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[[Translation:en/Manual/Game interface]]
{{en/Manual/Navigation}}
==Main window contents==
[[File:en/Manual/Intro screen.png|frame|center|OpenTTD main menu]]
The main window, as seen above, offers the following options:
* '''[[en/Manual/New game]]''': Create a new random map and start a game.
* '''[[en/Archive/Manual/Savegame|Load game]]''': Load a saved game and continue playing.
* '''[[en/Archive/Manual/Scenario|Play scenario]]''': Load a scenario and play it.
* '''[[en/Manual/Heightmap|Play heightmap]]''': Load a heightmap and start a game on it.
* '''[[en/Manual/Scenario editor]]''': Create or edit a scenario.
* '''[[en/Manual/Multiplayer]]''': Join a multiplayer game.

* '''[[en/Manual/Game options window|Game options]]''': Configure general options.
* '''[[en/Archive/Manual/Settings/Advanced Settings]]''': Configure various details of the simulation.
* '''[[en/Manual/NewGRF]]''': Select additional resource files.
* '''[[en/Manual/Online content|Check online content]]''': Download additional game material.
* '''[[en/Manual/AI settings]]''': Configure options of the AI modules.
* '''Quit''': Leave OpenTTD.
===Obsoleted options===
* '''[[en/Archive/Manual/Settings/Difficulty]]''': Select options that make the game harder or easier.

==Game Interface==
Once you start a game, you will be presented with the main '''Game interface''', shown below. You will spend most of your time in this screen while playing. It has three sections: at the top is the ''[[#the-menu-bar|menu bar]]'', in the middle you will find the ''[[#3d-isometric-gameplay-world|3D Isometric Gameplay World]]'' and at the very bottom is the ''[[#the-status-bar|status bar]]''.

[[File:en/Manual/Interface.png|thumb|none|400px|The gameplay screen]]

==The Menu bar==
The menu bar has buttons split up into sections as described below. The sections are from left to right: "Game controls"", "Map information", "Company and industry information", "Vehicle information", "Zoom", "Construction" and "Other".
* You can see what any button does by right-clicking on it in the game.  
* Most buttons have two modes of operation: single-clicking activates the default action, while clicking and holding opens a submenu.
[[File:en/Manual/Menu bar.png|none|frame|The menu bar]]

===Game controls===
*[[File:en/Manual/Pause button.png|Pause]] '''Pause button:''' Toggles gameplay pause on/off.
*[[File:en/Manual/Fast Forward button.png|Fast Forward]] '''Fast Forward button:''' Increases the speed of gameplay depending on how fast your computer is, up to a configurable maximum.
*[[File:en/Manual/Options button.png|Options]] '''Options button:''' Enables you to access the options menu: ''Game options'', ''[[en/Archive/Manual/Settings/Advanced Settings]]'', ''[[en/Manual/NewGRF|NewGRF settings]]'', and graphics options.
*[[File:en/Manual/Save Load button.png|Save/Load]] '''Save / Load button:''' Enables you to access the save-load menu: ''Save game'', ''Load game'', ''Quit game'' (return to the title screen), and ''Quit'' (return to your operating system).

===Map information===
*[[File:en/Manual/Minimap button.png|Minimap]] '''Minimap button:''' Shows the world map, the extra viewport and allows you to see a list of all the [[en/Archive/Manual/Signs]] on the map.
*[[File:en/Manual/Town directory button.png|Town directory]] '''[[en/Manual/Towns]] directory:''' Shows a list of towns, their population, and your rating with them.
*[[File:en/Manual/Subsidies button.png|Subsidies]] '''[[en/Manual/Subsidy]]:''' Shows a list of subsidies that are being offered and have been awarded to the various companies.
*[[File:en/Manual/Station list button.png|Station list]] '''[[en/Manual/Station list]]:''' Enables you to view a list of stations built by any company.

===Company and industry information===
*[[File:en/Manual/Finances screen button.png|Finances screen]] '''Finances screen button:''' View the finances screen of any company.
*[[File:en/Manual/Company information button.png|Company Information]] '''[[en/Manual/Transport company]] information button:''' View the company information for any company, and have the possibility to share your competitor's success by buying shares in that company
*[[File:en/Manual/Graphs button.png|Graphs]] '''Graphs button:''' View various graphs about companies, their performance and the economy.
*[[File:en/Manual/Company league table button.png|Company league]] '''Company league table button:''' View the company league table showing the rankings of the various players.
*[[File:en/Manual/Industry button.png|Industries]] '''Industry button:''' View a list of industries and their production. You can also prospect or [[en/Manual/Industries#funding-new-industries|fund new industries]].

===Vehicle information===
*[[File:en/Manual/Train Information button.png|Train list]] '''Train Information:''' View a list of your company's or your competitors' trains.
*[[File:en/Manual/Road Vehicle Information button.png|Road vehicle list]] '''Road Vehicle Information:''' View a list of your company's or your competitors' road vehicles.
*[[File:en/Manual/Ship Information button.png|Ship list]] '''Ship information:''' View a list of your company's or your competitors' ships.
*[[File:en/Manual/Aircraft Information button.png|Aircraft list]] '''Aircraft information:''' View a list of your company's or your competitors' aircraft.

More information on [[en/Manual/Vehicle lists]].

===Zoom===
To magnify or shrink the view in the main 3D world, click on either of the buttons shown below. There are six levels of magnification: the regular zoom level (1x), two levels in, and three levels out.  You can also zoom with the mouse scroll wheel.
*[[File:en/Manual/Zoom in button.png|Zoom in]] '''Zoom in button:''' Zoom in. If the button is disabled, you have reached the maximum magnification level.
*[[File:en/Manual/Zoom out button.png|Zoom out]] '''Zoom out button:''' Zoom out. If the button is disabled, you cannot get a larger view of the gameplay area.

===Construction===
*[[File:en/Manual/Railroad build button.png|Build railways]] '''Railway build button:''' Open the [[en/Manual/Railway construction|build toolbar for railways and stations]].
*[[File:en/Manual/Road build button.png|Build roads]] '''Road build button:''' Open the [[en/Manual/Roadway construction|build toolbar for roads and stations/loading bays]].
*[[File:en/Manual/Tramway build button.png|Build tramways]] '''Tramway build button:''' Open the [[en/Manual/Tramways|build toolbar for tramways and stations/loading bays]].

By ''clicking and holding'' the railway build button, a dropdown appears where you can select the rail type that you want to build. When using a NewGRF which provides additional Road or Tramway types, the same works for those build buttons.

*[[File:en/Manual/Dock build button.png|Build docks]] '''Dock build button:''' Open the [[en/Manual/Waterway construction|build window for docks and canals]].
*[[File:en/Manual/Airport build button.png|Build airports]] '''Airport build button:''' Open the [[en/Manual/Airport construction|build window for airports]].
*[[File:en/Manual/Landscaping button.png|Landscape]] '''Landscaping button:''' Open the [[en/Manual/Landscaping|landscaping]] toolbar.

The Landscaping button has a dropdown to access the tree and sign placement tools directly, instead of via the landscaping toolbar.

===Other===
*[[File:en/Manual/Sound Music button.png|Jukebox]] '''Jukebox button:''' Change sound and music settings.
*[[File:en/Manual/News button.png|News]] '''News button:''' See the last news report or message, view a history of them, or delete all news/messages.
*[[File:en/Manual/Other button.png|Other]] '''Other button:''' Things that do not fit into other sections: ''[[en/Manual/Land area information]]'', ''[[en/Manual/Console|Toggle console]]'', ''AI and Game Script Debug'', ''[[en/Manual/Screenshot|Screenshot]]'', ''Show frame rate'', and ''About OpenTTD''.

===Special===
*[[File:en/Manual/ToggleButton.png|Switch Toolbar]] '''Switch Toolbar button:''' Allows to switch the toolbar which is splitted under very low resolutions (less than 460px horizontally). The button is '''only visible''' when the resolution is very low such that less than half the size of each toolbar button can be displayed.

==3D isometric gameplay world==
The OpenTTD world takes the form of a landscape, presented on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_games_with_isometric_graphics isometric projection] (strictly speaking rather [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimetric_projection#Three_types_of_axonometric_projections dimetric projection]) for that 3D look.  You will spend most of your time playing here.  The world is divided up into tiles, of which there are many types.  Some are sloped, some are water, some are occupied by buildings, etc.  This is where you build your transport empire!

==The status bar==
[[File:en/Manual/Status-bar.png|none|frame|The status bar]]
The status bar can be found at the bottom of page, as can be seen in picture 1., and above in picture 3. It is divided into three sections. 
*On the left you can see the date. It progresses at about 1 day every 2.22 seconds.
*The middle part, which takes up most of the space, shows various information:
**The name of your company, initially "Unnamed". After you [[en/Manual/Transport company]] it will show that name. 
**[[en/Archive/Manual/News messages]] pop up out of the status bar. Click on the status bar to display the last message.
**If you have changed the [[en/Archive/Manual/Settings/Message settings]] to "Summary" mode, messages will scroll by here instead of popping up.
**If you have changed the message settings to "Off" mode, messages will be notified by a red dot.
**It also shows if the game is paused by saying: "* * PAUSED * *"
**While the game is saving, it will flash with "AUTOSAVE" if it's an autosave, then "* * SAVING GAME * *".
*The right part shows how much money you have. You can change the currency in the [[en/Manual/Game options window]] by pressing the "Options" button and then "Game options".

You may also hear "status bar" used to refer to the [[en/Manual/Status bar|vehicle status bar]].

==See also==
* [[en/Manual/Hotkeys|Hotkeys (keyboard shortcuts)]]
* [[en/Archive/Manual/Other Interface Features]]
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