setting up registry... Please answer the next question with 'YES'.

Press any key to continue..." Than another window appears and it says:

"Are you sure you want to add the information in ttdx.reg to the registry?

Yes No" If I press no it all turns off. Iff I press yes it says:

"Cannot import ttdx.reg: Error opening the file. There may be a disk or file system error." So please somebody help me.

Komb

31-01-2005, 04:46 AM

Is there Any way to get the multiplayer...Working???? :cheers:

planecrash

01-02-2005, 02:15 PM

:help:
I been play this a few weeks again now and i forget how to update my stuff after they get too old?

i rember i could do this just cant rember, can anyone hel p me plz 50 old bus HEH LOL

Eagle of Fire

01-02-2005, 09:50 PM

I think the game automatically buy you a new vehicle of the same model if you forget to change it past a certain time (I've seen some of my vehicles 2 years older than usual still running) but if you talk about upgrading an old vehicle with a new model and still use the same route, here how to:

Open your depot window and your new vehicles window. Sell the vehicle and immediatly buy a new one. You'll have a small delay for this but make sure you don't wait too long. When done correctly the old route will already be integrated in the new model memory just like the scrapped model. Just make sure it does run at the right target (especially for trains) after the exchange and you are done. :ok:

Also, I tend to make my vehicles get serviced sooner than the suggested default, but I judge this about the % reliability of the vehicle. Anyways, the service time will be default for the new model so make sure to change it back if, like me, you don't like it.

planecrash

02-02-2005, 10:03 AM

thanks

that work great

:kosta:

Cephisus

02-02-2005, 02:04 PM

OMG if I knew that one week ago... it would have saved me loads of time! but now i know this game is even better, i always thought that that was the only negative point to this game. This game really is loads of fun, once you get the hang of it.

Eagle of Fire

02-02-2005, 06:18 PM

When you begin to feel confident enough you could always try my Transport Tycoon Deluxe 1000000000$ Challenge (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1294)... I feel quite unchallenged on that one... ;)

illegal_c0de

03-02-2005, 06:42 PM

i too have the problem that it cant install properly cause of the ttdx.reg file or something (i cant remember at the moment) can someone please help with this?

illegal_c0de

03-02-2005, 07:58 PM

got it run the runme!.reg in the root directory of the extracted files LOL cant belive i missed it LOL

Rogue

03-02-2005, 08:05 PM

Originally posted by Eagle of Fire@Feb 2 2005, 02:18 PM
When you begin to feel confident enough you could always try my Transport Tycoon Deluxe 1000000000$ Challenge (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1294)... I feel quite unchallenged on that one... ;)
I had problem resuming saved game. It won't start. Will have to figure that one out later.

When do you reach your first mil?

05-02-2005, 10:22 PM

I can't get this game to work i have XP and everytime i try to run it it gos cannot find transport tycoon deluxe cd somebody help! :angry:

Eagle of Fire

06-02-2005, 02:49 AM

Would it be per chance that you did not run the "Runme!.reg" file first?

06-02-2005, 01:53 PM

I didn't get a runme tag in there? still says i need a cd............ help

06-02-2005, 01:55 PM

ok i found the run me tag, and i ran it, but it still says, unable to access transport tycoon deluxe CD help me!!!!!

Eagle of Fire

08-02-2005, 11:25 PM

I just tryied this myself and vehicules can run about forever without replacement. The trick is that it's reliability will plunge toward bottom as it age and in itself should be the reason why you would buy a new vehicle to replace it. I actually kept road vehicles running 10 years past due in a recent game so I presume you could possibly run them forever if you wanted to.

If you think you are about to get a new version of the vehicle considering to keep it running a little longer than the life time date might be a good choice even if the real saving would be in time and not in money...

JJPeop

12-02-2005, 01:49 PM

Guys I need serious help!! Whenever I download this game when its finished this thing called Dr Watson keeps saying it is an invalid Dr.Watson file. How do I get through this or get rid of Dr.Watson? I used to play TTD all the time and I miss it like hell. It would be great to play it again. Also does anyone know where I can download old Lucas games like Day of The Tentacle and Sam and Max Hit the road? Thank you profusley!!! :D

Havell

12-02-2005, 02:04 PM

Well Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max are still for sale in the same box, try hunting around some online stores or something. As for your problem, I don't know, TTD works fine for me in XP, you could try downlaoding it again.

Eagle of Fire

12-02-2005, 07:46 PM

DR WATSON is an old Win98 troubleshooting program which been replaced by another name in XP. I don't know if you could encounter it between 98 version and XP version but you certainly can see it on Win 95 or 3.1. I don't see why you would want that program to run all the time and I don't see why or how you should have that file working on background on startup unless you are trying to identify a problem on your Windows version.

Make sure that program is not in the startup folder of the start menu. If it is it will start everytime your Windows boot.

Netherlands Deluxe player

14-02-2005, 10:46 AM

Hello, I want to play it as much as you all do, but i can't download a proper version. Can anyone help me to find a good TTDX zip or rar???

Thanks,

Ginuwine

Eagle of Fire

14-02-2005, 05:10 PM

The version on this site works flawlessly.

Go on the first page of this thread and you'll get a link.

Buc're

17-02-2005, 04:54 PM

I don't read all messages... all TTD fans check this site:
OpenTTD (http://www.openttd.com/)

LittleDude

18-02-2005, 09:44 PM

I have ttd + patch but i can't seem to get dash deisels or manley more deisels back to back or engines at the front and back gimme some help LOL

and i was playing the game a while ago the same train took out 2 or 3 rival busses LOL

Eagle of Fire

18-02-2005, 10:22 PM

You begin at year 1950 if you play with the default setting. As you play more desings will become available. I think there is some randomness in all this but you will always get the new desings sooner or later.

It is usually always worth using the new desings especially with trains. They start at low % reliability but that increase with time when they are first created. This mean that if you get a new very powerfull train (in term of HP) but with around 50-60% reliability and you purchase a lot of them (and reduce the time for maintenance so they don't break so often) you can end up upping their % back up to the 90% and sometime more.

Since you get more money if you bring the good faster to the end of the line, this end up with profits in the long run. Plus the old models end up losing % realibility after a while so you should always consider trying new models to see if they increase or else your lines will be so bugged down with broken down trains that they will become less and less profitable until it's not worth it anymore.

For the trains hitting busses, that's not a bug and you can use this to your advantage. If you want to prevent this happening to your own vehicles tough be sure to create bridges above or tunnels under the tracks (for either the train or the road, doesn't matter as long as they don't both connect) or you can be sure it will happen sooner or later. When one of your vehicle crash (any kind) the % efficiency of the stations will drop to near 0 so you should always try to avoid that too. And try to hit other players road vehicles too. ;)

LittleDude

19-02-2005, 02:16 PM

it was always a 'dash' deisel that hit them might have been the same one dunno but i had 4 of them on 2 tracks 2 with mail cars 2 just solo

LittleDude

21-02-2005, 06:04 PM

Double post because i found out how to have back to back trains and engines at the front and back!!!

Guest

22-02-2005, 08:43 AM

please help me, im running winxp pro, and the other pc is running win98, we are unable to get network to work, it just minimises the window and stops responding after we join the game??? please help.. really wanna play this game again

LittleDude

22-02-2005, 06:14 PM

you trying single player or 2 player?

SHADOW-XIII

24-02-2005, 09:25 AM

Hello evreyone
I think I know much about TTD and I am supporting and helping with TTD at few forums.
I'd like you all to help to.
In my opinion TTD+TTDPatch is much more better than OTTD in the moment and it's not going to change soon for me so ... TTDPatch Rulez :ok:

anyway

if you would like visit http://www.tt-forums.net , the best source of knowledge about TT stuff (you can easly contact me there via Private Message)

I would like you to point to this release of TTDPatch: http://www.ttdpatch.net/src/latestw.zip (it's alpha developing version, but it has better default switches/settings) also visit http://wiki.ttdpatch.net to get all detailed information about TTDPatch

AbandonBrfan

24-02-2005, 08:54 PM

U DDY This is a niceeee game... my first sim game!!! but is so hard the money is down fast...!!! but i'm have a secret tactics :sneaky:

Mjuboy

13-03-2005, 03:53 PM

Hi ppl
i just dloaded teh ttd+patch from this site
the game works fine but cant seem to save my games
whenever i try to save, it says game save error
i run a winxp pro
it really sux if u cant save coz everytime i hv to start a new game
please help me
email me at: mjurulz@gmail.com

TaloN

13-03-2005, 04:09 PM

Originally posted by Mjuboy@Mar 13 2005, 04:53 PM
Hi ppl
i just dloaded teh ttd+patch from this site
the game works fine but cant seem to save my games
whenever i try to save, it says game save error
i run a winxp pro
it really sux if u cant save coz everytime i hv to start a new game
please help me
email me at: mjurulz@gmail.com
i suggest you delete all the files and try reinstalling as it sounds like a corrupted game file,.

if after reinstalling still having issues i suggest trying dos box, i know its a windows version but it may be having compatability issues with your version of XP.

Mjuboy

14-03-2005, 12:05 PM

hey talon thx for the suggestion
but the dload from this site is not an installation file but an installed game it self
anway i got some other sites where i can dload it, so i'll try em.
Thanks again,
Mjuboy

TaloN

14-03-2005, 04:39 PM

bby reinstall i ment delete all the files and redownload them .

Spyron

18-03-2005, 07:41 PM

Originally posted by Guest@Feb 22 2005, 09:43 AM
please help me, im running winxp pro, and the other pc is running win98, we are unable to get network to work, it just minimises the window and stops responding after we join the game??? please help.. really wanna play this game again
In your TTDX folder there should be a program called TTconfig.exe
Run it and access the Display panel.
Turn off safe mode and change the display mode to 4. Click Apply then close TTconfig.
Then Run Transport Tycoon Deluxe.

Worked for me. :cheers:

zhoowa

21-03-2005, 02:00 PM

i just downloaded tt deluxe in instructions it says to import reg file.. where? and where is the file i can find it:)

Eagle of Fire

21-03-2005, 08:38 PM

look for a file with the .reg extention.

Don't move the game directory once you run the .reg file.

Xav

22-03-2005, 06:16 PM

Is there a way to somehow run game after moving it to another directory? I ran it once after downloading, then moved to games folder and it doesnt work anymore. Running Runme!.reg doesnt give any result and game ask`s for cd (GameGFX.exe) or disappear before opening (Transport Tycoon Deluxe.exe). I have win xp.

Eagle of Fire

22-03-2005, 07:50 PM

Well usually I would say running the .reg file again would work but you just said it doesn't. So, try to move the game back to the original directory and see if it works again.

Merckster

27-03-2005, 12:44 PM

I try to install TTD but the error "The switch 'reducedsave' <-o> is obsolete. Please do not use it, it will be removed in a future version."

Help?

Eagle of Fire

27-03-2005, 04:23 PM

I have the same popup and it never actually stopped me from playing. Same for you?

Guest

27-03-2005, 09:16 PM

Yep, after I added the registry stuff. I love it.

Merckster

27-03-2005, 09:17 PM

Originally posted by Guest@Mar 27 2005, 09:16 PM
Yep, after I added the registry stuff. I love it.
Ugh, forgot to log in AGAIN.

Hello

31-03-2005, 05:32 PM

Im not a member of this site but i really need some help

When i start the game is says tha the file DPLAY.dll could not be found

What is happening?>

roguetiger

12-04-2005, 07:31 AM

ok downloaded the game. GREAT game of course. But have a few questions. Why dont' the American names of the cities show up? And since this says it has the patch already on it, why can't I build on a slope like the patch says you should be able to do or is this a seperate patch and would that patch work with this one?

Eagle of Fire

12-04-2005, 07:42 PM

Depend what you mean by "building on a slope". If you start a bridge and end up at the same level then you'll create a suspended bridge one level above the ground like normal. If you build a bridge over a gap then you must absolutly end at the same level at the other side of the gap and it will create a normal bridge at the same level than the ground (or lower if you do it lower).

What you can also do is create a bridge from ground level and end it up one level higher on a slope. This mean that it will have a decending slope at one end and a level slope at the other. This is probably what you meant but I'm not sure.

For the American names, you should play with the options before actually starting your new game. If I remember well some options are hard setted at startup (like driving on left... Still wondering why? :blink:) and you have to manually change them before starting a new game. Once you start the game you don't have to play with the options again.

Hello: I'd suggest you download the version from this site and try again.

Hark

12-04-2005, 09:25 PM

Can helicopters ever make any money? I could never make them profitable. I made aloto of profit once delivering coal to a power plant using some of those supersonic planes though, ehehe. Any you guys do similar things with planes?

Eagle of Fire

12-04-2005, 09:34 PM

Any you guys do similar things with planes?
Of course (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1294). ;)

I really hate using Helicopters because you almost need an airport only for them unless you wish to have your planes clugged when they land. If you still have old small airport from the beginning of the game they can become reliable and give out money by oppening helipads in towns around the small airport. Another use is to build one right next to an extremely busy bus stop and try to take out some of the passengers out from the weight of the bus stop since once you add too much bus the stop is even less efficient. This way you could create some major buck.

I myself usually only use them on oil rigs to be sure they'll have everything and are more likely to grow. I never actually be able to prove my point but I never took the chance since the oil rigs are usually my main source of income for about 3/4 of the times.

another_guest

13-04-2005, 08:42 AM

I usually didn't bother with helicopters, since the number of passengers at my oil rigs were always terribly low. Maybe they didn't grow because I didn't send any helicopters, but in any case, other sources were more promising to start with.
In the end I always ended up using the largest aircraft alongside supersonic ones, to avoid huge queues at the airports.
Also, the few helicopters I used, never generated much profits, usually even less than a single bus.
I remember when I played the original Transport Tycoon, that I never wanted to use more than 3 buses or lorries at the same stop, since 3 could block each other then, ruining that particular station :wall:
I guess that's been solved in the Deluxe version though, but I never actually tested that.

Eagle of Fire

13-04-2005, 07:33 PM

It is fixed but jams still happen when a road vehicle break down in the entrance or exit of the station. Other vehicles "jump over it" and they all get stuck. It's really hell when you have a lot of vehicles stuck at the same place and you try to unstuck them. It's especially annoying late in the game when you don't really have time to suppervise all your road vehicles... And you then notice that some of your trucks been stuck for well over a complete year. :angry:

Frostvik

14-04-2005, 10:48 AM

Usually when encountering a large pile of vehicles, the best way is to stop them all and then send them of one at a time.

jkb580

16-04-2005, 08:55 AM

Anyone know where I can get a copy of the manual for this game? Or can someone explain to me how the approval rating system at service stations works? Usually the highest rating I can get is about 70% and thats with trains, cars, and airplanes moving in and out non-stop, however, the computer rarely gets a low rating no matter how long his goods are waiting at a station.

Eagle of Fire

16-04-2005, 08:12 PM

The best way I've found to get higher rating (especially with trains) is to have stations with more than one stop. The lowerst is one and the highest is 4. That way you can have more than 75/80% if your trains are loading non stop all the time.

Hkizzle

30-04-2005, 06:25 AM

The tutorials don't work and I've never played. If there a way to pause the game whilst building? The time goes really fast and if you need to change the landscape a lot of time is wasted.

another_guest

30-04-2005, 07:03 AM

I don't think there was a way to pause the game while building. But usually at the start of the game you'll quickly run out of money when building new tracks, buying new ships, etc.
I've never felt the game went too fast, except maybe towards the end when a lot of vehicles (in its broadest sense) need replacing.

Eagle of Fire

30-04-2005, 05:40 PM

You can't pause the game when building. But beleive me, once you get the hang out of it you won't think it's going too fast. :)

RobC

04-05-2005, 04:44 PM

You can build while paused.

You guys should really get the latest patch : www.ttdpatch.net

If you don't try PBS (path based signalling) you never believe it's possible.

http://www.tt-forums.net/files/scr59_641.png

Eagle of Fire

04-05-2005, 09:06 PM

2586!!!??? Is there a point to play that long? I usually get bored very quick as soon as I hit year 2k... :blink:

Guest

05-05-2005, 10:33 AM

That long ?

I'm at 3010 right now. :D
I'm a optimizations freek.
I spent hours to optimize a junction.
Then when it's done the game has shifted the production so I need th move trains to other parts of the map with the result of near lockups on the other side of the map.
Then I have to "optimze" another junction.
And this goes on an on and on.....

btw I have now some 448 trains running in this game, and it's getting a bit slow. :cry:

Savant

13-05-2005, 01:19 AM

Originally posted by MessedRocker@Dec 24 2004, 02:10 AM
Error: "1033" is a bs language which was defined in some environment variable. You can choose from English, Spanish, etc with lang=english and such.
This is a fun thing that XP (at least) does...they changed an environment variable from the "english" version of a langauge name to a numeric code (universal standards...blahblahblah...)

What you need to do is use Windows to reset that language variable (which may make other apps not work right) or setup a bat file to launch the game. In the transport tycoon folder, create a new text file named "ttd.bat". Make sure it renames, you should get a cutesy little "application" type icon representing a batch file instead of a notepad icon.

In this file add the following lines:

SET LANG=English
"Transport Tycoon Deluxe".exe

Then launch that file (or create a shortcut to it). :cheers:

Savant

13-05-2005, 01:19 AM

roguetiger

13-05-2005, 05:46 AM

every time I play the game recently it keeps crashing. I'm using WIN 98. It seems like everytime it hits $3 million it crashes either the whole computer or just the game. any way to help this?

Eagle of Fire

14-05-2005, 05:36 PM

Does that happen only with one save game or all the games you play?

I encountered such a problem once. Starting a new game solved the problem. Probably a corrupted save.

Doc Adrian

17-05-2005, 12:46 AM

(looks at the screenshot)

I would hate to have to try and cross the tracks in that world. Wow.

I never make much with helicopters and planes..I like the trains and land rovers when possible. The boats can be alright too :)

another_guest

17-05-2005, 08:37 AM

Originally posted by Doc Adrian@May 17 2005, 12:46 AM
I never make much with helicopters and planes..I like the trains and land rovers when possible. The boats can be alright too :)
That's a pity.
Planes are the perfect solution when your world becomes congested with tracks, buses and trains. It's sometimes hard to free the space for a large airport, but imo it's worth it. Planes are also great when your trains can't take all the passengers from the larges cities.

Huss

22-05-2005, 06:56 PM

What a game this is! I haven't played it in years. I found it here and now i remember why i love it so much! Trains, buses and lorries are best to use at the start. As towns develop then you should use planes and boats

Konsumbrot

27-05-2005, 10:31 PM

So, uh... what exactly *is* up with the multiplayer mode, anyway? Or is that question going to continue to be ignored in here... javascript:emoticon(':tai:') :tai:

A. J. Raffles

27-05-2005, 10:51 PM

You know, there might be a way to put this a bit more politely... Anyway, for what it's worth, here's what the FAQ section of this (http://home.hccnet.nl/jw.van.dormolen/ttdl/faq.html) page has to say about multiplayer:[2.2.2] Can I play TTD Multiplayer?

Yes, you may play via null-modem, modem, IPX or TCP/IP network.

For IPX, you may use either Novell IPX with LSL or Windows 95 IPX
compatible protocol.

For TCP/IP, a standard Windows driver will do. However, it is rather
unstable. It must be said though, that TCP/IP games are only available
with the Windows version of the game that comes with the Tycoon
Collection.

Note that if you're using the Patch, not all options / features of the Patch work. Notably the options that require you to use the CTRL-key won't work in multi-player mode.
Mind you, I have no idea what it's all about. If it doesn't help you, I suggest that you do a bit of googling.:)

Eagle of Fire

28-05-2005, 02:49 AM

So, uh... what exactly *is* up with the multiplayer mode, anyway?

Multiplayer mode? :blink:

Doc Adrian

28-05-2005, 03:40 AM

Beats me too...I always thought it was a single player only game.

Konsumbrot

28-05-2005, 12:12 PM

I didn't mean to be impolite, was just rather frustrating to read all 8 forum pages (noting that others had asked) and to find no response. Sorry 'bout that :)

Thank you for your help ...

Guest

29-05-2005, 08:00 PM

The open source version of this game is great. all you do is install tycoon for windows then install Open Tycoon. It asks where the game files are during install. It has many great features like multiplayer (more than 2) bigger maps and much more. check it out its well worth the DL.

Eagle of Fire

29-05-2005, 08:20 PM

Sure, fine... A link would be great tough.

What's with the trend of advertising things and never talking about it or giving links? I know this problem is mainly on Reloaded, but yet... How would someone expect me to check on something if they can't even even lit my curiosity? :blink:

Oh well, at least the above post gave a good description of what it is.

Apoorva

30-05-2005, 08:05 AM

Hello, I have been trying to get this to work for ages now and I finally got over one problem with Kosta's help ages ago but then I formatted the machine (whoopdeedoo) but the program was still not working anyway, now I just get the error that I am missing a dll file and I can't find it on the net:

GameGFX.exe - Unable to Locate Component
This application has failed to start because mpssnd_c.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

I would but I haven't got the CD and basically I can't find the file on the net, can anyone send me an email with it attached? Please? Thanks at apoorva.bansal (at) gmail.com.
Apoorva

E-mail address split in two, I'm way too nice to you people - Havell

Argith Nuei

05-06-2005, 08:18 PM

:ok: Nice! Deluxe edition even. Microsoft should really remake this game. Just for some new and more in-depth managing ofcourse. The game is brilliant just the way it is.

Guest

05-06-2005, 08:43 PM

I remember when I played Transport Tycoon the first time.

Difficulty easy, my competitors were eleminated quite fast and after a while no new apeared. Guess they would have had more success if their trucks would not cross my railways. Well, bad luck :angel:

So I started projects like "the highest mounten", "the longest tunnel", "one airport in every city" (which failed cause of the station limit) or "straight track around the whole map"

Then when monorails became available I reconstructed my whole railway system with advanced techniques to save track and stations

Well, not very good for the highscore, but it was a lot of fun :)

Doc Adrian

05-06-2005, 08:47 PM

Thats how I play too :) I never hit the station limit yet, do you remember how many it was?

Elon Yariv

05-06-2005, 10:59 PM

I think 8 bus stations in a town and two airfields in it! :D As for trains and docks I don't know how much!!! :unsure:

another_guest

06-06-2005, 10:22 AM

The only limit I remember from the top of my head was 80 trains, which I always reached way too soon. But that was not in the deluxe version, but the earlier "standard version". I still need to try the deluxe one day...

MadMarius

16-06-2005, 12:27 PM

incredibile game......it is strange that it was forgotten by many but us who enjoy oldware we didn't forget it ..i go my first 3 milpounds in 3 weeks of real life or so but this game is a very good one..............especialy when tou get the Cyclops2 Maglev train..vveeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyy fast thingy....vvveery ggood ideea of the game.the newest Tycoons don't stand up and are not as good as this one. :kosta: bow to the Tycoon........

Eagle of Fire

16-06-2005, 07:35 PM

I completely agree.

I'd like to remind everyone reading this thread about the Transport Tycoon Deluxe 100000000$ challenge (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1294) on this very board. :ok:

Really a nice way to play the game. :)

Bukkwilldd

17-06-2005, 09:26 AM

Hello all, I'm a new member, and I'm Bukkwilldd, especially when playing this game!
I have the regular and open source versions, and the open source one does run smoother on my machine. I've read all the posts about compatibility, and one problem I encountered that I haven't read about here is incorrect graphics card settings. I have an nVidia GeForce4 and I had to revert it to the "oldest" display settings to get a few of the games on this site to display properly. I dabble in graphic arts stuff too, so I had my display set to ease eyestrain. :crazy:

Once I got it up and going I was pulled into this game. I'm still not very good at it, but there is a lot to learn, and if you're like me you'll be coming back to it again and again!

another_guest

20-06-2005, 10:08 PM

Originally posted by Eagle of Fire@Jun 16 2005, 07:35 PM
I'd like to remind everyone reading this thread about the Transport Tycoon Deluxe 100000000$ challenge (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1294) on this very board.
Quite a tough challenge!
I've started playing TT again for the first time in well over 5 years, though I'd never played the Deluxe edition. I only got as far as $45 million in 1979. But most cities didn't do well, at least compared to my experiences in the past. I'll really have to try it again :)

I wonder whether it would be better to play on average instead of easy. I've bought up a few competitors so far, and I spend ages improving their absolutely ridiculous idea of track building :angry:

Edit: not that hard after all unless one wants to set the record, I continued the same game and ended up with over $100 million around '92.

Guest

24-06-2005, 11:09 PM

strange, by importing the registry files, it means to run the Runme!.reg, right?

I've tried that but nothing happens. What are the adminstrator priviledges about? I thought on a normal PC, the user is always in admin.

I'm not sure why, but I can't get access to the registry files. Again, running runme!.reg doesn't work for me

I really need help.

OneJosh

25-06-2005, 09:17 AM

hi all ... original TTD freak .. cant wait to play this .. its been years

another_guest

25-06-2005, 09:38 AM

Originally posted by Guest@Jun 24 2005, 11:09 PM
strange, by importing the registry files, it means to run the Runme!.reg, right?

I've tried that but nothing happens. What are the adminstrator priviledges about? I thought on a normal PC, the user is always in admin.

I'm not sure why, but I can't get access to the registry files. Again, running runme!.reg doesn't work for me

I really need help.
Yes, double-clicking the registry file (Runme!.reg) should cause your system to ask whether you want to add it to the registry. If you then choose "yes", it should work.

Admin privileges usually only matter when there are multiple users who can log in to the same pc. But if you're the only one using it, you should have admin privileges, that's right.

What exactly happens when you double-click the registry file? Any error that pops up?

Guest

25-06-2005, 09:27 PM

Right, thanks for replying, once I click onto Runme.reg it prompts me for a yes and no registry option. Upon clicking yes, it states registry is in use.

At this point, as I've found, no change in is done to the current directory. Trying to run the TTD or TTConfig will ask for a CD.

That's basically what happens when Runme!.reg is ran.

So how did you guys get the game to work? Are there any special tricks or procedures to follow? Or must the Runme file be put in some special temp/ foler to work?
There must be something particular...

RobC

27-06-2005, 06:34 AM

An update of my above posted screenshot.
It's a bit later now, 8 June 3100 to be precise.
As you can see the junction has evolved into a bit more complicated one. :D
Another obvious thing is the higher resolution, a very nice new feature. :ok:

http://www.tt-forums.net/files/scr5_160.png

RobC

27-06-2005, 06:35 AM

Oops, misread the date.
Looked at the wrong screenshot, the date is actually 18 June 3124. :angel:

MadMarius

27-06-2005, 07:02 AM

:eeeeeh: ..........i tough the tycoon only went untill 2100..I reached 2034 and then i installed WinXP and lost the files :wall:

Nasa1733

27-06-2005, 03:23 PM

In my computer the transport tycoon deluxe don't work but the transport tycoon doo help me :help:

another_guest

27-06-2005, 05:56 PM

Originally posted by Nasa1733@Jun 27 2005, 03:23 PM
In my computer the transport tycoon deluxe don't work but the transport tycoon doo help me :help:
Have you followed the instructions of adding the .reg file to your registry?

Also, something that happens to me: the intro (those red letters appearing) looks garbled, but the game works fine. Just skip the intro by pressing space bar.

Eagle of Fire

27-06-2005, 08:00 PM

I never see the intro. All what I see is a black screen until I click on my mouse button. I do hear the sound fine tough.

The tutorial seemed quite screwed for me too. Perhaps if you want to see the tutorial you should set the newspaper option for each option so it doesn't "jump" on the screen when something happen. This way the "hand" won't mess up it's commands.

SuzyQ

28-06-2005, 02:23 PM

Hi, I hope one of the clever lads here can help me.

I am a stupid mother of a son who wants to play TTD.

We bought the game in the UK in 2001, but never had a PC big enough to play the game.
Now his dream came true and he has the PC, loaded the game (we have XP running) and now? Problems.
When he tries to play a message comes up saying "The system cannot open the com3 port requested by this application. Click on close to terminate."

A choice between "Close" and "Ignore" comes up.

Apon clicking "Ignore" the same message comes up, but now refers to com4.

Is the PC coo-coo or will it work if we download this patch I read about on this site? He doesn't have problems playing other games like Commando's and Stronghold etc.

Please mail me at susie [at] webmail.co.za. If there is somebody in SA we can phone for help it would be appreciated if a contact number can be sent to this address.

He is very disappointed that he cannot play this.

Thanx a mil.

The Russian

02-07-2005, 03:12 AM

[FONT=Arial][FONT=Arial][SIZE=7] you know I have been looking for a site like this. THANK GOD I HAVE FOUND IT!!!! I love this game I played it when it first came out. My sister deleted it and man was I pissed. I have been searching for it online and this is where it is. This has so many other games that I love but this is probably this best!!!!

Triton

05-07-2005, 03:54 AM

I found a dirty trick you can pull on your rivals if they start after you. If you use railroad tracks to block their stations or force them to build bridges over your tracks, you can make them spend more money than they need to. If you build two or three tiles of tracks along the path they want to take, their bridges will be longer when they try to bridge over you.

Example:
Rival's intended path: ---
Your block: ||||
(One - is two game tiles, one | is one game tile)

-------||||-------

If you're quick, the rival may even try to build around your block, so you'll have to stop it. When the rival is forced to withdraw tracks, he gains some money back for each, but he doesn't break even. I think if he withdraws bridges, stations, and tunnels, he won't get anything back. I tried this tonight on one rival, and two years after he started, his company was worth about $10,000, and he STILL didn't have any vehicles. You will lose a little money doing this, but it won't be nearly as much as your rival, especially if he has to remove bridges, tunnels, and stations.

Eagle of Fire

05-07-2005, 08:08 PM

Well, that's nothing less than cheating by my own oppinion.

I noticed tough that building tracks in diagonals stops anyone from building a bridge over it. Pretty annoying for the computer players. :)

Triton

05-07-2005, 09:40 PM

I wouldn't say it's cheating so much as buying yourself some time. If a company goes bankrupt, the computer will generate a new company later on. Hopefully by then you'll have mustered the financial resources to prevent the newcomer from gaining too much ground. The replacement in my current game started off with two airports and a Dart-class airplane, but didn't make a lot of money.

I've also heard that buying 75% of a new rival company early on is a good idea and brings a lot of cash down the road. This depends, of course, if you're trying to mess with their company to begin with.

Some questions:

1. I had a train hauling wood from a forest to a sawmill, and a company built a train from that forest to the sawmill I was delivering to, and the forest stopped providing my train with wood. Is there a way I can take control back?

2. What determines company value? The value of every piece of property you own?

Sebatianos

05-07-2005, 09:42 PM

Well it's not cheating - it's just some friendly cut throat comepetition (that's strategy). :evil:

Eagle of Fire

05-07-2005, 10:32 PM

1. When 2 companies are trying to haul something from the same source, a fight insue. When you look at the company prodiding resources you'll see a % displayed. This shows how much of it's product is being transported.

If you look at your own station there you'll see a % too, that's the % of product you personnaly receive from the company everytime it produce something. This mean that the higher the %, the more you'll have to transport.

You can increase the % by increasing the frequency of your trains at the station (having 2 or 3 trains, even perhaps slower, with smaller loads usually help a lot here) and/or by shortening the time your train wait at the station before it is fully loaded by reducing the number of carts it carry.

2. Company value is everything you own plus your money minus what you borrow from the bank.

24-07-2005, 02:43 PM

I am wondering if anyone can help me. I have downloaded transport tycoon deluxe and i cant get it to run help!!!

a15drian

25-07-2005, 10:45 AM

mine is working fine it need's windows xp to run ok :D

Vercalos

27-07-2005, 07:05 AM

I can confirm; It works just fine on Windows 98. I had some problems with the music, but that might have just been my MIDI engine.

Guest

29-07-2005, 10:49 AM

I have a problem starting TTD in windows XP. I have downloaded TTD, I have run the Runme!.reg file, and then started the game. It started normaly. The second day i've tried to started again but this time the game didn't want to start. Please, can anyone help me?

Misty55

29-07-2005, 08:23 PM

So far it doesn't look like anyone else has had this problem, so I'll ask it.

Every new train that has come out so far, I have been able to build...then all of a sudden, 2 new trains that came out after the AsianStar, I can't seem to build because it's not listed under the New Vehicles list. I remember seeing the little message pop up for both newer trains so even though they are "supposedly" there, they aren't. I want to use the newer trains so bad, but I can't :cry: Someone PLEASE help me :cry:

I don't have the patch downloaded on the computer that I play on, if that makes a difference.

Eagle of Fire

29-07-2005, 08:48 PM

After a while you will have a new kind of train available and you will need to build a new kind of track to be able to make them run. The track is one rail instead of two. To access them, I beleive you need to click on the train icon and choose either for regular trains or the new kind.

I personally hardly ever played with those trains because I'm so fond in trying to break the record of The Transport Tycoon Deluxe Challenge (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1294). This mean that I usually stop playing way before 1990...

By what I remember, those trains are really faster tough you will need to change every track if you want to switch to them. There is no way around this.

Caesar_Rahil

30-07-2005, 08:02 AM

I am new to Transport Tycoon Deluxe. Can anybody tell me how to make the boats carry only wood.

Eagle of Fire

30-07-2005, 04:15 PM

You buy transports and refit them for woods. Same for aircrafts.

a15drian

05-08-2005, 01:03 PM

Here is a great cheat for big bucks
Just follow this :
Step 1:
-------
When a company is about to go bankrupt and asks
you if you would like to purchase the company, say "No".
Step 2:
-------
Open up that company's window and purchase 75% of
their stock. DO NOT CLOSE THAT WINDOW!
Step 3:
-------
Move the window off to the side of the screen and
forget about it for 3 months of game time. The computer
player will be declared bankrupt, but the displayed value
of the company in the STILL OPEN company window will be
in the millions!
Step 4:
-------
Sell the 75% of the company you own and you'll
make a bundle!

Warning!!!
This has crashed my system on several occasions!
SAVE YOUR GAME BEFORE THE THREE MONTH MARK IS UP! :cheers: :cheers: :twisted: :twisted:

a15drian

05-08-2005, 01:05 PM

Originally posted by Eagle of Fire@Jun 27 2005, 08:00 PM
I never see the intro. All what I see is a black screen until I click on my mouse button. I do hear the sound fine tough.

The tutorial seemed quite screwed for me too. Perhaps if you want to see the tutorial you should set the newspaper option for each option so it doesn't "jump" on the screen when something happen. This way the "hand" won't mess up it's commands.
press the mouse at the lowest screen when the message is on ok

a15drian

05-08-2005, 01:20 PM

Originally posted by SuzyQ@Jun 28 2005, 02:23 PM
Hi, I hope one of the clever lads here can help me.

I am a stupid mother of a son who wants to play TTD.

We bought the game in the UK in 2001, but never had a PC big enough to play the game.
Now his dream came true and he has the PC, loaded the game (we have XP running) and now? Problems.
When he tries to play a message comes up saying "The system cannot open the com3 port requested by this application. Click on close to terminate."

A choice between "Close" and "Ignore" comes up.

Apon clicking "Ignore" the same message comes up, but now refers to com4.

Is the PC coo-coo or will it work if we download this patch I read about on this site? He doesn't have problems playing other games like Commando's and Stronghold etc.

Please mail me at susie [at] webmail.co.za. If there is somebody in SA we can phone for help it would be appreciated if a contact number can be sent to this address.

He is very disappointed that he cannot play this.

Thanx a mil.
i think it needs the dos box .
i know what version youre playind i have it too.

Doubler

05-08-2005, 01:23 PM

a15drian, please try to avoid triple posting, or even double posting :)
Try to edit your posts instead.

Shrek

09-08-2005, 11:32 PM

Originally posted by Guest@Jul 29 2005, 11:49 AM
I have a problem starting TTD in windows XP. I have downloaded TTD, I have run the Runme!.reg file, and then started the game. It started normaly. The second day i've tried to started again but this time the game didn't want to start. Please, can anyone help me?
i just found a similar problem in my version (downloaded from this site): when i double-click the exe file (Transport Tycoon Deluxe.exe), it opens a window, keeps it for about one second displays flash text (which i can' t see because is too fast) and closes window. Since this is the "windows version" it doesn' t run under DOSBox.

After knocking with my head in a few walls for some time (here' s a sample of that :wall: ), i decided to run a "Dos command line" and run the game from there. there i finaly was able to read the text, and here i leave its transcription:

"Unknown language 'pt' specified in the environment variable LANG or LANGUAGE. Known languages: English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish
Use SET LANG=language to select the language.
E.G. SET LANG=french"

i' m using the portuguese version of Windows XP, so i' m not surprised to see the "pt" in this LANG variable, so after reading this, i created a BAT file (E.G.: ttd.bat) and inside i placed two command lines like this:

set lang=english
"D:\Transport Tycoon Deluxe\Transport Tycoon Deluxe.exe"

the quotes (") are needed to because the folder and exe file name have more than 8 characters and include the space character.

running this BAT file made the game work again. if someone has a similar problem, i advise him (or her :max: ) to test this option and enjoy this great game :Brain:

a15drian

10-08-2005, 09:03 AM

ok who needs help at scotland i help him
i am the best 100.000.000.000$ whiout a cheat :angel:
i used all the subsides and build planes whit goods ,wood, from a far distance to edinburgh :cheers: :Brain:
The mogul :Brain:

mm_pie

10-08-2005, 10:26 AM

Scotland and West Country are easily the 2 best maps. I run a company on the west country map that has an airport in every town with more than 100 citizens (in other words all of them). They all have a route into one of my 4 large airports at cardiff. Some towns have upto 10 routes running from them.
If u lot r all still using the old graphics, get the new set from The TTDpatch website (http://ttdpatch.net) and then go to The utility download page of Shadow-XIII (http://users.tt-forums.net/shadow/) to download some good software to maintain ttdpatch.

bruno

10-08-2005, 11:43 AM

i create a scenario very difficult, and in1965 my company worth 7.000.000

strangelove

19-08-2005, 04:27 PM

I've never played this before but was a big fan of Chris Sawyers Rollercoaster Tycoon and this looks easily as good. I've got a bit of a problem though, can you have more than one train operating on the same line? It looks like you can as it allows you to purchase a second train. For some reason I only ever see one train moving along the rails and nothing new emerges from my depot. Am I doing something wrong? I've selected its route and started it just like I did with the other train but no show! When I click on my depot it shows the most recently added train, but only that one (ie train 2 or train 3 if I add another).

another_guest

19-08-2005, 05:16 PM

You can't have more than one train running on the same track; the solution is to build a second (or third or...) track next to it for another train.
However you don't need parallel tracks along the whole way: with the use of traffic lights you can create a sort of passing place.

For example visit http://home.c2i.net/cecilieTT/begicorn.htm#railwa and scroll down to "railways first". There you'll see 2 images of combinations of single and parallel tracks (it's hard to explain it in words).

http://www.railserve.com/jump/jump.cgi?ID=10957 features some more images and explanation of railway building.

The computer itself also uses this mix of single and parallel tracks, but don't take its way of trackbuilding as a good example... Those tracks will often include unnecessary curves, bridges, etc.

strangelove

19-08-2005, 06:14 PM

:ok: Thanks a lot for the explanation and links, that makes perfect sense now! I was trying to follow the computers example but then I realised it kept going bust so probably not the best way to go! Thanks again, I'm hooked on this one already.

Eagle of Fire

19-08-2005, 08:19 PM

Please everyone, take note that the official sequel to TTD is named "Locomotion". I just purchased it for then bucks at my local EB Games shop. I'll try it and give out my thoughts on the game later on this week... Which mean when I'll have time to try it. :)

robaco

20-08-2005, 02:06 AM

http://www.openttd.com

With this "patch" you can play multiplayer

hawk945

20-08-2005, 04:05 AM

I dont know if this has already been mentioned but if you want tips and updates you for Transport Tycoon, Transport Tycoon Deluxe, Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe or Locomotion you should check out
http://tt-forums.net/

iwantanimac

25-08-2005, 08:33 AM

This is the best game EVER, Reincarnated. I totally recommend that everyone try it, and get your mates on too and play the multiplayer game. It's so totally awesome. We play it at school all the time now that we know how!

Eagle of Fire

26-08-2005, 04:40 PM

For those interested, here (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=7225&st=0#entry148042) is the review I made about Locomotion as mentioned earlier on this thread.

Tank

12-09-2005, 05:58 AM

[FONT=Times][SIZE=1][SIZE=7]What happened to the DOS version of Transport Tycoon Deluxe? :cry: (the one that I have, I mean)

spolt1o5

16-09-2005, 05:03 PM

i do agree that trains are the best way to make money if you keep them all updated to the newest engine and the newest railroad but if a town is agry with your companie and you destroy a station to make a meg lev or a monarail they wont let you rebuild. but me personally i only use boats when i abosolutly have to and i normally just use vehcals for short distance subsidys

commanderkeen

10-10-2005, 10:53 PM

Put TTDPatch in the Extras.
It is not a fix,It adds extra Functionality and you can run it with extra cool stuff like pre station signals and huge stations and trains and all ths other stuff(But you have to download the graphics as well)

www.ttdpatch.net

Branislav Pop

16-10-2005, 01:25 PM

I still can't belive! I FINALY found this game (after 5 years looking) and in Deluxe version THANK YOU guys from Abandonia.com YOU ARE THE BEST!!! And this is the best site ever and NOW i'm going to play the best tycoon game ever!!!!
[SIZE=14]THANK YOU AGAIN!!! :Brain: :Brain: :Brain:

Guest

27-10-2005, 12:12 PM

Originally posted by Branislav Pop@Oct 16 2005, 01:25 PM
I still can't belive! I FINALY found this game (after 5 years looking) and in Deluxe version THANK YOU guys from Abandonia.com YOU ARE THE BEST!!! And this is the best site ever and NOW i'm going to play the best tycoon game ever!!!!
[SIZE=14]THANK YOU AGAIN!!! :Brain: :Brain: :Brain:
LOL dude its about ?5 in most shops

a good way to start off if u do random map is to take out a massive loan and buy 75% of evey new company - then continue the game as normal

then in about 10 game years time ull sell your 75% for lot of money

:ok:

Guest

28-10-2005, 06:42 PM

i have windows xp and when i come ingame all the time automaticly exit game.
im in game 6 seconds and exeist...help plz :help:

Guest

28-10-2005, 07:22 PM

it is show me message: system cant open ports COM#, wich need this program. Click closer if u want stop program.
what i need there?

Shrek

28-10-2005, 07:25 PM

Originally posted by Guest@Oct 28 2005, 07:42 PM
i have windows xp and when i come ingame all the time automaticly exit game.
im in game 6 seconds and exeist...help plz :help:
you "can" enter the game?
I was about to sugeste you to check this (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1109&st=165&#entry141130) topic, but if you enter the game, maybe it isn' t the same problem...

btw, do you even start playing it, or it just exits in the menu?

Guest

28-10-2005, 07:26 PM

i come normaly ingame and when i come exit.

laiocfar

28-10-2005, 10:32 PM

then in about 10 game years time ull sell your 75% for lot of money

This is market monopoly :not_ok:

aliandileon

06-11-2005, 02:39 AM

I luuuuv this game... :w00t: :w00t: :w00t:
But, can't we rotate the maps???
:cry: :cry: :cry:
Cause it's very difficult to design a road path without rotate the map first.

And can't we upgrade our train station???
In early years, maybe I only need one track. But after that i need more tracks on the same station???

How can we upgrade our fleet (trains / buses).
Are we just put the old one to depot and buy another new ones???
Or we can sell the older models to the market???

And finally, are there others maps???

another_guest

06-11-2005, 08:45 AM

Originally posted by aliandileon@Nov 6 2005, 03:39 AM
But, can't we rotate the maps???
Cause it's very difficult to design a road path without rotate the map first.

And can't we upgrade our train station???
In early years, maybe I only need one track. But after that i need more tracks on the same station???

How can we upgrade our fleet (trains / buses).
Are we just put the old one to depot and buy another new ones???
Or we can sell the older models to the market???

And finally, are there others maps???
1) Why do you have trouble building a track without rotating the map (and I don't remember if it was possible to rotate it at all)? If some building or trees are blocking your view, make them transparent, that should help quite a bit.

2) You can either anticipate the need for a bigger station by starting with 2- or more tracks at each station, or wait until the need for expanding your station presents itself and hope that by that time you'll have plenty of money anyway.
Be careful however, if some local authority has become angry with whatever you've been doing, you might not be able to rebuild your station once you've destroyed it... Always check how the city rates you before destroying stations, airports, etc.

3) To upgrade your fleet, it's indeed necessary to bring the old unit to the depot, sell it there (in the case of trains, only sell the engines, you don't need to replace the cargo cars), then build a new one. The newly built unit will automatically copy the route settings from the previous one. You'll get some money for the old units you've sold, but it's not much...

4) What about the random maps? I'm not sure whether they are completely random, or picked from a prebuilt set, but I've never had the feeling I'd seen a particular map before, so I guess they're built randomly from scratch.

laiocfar

12-11-2005, 02:20 AM

And can't we upgrade our train station???
In early years, maybe I only need one track. But after that i need more tracks on the same station???

2) You can either anticipate the need for a bigger station by starting with 2- or more tracks at each station, or wait until the need for expanding your station presents itself and hope that by that time you'll have plenty of money anyway.
Be careful however, if some local authority has become angry with whatever you've been doing, you might not be able to rebuild your station once you've destroyed it... Always check how the city rates you before destroying stations, airports, etc.

U also can buy the land by placing a mark, but when upgrading, wacht out for local autority. Another option it´s too add another type of station, for example heliports are small and copter can give u good money if u math the carry capacite.

aliandileon

16-11-2005, 04:46 AM

I had visited TTDpatch and I already download the newest patch.
It said that we could bribe the autorithy??? But How???
:blink: :blink:
And I couldn't build on a slope land either (but computer can do that :sniper: ).

SupSuper

16-11-2005, 05:39 PM

Originally posted by aliandileon@Nov 16 2005, 05:46 AM
I had visited TTDpatch and I already download the newest patch.
It said that we could bribe the autorithy??? But How???
:blink: :blink:
And I couldn't build on a slope land either (but computer can do that :sniper: ).
To bribe the authority click on the city name and go to City Authority. If you have enough money and your rating is low enough, you should find a "bribe the authority" option in the list.

aliandileon

17-11-2005, 01:18 AM

I still cannot bribe the authority. How low were we before bribe option shown up???
And how much money we should pay for bribery???
I also cannot build an airport although my rating at those city is exellent, why???

laiocfar

17-11-2005, 03:04 AM

Bribe it´s a federal crime!!! :hammer:

SupSuper

17-11-2005, 03:29 PM

Originally posted by aliandileon@Nov 17 2005, 02:18 AM
I still cannot bribe the authority. How low were we before bribe option shown up???
And how much money we should pay for bribery???
I also cannot build an airport although my rating at those city is exellent, why???
Are you sure? If you get a "XXX local authority doesn't let you" sort of message, then your rating is too low. Remember your rating can drastically drop if you do a lot of destruction or even just terrain changes near the city, and you can check it anytime on the Local Authority screen of a city.

Not sure about the bribing, my TTD isn't running for some reason :crazy:

another_guest

17-11-2005, 04:44 PM

And it's not your overall rating, but how this local town/city/whatever rates you, make sure you're looking at the correct town...
And about this bribery thing, do you mean funding the local government, or is it something new that I don't know?

Shrek

17-11-2005, 05:17 PM

Originally posted by SupSuper+Nov 17 2005, 05:29 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (SupSuper @ Nov 17 2005, 05:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Not sure about the bribing, my TTD isn't running for some reason :crazy:[/b]
I had something like that happening, here's a little description (that I've already posted before):

******QuoteBegin-Shrek@Aug 10 2005, 12:32 AM

i just found a similar problem in my version (downloaded from this site): when i double-click the exe file (Transport Tycoon Deluxe.exe), it opens a window, keeps it for about one second displays flash text (which i can' t see because is too fast) and closes window. Since this is the "windows version" it doesn' t run under DOSBox.

After knocking with my head in a few walls for some time (here' s a sample of that* :wall: ), i decided to run a "Dos command line" and run the game from there. there i finaly was able to read the text, and here i leave its transcription:

"Unknown language 'pt' specified in the environment variable LANG or LANGUAGE. Known languages: English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish
Use SET LANG=language to select the language.
E.G.* SET LANG=french"

i' m using the portuguese version of Windows XP, so i' m not surprised to see the "pt" in this LANG variable, so after reading this, i created a BAT file (E.G.: ttd.bat) and inside i placed two command lines like this:

set lang=english
"D:\Transport Tycoon Deluxe\Transport Tycoon Deluxe.exe"

the quotes (") are needed to because the folder and exe file name have more than 8 characters and include the space character.

running this BAT file made the game work again. if someone has a similar problem, i advise him (or her :max: ) to test this option and enjoy this great game* :Brain:[/quote]

I hope it helps!

a15drian

18-11-2005, 09:33 AM

Nop doesn't helps

SupSuper

18-11-2005, 04:07 PM

Originally posted by Shrek+Nov 17 2005, 06:17 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Shrek @ Nov 17 2005, 06:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by SupSuper@Nov 17 2005, 05:29 PM
Not sure about the bribing, my TTD isn't running for some reason :crazy:
I had something like that happening, here's a little description (that I've already posted before):

******QuoteBegin-Shrek@Aug 10 2005, 12:32 AM

i just found a similar problem in my version (downloaded from this site): when i double-click the exe file (Transport Tycoon Deluxe.exe), it opens a window, keeps it for about one second displays flash text (which i can' t see because is too fast) and closes window. Since this is the "windows version" it doesn' t run under DOSBox.

After knocking with my head in a few walls for some time (here' s a sample of that* :wall: ), i decided to run a "Dos command line" and run the game from there. there i finaly was able to read the text, and here i leave its transcription:

"Unknown language 'pt' specified in the environment variable LANG or LANGUAGE. Known languages: English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish
Use SET LANG=language to select the language.
E.G.* SET LANG=french"

i' m using the portuguese version of Windows XP, so i' m not surprised to see the "pt" in this LANG variable, so after reading this, i created a BAT file (E.G.: ttd.bat) and inside i placed two command lines like this:

set lang=english
"D:\Transport Tycoon Deluxe\Transport Tycoon Deluxe.exe"

the quotes (") are needed to because the folder and exe file name have more than 8 characters and include the space character.

running this BAT file made the game work again. if someone has a similar problem, i advise him (or her :max: ) to test this option and enjoy this great game* :Brain:

I hope it helps! [/b][/quote]
Well I have english Windows, but I had changed the LANG variable for FreeCiv. It works now, thanks :)

Anyways, here's a screenshot of bribing:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/bribe.png

another_guest

18-11-2005, 05:11 PM

Sweet :) Thanks for the info!
Either I've always been playing too honestly, or this bribery is a new feature that I didn't have back then in the version I played.

SupSuper

18-11-2005, 08:39 PM

Originally posted by another_guest@Nov 18 2005, 06:11 PM
Sweet :) Thanks for the info!
Either I've always been playing too honestly, or this bribery is a new feature that I didn't have back then in the version I played.
It's a TTDPatch feature.

Personally I never use it, by the time my rate's near Mediocre I'm caught and it goes back to Appaling :angry:

laiocfar

19-11-2005, 01:07 AM

Statue, fund new buildings, brides, rights, WOW
i only got the old fund road reconstruction and advertisement. :angry:

SupSuper

19-11-2005, 01:52 PM

Originally posted by laiocfar@Nov 19 2005, 02:07 AM
Statue, fund new buildings, brides, rights, WOW
i only got the old fund road reconstruction and advertisement. :angry:
Then you weren't rich enough for those (exclusive rights are about $1m) ;)

Btw, anyone ever noticed the X-Com references in the game?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/xcom1.png
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/xcom2.png
"Train + UFO" disaster.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/xcom3.png
Left corner, arctic Snowy Peaks map.

Looks like Chris Sawyer was a fan of X-Com :)

Eagle of Fire

19-11-2005, 02:42 PM

I seen the UFO a lot of times, but I never played the artic map... :ok:

another_guest

19-11-2005, 03:17 PM

Great, I never saw these before... :D

laiocfar

20-11-2005, 04:01 AM

They are the disasters, :blow: , for monorail a UFO land over the track and it´s blowed off by the X-Com, in water there are submarines(i saw them but never saw an attack over a ship), a smaller UFO can colided with your road units, a zepelin crash over an airport and if a plane try to land in these airport before removed, u will got a plane crash

Anyway, i didn´t know of the X-com HQ :borg:

PrejudiceSucks

20-11-2005, 01:20 PM

It might have just been an in-joke, Microprose made both games.

Still pretty amusing though...

SupSuper

20-11-2005, 01:26 PM

Originally posted by laiocfar@Nov 20 2005, 05:01 AM
They are the disasters, :blow: , for monorail a UFO land over the track and it´s blowed off by the X-Com, in water there are submarines(i saw them but never saw an attack over a ship), a smaller UFO can colided with your road units, a zepelin crash over an airport and if a plane try to land in these airport before removed, u will got a plane crash

Anyway, i didn´t know of the X-com HQ :borg:
The submarines don't do anything, they were put at Microprose's request to link with another game they were marketing at the time.
And UFOs don't just land on monorail, they also like railway and maglev :P though they only show up later in the game.

Danny252

20-11-2005, 02:54 PM

Xcom? Rock! I really must go find that...

a15drian

24-11-2005, 12:14 PM

I like this game it was my first game ever played

kleine777

30-11-2005, 05:06 PM

wow just read the manual and i found out some really interesting things LOL
like did you know having trees around your station attracts people and cargo? :blink:
really worth reading :ok:

SupSuper

30-11-2005, 08:11 PM

Originally posted by kleine777@Nov 30 2005, 06:06 PM
wow just read the manual and i found out some really interesting things LOL
like did you know having trees around your station attracts people and cargo? :blink:
really worth reading :ok:
Planting trees also increases your rating with nearby cities. Weird task for a transport tycoon :P

Sebatianos

30-11-2005, 08:24 PM

Not really. Transporting has a big effect on the environment (not just destroying nature and poluting). I live near a railroad and I can hear every train that passes, were I any closer to the tracks I couldn't even sleep at night. Trees are a sort of a sound barier (they reduce the noise) making it more pleasent to live near by.

SupSuper

01-12-2005, 07:09 PM

Originally posted by Sebatianos@Nov 30 2005, 09:24 PM
Not really. Transporting has a big effect on the environment (not just destroying nature and poluting). I live near a railroad and I can hear every train that passes, were I any closer to the tracks I couldn't even sleep at night. Trees are a sort of a sound barier (they reduce the noise) making it more pleasent to live near by.
I live next to a railroad AND a highway and I don't complain :P

kleine777

02-12-2005, 09:55 PM

i suppose your right it does make sense

Calabite

03-12-2005, 01:21 AM

I wish I could play this game without feeling like an evil capitalist pig. I've railroaded in too many small towns for my good conscience.

Mike

kleine777

03-12-2005, 01:57 PM

LOL thats funny btw did this game ever have a Sequel?

SupSuper

03-12-2005, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by kleine777@Dec 3 2005, 02:57 PM
LOL thats funny btw did this game ever have a Sequel?
http://www.atari.com/us/games/locomotion/pc
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion, though die-hard fans (like me) don't consider it as good as TT.

kleine777

03-12-2005, 07:29 PM

is it like tt just on 3d or its not as good?

kleine777

03-12-2005, 07:30 PM

btw is the multiplayer fuction in trasport tycoon useable? does it work? if it does maybe we can arrange some games :ok:

SupSuper

03-12-2005, 10:43 PM

Originally posted by kleine777@Dec 3 2005, 08:29 PM
is it like tt just on 3d or its not as good?
It's TT with the RCT engine, to put it shortly. Look through the reviews listed here (http://www.gametab.com/pc/chris.sawyers.locomotion/3209/) for more info.

And the multiplayer function is designed for network play. With some tweaking you can use it online (look here (http://utopia.poly.edu/~izatul02/tycoon/)) but it's very unstable.

jups

03-12-2005, 11:56 PM

I just finished 100 years of this, the most difficult level (except the trains don't break). 2 billions of cash in the end. :D

kleine777

04-12-2005, 01:40 PM

well done

kleine777

04-12-2005, 06:19 PM

i played 15 years and i have 1 bil

Leonardo

07-12-2005, 08:46 PM

Originally posted by Kosta@Oct 12 2004, 04:22 PM
Feel free to comment and discuss this game here. Also, if you have any useful tips or tricks don't hesitate to share them with the others! Thanks!

Review and Download (if available) (http://www.abandonia.com/game.php?ID=240)
Hello, i live in Brazil, and i don´t know how to speak english very well.

i have a problem with ttd. i make the download in the site, and a unziped the archive, but i don´t know how to install ins windows wp.
is there a wizard to install the ttd ???
i didn´t find the .exe whose make the installation.

please, some body help me.
thanks.

=o)

Stavros

08-12-2005, 07:52 AM

Visit http://www.openttd.org/index.php for a new Transport Tycoon Deluxe. (He needs some files of this version)

SupSuper

08-12-2005, 04:15 PM

Originally posted by Leonardo+Dec 7 2005, 09:46 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Leonardo @ Dec 7 2005, 09:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-Kosta@Oct 12 2004, 04:22 PM
Feel free to comment and discuss this game here. Also, if you have any useful tips or tricks don't hesitate to share them with the others! Thanks!

Review and Download (if available) (http://www.abandonia.com/game.php?ID=240)
Hello, i live in Brazil, and i don´t know how to speak english very well.

i have a problem with ttd. i make the download in the site, and a unziped the archive, but i don´t know how to install ins windows wp.
is there a wizard to install the ttd ???
i didn´t find the .exe whose make the installation.

please, some body help me.
thanks.

=o) [/b][/quote]
Well you can speak in brazilian, I understand it, though your english isn't too bad.
Anyways, go look in the Extras section for the game (on the Abandonia website), there's Installation Instructions there :)

another_guest

09-12-2005, 07:34 AM

Originally posted by SupSuper@Dec 8 2005, 05:15 PM
Well you can speak in brazilian...
Also known as Portuguese :D

kleine777

09-12-2005, 12:07 PM

2 bil now in 20 years

btw
now i am a fourm hobbit YAY :D

kleine777

16-12-2005, 06:59 PM

btw what is the hardest mode do you think?
and what are your winning tactics in each mode?

Hesse

22-12-2005, 11:45 AM

I always use planes at the beginning, costs a lot to start up with, but gives a huge outcome after a little while. Remebmer to check if they are available to modify to your transportation needs before you build the stations.

kleine777

22-12-2005, 11:48 AM

ok my wining strtegy are trains and lots of them.

Eagle of Fire

22-12-2005, 02:04 PM

Hey Kleine, you should check our Transport Tycoon Deluxe 100000000$ Challenge (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1294&st=0). ;)

kleine777

22-12-2005, 02:35 PM

WOW people there are good

Guest

27-12-2005, 12:34 PM

Currently im trying to play airplanes at the very start and i have big problem with city growth and passenger service, i can link an airport with 3 other airports using 6 aircrafts and the passengers city provide drop from 170 to 80 and then to 40 or so in less than a couple of years.
Do you know any trick to speed up city growth? does developing their fabs play any role at all ? (my current rates for all airports are about 62% for passengers and +70% for mail -i am using mail trucks too-)
Also how to prevent a station from stop accepting goods? I spent good money (in some games) building factories and steel mills only to have my trains stockpile the goods in the city station for free.

another_guest

27-12-2005, 12:43 PM

The way I see it, the problem with airfields is that they take up quite some space. Often you have to bulldoze houses in the process, and building an airfield without having a bus station present first often seems to invoke cities' anger.

I usually build a bus station first, then position an airfield next to it (so they belong to the same single station).
I've noticed later in the game bus station often attract more passengers than a nearby airfield, so by joining them you avoid this trouble.
If you've got some money to spare, you can pump some money into a city's development (fund new buildings and such). Personally I hardly if ever do that, I tend to start with linking some industries first, allowing the cities to grow a little before I start connecting them.

Stations stop accepting goods when you've positioned them to a rather small town; you should try to drop goods at the largest/best developed city you have at your disposal, and have a station located quite centrally in that city. It might help if you invest money in that city (as described above) but I'm not sure if it's worth the money...

Guest

27-12-2005, 12:54 PM

another_guest thank you for the tip , i ll try the bus&airport thing.
It looks like passenger service isnt reliable for the first 15-20 years and city imrpovement is very expensive at the begining

Caged

27-12-2005, 02:57 PM

just a little tidbit about the game as I have discovered this as I have played it recently.

TT Deluxe is fully capable of LAN multiplayer, however, all the machines need to be running XP as it is the only environment in which the multiplayer is stable. I have tried numerous times with a winXP machine hosting and a winME machine connecting (and visa versa) with each time the game (and occasionally the winME) crashing. I later found after googling that the multiplayer was only stabalized for WinXP/2000 machines with the TTDX patch.