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Sylf: /* Optional Client Settings */

2014-09-19T20:25:12Z

‎Optional Client Settings

Sylf: /* Game Progression */

2014-09-15T20:43:16Z

‎Game Progression

V453000: cleanup of stages etc

2013-11-27T09:10:27Z

cleanup of stages etc

Benny at 13:14, 6 November 2013

2013-11-06T13:14:27Z

Benny at 13:09, 6 November 2013

2013-11-06T13:09:37Z

Pm: update link to explanation of 'nightly'

2012-01-29T18:00:20Z

update link to explanation of 'nightly'

Mfb: /* Game Progression */ coal trains are very unusual now

2011-09-25T22:19:49Z

‎Game Progression: coal trains are very unusual now

Pm: /* Getting In Game */ reworked item list

2011-09-25T22:08:30Z

‎Getting In Game: reworked item list

Sylf: /* Getting In Game */

2011-08-31T01:55:45Z

‎Getting In Game

KenjiE20: Some style tweaks, add competitor signs option

2011-08-26T12:12:42Z

Some style tweaks, add competitor signs option

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 * Advanced Settings
 ** Interface
-*** Display options
+*** Viewports options
-**** Show a measurement tooltip -> '''Set On''', useful for talk about TL / CL
+**** Show a measurement tooltip -> '''On''', useful for talk about TL / CL
-**** Show reserved tracks -> '''Set On''', for observing or debugging PBS junctions
+**** Show path reservations for tracks -> '''On''', for observing or debugging PBS junctions
-*** Show finances window at the end of the year -> '''Set Off''', if this gets in the way (i.e. Train management with lots of windows)
+*** Construction options
-*** Quick creation of vehicle orders -> '''Set On''' keeps the 'Go To' button selected when building orders (mostly personal preference)
+**** Enable the signal GUI -> '''On''', gives a pop-up when the signal tool is selected (again mostly personal preference vs. hotkeys)
-*** Default rail type -> '''Most Used''', once the main network starts to get built, this will avoid you building the wrong rail type
+**** Keep building tools active after use -> '''On''', keeps things like depots/stations selected (again mostly personal preference)
-*** Keep building tools active after use -> '''Set On''', keeps things like depots/stations selected (again mostly personal preference)
+**** Quick creation of vehicle orders -> '''On''' keeps the 'Go To' button selected when building orders (mostly personal preference)
-** Construction
+**** Default rail type -> '''Most Used''', once the main network starts to get built, this will avoid you building the wrong rail type
-*** Signals
+*** Prefer team chat with <Enter> -> '''Off''', team chats don't show up in IRC channel
-**** Enable the signal GUI -> '''Set On''', gives a pop-up when the signal tool is selected (again mostly personal preference vs. hotkeys)
+** News / Advisors
-**** When dragging, place signals every -> '''2 tiles''', actually this is '''mandatory''' rather than optional, placed here as a reminder
+*** Advice / information on company's vehicles -> '''Off''', or you'll be flooded with warnings that the vehicles are getting old
-** Vehicles
+*** Review vehicle's orders -> '''No''', or you'll be warned with trains with no orders, if we use such trains (and we do sometimes)
 *** New orders are 'non-stop' by default -> '''Set On''', highly '''required''' for avoiding bad orders
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 *** Use the green box beneath to set invisible / translucency
 ** Competitor signs and names displayed (for showing sign while spectating)
 == See Also ==
 * [http://www.openttdcoop.org/blog/2009/03/08/a-newbie-guide-to-openttdcoop/ A Newbie Guide To #openttdcoop] - A good guide to how to start getting involved with the #openttdcoop games

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 <nowiki>#</nowiki>openttdcoop games progress in ''stages''. You can usually see the current stage from the 3rd part of the IRC topic (e.g. "Stage: Planning")
-#'''Stage: Moneymaker (MM)'''<br />Quick and dirty set-ups for making lots of money to fund plans and main construction. Usually aircraft, but often this stage is skipped by cheating the money. See also:  [[Moneymaker]].
+#'''Stage: Map making '''<br />Discuss about the possible next game, and create a map to match the plan.  If no discussion occures or no idea is given, someone (normally a coop member) provides a random map.
 #'''Stage: Planning'''<br />Each player that wants to set up a plan cordons off a space and signs it with "!plan /{name}". See also: [[Planning]].
 #'''Stage: (Planning &) Voting'''<br />After a few plans have been created, voting commences. A voting board is set up, and people sign their name for the plan they like the most.<br />New plans can still be added during this stage.<br />This stage lasts until there is a clear winner, either by obvious vote count, or, if voting is close after a long time, declared by common agreement between active members.
 #'''Stage: Building'''<br />Everyone pitches in and starts building the required backbone sections to make up the core of the network (as per the accepted plan). Placement signs and purchased land are often used to help mark complex sections.<br />See [[Basic Networking]], [[Guides]], [[Junctionary]] (for ideas) and most of the rest of the wiki for everything else. Or, when in doubt, ask.
 #'''Stage: Finalising'''<br />Finally, once everything is connected, and jams have been removed (for the most part), and everyone starts to get mildly bored, the game gets finalised. Any major problems are fixed, nothing new is added. (Think 'feature-freeze' in software development.)<br />This stage lasts until an archive entry is made and a new game is picked, agreed on and uploaded and the server updated.
 == Getting In Game ==

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 <nowiki>#</nowiki>openttdcoop games progress in ''stages''. You can usually see the current stage from the 3rd part of the IRC topic (e.g. "Stage: Planning")
-#'''Stage: Looking'''<br />This usually doesn't last long so tends to be skipped from the IRC topic. It represents the point where first joiners are taking a look at a new game and working out where stuff is.
+#'''Stage: Moneymaker (MM)'''<br />Quick and dirty set-ups for making lots of money to fund plans and main construction. Usually aircraft, but often this stage is skipped by cheating the money. See also:  [[Moneymaker]].
-#'''Stage: Moneymaker (MM)'''<br />Quick and dirty set-ups for making lots of money to fund plans and main construction. Usually long distance PAX aircraft. See also:  [[Moneymaker]].
+#'''Stage: Planning'''<br />Each player that wants to set up a plan cordons off a space and signs it with "!plan /{name}". See also: [[Planning]].
-#'''Stage: Planning'''<br />This stage happens after the main MM is settled and running. An isolated spot on the map is picked and signposted for plans. Each player that wants to set up a plan cordons off a space and signs it with "!plan /{name}". See also: [[Planning]].
+#'''Stage: (Planning &) Voting'''<br />After a few plans have been created, voting commences. A voting board is set up, and people sign their name for the plan they like the most.<br />New plans can still be added during this stage.<br />This stage lasts until there is a clear winner, either by obvious vote count, or, if voting is close after a long time, declared by common agreement between active members.
-#'''Stage: (Planning &) Voting'''<br />After a few plans have been created, voting commences. A voting board is set up, and people sign their name according to the vote style.<br />Normally, voting is for the plan you like the most, but occasionally the [[New Votesystem]] is used.<br />New plans can still be added during this stage.<br />This stage lasts until there is a clear winner, either by obvious vote count, or, if voting is close after several hours (or overnight), declared by common agreement between active members.
+#'''Stage: Building'''<br />Everyone pitches in and starts building the required backbone sections to make up the core of the network (as per the accepted plan). Placement signs and purchased land are often used to help mark complex sections.<br />See [[Basic Networking]], [[Guides]], [[Junctionary]] (for ideas) and most of the rest of the wiki for everything else. Or, when in doubt, ask.
-#'''Stage: Building'''<br />Once voting is done, coop really goes into action. Everyone pitches in and starts building the required backbone sections to make up the core of the network (as per the accepted plan). Placement signs and purchased land are often used to help mark complex sections.<br />See [[Basic Networking]], [[Guides]], [[Junctionary]] (for ideas) and most of the rest of the wiki for everything else. Or, when in doubt, ask.
 #'''Stage: Finalising'''<br />Finally, once everything is connected, and jams have been removed (for the most part), and everyone starts to get mildly bored, the game gets finalised. Any major problems are fixed, nothing new is added. (Think 'feature-freeze' in software development.)<br />This stage lasts until an archive entry is made and a new game is picked, agreed on and uploaded and the server updated.
 == Getting In Game ==

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 *[[Cooperation]]
 *[[Ruleset]]
-*[[Guides:Glossary]]
+*[[Guides:Glossary|Glossary]]
 *[[Communication]]

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 Quickstart for #openttdcoop Public Server
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 #'''Stage: Looking'''<br />This usually doesn't last long so tends to be skipped from the IRC topic. It represents the point where first joiners are taking a look at a new game and working out where stuff is.
-#'''Stage: Moneymaker (MM)'''<br />Quick and dirty set-ups for making lots of money to fund plans and main construction. Usually long distance PAX aircraft. See also: [[Game Start]] and [[Moneymaker]].
+#'''Stage: Moneymaker (MM)'''<br />Quick and dirty set-ups for making lots of money to fund plans and main construction. Usually long distance PAX aircraft. See also:  [[Moneymaker]].
 #'''Stage: Planning'''<br />This stage happens after the main MM is settled and running. An isolated spot on the map is picked and signposted for plans. Each player that wants to set up a plan cordons off a space and signs it with "!plan /{name}". See also: [[Planning]].
 #'''Stage: (Planning &) Voting'''<br />After a few plans have been created, voting commences. A voting board is set up, and people sign their name according to the vote style.<br />Normally, voting is for the plan you like the most, but occasionally the [[New Votesystem]] is used.<br />New plans can still be added during this stage.<br />This stage lasts until there is a clear winner, either by obvious vote count, or, if voting is close after several hours (or overnight), declared by common agreement between active members.

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 ;Join IRC: Jump into the channel and make yourself known. Use the same nick ingame and in IRC.
-;Get correct OpenTTD version: Get the right [http://wiki.openttd.org/wiki/index.php/Nightly_builds nightly]. The topic will tell you which revision we're currently using (e.g. "PSG #123 (r****)"). Alternatively you can use the !dl [[IRC Commands|Bot Commands]] in IRC to obtain a direct download links (Pick one as appropriate):<pre width="50%">!dl lin|lin64|osx|win32|win64|win9x</pre><br />See the !dl command for further options, one interesting could be the [http://users.tt-forums.net/ottdau AutoUpdater] under Win32.
+;Get correct OpenTTD version: Get the right [http://wiki.openttd.org//Nightly_build nightly]. The topic will tell you which revision we're currently using (e.g. "PSG #123 (r****)"). Alternatively you can use the !dl [[IRC Commands|Bot Commands]] in IRC to obtain a direct download links (Pick one as appropriate):<pre width="50%">!dl lin|lin64|osx|win32|win64|win9x</pre><br />See the !dl command for further options, one interesting could be the [http://users.tt-forums.net/ottdau AutoUpdater] under Win32.
 ;Get NewGRFs: Get the [http://wiki.openttdcoop.org/GRF #openttdcoop grfpack] and obtain any missing NewGRFs from the ingame [http://content.openttd.org content download]. [[Image:BaNaNas.png|thumb|200px|How to get BaNaNaS content ]]<br />Be sure to access the online content '''from the multiplayer lobby''' as depicted to the right.<br />Doing this will request GRF versions that match those on the server and not the latest ones, as normally done from the Main Menu button.
 ;Choose ingame nick: Set your player name, you can do this in the top right of the server browser, or if you forget to, by pressing the 'tilde' key ( ` - it's to the left of 1, above tab, although this may vary according to keyboard layouts ) and using <br /><pre width=50%>name MyName --e.g. name Bob</pre>Please use similar name between IRC and in-game, such that anyone can easily associate you in IRC and you in the game.

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 Now that the basics are out of the way, you'll want to get in-game:
-* First off, jump into IRC and make yourself known.
+;Join IRC: Jump into the channel and make yourself known. Use the same nick ingame and in IRC.
-* The topic will tell you which [http://wiki.openttd.org/wiki/index.php/Nightly_builds nightly] we are currently using (e.g. "PSG #123 (r*****)"), along with other useful news and/or announcements.<br />Be sure to read this, as it saves people repeating themselves.<br />You can get this yourself from [http://binaries.openttd.org/nightlies/trunk/ OpenTTD], or you can use the IRC [[IRC Commands|Bot Commands]] to give you a link:<br /><pre width="50%">!dl lin|lin64|osx|win32|win64|win9x</pre> (Pick one as appropriate)<br />Several other options to help manage your OpenTTD instances are also available on the bot, use " !dl " by itself to find out all available options.<br />One of these you can use is [http://users.tt-forums.net/ottdau AutoUpdater] under Win32.
+;Get correct OpenTTD version: Get the right [http://wiki.openttd.org/wiki/index.php/Nightly_builds nightly]. The topic will tell you which revision we're currently using (e.g. "PSG #123 (r****)"). Alternatively you can use the !dl [[IRC Commands|Bot Commands]] in IRC to obtain a direct download links (Pick one as appropriate):<pre width="50%">!dl lin|lin64|osx|win32|win64|win9x</pre><br />See the !dl command for further options, one interesting could be the [http://users.tt-forums.net/ottdau AutoUpdater] under Win32.
-[[Image:BaNaNas.png|thumb|200px|How to get BaNaNaS content ]]
+;Get NewGRFs: Get the [http://wiki.openttdcoop.org/GRF #openttdcoop grfpack] and obtain any missing NewGRFs from the ingame [http://content.openttd.org content download]. [[Image:BaNaNas.png|thumb|200px|How to get BaNaNaS content ]]<br />Be sure to access the online content '''from the multiplayer lobby''' as depicted to the right.<br />Doing this will request GRF versions that match those on the server and not the latest ones, as normally done from the Main Menu button.
-* You'll also want the [[GRF|GRF Pack]], which contains the bulk of the NewGRFs used.
+;Choose ingame nick: Set your player name, you can do this in the top right of the server browser, or if you forget to, by pressing the 'tilde' key ( ` - it's to the left of 1, above tab, although this may vary according to keyboard layouts ) and using <br /><pre width=50%>name MyName --e.g. name Bob</pre>Please use similar name between IRC and in-game, such that anyone can easily associate you in IRC and you in the game.
-* Most games usually contain one or two GRFs from [http://wiki.openttd.org/wiki/index.php/Bananas BaNaNaS]<br />If you don't have the newest version of that GRF, you will see 'NEWGRF MISMATCH', simply get the correct version from the in-game system (see picture)<br />See also: http://wiki.openttd.org/wiki/index.php/Online_content <br />Be sure to access the online content '''from the multiplayer lobby''' as depicted to the right.<br />Doing this will request GRF versions that match those on the server and not the latest ones, as normally done from the Main Menu button.
+;Obtain password: On connection to the server, you can join as a regular player, or as a spectator ('''recommended''' if you're brand new to coop). Both options will prompt you for a password.<br /> Use <pre width="40%">!password</pre> in IRC to get the password you need in order to join our server.;Join server: You can find our server on the advertised servers list, or directly by using 'Add Server' and entering "ps.openttdcoop.org"
-* Once you've got all that together you can boot up OpenTTD, search for the server and join. But before you do, be sure to set your player name, you can do this in the top right of the server browser, or if you forget to, by pressing the 'tilde' key ( ` - it's to the left of 1, above tab, although this may vary according to keyboard layouts ) and using <br /><pre width=50%>name MyName --e.g. name Bob</pre>Please use similar name between IRC and in-game, such that anyone can easily associate you in IRC and you in the game.
+;Read signs: Before you do anything else, be sure to read the signs as soon as you join the server -- they will list any specific tasks, goals and quirks for that game.
-* You can find our server on the advertised servers list, or directly by using 'Add Server' and entering "ps.openttdcoop.org"
-* On connection to the server, you can join as a regular player, or as a spectator ('''recommended''' if you're brand new to coop). Both options will prompt you for a password.<br />
 Use <pre width="40%">!password</pre> in IRC to get the password you need in order to join our server.
-* Before you do anything else, be sure to read the signs as soon as you join the server -- they will list any specific tasks, goals and quirks for that game.
 === Optional Client Settings ===