Comments on: OpenTTD: Trains and signals for beginners – a tutorial http://www.darkcoding.net/misc/openttd-trains-and-signals-for-beginners-a-tutorial/ Solvitas perambulum Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:12:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Zupertails http://www.darkcoding.net/misc/openttd-trains-and-signals-for-beginners-a-tutorial/#comment-2727 Zupertails Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:05:04 +0000 http://www.darkcoding.net/?p=464#comment-2727 <p>Thank the heavens! A good tutorial on all types of signals and on optimizing your tracks</p> Thank the heavens! A good tutorial on all types of signals and on optimizing your tracks

]]> By: Sebastiaan http://www.darkcoding.net/misc/openttd-trains-and-signals-for-beginners-a-tutorial/#comment-953 Sebastiaan Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:44:17 +0000 http://www.darkcoding.net/?p=464#comment-953 <p>Great site, thanks for your clear explanation!</p> <p>Personnaly, I like to have my trains always making their rounds in the same direction (for clarity), whereas in your setup pro-final image, Mardingbury is visited counter-clock-wise, and Lundinghattan ridge clock-wise.</p> <p>Removing the single exces piece of track from this image (below the center carriage of the rightmost train) would also help in better visualising train paths.</p> <p>Further, I couldn't understand this part: "The lock runs from the exit -pre-signal at the entrance to the station, to the regular one-way signal at the exit of the station."</p> <p>Would love to see more articles from you! Happy gaming!</p> Great site, thanks for your clear explanation!

Personnaly, I like to have my trains always making their rounds in the same direction (for clarity), whereas in your setup pro-final image, Mardingbury is visited counter-clock-wise, and Lundinghattan ridge clock-wise.

Removing the single exces piece of track from this image (below the center carriage of the rightmost train) would also help in better visualising train paths.

Further, I couldn’t understand this part: “The lock runs from the exit -pre-signal at the entrance to the station, to the regular one-way signal at the exit of the station.”

Would love to see more articles from you! Happy gaming!

]]> By: Glenn http://www.darkcoding.net/misc/openttd-trains-and-signals-for-beginners-a-tutorial/#comment-952 Glenn Sat, 13 Aug 2011 03:30:47 +0000 http://www.darkcoding.net/?p=464#comment-952 <p>Hi, thanks for the tutorial on OpenTTD pre-signals.</p> <p>I've been doing it all wrong for years....lol!</p> Hi, thanks for the tutorial on OpenTTD pre-signals.

I’ve been doing it all wrong for years….lol!

]]> By: QW http://www.darkcoding.net/misc/openttd-trains-and-signals-for-beginners-a-tutorial/#comment-951 QW Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:56:03 +0000 http://www.darkcoding.net/?p=464#comment-951 <p>First site I have found to explain the Pre Entry and Exits! Thank you.</p> First site I have found to explain the Pre Entry and Exits! Thank you.

]]> By: Fat Controller http://www.darkcoding.net/misc/openttd-trains-and-signals-for-beginners-a-tutorial/#comment-950 Fat Controller Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:13:14 +0000 http://www.darkcoding.net/?p=464#comment-950 <p>This is a great tutorial on one of the key aspects of station design and network connections; ro-ro layouts with pre-signals and 1-way tracks are definitely the way to go. When I stopped playing OpenTTD for a few years and then came back to it this was the most useful refresher. Things can get a bit complicated when feeding a busy station from lots of different locations but combining the above techniques with expanded clover-leaf junctions should give most people all the options they need. Nice job!</p> This is a great tutorial on one of the key aspects of station design and network connections; ro-ro layouts with pre-signals and 1-way tracks are definitely the way to go. When I stopped playing OpenTTD for a few years and then came back to it this was the most useful refresher. Things can get a bit complicated when feeding a busy station from lots of different locations but combining the above techniques with expanded clover-leaf junctions should give most people all the options they need. Nice job!

]]> By: Graham King http://www.darkcoding.net/misc/openttd-trains-and-signals-for-beginners-a-tutorial/#comment-949 Graham King Tue, 10 May 2011 21:08:53 +0000 http://www.darkcoding.net/?p=464#comment-949 <p>@Paul: You're right, at that point they are not needed, but they will be soon. When a third station is added, picture it off the top left of the screenshot, it will connect to New Frondingworth on it's loading loop. An almost unlimited number of stations can connect to that loop.</p> @Paul: You’re right, at that point they are not needed, but they will be soon. When a third station is added, picture it off the top left of the screenshot, it will connect to New Frondingworth on it’s loading loop. An almost unlimited number of stations can connect to that loop.

]]> By: Paul http://www.darkcoding.net/misc/openttd-trains-and-signals-for-beginners-a-tutorial/#comment-948 Paul Sun, 08 May 2011 05:26:31 +0000 http://www.darkcoding.net/?p=464#comment-948 <p>Why are loops needed in the final screenshot? With one-way tracks connecting the stations, wouldn't the trains just go from the exit of one station to the entrance of the other? Why do you need tracks going from a station's exit back to its own entrance? No train would ever take that route, would it?</p> Why are loops needed in the final screenshot? With one-way tracks connecting the stations, wouldn’t the trains just go from the exit of one station to the entrance of the other? Why do you need tracks going from a station’s exit back to its own entrance? No train would ever take that route, would it?

]]> By: Arokh http://www.darkcoding.net/misc/openttd-trains-and-signals-for-beginners-a-tutorial/#comment-947 Arokh Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:12:04 +0000 http://www.darkcoding.net/?p=464#comment-947 <p>Pleeeease... help me...</p> <p>I really want to understand this system, but I don't. I don't understand the block-thing, the meaning of all these signals and what is what and at last: the zooming. For me everything is that small on the map, I sometimes don't even see differences between the signals. Just one more zooming option, ONE...</p> <p>I read now 2 or 3 german tutorials about it and now this one. I don't get it, because I am missing the meaning of the signals.</p> <p>Please, write an e-mail to me if anybody is able to explain these things.</p> <p>Thanks! Arokh</p> Pleeeease… help me…

I really want to understand this system, but I don’t. I don’t understand the block-thing, the meaning of all these signals and what is what and at last: the zooming. For me everything is that small on the map, I sometimes don’t even see differences between the signals. Just one more zooming option, ONE…

I read now 2 or 3 german tutorials about it and now this one. I don’t get it, because I am missing the meaning of the signals.

Please, write an e-mail to me if anybody is able to explain these things.

Thanks! Arokh

]]> By: Pers Greenbourg http://www.darkcoding.net/misc/openttd-trains-and-signals-for-beginners-a-tutorial/#comment-946 Pers Greenbourg Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:52:14 +0000 http://www.darkcoding.net/?p=464#comment-946 <p>I've just started playing OpenTTD, and this post really helps coz I'm about to try using signals, but man, now my head hurts after reading this :)</p> I’ve just started playing OpenTTD, and this post really helps coz I’m about to try using signals, but man, now my head hurts after reading this :)

]]> By: skymonrie http://www.darkcoding.net/misc/openttd-trains-and-signals-for-beginners-a-tutorial/#comment-945 skymonrie Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:01:55 +0000 http://www.darkcoding.net/?p=464#comment-945 <p>Oh my, Thank you very much!</p> <p>This has been a great help and aid to playing Transport Tycoon, I love playing it with trains :3</p> <p>I used to play the original way back when I was a little kid <em>coughs shyly</em> and would generally just give trains their completely own track. Now it feels a lot more proper and those idle hours of geekery can roll with smiles, and a proper train network.</p> <p>Again, thank you for writing this guide</p> Oh my, Thank you very much!

This has been a great help and aid to playing Transport Tycoon, I love playing it with trains :3

I used to play the original way back when I was a little kid coughs shyly and would generally just give trains their completely own track. Now it feels a lot more proper and those idle hours of geekery can roll with smiles, and a proper train network.

Again, thank you for writing this guide

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