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OpenTTD is an open source simulation game based upon Transport Tycoon Deluxe

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302 points doener | 4 comments | 04 Dec 24 05:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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haunter ◴[04 Dec 24 06:57 UTC] No.42315057[source]▶
What made OpenTTD a great success that it's playable out of the box. Most open source game remakes [0] are engine-only and you still need the graphics, arts, sound, and music assets to make it a 100%, and actual playable experience. OpenTTD started like that too but from the very beginning it was a goal to "detach" the game from the original as quickly as possible. It was released in 2004, the actual graphics replacement project started in 2007 and by 2009 100% of the sprites were finished so the original game files were not needed anymore [1]

And actually there are now 5 different basesets on top of the original TTD one [2]

It also made possible things like releasing the game on Steam and GOG.

0, https://github.com/radek-sprta/awesome-game-remakes

1, https://wiki.openttd.org/en/Archive/Community/Graphics%20Rep...

2, https://bananas.openttd.org/package/base-graphics

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DanielHB ◴[04 Dec 24 08:30 UTC] No.42315560[source]▶
But the original soundtrack is still a banger.
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1. Rygian ◴[04 Dec 24 09:16 UTC] No.42315797[source]▶
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSFsrmLhC00

Original soundtrack recorded with live instruments. Grooviest thing I've heard in years.

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2. hnlmorg ◴[04 Dec 24 11:48 UTC] No.42316578[source]▶
That’s genuinely the first time I’ve heard it. Unfortunately I could never get TT midi working with my sound card. Sound effects played just fine, but I just couldn’t get midi audio working on TT.

I really don’t miss those days of trying dozens of different autoexec.bat / config.sys configurations for each and every game just to get the basics working.

3. DanielHB ◴[04 Dec 24 12:59 UTC] No.42317006[source]▶
Man, TTD music was the only management game that made me HYPE to get down to managing.

Like I vividly remember Sim City 3000 music as well, but that game was more chill, like a sunny winter day.

TTD was like a spring day where you plan you call the pinkertons to bust some unions while smoking a cigar.

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4. schlauerfox ◴[04 Dec 24 16:35 UTC] No.42319138[source]▶
My mother's favorite game was Sim City 3000, and that soundtrack is still one of the best and my favorites. Such a groovy Jazz with variety. I'd love to find other artists like Jerry Martin did that soundtrack, most smooth jazz is too cheesy for me.