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Dave McMahon wrote:
> Hello i would like to design my own stations/Vehicles bridges buildings,
> 
> What tools do i need? and is there info on how to use?? do i need to keep a
> certain size etc .
> 
> 


you need the grf codec wich you can find here: 
http://www.ttdpatch.net/tools.html#grfcodec
you can use the grfwizzard with the codec to give it a nice GUI (the 
user interface) you can find that here: 
http://www.divxland.org/ttd/grfwizard.htm
With the codec you can decode and encode the grf files. If you decode 
them you will get a pcx file, wich you can edit with your new sprites. 
You should do this with a graphics editor that can handle pcx files with 
a pallet like I-mage : http://www.memecode.com/image.php . Ofcourse 
other programs will work too. mspaint won't work though becouse it cant 
handle palets.
I sugest you decode the trg1r.grf this file contains all main ttd 
sprites. There you can see the sizes.
To make sprites on your own I suges you read the wiki, wich can be found 
here: http://wiki.ttdpatch.net/tiki-index.php?page=GRFActionsDetailed . 
Trouble is it isnt complete yet. It describes how the .NFO files work 
that company the pcx files. Those nfo file's can be complicated 
especialy if you want to make use of "calbacks" for for example trains.

there is a tutorial in the pipeline here: 
http://wiki.ttdpatch.net/tiki-index.php?page=GRFTutorial But 
unfortunately george and I are the only one who have written anything 
for it, so it isnt even close to being finished.

Hmm okey realy long mail, if you need more help (and I'm guesing you 
will (I'm not in explaining these things as you might have noticed :P)) 
You can always mail me directly, or to this list ofcourse. Or you can 
look on irc on the quakenet server for the #tycoon channel (if you got 
an irc client installed irc://uk.quakenet.org/#tycoon )

Hmm way to long mail, totaly unorganized too. Hope any one understands 
what I tried to explain, if not just ignore it :P

greetings,
Daan (broodje)