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Title: How do I 'connect' stations?(aka Factories)
Post by: ToonX on March 04, 2009, 07:43:33 pm
I started playing simutrans 1 hour ago, and I'm such a noob I can't find out how to connect stations. I searched the wiki AND the forum, read all the help sections, but I just can't find out how. :(

You guys are probably going to think I'm a noob and laugh at me, but still. I really can't find out. :-[

Thanks in advance... ;)
Title: Re: How do I 'connect' stations?(aka Factories)
Post by: VS on March 04, 2009, 07:46:00 pm
Sorry, what do you mean by connecting stations?

a) making a vehicle run between these two
b) building bigger station
c) joining more stations
d) ...?
Title: Re: How do I 'connect' stations?(aka Factories)
Post by: ToonX on March 04, 2009, 07:46:29 pm
What I mean is, how do I make it so that the stations can transport goods between them? I put it on the truck's schedule, but that doesn't work because they don't know what goods to transport (I think that's the problem?).

So, um... A.
Title: Re: How do I 'connect' stations?(aka Factories)
Post by: VS on March 04, 2009, 08:04:22 pm
Well. You need two stations, and some vehicles moving between them.

And of course the stations must be somewhere where it makes sense. Like, first station near a coal mine, second near power plant that buys coal from that mine.
Title: Re: How do I 'connect' stations?(aka Factories)
Post by: ToonX on March 04, 2009, 08:07:45 pm
Oh... So they need to be next to a company that buys from that company? Hm... Ok. Thanks, VS! ;D
Title: Re: How do I 'connect' stations?(aka Factories)
Post by: VS on March 04, 2009, 08:15:42 pm
When you look at factory info window, all connected other factories are listed. Clicking them little arrows moves the screen to that other factory.

Glad to help :)
Title: Re: How do I 'connect' stations?(aka Factories)
Post by: ToonX on March 04, 2009, 08:22:15 pm
Ok, I have more questions. -_- Sorry!

How do you get a vehicle between those factories?
And lastly, how do you connect factories?(Was my original question, thought Your answer worked for it[not like YOUR ANSWER DOESN'T WORK!])
Thanks... Err... Sorry...
Title: Re: How do I 'connect' stations?(aka Factories)
Post by: VS on March 04, 2009, 08:38:04 pm
Did you try to look at Starter Guide? It explains most of the basics with pictures, so it would probably help more than talking to me only with words...

http://docs.simutrans.com/download/simutrans_manual.zip (7 MB)
Title: Re: How do I 'connect' stations?(aka Factories)
Post by: ToonX on March 04, 2009, 08:51:44 pm
What? Starter's manual? Nobody told me about this! I'll check it out. ;) Thanks, once again!