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to Bottom of TTd economy - MONEY: TIME economy: Your FIRST project: begicorn.htm: Beginners' corner! HER??? - Did you know that in Swedish, the noun for 'human being' is feminine?	this document. TTd is an INVESTMENT game, by the way... how to build efficiently, build FAST. a good start is always important. Beginners at TT may be confused by the varied and distributed advice on the Web. I have tried to make a reasonably sequential list of hints for the new TT player, leading her step by step.
megastat.htm: MEGA stations. 3 examples of MEGA stations with large airports. walking stations megawork.htm: Cecilie's MEGA Workshop	Extended station technique. Flexible - cover town + industries. Written originally from TTo experience; now has some advanced TTdx MEGA stations too. How far to walk a station? Examples examples of MEGA stations in TTdx; with pictures, and a save file to download. There's lots more work to do here; many new ideas.
Treerati.htm: Chop 9 to 12 trees! Appalling - ME?! Trees, Trees ..... Trees on Coast trick! Bridge trick! Raintree country	Trees, town ratings: Remove some before they spread. But not too many! TTdx loves nature. Tree management. Plant trees, see them disappear. Cheaper than bulldozing fields. Plan your extended stations, early.
Towneasy.htm: Landscape the cities Roads with bends Terraced cities Business Area TTd cities Stop enemy bridges	Simple town development - old theory: - for better growth, later on. - bends should be intersections! - Good for metro trains. - Where the Goods buildings grow. - stations, streets, intersections, buses?
townadva.htm: CENTRAL stations. just INDUSTRY? No passengers needed? The road race Picnic in the Fields Which house goes next?	More recent and advanced theory: What makes Towns grow, or not. Grow towns with INDUSTRY cargo only. Industry cargo is equally good, if from a CENTRAL station. When the Town expands it's roads - be there! New fields generated near a farm - useful! - maybe get rid of the STADIUM!
landfwat.htm: Bridge economy Land from water A Bridge Too Far 'Buy land'?? Use water areas for: Stations at sea level The Tunnel trick Tunnel economy Gradients, ... Train speed Seacrawling... Oilrig grab	Mostly water building; and bridges, tunnels. Bridge length & speed - choose the right one. Raise land from water - not at full price! If the distance to bridge over is too long. .. what for? Only if water might invade. towns near sea; space for airport, for rails.. Level 0 - sea level - can be useful. Tunnel trick: remove broken Field or Sea points, at lower cost. When and how to Tunnel. Uphill, Chug, Chuuug, Chuuuhhh, Breakdown. Avoid unnecessary stops and slowdowns. Seacrawler stations - advanced example! 2 methods for Oilrig grabbing
traidepa.htm: Train to depot trick Buses etc.. to depot: Micro managing... Breakdowns	Depots, vehicle managment. Use depot force; and send off when full. Buses, Ships, Airplanes to depot. Micro managing your most important vehicles. - how and when? Some breakdown control.
stations.htm: Station ratings. To LOAD or not to LOAD. Mixed trains! glutted stations passenger crowds	Station treatment. - old or NEW vehicles? Make your trains pay better - avoid old cargo. - make your trains work hard! - too many vehicles waiting small bus stops, full of passengers
ttd-tips.htm: 'Blood Transfusion' trick: 'Blood doping' trick: Calculate first! Lumber mills! extreme MEGAs 'Ricochet' trick: Subsidies... Port'a Subsidy!	contains a few 'tricks', and some good advice TTd and TTo: to make your cargo more valuable. TTd (and TTo?) - passenger and mail only. - before building a costly transport line. They remove trees, and pay you as well! Handling EXTREME Mega stations. unload cargo in A, get goods in station B. Subsidies and MEGA stations a Subsidy can be moved, once you own it.
railstru.htm: complex rail networks BUGs in signal system! Efficient RoRo loops. Trunc lines. Island in Midstream	Efficient rail networks. Too complex rail networks cause problems! The rail signal system has BUGs! Avoid train queues - have enough railspace. Integrated rail structures! The 'Island in Midstream' RoRo Station!
Originally: Introduction: General advice: Difficulty settings: refuge depots. Wolfgang Preiss's Lost trains. Train pathfinding	Martin Koetsier's pages; + some C.I. stuff. to Martin Koetsier's pages. How to start making money... description, and some M.K. advice. - One way to handle trains waiting at stations. and that old classic early TT text (with a comment from me): Wolfgang Preiss's article - advanced railway design How/why trains get lost - old theory. Martin Koetsier's Train pathfinding algorithm! the key to avoiding lost trains.
k-intsec.htm: Intersections. Depot force/pass Signal problems... signals at depots Train ignores GREEN Other junction struc.. train pileup... Roundabout junction Cloverleaf junction Short Left.. junction	Intersection basics. Simple level junctions can cause problems. The depot force could be a short pass loop. Cecilie's advice: pretend it's a horse! signals at depots BUG: Train ignores GREEN 1way signal! Other types of junction structure. Picture of train pileup in cloverleaf junction, with comments. Some junction theory. Cecilie's junctions - some of them: Roundabout junction with NS shortcut. Wide Cloverleaf junction, less pileup. "Cecilie's: "Short Left turn" junction.
misctric.htm: Advertisement? PIGLETs a FOOD train..	Ratings; ... Adverts ... 'Piglets'... Waste of money? sometimes not. PIGLETs / 'Hoglets'/'Toglets' - Assistant vehicles for better industry ratings. ... is often an IDLE train! Combine train 'piglet' duty with waiting for food.
opponent.htm: opponent trucks/trains He STEALS my coal! He STEALS my City! Make Mr Opp Opponents' terra... The Stock exchange To Buy or not to Buy.	Opponent management - it can even be FUN! Get rid of those opponent trucks/trains The opponent grabs from MY coalmine! The opponent causes havoc in MY City! ... lower mountains and clear trees for you! Opponents' terraforming - timing. when to buy and sell. To Buy or not to Buy ...him OUT
compdown.htm: List of downloads.	Downloads; Competitions. List of my downloads.
Miscdisc.htm Options... Keyboard shortcuts Depots again More Vehicles Container cars, ships Water at high levels En Route from...	Wishes for next TT. Chosen Options in savegame? Measurement; slow down time; speed; ... 1-stroke Kbd shortcuts for important things. Go to ahead-Depot! More trains, more total Vehicles! Bigger cars, ships; with containers! Could this work? Waterfalls? Make mixed transport work!
Miscdisc.htm Water tunnels... Metro? Subways? varied length tracks Hanging bridges! The Brown Bridge: The Ledge cheating rules	Wishes for next TT. .. for shipping and Tunnel entrances; maybe tunnel-station? Stations with tracks of different length? Bridges over something 2 deep bare-land- or grass-covered; for houses! .. alongside steep mountains; for trains. What constitutes cheating in TT?
hack-ttd.htm: Bridges 2-deep! 'Grass Bridge' Mountainside Ledge HACK TT? Expand / Compress TT's randomness Stupid 'AI' opponents	My bridge-hacks; and advice on hacking. Hanging Inca bridges! Still in use in Peru? 'Grass' or 'Brown' Bridge, ships passing under? Ledge for rails, along steep mountainside How to HACK TT files; not the PROGRAM. Expand and Compress TT(dx)'s SAVE-files. Treatment of random events. Why are my 'AI' opponents so stupid?
editoria.htm: Using the Editor... Add/Move Industries Controlled growth... Blasting hills! Change start year: Split personalities! Timing in TTd(x) Bad scenario design Fix the bad stuff Host a competition?	Using TTdX's or TTo's Editor - Back and Forth between editor and game. .. Flat site needed. .. for your cities: fix roads, Expand, ... Let expanding small towns do it! .. starting year: What about vehicles? - 'Opponent quits' BUG! Time differences game / editor. pre-made Long roads / tunnels, hard to remove. Use the Editor to fix this sort of thing. With TTdPatch and TTdAlter allowed!

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