# NewShips

### A new Ship Set for `TTDPatch`
by Michael Blunck
June 2003

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### What is the NewShips set?

Itīs a collection of new ship and vessel models for Transport Tycoon (de Luxe) working under `TTDPatch`. These ships are usable in all three major climates (temperate, arctic, sub-tropical).

The new ship graphics were already part of `TTDPatch` 1.9 and have been enhanced during the following alpha patchesī season.

### Why a NewShips set?

The new ships were the first new vehicles for `TTDPatch` because the existing ship and vessel models in Transport Tycoon were most mediocre of all the existing vehicles with respect to design and operating efficiency. In particular, there was only a single model for all existing dry goods including such different cargo as mail and livestock.

Instead, the new ships have a greater variety, they are better suited to the available cargo and look better than the original ones. In addition, most of them are animated while theyīre being loaded or unloaded.

### How to install the NewShips set?

#### Preliminaries

The NewShips set comes in a DOS and in a Windows version ("newships.grf" resp. "newshipsw.grf"). Just copy the appropriate NewShips grf file into the "newgrf" directory under your TTD main directory and add the entry "newgrf/newships.grf" resp. "newgrf/newshipsw.grf" to your "newgrf.cfg" resp. "newgrfw.cfg" file.

Donīt forget to delete the old entries in "newgrf[w].cfg". E.g. if you had

`newgrf/bulkfrg[w].grf
newgrf/carcarr[w].grf
newgrf/contshp[w].grf
newgrf/gcv[w].grf
newgrf/lngtank[w].grf
newgrf/lstockc[w].grf
newgrf/oiltank[w].grf
newgrf/passln[w].grf
newgrf/pcgoodc[w].grf
newgrf/reefer[w].grf
`

in your former "newgrf.txt" delete them all!. From now on youīll only need one entry: "newgrf/newships.grf" resp. "newgrf/newshipsw.grf". Because the old NewShips grf files cannot be used with `TTDPatch 2.0`, you should delete them too.

Youīll need `TTDPatch` version 2.0 (or higher) to run the NewShips set.

The actual version of the NewShips Set is 0.4 (Grf-ID is 6D 62 00 04).

#### Variables to set in ttdpatch.cfg

You need to set following variables in your "ttdpatch.cfg" file:

- newships on - mandatory
- gradualloading on - a "must"! To see loading/unloading animation.

### What Ships and vessels make up the NewShips set?

Unfortunately, TTD can handle only 11 ships/vessels. This is a "hard limit" which cannot be modified even by `TTDPatch`. However, I managed to get slightly more ship models into the NewShips set by using some tricks:

- I changed the 'RSV' Crude Oil Tanker to 'RSV' Tanker and made it refittable. This way it can also transport (liquid) goods (chemical products). Of course there will be a different graphics when refitted to a chemical product tanker.
- There will be a bigger 'Mitsui' LNG Tanker in the year 2000. Unfortunately, itīs capacity cannot be changed, so itīll be just eye-candy for the moment.
- Due to the fact that the 'Harland' Reefer is only available in the arctic and sub-tropical climates, itīs veh-ID is free for use in the temperate climate and it was possible to put the 'Daewoo' Car Carrier on this veh-ID, too.

Veh-ID | Name | Year | Capacity | Cargo1 | Speed [km/h]
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
00 | 'RSV' Tanker | 1928 | 300.000 litres | Crude Oil Goods (chemical Products) | 33
01 | 'Mitsumi' LNG Tanker | 1981 | 450.000 litres | Crude Oil | 40
02 | 'Fincantieri' Ferry2 | 1926 | 100 | Passengers | 35
03 | 'Brown' Passenger Liner | 1986 | 500 | Passengers | 53
04 | 'Hovercraft' Passenger Ferry2 | 1967 | 100 | Passengers | 112
05 | 'Harland' Reefer 3 | 1968 | 280 tons | Fruit Food | 40
'Daewoo' Car Carrier 4 | 1980 | 500 crates | Goods (Cars) | 38
06 | 'Meyer' Livestock Carrier | 1972 | 360 | Livestock | 38
07 | 'Austin&Pickersgill' Cargo Vessel | 1926 | 190 tons | all Cargo except Passengers and Mail | 33
08 | 'Kværner' Bulk Carrier | 1961 | 360 tons | Grain Coal Iron ore Copper ore | 37
09 | 'Flender' Container Carrier | 1971 | 450 crates | Goods (in containers) refrigerated (Fruit, Food) | 40
0A | 'Astander' Piece Goods Carrier | 1962 | 360 tons | Wood Steel Goods (Plywood) Paper Rubber | 37
1 by refitting, depending on climate, 2 original ships, 3 arctic and sub-tropical, 4 temperate climate only

### Copyright Notice

NewShips Set - © 2003 Michael Blunck - All Rights Reserved.

Permission to use, copy and distribute this software (consisting of the graphics and its implementation code) and its documentation for non-commercial purposes, without fee and without a signed licensing agreement, is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice, this paragraph and the following four paragraphs appear in all copies and distributions. Contact the above Copyright holder for commercial licensing opportunities.

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### Acknowledgements

The availability of new vehicles was only possible by the outstanding work of Josef Drexler and Marcin Grzegorczyk on `TTDPatch`. In particular Iīd like to express my gratitude to Josef for the fruitful collaboration during further developing `TTDPatch`.

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