#openttdcoop Development Zone

#openttdcoop Pixel is a project aiming to be a hub for NewGRF creation, storing and linking articles, tutorials, templates and the like.

This page has been started in early November 2012 with hope that I would start writing about the knowledge I absorbed by learning from the original TTD base set, trying to draw trains myself....

A collection of python scripts which make it easier to handle openttd-related files. Especially usefull for remote operation through ssh.

The Java OpenTTD Admin Library (joan) is a library which takes over the communication part with an OpenTTD (dedicated) server.

Focus on your Project instead of mucking around with tedious Packet handling.
Let Joan do the (net)work for you.

PHP library to query OpenTTD servers for current game information.

Common Library series :
Series of library that contain assorted function that hopefully to be useful for many AI writers.

Direction :
Provide direction handling for AI

• Nightly...

Common Library series :
Series of library that contain assorted function that hopefully to be useful for many AI writers.

String :
Provide string handling for AI

• Nightly...

A competitor for A* - D* Lite.

Will deal with the pathfinder and everything dependent on it (Adapted RoadPathFinder and RailPathFinder).

An implementation of A* in squirrel.

A fibonacci heap implemented completely in squirrel.

• Source code: https://github.com/MinchinWeb/openttd-metalibrary

SuperLib is

• a utility library
• divided into sub libraries (Helper, Tile, Direction, ...)
• based on code that has been refactored out of CluelessPlus and PAXLink. Mostly it is functions that both AIs use or that fit best within the sub libraries.
  ...

Trans is an AI player for OpenTTD. It try to transporting cargoes from/to any towns and industries using Bus, Truck, Tram, Aircraft and Ship.

See on TT-Forum

An AI that is use to test vehicles against it, first aim is for AI authors to see properties of vehicles by an AI and look out for newGRF vehicles problems.

An AI that try to rule the world.

Lord Aro's really feeble attempt at creating an AI for OpenTTD. Currently buses only.

• http://bundles.openttdcoop.org/ai-aroai

Rythorn Airline AI by Sevestra Rythorn is a fork of WrightAI that adds some customization without changing too much of the underlying mechanics. It also contains code that picks a company name and company president from a list of characters from my work in progress book, The Chronicles of Rythorn. Said code was found on the TT-Forums in a thread by Asimov answered by Yexo and customized by me....

An AI which will show you the game

Many people have suggested in-game tutorials. Some (including me) have even suggested to use the current capabilities of the NoAI system rather than wishing that there was even better APIs to use. This project is an aim to test and try the approach to make use of the AI APIs to create an in-game tutorial for OpenTTD. Trying to make the best out of what we actually have....

OpenGFX 32bpp is a subproject of OpenGFX.
Aim of the project is to provide 32bpp sprites in the style of OpenGFX 8bpp ones.

Downloads:

http://dev.openttdcoop.org/projects/opengfx32bpp/files

development grf for providing extended water feature sprites (river etc) for openttd

NML source for zBase.
To build you should clone zBuild, not zBaseBuild.

Fork of Busy Bee that explore the possibilities for GS to control industry production by sending messages to NewGRF.

See also
http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=73366

Busy Bee is a game script for OpenTTD 1.4.2 or newer.

The script gives a number of goals to achieve (number of goals can be set by a parameter). It requests a given amount of cargo of a given type to deliver to a given destination within a time frame.
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ToyLib is a set of libraries for noai and nogo to allow AIs ask money to GS and allow GS provide them money thru the libs.
The aim is to provide an easy way to GS author to support that option and having many GS handle toy AIs that cannot survive without some fresh money....

Sets cargo goals for growing towns with a twist. The basics is that as towns grow, the monthly delivery of cargo will grow. To spice it up a bit, the larger your neighbouring towns are, the smaller the cargo requirement of growth is. Thus it encourage you to grow not just one town but also its neighbours....

• checkout: hg clone http://hg.openttdcoop.org/gs-rcg
• forum topic: http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=69827

A huge thanks to all the people helping me to set this up, like planetmaker, Zuu and specially krinn, whose advices helped a lot to improve the code....

Silicon Valley is a GameScript for OpenTTD 1.3 (nightly r24513) or newer.

It challenges every company to turn a specific town into a global production centre for a specialised cargo.

Every company is assigned a slightly different goal, but they all have the same time period to archieve their goal. ...

A Tutorial for OpenTTD, implemented as a GameScript

Create a ticket for proposing next game...

try to avoid non-bananas newgrfs

GRFMaker is a Windows program that allows creating GRF files for TTDPatch and OpenTTD with a graphical user interface. You will still need to be at home the NFO specification to be able to create GRFs, but GRFMaker removes some of the hairier bits of NFO coding....

This tool converts .grf files into .html files. The output is supposed to be easier to read than plain nfo.
It shall support all grf features as of current NewGraphicSpecs (last changed 2010-05-02).
About the usage and limitations read "readme.txt". Also read about the licence (GPL v3) in "COPYING.txt"....

History of NewGRF specs:
This is to help out about the Whys? and WTFs? on decisions in the past.

• Till TTDPatch 2.0.1 alpha 57: The specs were a text file within the TTDPatch source. This repository is a reconstruction/recovery of that file from the ashes of TTDPatch....

Procedural pixel art generation / compositing

A sprite viewer which shows (paletted png or pcx) sprite files including animated colours and with the possibility to switch between different re-colour states. Most useable when run next to your usual drawing program when drawing with "magic" colours.

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Fork with OpenTTD.org specific changes.
Mostly scripts and appearance.

Every NewGRF in this pack has it's own License, please respect those. You are not allowed to distribute or make derivatives from something from this pack, unless something else is stated explicitly by the NewGRF in question.

Note: the pack is now managed with Mercurial...

Drawing tracking table:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iAt6Plf4hUSrjBWZaG6xuEAeVNSYzhxryXviGiER3ow/

Development builds:
http://bundles.openttdcoop.org/trams-2cc/push/LATEST/

TT-forums topic:
https://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=71217...

Download:

http://bundles.openttdcoop.org/32bpp-extra/

Source:

hg clone http://mz.openttdcoop.org/hg/32bpp-extra

32bpp Extra is an open source 32bpp replacement for the 8bpp sprites that were not present in the original Transport Tycoon Deluxe (TTD) graphics but were added to the game by the OpenTTD developments....

BRIX is a project with goal to replace every single sprite that the base game uses, to eventually form into a base set.
Right now it is in development - first it will be released as a NewGRF, until it gets all of the sprites necessary.

All sprites will be in x4 zoom in 32bpp colours....

Rolling Stock for the Railways of Canada in both standard and Narrow Gauge from the 1800's to present.

Tracking table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvWPv5FA_sZRdHRtbXE3eXhTRVg1LVFEVW5IYm5seGc#gid=0

A station set which aims to be easy to use while providing control to the player.

The main goal is to have nice stations which detect and show any known cargo in the game.

Cargo sprites are about to be inherited from NUTS/YETI.

Trains from Luxembourg

Comic style houses based on Simutran's comic PAK96.

Here is the project for Narrow Gauge stuff

The vehicles which are HUGE, bend like MAD, and yes. 32bpp rendered pixels. Gameplay convenience even better than NUTS, simpler to play yet fun. Ultimate Wagon included.

Dutch Signals, Catenary and Level Crossings. And maybe some other stuff.

A set of Dutch railtypes to go with the Dutch Trainset.

Development of Dutch Trainset 2.0

ECS Vectors is a set that defines new cargoes and industries, grouped into blocks (Vectors).
http://www.tt-wiki.net/wiki/ECS_Vectors
Discussions:
http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=30188
Downloads:
http://bundles.openttdcoop.org/ecs/push/LATEST/...

This Fake Subway Road Vehicles GRF provides articulated "road" vehicles that are intended to mimic subway trains running beneath the road surfaces. They show up on the map as "shadows", to give the appearance of being underground. Each type of vehicle is available in 2-8 carriage consists, selectable via refit option. For more information, visit the forum thread linked below....

Rail infrastructure part of FRISS. Includes Finnish rails, tunnels, signals and level crossings.

Forum thread: http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=43560&hilit=friss&start=160

Nightly builds: http://bundles.openttdcoop.org/frissrails/

Tracking table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtusRKUv7vK5dGY3d1BYaUtBQUhGd0NFRHNDZThvdGc#gid=0...

"Heavy Equipment" road vehicle set

I like big trucks and I thought it would be nice to have some for OpenTTD, so I created the Heavy Equipment Set (HEQS).

What did I include for v0.5e?
- Nine enormous dump trucks (first one available around 1955)...

Industry Messenger NewGRF

This NewGRF is made to react on messages sent from GS. Requires patch.

See more info here:
http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=73366

Tropic Refurbishment Set redone in NML (+ more to come)

Tracking table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtusRKUv7vK5dGc5SDN3RDF0R3lvbW1qZTJoV21IdEE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

Set started by Steven Hoefel... Never finished.

Current vehicles:

• From Hiroshima:
  • 238-hannover: 46 people, 10.1t, 1928, 123HP, 30km/h
  • 900: 80 peepz, 16.5t, 1957, 120HP, 45km/h
  • 70-dortmund: 150 people, 33t, 1959,348HP, 65km/h
  • 3000: 180 people, 30.09t, 1963, 332HP, 55km/h ...

GUI sprites derived from vector graphics

Allows disabling certain aspects of default industries including disabling all economical aspects like opening/closure and production changes.

Using cheats one can then control industries manually without any random changes interfering.

Available parameters: ...

New monorail and maglev trainset.

Forum: http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?t=44606

Will be compatible (from an economical perspective) to the Dutch Trainset v2.0 and 2cc-set v2.0

Source: hg clone http://mz.openttdcoop.org/hg/nmts

All kinds of North American road vehicles, currently buses and trams from 1910 to today.

A NewGRF wich provides double sized GUI sprites

Forum: http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=50095
Download: http://bundles.openttdcoop.org/ogfx-biggui/

Rotatable airports with climate dependence.

Forum topic: http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=47475

Download release: http://bundles.openttdcoop.org/airportsplus/releases/LATEST
Download nightly: http://bundles.openttdcoop.org/airportsplus/nightlies/LATEST...

OpenGFX+ Industries slightly extends the existing OpenTTD industries and fix issues like certain industries never closing so that one will end up with tons of those industries on the map.

Forum release thread:

http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=54187...

OpenGFX+ Road Vehicles enhances default road vehicles to be able to handle new cargos, and extends them with new road vehicles and trams. Designed to match the OpenGFX style.

Downloads: http://bundles.openttdcoop.org/ogfx-rv/

Release thread: http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=51627...

Render sources and related files of OpenGFX+ Trains

Ore Unloader Station

Forum:

http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?p=1134034#p1134034

Downloads:

http://bundles.openttdcoop.org/iorestat/

An attempt to make Polish PKP Set v1.6 FIRS/ECS/PBI compatible before official release. Work in progress with help from http://openttd.prochy.pl

Poltrams newgrf allow to use most popular Polish trams: starting from XIX century horse trams, trough pre-war Sanok and variety of PPR Konstal products, ending with modern Alstom, Pesa and Bombardier vehicles, with 1cc and 2cc liveries.

Simply newgrf to allow coal delivery to towns instead of power plants. Power plants are not available before 1883.

RAWR Absolute World Replacement
is another of my 32bpp/ExtraZoom projects, aiming to replace everything in base OpenTTD, and evenctually create a base set.

Starting with landscape, I had to add roads and tracks to get at least a solid base so it does not look too awkward....

Revived US Trainset is a rewrite of the US Set

Project to quickly test a few sprites

Swedish Houses by Irwe and as

A collection of alpine mountain lodges as NewObjects.

A collection of skiing-theme NewObjects

Alpine-themed town buildings

The continuation of Generic European Set. Includes a selection of various trains from all over Europe in 2CC.

NUTS Unrealistic Train Set (as it's current name goes) is meant to be based on being perfectly playable with zero link to any "real" engines or whatever. The aim overall is gameplay from 1920 till past 2050 for all climates and include support of YETI, FIRS, ECS and PBI. Trains are divided into various Classes in which a new generation comes every decade or so; by spreading the trains in the decade, a new train comes every 2 years which should make for a truly entertaining game because at the same time the player can choose from multiple reasonable options at any point of the game....

Lifted tracks and planning tracks. Lifted tracks only show ballast and can be used to keep your old and disused rail lines visible in the landscape. The planning tracks allow plotting new rail lines. Both railtypes do not allow vehicles.
License: GPLv2 or higher....

Revised graphics from the old 32bpp replacement project.

A set of generic object graphics. Includes paths, parks and gardens.

A library of NML functions, definitions and sprites used in VAST projects.

A set of infrastructure graphics.

YETI Extended Towns & Industries is meant to be a set of industries which is simple, yet gives a lot of options to the player.
Industry chains must be SYSTEMATIC, so the player gets less CONFUSED, while I want to MOTIVATE the player to connect ALL of the chains by CONNECTING the chains with SUPPLIES and WORKERS....

BROS coded with Python Script by oberhuemer, using the base code of CETS.

The latest incarnation of BROS, Not compatible with the parent grf.

A re-write and extension of the current Total Town Replacement Set 3

andythenorth wanted to contribute some graphics to Pikka's UKRS 2, and thought this would be a good place to keep them.

Sailing Ship NewGRF by Mouse

Mines and other raw material industries in the smooth economy default industry can grow too large. This NewGRF will cap the max production level of these industries at lower level.

A small newgrf which allows to set a varying snow line.

svn checkout http://svn.openttdcoop.org/grfdev/total_bridges

Forks:

Narrow Gauge, High Speed: http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?p=727370#p727370
Japanese: http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?p=794611#p794611

From 'Acme' to 'Zama City,' this is a collection of 1500+ real Alberta, Canada place names. They were taken from cities, towns, villages, hamlets and neighbourhoods around the province and all exist! Although strong English roots show, French and First Nations (Indian) names figure prominently as well....

Download
Readme...

From 'Adilabad' to 'Zunheboto', this is a collection of 500+ real Indian place names.

A NewGRF providing Indonesian Town Names

Forums...

Latin Town names

Releases at http://code.google.com/p/openttd-noai-wmdot/downloads/list?q=label:MinchinWebs%27%20Random%20Town%20Names
Current version is 1.1

Success! I have taken NML to the next level, specifically using NML to generate random town names. What it does is it takes a list of bases (drawn from Alberta Town Names) and then randomly adds prefixes and suffixes to them. That means that even on the largest maps, you should never run out of names. For example, it is possible to get:...

Readme
Download...

A NewGRF which includes all Spanish town names for OpenTTD.

Very simple .grf with a list of town names from the United Kingdom

Successor of "New Tram Tracks", with new track graphics and OpenGFX support.

Adds Urban Monorail -- a monorail track with a concrete base -- using graphics based on the OpenGFX monorail tracks, and replaces depots and tunnels.

PURR rainbow-coloured railway set without unicorns

In other words, a railtype track set introducing yet another instance of universal rail.
However, apart from functional usage it also brings new visual utility.
Generally any universal rail newGRF without speed limits can be used for organization and marking,...

Shanghai Maglev Inspired Track Set - A graphic replacement set for the maglev tracks. This replaces the main tracks, bridges, depots, fences and construction icons and cursors. This also includes an optional custom station and tunnel.

• Download Nightly...

Termite - Track set

Simplifies upgrading and downgrading of trains between different rail types.

• Releases
• Nightlies
• Readme

Chill's PatchPack

A collection of user made patches merged and modified to work together.

Useful links:

• http://bundles.openttdcoop.org/chillpp/releases/

• Complete and ready to compile sources:...

Another try at a new infrastructure sharing patch integrated into trunk OpenTTD. This time with hopefully cleaner implementation

Checkout source: hg clone http://mz.openttdcoop.org/hg/is2
(You can use that link to download source packages in zip or tar.bz2 format, too.)...

List of patches in the wiki

Patch direct download:

for trunk - #openttdcoop PS rev (current working revision)...

Mercurial patch queue for infrastructure sharing. This should allow easier reviewing and maintenance.

OpenTTD Hardpack: An OpenTTD with patches

SV1Codec is a program to manipulate Transport Tycoon savegame and scenario files.

This program is distributed according to the terms of the Open Source MIT License. For more information, read the file sv1codec.txt in the source code repository.

test project with git