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     8 ------------------
     8 ------------------
     9 1.0) About
     9 1.0) About
    10 2.0) Contacting
    10 2.0) Contacting
    11  * 2.1 Reporting Bugs
    11  * 2.1 Reporting Bugs
    12 3.0) Supported Platforms
    12 3.0) Supported Platforms
    13 4.0) Running OpenTTD
    13 4.0) Installing and running OpenTTD
    14 5.0) OpenTTD features
    14 5.0) OpenTTD features
    15 6.0) Configuration File
    15 6.0) Configuration File
    16 7.0) Compiling
    16 7.0) Compiling
    17 8.0) Translating
    17 8.0) Translating
    18  * 8.1 Guidelines
    18  * 8.1 Guidelines
    78   OpenBSD              - SDL
    78   OpenBSD              - SDL
    79   OS/2                 - SDL
    79   OS/2                 - SDL
    80   Windows              - Win32 GDI (faster) or SDL
    80   Windows              - Win32 GDI (faster) or SDL
    81 
    81 
    82 
    82 
    83 4.0) Running OpenTTD:
    83 4.0) Installing and running OpenTTD:
    84 ---- ----------------
    84 ---- -------------------------------
       
    85 
       
    86 Installing OpenTTD is fairly straightforward. Either you have downloaded an
       
    87 archive which you have to extract to a directory where you want OpenTTD to
       
    88 be installed, or you have downloaded an installer, which will automatically
       
    89 extract OpenTTD in the given directory.
    85 
    90 
    86 Before you run OpenTTD, you need to put the game's datafiles into the data/
    91 Before you run OpenTTD, you need to put the game's datafiles into the data/
    87 subdirectory. You need the following files from the original version
    92 subdirectory. You need the following files from the original version
    88 of TTD as OpenTTD makes use of the original TTD artwork.
    93 of TTD as OpenTTD makes use of the original TTD artwork. The Windows
       
    94 installer optionally can copy these files from your Transport Tycoon Deluxe
       
    95 CD-ROM.
    89 
    96 
    90 List of the required files:
    97 List of the required files:
    91 sample.cat
    98 sample.cat
    92 trg1r.grf
    99 trg1r.grf
    93 trgcr.grf
   100 trgcr.grf
   101 look as nice as with the Windows graphics.)
   108 look as nice as with the Windows graphics.)
   102 
   109 
   103 If you want music you need to copy the gm/ folder from Windows TTD into your
   110 If you want music you need to copy the gm/ folder from Windows TTD into your
   104 OpenTTD folder, not your data folder.
   111 OpenTTD folder, not your data folder.
   105 
   112 
   106 You can change the data path (which contains savegames as well) in
       
   107 Makefile.config by setting DATA_DIR_PREFIX and USE_HOMEDIR.
       
   108 
       
   109 
   113 
   110 5.0) OpenTTD features:
   114 5.0) OpenTTD features:
   111 ---- -----------------
   115 ---- -----------------
   112 
   116 
   113 OpenTTD has a lot of features going beyond the original TTD emulation.
   117 OpenTTD has a lot of features going beyond the original TTD emulation.
   117 features known from TTDPatch (http://www.ttdpatch.net/).
   121 features known from TTDPatch (http://www.ttdpatch.net/).
   118 
   122 
   119 Several important non-standard controls:
   123 Several important non-standard controls:
   120 
   124 
   121 * Use Ctrl to place semaphore signals
   125 * Use Ctrl to place semaphore signals
   122 * Ctrl-D toggles double mode in the Windows version
       
   123 * Ingame console. More information at
   126 * Ingame console. More information at
   124   http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/Console
   127   http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/Console
   125 
   128 
   126 
   129 
   127 6.0) Configuration File:
   130 6.0) Configuration File:
   208 Here are some translation guidelines which you should follow closely.
   211 Here are some translation guidelines which you should follow closely.
   209 
   212 
   210     * Please contact the development team before beginning the translation
   213     * Please contact the development team before beginning the translation
   211       process! This avoids double work, as someone else may have already
   214       process! This avoids double work, as someone else may have already
   212       started translating to the same language.
   215       started translating to the same language.
   213     * Translators must use the character set ISO 8859-15.
       
   214       Otherwise, some characters will not display correctly in the game.
       
   215     * Currently it is not possible to translate into character sets other than
       
   216       Latin.
       
   217 
   216 
   218 8.2) Translation:
   217 8.2) Translation:
   219 ---- -------------------
   218 ---- -------------------
   220 So, now that you've notified the development team about your intention to
   219 So, now that you've notified the development team about your intention to
   221 translate (You did, right? Of course you did.) you can pick up english.txt
   220 translate (You did, right? Of course you did.) you can pick up english.txt
   304   Serge Paquet (vurlix)          - Assistant project manager, coder (0.1 - 0.3.3)
   303   Serge Paquet (vurlix)          - Assistant project manager, coder (0.1 - 0.3.3)
   305 
   304 
   306 Thanks to:
   305 Thanks to:
   307   Josef Drexler                  - For his great work on TTDPatch.
   306   Josef Drexler                  - For his great work on TTDPatch.
   308   Marcin Grzegorczyk             - For his TTDPatch work and documentation of TTD internals and graphics (signals and track foundations)
   307   Marcin Grzegorczyk             - For his TTDPatch work and documentation of TTD internals and graphics (signals and track foundations)
   309   Matthijs Kooijman (blathijs)   - For his many patches, suggestions and major work on maprewrite
       
   310   Petr Baudis (pasky)            - Many patches, newgrf support, etc.
   308   Petr Baudis (pasky)            - Many patches, newgrf support, etc.
   311   Simon Sasburg (HackyKid)       - For the many bugfixes he has blessed us with (and future PBS)
   309   Simon Sasburg (HackyKid)       - For the many bugfixes he has blessed us with (and future PBS)
   312   Stefan Meißner (sign_de)       - For his work on the console
   310   Stefan Meißner (sign_de)       - For his work on the console
   313   Mike Ragsdale                  - OpenTTD installer
   311   Mike Ragsdale                  - OpenTTD installer
   314   Cian Duffy (MYOB)              - BeOS port / manual writing
   312   Cian Duffy (MYOB)              - BeOS port / manual writing