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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 width x height ] [ -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 width x height

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. Debian August 12, 2023 OPENTTD (6)