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Compiling OpenTTD using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0

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Step 1: Ingredients

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Download the following files:

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    * Openttd-useful.zip (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=103924&package_id=114307&release_id=228633)

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    * DirectX 8.1 SDK (http://neuron.tuke.sk/~mizanin/eng/Dx81sdk-include-lib.rar) (or alternatively the latest DirectX SDK from Microsoft)

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    * The February 2003 Microsoft Platform SDK (http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/XPSP2FULLInstall.htm) (newer SDK's do not work with MSVC6)

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    * afxres.h (http://www-d0.fnal.gov/d0dist/dist/packages/d0ve/devel/windows/AFXRES.H) (maybe you not need this)

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...and of course the newest source from svn://svn.openttd.org/trunk

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You have to have a SVN-client to download the source:

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    * Command line version (Subversion 1.2.3 Win32 binaries) (http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/ProjectDocumentList?folderID=91)

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    * GUI TortoiseSVN (http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/download.html)

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Step 2: Includes and Libraries

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Put the newly downloaded files in the VC lib and include directories (Where "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98" is your local location of VC)

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    * zconf.h [useful.zip]

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    * zlib.h [useful.zip]

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    * png.h [useful.zip]

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    * pngconf.h [useful.zip]

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    * afxres.h

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in

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 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Include

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and

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    * zlibstat.lib [useful.zip]

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    * libpng.lib [useful.zip]

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in

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 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Lib

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Step 3: DirectX SDK

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(This should work with the latest DirectX SDK as well.)

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There are 2 folder in the compressed file: Include and Lib

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Copy all files from Include folder to

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C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Include

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and all files from Lib folder to

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C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Lib

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You can also make custom directories, which is recommended so you don't overwrite VS6 files, for libraries (.lib) and includes/header files (.h) and add it to the VC paths via:

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Tools -> Options -> Directories -> show directories for:

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a) include files (the include dir: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\DirectX 8.1 SDK\include )

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b) library files (the lib dir, C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\DirectX 8.1 SDK\lib )

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NOTE: make sure that the directory for the DirectX SDK is the first one in the list, above all others, otherwise compilation will most likely fail!!

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Step 4: TTD Graphics files

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Copy the following files from Transport Tycoon Deluxe to the data folder

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    * sample.cat

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    * trg1r.grf

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    * trgcr.grf

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    * trghr.grf

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    * trgir.grf

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    * trgtr.grf

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Step 5: Compiling

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Open trunk/openttd.dsw

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Build menu > Set active configuration > Select: "openttd - Win32 Release"

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Compile...

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Now it should work, it worked for me :)

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From r1319 you can compile branch/map in Debug mode (by Bociusz)

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For compiling branch/cargo-packets you have to add cargo.c and .h to this tree's openttd.dsp

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If it's not working, and you checked that you using the newest SVN (!) report to Bociusz on IRC (irc://irc.freenode.net/openttd)

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Go ahead and make that patch! Happy Hacking! :)

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Originally written by Dribbel

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Project file updating by Bociusz