TTDPatch Manual

Version 2.0

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• Introduction: What is TTDPatch? What does it do?
• Usage: How to set up and use TTDPatch.
• The Patches: A detailed description and explanation of each patch.
• Additional Reading: Some in-depth information about various aspects of the patch.
• Other Stuff: Whatever didn't fit in any of the previous chapters.
• Index: Index

Table of Contents

• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 What does it do?
  • 1.2 Copyright and Copying
  • 1.3 Cheat Disclaimer
  • 1.4 Terminology and Notations
  • 1.5 Contributors
• 2 Usage
  • 2.1 Where to get it
  • 2.2 Installation
  • 2.3 Upgrading to a newer version
  • 2.4 Running it
  • 2.5 Windows Version
  • 2.6 Language Selection
  • 2.7 Configuration File
  • 2.8 Command Line
  • 2.9 Multiplayer Games
• 3 The Patches
  • 3.1 Train Refitting
  • 3.2 New Default Service Interval
  • 3.3 New Non-stop Handling
  • 3.4 Sign Cheats
  • 3.5 Increased Number of Vehicles
  • 3.6 New Curve and Mountain Handling
  • 3.7 More consists
  • 3.8 Larger Station Spread
  • 3.9 Longer Stations/More Platforms
  • 3.10 New load/unload time calculation
  • 3.11 Mammoth Trains
  • 3.12 Pre-signals
  • 3.13 Turn off inflation
  • 3.14 Faster Debt Management
  • 3.15 Persistent Engines
  • 3.16 Full load for any type of cargo
  • 3.17 Selectable station cargo
  • 3.18 Office towers accept food
  • 3.19 Extra Dynamite
  • 3.20 Keep Small Airports
  • 3.21 Long Bridges
  • 3.22 AI Boost
  • 3.23 Multi-headed Engines
  • 3.24 Road Vehicle Queueing
  • 3.25 Low Memory Version
  • 3.26 General Fixes
  • 3.27 More Airports
  • 3.28 Plane Crash Control
  • 3.29 Bribe Option
  • 3.30 Show Vehicle Speed
  • 3.31 Autorenewal of old vehicles
  • 3.32 Rebuild ttdpatch.ovl on every run
  • 3.33 Windows 2000/XP compatibility
  • 3.34 Load Entry in the Disk Menu
  • 3.35 Feeder Service
  • 3.36 Go To Depot
  • 3.37 New Vehicle Graphics
  • 3.38 Subsidiaries
  • 3.39 Move Error Popups
  • 3.40 Gradual Loading
  • 3.41 Disaster selection
  • 3.42 Signal wait times
  • 3.43 More news items
  • 3.44 Unified Maglev
  • 3.45 Bridge Speed Limits
  • 3.46 Eternal Game
  • 3.47 Show Full Date
  • 3.48 Signals on Road Traffic Side
  • 3.49 Electrified Railways
  • 3.50 New Starting Year
  • 3.51 Error Popup Time
  • 3.52 New Town Growth Switches
  • 3.53 Miscellaneous Modifications
  • 3.54 Save Optional Data
  • 3.55 More Build Options
  • 3.56 Semaphore Signals
  • 3.57 Plant Many Trees
  • 3.58 More Hotkeys
  • 3.59 More Currencies and Euro
  • 3.60 Manual Track Conversion
  • 3.61 Enhanced Graphical User Interface
  • 3.62 More Town Statistics
  • 3.63 New Wagon Age Rating
  • 3.64 Build on Slopes
  • 3.65 Experimental Features
  • 3.66 Track Type Cost Differences
  • 3.67 New Plane Speed
  • 3.68 Build on Coasts
  • 3.69 Sell Entire Trains
  • 3.70 New Road Vehicle Crashes
  • 3.71 Stable Industries
• 4 Additional Reading
  • 4.1 Sign Cheats (detailed)
    • 4.1.1 Money Cheat
    • 4.1.2 Year Cheat
    • 4.1.3 Automatic Track Conversion
    • 4.1.4 Cheat Detection
    • 4.1.5 Road/railroad crossing owner bugfix
    • 4.1.6 Train car renewal
    • 4.1.7 Train non-stop command modifications
    • 4.1.8 Service interval changes
    • 4.1.9 Station reset
    • 4.1.10 Purchase list modifications
    • 4.1.11 Reset Vehicle Data
    • 4.1.12 Pre-signal removal
    • 4.1.13 Ghost station removal
    • 4.1.14 Switching companies/players
    • 4.1.15 Clear unload option
    • 4.1.16 Change Semaphores
    • 4.1.17 Plant Many Trees Cheat
    • 4.1.18 Remove Headquarters
    • 4.1.19 Switch Climate
    • 4.1.20 Subsidy Cheat
    • 4.1.21 Debugger Cheat
    • 4.1.22 Graphics Cheat
  • 4.2 Pre-signals (detailed)
    • 4.2.1 How pre-signals work
    • 4.2.2 Automatic pre-signal blocks
    • 4.2.3 Specific examples of useful pre-signal setups
      • 4.2.3.1 The through station
      • 4.2.3.2 The terminus station
      • 4.2.3.3 Improved overflow loops
      • 4.2.3.4 Example savegame
  • 4.3 New Graphics
    • 4.3.1 New Graphics Installation
    • 4.3.2 Use of New Graphics
    • 4.3.3 Graphics Errors
  • 4.4 New Town Growth Mechanism
    • 4.4.1 TTD Town Growth
    • 4.4.2 New Town Growth Switches (details)
  • 4.5 Realistic Acceleration
  • 4.6 Enhanced Keyboard Mapping
  • 4.7 Debug switches
  • 4.8 Help
  • 4.9 TTDPatch Mailing Lists
  • 4.10 Frequently Asked Questions
  • 4.11 Translating TTDPatch
  • 4.12 Custom in-game texts
    • 4.12.1 Detailed Information
    • 4.12.2 Currency Entries
  • 4.13 Version History
  • 4.14 Error Messages
  • 4.15 Version Trouble
• 5 Other Stuff
  • 5.1 Contact Information
  • 5.2 Future Plans
  • 5.3 Impossible Changes
  • 5.4 Other Tools
  • 5.5 Real Maglevs
  • 5.6 Closing Words
• Index