Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe Options

[That Commander]

Hello, I am posting this in case you did not know: as of December 2009, the OpenTTD developer community have completely replaced the graphics and sound, meaning the game is now completely free to use without requiring a TTD license.

I remember this game used to be run as a comp, but I never joined in since it required the game files from the original TTD.

I would be interested in a multiplayer match (does not have to be a comp).

Cheers

[That Commander]

The State Transport Authority was unable to attend this Respawn, due to, uh, transport problems

A Passenger in Melbourne's west is facing a cancellation due to a "faulty height control air valve".

The State Transport Authority vehicle was on its way to Respawn Lan from Bacchus Marsh on the Ballarat line when it came to a halt at about 12:30pm.

An STA spokeswoman said that the cancellation was unavoidable, but couldn't explain why delays of up to an hour were expected on the Williamstown and Werribee lines in both directions this morning. "Something's always going wrong with that line."

The knock-on effect is also causing delays of up to 20 minutes for Craigieburn services, while Sydenham line commuters should brace for delays of up to 10 minutes.

"State Transport Authority apologises,'' the spokeswoman said. "It's a complete dog's breakfast. An absolute dog's breakfast. And you know, chucking in a few more cans of Pow, will not in fact, make it a decent breakfast."

"There will be delays across the morning and we hope to have things back to normal for the afternoon.''

Another STA spokeswoman said the driver of the vehcile had checked the correct operation of the vehicle's air suspension that very morning, but a test drive in the afternoon revealed the height control air valve to be still faulty.

There was no indication during testing that there were to be any further problems.

"This is especially annoying, as the valve had enough sealing capability to destroy the air compressor due to compression lock," the spokeswoman said.

Services on the Geelong line are returning to normal after earlier delays.

"It’s an awful thing to happen," the spokeswoman said.

"I apologise unreservedly for this morning and we are looking into it."

The STA had to limp the vehicle back home.

So far, inexplicably, at least 10 Werribee morning services have been cancelled.

I hope at least it was played?

Note: the above quote is a play on this original article: http://www.vicsig.net/news/3277