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planetmaker - 14 years ago 2011-05-19 16:39:48
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(svn r22477) -Doc: Update readme with more extensive information on directories used, font configuration and how to deal with missing NewGRFs

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 OpenTTD readme
-Last updated:    2011-04-01
+Last updated:    2011-05-19
 Release version: 1.1.0
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@@ @@ -249,9 +249,12 @@ wait for an error message to pop up. The @@
 .2) OpenTTD directories
 ---- -------------------
 The required 3rd party files listed in the section 4.1 "(Required) 3rd party files"
 as well as other non-compulsory extensions (NewGRFs, AI, heightmaps, scenarios) can be
 placed in a few different locations:
 OpenTTD uses its own directory to store its required 3rd party base set files (see section
 .1 "Required 3rd party files") and non-compulsory extension and configuration files. See
 below for their proper place within this OpenTTD main data directory.
 The main OpenTTD directories can be found in various locations, depending on your operating
 system:
 . The current working directory (from where you started OpenTTD)
 		For non-Windows operating systems OpenTTD will not scan for files in this
 		directory if it is your personal directory, i.e. "~/", or when it is the
@@ @@ -273,7 +276,26 @@ placed in a few different locations: @@
 . The installation directory (Linux only)
 		Linux:   /usr/share/games/openttd
 . The application bundle (Mac OSX only)
 		It includes the OpenTTD files (grf+lng) and it will work as long as they aren't touched
 		It includes the OpenTTD files (grf+lng) and it will work as long as they aren't
 		touched
 Different types of data or extensions go into different subdirectories of the chosen main
 OpenTTD directory:
 	Config File:         (no subdirectory)
 	Screenshots:         (no subdirectory)
 	Base Graphics:       data                    (or a subdirectory thereof)
 	Sound Sets:          data                    (or a subdirectory thereof)
 	NewGRFs:             data                    (or a subdirectory thereof)
 bpp Sets:          data                    (or a subdirectory thereof)
 	Music Sets:          gm                      (or a subdirectory thereof)
 	AIs:                 ai                      (or a subdirectory thereof)
 	AI Libraries:        ai/libraries            (or a subdirectory thereof)
 	Savegames:           save
 	Automatic Savegames: save/autosave
 	Scenarios:           scenario
 The (automatically created) directory content_download is for OpenTTD's internal use and
 no files should be added to it or its subdirectories manually.
 Notes:
 	- Linux in the previous list means .deb, but most paths should be similar for others.
@@ @@ -357,7 +379,7 @@ 6.0) Configuration file @@
 The configuration file for OpenTTD (openttd.cfg) is in a simple Windows-like
 .INI format. It's mostly undocumented. Almost all settings can be changed
 ingame by using the 'Advanced Settings' window.
-When you can not find openttd.cfg you should look in the directories as
+When you cannot find openttd.cfg you should look in the directories as
 described in section 4.2. If you do not have an openttd.cfg OpenTTD will
 create one after closing.
@@ @@ -419,7 +441,8 @@ 7.1) Required/optional libraries @@
 ---- ---------------------------
 The following libraries are used by OpenTTD for:
   - libSDL/liballegro: hardware access (video, sound, mouse)
   - zlib: (de)compressing of old (0.3.0-1.0.5) savegames, content downloads, heightmaps
   - zlib: (de)compressing of old (0.3.0-1.0.5) savegames, content downloads,
     heightmaps
   - liblzo2: (de)compressing of old (pre 0.3.0) savegames
   - liblzma: (de)compressing of savegames (1.1.0 and later)
   - libpng: making screenshots and loading heightmaps
@@ @@ -455,7 +478,8 @@ The following compilers are known not to @@
   - GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) 3.2 and earlier.
     These old versions fail due to OpenTTD's template usage.
   - Intel C++ Compiler (ICC) 11.1 and earlier.
     Version 10.0 and earlier fail a configure check and fail with recent system headers.
     Version 10.0 and earlier fail a configure check and fail with recent system
         headers.
     Version 10.1 fails to compile station_gui.cpp.
     Version 11.1 fails with internal error when compiling network.cpp.
   - Clang/LLVM 2.8 and earlier.
@@ @@ -542,16 +566,25 @@ Under Windows 98 and lower it is impossi @@
 fail to start. Perhaps this is for the better because those OSes are not known
 for their stability.
 With the added support for font-based text selecting a non-latin language will
 result in garbage (lots of '?') shown on screen. Please open your configuration
 file and add a desired font for small/medium/-and large_font. This can be a font
 name like "Tahoma" or a path to a font.
 With the added support for font-based text selecting a non-latin language can
 result in lots of question marks ('?') being shown on screen. Please open your
 configuration file (openttd.cfg - see Section 4.2 for where to find it)
 and add a suitable font for the small, medium and / or large font, e.g.:
 	small_font = "Tahoma"
 	medium_font = "Tahoma"
 	large_font = "Tahoma"
 You should use a font name like "Tahoma" or a path to the desired font.
 Any NewGRF file used in a game is stored inside the savegame and will refuse
 to load if you don't have that NewGRF file available. A list of missing files
 will be output to the console at the moment, so use the '-d' flag (on windows)
 to see this list. You just have to find the files (http://grfcrawler.tt-forums.net/)
 put them in the data/ folder and you're set to go.
 can be viewed in the NewGRF window accessible from the file load dialogue window.
 You can try to obtain the missing files from that NewGRF dialogue or - if they
 are not available online - you can search manually through our forum's graphics
 development section (http://www.tt-forums.net/viewforum.php?f=66) or GrfCrawler
 (http://grfcrawler.tt-forums.net/). Put the NewGRF files in OpenTTD's data folder
 (see section 4.2 "OpenTTD directories") and rescan the list of available NewGRFs.
 Once you have all missing files, you are set to go.
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