It's the start of the new year and the OpenTTD crew have launched the newest complete version of the program, which notably comes with a new main menu design, updating the logo and coming with new splash screens.
Owning up to how infamous the original Toyland graphics were, this update has changed them entirely. So much so to the point where the team decided to make every splash screen on the main menu in this update consist entirely of Toyland maps.
The in-game UI has personally see a bit of a visual overhaul too, most notably the bar at the top. Personally, I preferred the way it looked in the previous version, but I'll warm up to this one in due time.
A couple of notable new features added in this version include the ability to manually place houses yourself in the Scenario Editor...
... and the ability to build bridges over stations. Previously, you were always plagued with the inability to build a bridge over a station, no matter how high above the bridge was over the station. Stations have a clearance of one height unit larger than standard railway tracks or roads, but we can rejoice anyway at the fact that we can now build over them in the first place.
For a really long time, waypoints were a feature exclusive to railroad trains and ships (via buoys), but this update adds waypoints for roads. If you know the way railroad waypoints or buoys work, then you'll already know how to use these.
The OpenTTD developers recommend checking out this video by Master Hellish to see more information on OpenTTD Version 15.0.
Quote From 2TallTyler New Year, New You, New OpenTTD!
OpenTTD 15 is now out and ready for you to play!
New features include:
- Companies in multiplayer no longer have passwords, invite specific players using buttons in the Online Players list instead
- Island maps can be surrounded by infinite water instead of void
- Rivers can end in wetlands if unable to reach sea
- Bridges can be placed over stations and road stops
- Roads can now have waypoints
- Houses can be placed manually
- Industries and towns have graphs of their cargo history
- Improvements to menus, including a new main menu and a combined game options and settings window
- Many more features, changes, and fixes
For a full breakdown of new features, check out this video by Master Hellish.
We’ll be gathering any bugs for a future 15.1 release, so if you find any, please report them here.
What do you think of the new OpenTTD update? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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