FAQ gameplay

From OpenTTD

This FAQ covers questions about regular gameplay.

Contents 1 Main transport branches management 1.1 Water transport 1.2 Air transport 1.3 Road transport 1.4 Railway transport 1.5 Other transport structures 2 Important actions 3 How to make (good) profits 4 How to maximize 'Local rating of transport service' 5 Is it possible to use the operating system cursor instead of the sluggish OpenTTD cursor?

[edit] Main transport branches management

[edit] Water transport

• Building a dock

[edit] Air transport

• Building an airport, purchasing aircraft and managing airlines

[edit] Road transport

• Building a road vehicle route

[edit] Railway transport

• Building a railway route
• Signalling a track

[edit] Other transport structures

• Stations
• Bridges
• Tunnels

[edit] Important actions

• Giving out orders

[edit] How to make (good) profits

• Observe 'Cargo payment rates' (under chart icon) to see what will give you good profit
• Search for large cities (in Town directory) and/or industries that have greatest production (in Industry directory)
• Build long routes, try to keep them flat and without many turns (to maximize speed)
• Use 'Full load' in vehicle order

[edit] How to maximize 'Local rating of transport service'

Read about station rating and town rating.

[edit] Is it possible to use the operating system cursor instead of the sluggish OpenTTD cursor?

It is possible, with a few minor changes to the code, but at the moment there is no option for it. Alternatively, you might code a NewGRF to do it.