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As some of you might have already noticed, another PZ game has been finished. This time we focused on trying out the timed SML(below as t-SML) concept, and with it we experienced numerous interesting things. In this article I will attempt to show how was the t-SML developed from it’s very beginnings, how it works and what were the problems, solutions to them, and last but not least – examining a game with
200 169 goods production per month! Read further at your own risk!

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Introduction
From the very start that you start building networks in OpenTTD you’ll need to have different tracks crossing each other. When you just start out this will be done by just simple level crossings which aren’t very efficient (except when using YAPP/PBS), later on you will start using bridges and tunnels to do this so different tracks don’t influence each other. Because bridges and tunnels don’t allow signals on/in them you will soon notice that you get slowdowns at them, the common solution is to use two bridges or tunnels for the same line and have their combined capacity compensate for the lack of signals. Unfortunately there are proper ways to do this and wrong ways to do it. Underneath I will discuss these and explain what you should and shouldn’t do.

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It has been way to long, but here it is the second OpenTTDCoop Scenario Quest Competition. In the scenario file you’ll find the goals for this map. Deadline to submit the game is August 31st 23:59 CEST. Submitting can be done by raising an issue at the OTTD Dev Zone under category OSQC. Judgement will be done by members of OTTD.

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The fun, the creativity, the high league, the madness, the spaghetti, the mess, the weirdness, the braindisruptors. What else is so typical for our superior gaming style? Building hubs. In this article I am going to go into hub logics and techniques, examining some possibilities how a hub can be made. This article should help one realize what to think about and what to consider when building a hub. Note: This article expects you have proper building style as your blood group.

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Sbahns. We don’t use them in every pax game and even pax games aren’t all that often. So creating a Sbahn doesn’t get that much attention, or that much experience from us. On the other hand, creating a good Sbahn is a very responsible task because mostly the rebuilds and corrections of a Sbahn require nuking a major part of the city. In this article I am going to focus on some basic criteria defining a proper Sbahn, talk about some aspects that affect Sbahn behaviours and last but not least, I would like to show some types in action, searching through our archives.

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