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‎Obtaining OpenTTD

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‎Obtaining OpenTTD

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=<center>Obtaining OpenTTD</center>=

There are several versions of OpenTTD. There are the "usual" stable versions like 0.6.3 and there are the nightlies which have a new version every night (therefor the name) and which are the devellopment snapshots with the very newest features.

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-OpenTTD can be downloaded freely from the [http://www.openttd.org/ OpenTTD.org] homepage and as of the 1.0.0 beta's no longer requires the original propriety graphics files in order to run (though these can still be used). Instead OpenTTD will prompt you to acquire the [http://dev.openttdcoop.org/projects/opengfx OpenGFX] files.
+OpenTTD can be downloaded freely from the [http://www.openttd.org/ OpenTTD.org] homepage and as of version 1.0.0 the game no longer requires the original proprietary graphics files from TTD ([[Wikipedia:Transport Tycoon Deluxe]]) in order to run (though these can still be used). Instead OpenTTD will prompt you to acquire the [http://dev.openttdcoop.org/projects/opengfx OpenGFX] files.
 == #openttdcoop ==
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 === Globals ===
-OpenTTD uses a central user directory to store it's global config's and data files, which are used if these aren't found in it's local directory.<br />
+OpenTTD uses a central user directory to store its global configs and data files, which are used if these aren't found in it's local directory.<br />
 Where this is depends on your OS:
 * 98/XP - C:\Documents and Settings\ %USERNAME% \My Documents\OpenTTD\

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	With so many version it can sometime be difficult to keep track of what's where, the key to keeping track of everything, is having a sensible directory structure to manage them in. (Examples in this section will be Windows based)		With so many version it can sometime be difficult to keep track of what's where, the key to keeping track of everything, is having a sensible directory structure to manage them in. (Examples in this section will be Windows based)
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−	~~Alternatively~~

	=== Suggested File Structure ===		=== Suggested File Structure ===

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-=<center>Obtaining OpenTTD</center>=
+OpenTTD can be downloaded freely from the [http://www.openttd.org/ OpenTTD.org] homepage and as of the 1.0.0 beta's no longer requires the original propriety graphics files in order to run (though these can still be used). Instead OpenTTD will prompt you to acquire the [http://dev.openttdcoop.org/projects/opengfx OpenGFX] files.
-OpenTTD comes in a variety of versions. There is a stable version, which can be downloaded directly from the [http://www.openttd.org/en/ OpenTTD.org] homepage. And there are the so called nightlies, which consist of the latest build of the night before (hence the name). These nightlies are development snapshots with the latest features added into them. Servers of #openttdcoop always run on a nightly version of OpenTTD, though not always the latest. To get the correct version to join our servers use the [[IRC_Commands|IRC command]] !download <your operating system of choice> in chat and it will provide a download link for the corresponding version that is currently in use on that server.
+== #openttdcoop ==
-Valid options for <your operating system of choice> is: lin, lin64, osx, win32, win64, or win9x
+At #openttdcoop we use the nightlies,  though not always the latest, which consist of a development snapshot each night (hence the name) with the latest features (and bugs) added into them. The currently used nightly is kept up to date in the channel topic. To get the correct version to join our servers use the [[IRC_Commands|IRC command]]

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	OpenTTD comes in a variety of versions. There is a stable version, which can be downloaded directly from the [http://www.openttd.org/en/ OpenTTD.org] homepage. And there are the so called nightlies, which consist of the latest build of the night before (hence the name). These nightlies are development snapshots with the latest features added into them. Servers of #openttdcoop always run on a nightly version of OpenTTD, though not always the latest. To get the correct version to join our servers use the [[IRC_Commands\|IRC command]] !download <your operating system of choice> in chat and it will provide a download link for the corresponding version that is currently in use on that server.		OpenTTD comes in a variety of versions. There is a stable version, which can be downloaded directly from the [http://www.openttd.org/en/ OpenTTD.org] homepage. And there are the so called nightlies, which consist of the latest build of the night before (hence the name). These nightlies are development snapshots with the latest features added into them. Servers of #openttdcoop always run on a nightly version of OpenTTD, though not always the latest. To get the correct version to join our servers use the [[IRC_Commands\|IRC command]] !download <your operating system of choice> in chat and it will provide a download link for the corresponding version that is currently in use on that server.
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		+	Valid options for <your operating system of choice> is: lin, lin64, osx, win32, win64, or win9x

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	=<center>Obtaining OpenTTD</center>=		=<center>Obtaining OpenTTD</center>=

−	~~There are several versions of~~ OpenTTD. There ~~are the "usual"~~ stable ~~versions like 0~~.6.~~3 and~~ there are the nightlies which ~~have a new version every~~ night (~~therefore~~ the name) ~~and which~~ are ~~the~~ development snapshots with the ~~very newest~~ features.	+	OpenTTD comes in a variety of versions. There is a stable version, which can be downloaded directly from the [http://www.openttd.org/en/ OpenTTD.org] homepage. And there are the so called nightlies, which consist of the latest build of the night before (hence the name). These nightlies are development snapshots with the latest features added into them. Servers of #openttdcoop always run on a nightly version of OpenTTD, though not always the latest. To get the correct version to join our servers use the [[IRC_Commands\|IRC command]] !download <your operating system of choice> in chat and it will provide a download link for the corresponding version that is currently in use on that server.

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	=<center>Obtaining OpenTTD</center>=		=<center>Obtaining OpenTTD</center>=

	There are several versions of OpenTTD. There are the "usual" stable versions like 0.6.3 and there are the nightlies which have a new version every night (therefore the name) and which are the development snapshots with the very newest features.		There are several versions of OpenTTD. There are the "usual" stable versions like 0.6.3 and there are the nightlies which have a new version every night (therefore the name) and which are the development snapshots with the very newest features.

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	=<center>Obtaining OpenTTD</center>=		=<center>Obtaining OpenTTD</center>=

−	There are several versions of OpenTTD. There are the "usual" stable versions like 0.6.3 and there are the nightlies which have a new version every night (~~therefor~~ the name) and which are the ~~devellopment~~ snapshots with the very newest features.	+	There are several versions of OpenTTD. There are the "usual" stable versions like 0.6.3 and there are the nightlies which have a new version every night (therefore the name) and which are the development snapshots with the very newest features.