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Troubleshooting
There are many features within OpenTTD with no GUI buttons or easily accessible to operate. To most inexperienced users, these are Hidden Features.
Here is a list of the hidden features, which are helpful, but not necessarily obvious even to experienced players. Feel free to complete this list.
[edit] Ctrl features
The ctrl button can be very useful. Holding it down while clicking can make tedious tasks much faster.
| Action | Command |
|---|---|
| Borrow maximum cash | Finances window -> Ctrl + click Borrow button |
| Repay maximum cash | Finances window -> Ctrl + click Repay button |
| Copy orders | Orders window -> Go To -> click a vehicle |
| Assign shared orders | Orders window -> Go To -> Ctrl + click a vehicle |
| Clone a vehicle with shared orders | Depot window -> Clone Vehicle -> Ctrl + click a vehicle |
| Drag multiple train parts in depot | Depot window -> Ctrl + move wagon |
| View location in order | Orders window -> Ctrl + click an order |
| Place semaphores | Railway construction -> Build signal -> Ctrl + click plain railroad track |
| Place pre-signals | Railway construction -> Build signal -> Ctrl + click already existing signal |
| Signal autocomplete (0.6.0) | Railway construction -> Build signal -> Ctrl + drag over plain railroad track. Works for remove too. |
| Remove desert in scenario editor | Landscape -> Desert tool -> Ctrl + click tile |
| Double size mode (removed) | Ctrl + D to toggle. Only available in Windows while in windowed mode. |
| Turn vehicle | Ctrl + click on vehicle in depot window. |
| Auto service | Ctrl + click goto depot icon |
| Follow vehicle | Ctrl + click "center on vehicle" in vehicle window (normal zoom only) |
| Remove road/rail | Build road/rail tool -> Hold Ctrl to toggle removing |
| Lock transparency (0.6.0) | Transparency settings -> Ctrl + click button to lock transparency option ('x' will not toggle it anymore) |
| Show time table instead of orders | ctrl+click the orders button |
[edit] More features
| Action | HotKey/Description |
|---|---|
| Close all windows/Tabs | Use DEL to close all open windows in your OTTD at once. |
| Close all windows/Tabs even sticky ones | Use Shift+DEL to close all open windows in your OTTD at once. |
| Remove Function | Hold CTRL along with your current build tool (e.g. rails) to trigger the 'remove' function for the tool selected (except for signals - use D for that). |
| Chat Auto Complete | Use <TAB> to toggle through player and town names |
| Chat Window | SHIFT+ENTER (SHIFT+T) sends a message to all players, CTRL+ENTER (CTRL+T) sends a message to all team mates and ENTER (T) is customizable |
| Cost Estimation | Hold "shift" key while performing a build action. Works almost everywhere. Also allows you to cancel construction if you have already clicked (eg. about to build track in wrong place, just hold down shift and release mouse button). |
| Toggle Transparent Mode | Press "X" key to toggle building/tree transparency |
| Rail Track Build | Press "A" key to select the smart rail builder |
| Demolish | Press "D" key to select the demolish tool. Land toolbar must be open (open with "L" key) |
| Raise/Lower/Level | Use "Q", "W", and "E" to select the Raise/Lower/Level respectively. Land toolbar must be open (open with "L" key) |
- mouse wheel for list scrolling or map zooming (the main map, not the small map)
- Bridge upgrades: Build a new bridge over the old bridge to upgrade it. If upgrading a town bridge the new bridge must have a higher top speed, but otherwise it can be anything you like. (0.6.0)
