openttd - open source clone of the Microprose game “Transport Tycoon Deluxe”

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OPENTTD(6) Games Manual OPENTTD(6)

NAME

openttd — open source clone of the Microprose game “Transport Tycoon Deluxe”

SYNOPSIS

openttd [−efhQxX] [−b blitter] [−c config_file] [−d [level | cat=lvl[,...]]] [−D [

host ][:port]] [−g [file]] [−G seed] [−I graphicsset] [−m driver] [−M musicset] [−n host[
:port ][#company]] [−p password] [−P password] [−q savegame] [−r widthxheight] [−s driver] [−S soundset] [−t year] [−v driver]

OPTIONS
−b blitter

Select the blitter blitter; see −h for a full list.

−c config_file

Use config_file instead of openttd.cfg.

−d [level]

Set debug verbosity for all categories to level, or 1 if omitted.

−d cat=lvl[,...]

Set debug verbosity to lvl for a specific category cat.

−D [
host][:port]

Start a dedicated server.

Network debug level will be set to 6. If you want to change this, set −d after setting −D.

−e

Start in world editor mode.

−f

Fork into background (dedicated server only, see −D).

−g [file]

Load file (can be either a savegame, scenario, or heightmap) at start or start a new game if omitted. file must be either an absolute path or one relative to the current path or one of the search paths.

−G seed

Seed the pseudo random number generator with seed.

−h

Display a summary of all options and list all the available AIs, blitters, sound, music and video drivers, graphics sets and sound sets.

−I graphicsset

Select the graphics set graphicsset; see −h for a full list.

−m driver

Select the music driver driver; see −h for a full list.

−M musicset

Select the music set musicset; see −h for a full list.

−n host[
:port][#company]

Join a network game, optionally specifying a port to connect to and company to play as.

−p password

Password used to join server. Only useful with −n.

−P password

Password used to join company. Only useful with −n.

−q savegame

Write some information about the specified savegame and exit.

−Q

Don’t scan for/load NewGRF files on startup.

Passing −Q twice (so, −QQ ) will disable NewGRF scanning/loading entirely.

−r widthxheight

Set the resolution to width × height pixels.

−s driver

Select the sound driver driver; see −h for a full list.

−S soundset

Select the sound set soundset; see −h for a full list.

−t year

Set the starting year to year.

−v driver

Select the video driver driver; see −h for a full list.

−x

Do not automatically save to config file on exit.

−X

Do not use global folders to search for files.

SEE ALSO

Wiki: https://wiki.openttd.org (includes community maintained manual), Forum: https://forum.openttd.org, News: https://www.openttd.org

HISTORY

Transport Tycoon Deluxe was written by Chris Sawyer and published by Microprose. openttd is a free reimplementation. GNU August 12, 2023 OPENTTD(6)

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