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Re: TTDX

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From: norm
Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 13:17
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That sounds simple... Thanks..I try that.....:-|
But, wait are you saying the reason I only get buses because the start is
1930? More vehicles will be available as the months/years go by... that make
me think of many more questions...

"Boudewijn Dijkstra" <usenet@bdijkstra.tmfweb.nl> wrote in message
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> "norm" <here@cox.net> schreef in bericht
news:sbxtc.202$6X.98@lakeread03...
> > Well...I have played TTDX for years. I still have the original copies of
> TTD
> > and the TTDX (dos). They won't work on XP.
> > I have read the docs....but this stuff is way over my head. I just don't
> get
> > it!!! The game is just not any fun with just buses.
>
> OK, assuming your games start in 1930 with the default TTD vehicle set:
> - open the file ttdpatch.cfg in your TTD directory
> - find the line that starts with "startyear"
> - in that line, replace 1930 by 1950
> - save & close
>
> That should fix it.
>
> Note for Josef: this is an example of where the wiki fails do to it's job.
> The NewStartingYear page doesn't point to a page explaining how to change
> this switch when "Configuration file: startyear\nCommand line: -XY" means
> very little to you.  Maybe there is one, but I have also found no page
with
> the default content of ttdpatch.cfg.
>
>
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