# AlpineClimate

### A new Scenario for `TTDPatch`
by Michael Blunck
April 2005
Version 0.2 - May 1st, 2006

### What is the AlpineClimate?

The AlpineClimate is a combination of TTD´s sub-arctic and temperate climates. Its key element is a variable snow line giving the impression of seasons: In autumn, the snow line declines and everything above it (ground, trees, buildings, industries) will be shown snow-covered until in spring the snow line rises again and everything gets back to normal.

This (alpha) version of the AlpineClimate re-implements all TTD original temperate buildings and industries including their original animations. In fact, it´s a 1:1 copy of the temperate climate with all its buildings, cargoes and industries but on the basis of the arctic climate. (I.e. the landscape will be mountainous and cities above snow line will need food to grow.)

In a second version (to be released at a later date) the original TTD buildings will be exchanged into buildings of a more authentic "alpine" (austrian and swiss) style.

### How to install the AlpineClimate?

#### Preliminaries

The AlpineClimate is available in a DOS ("alpine.zip") and in a Windows version ("alpinew.zip"). Just copy the files from the appropriate alpine .zip file into the "newgrf" directory under your TTD main directory and add the names of the .grf files to your "newgrf.cfg" resp. "newgrfw.cfg" file.

You´ll need `TTDPatch` version 2.5 beta 3 (or higher) to run the AlpineClimate.

The actual version of the AlpineClimate is 0.21 (grf-ID is 6D 62 07 00) and it´s of May 18th, 2006.

#### What components are included into the AlpineClimate package?

- alpine[w].grf - contains graphics for landscape tiles, buildings and industries,
- trkfound[w].grf - a modified set of foundations to show the original temperate foundations.

#### Supplying parameters to the AlpineClimate

Currently there are no parameters to be used with the AlpineClimate.

#### Variables to set in ttdpatch.cfg

- newhouses on - mandatory, will be checked for at start
- newindustries on - mandatory, will be checked for at start.

#### Set compatibility

The AlpineClimate is fully compatible with NewStations v0.4, i.e. stations above snowline will be shown with snowy graphics and those below snowline will include correct temperate ground tiles.

Furthermore, the AlpineClimate´s industries and cargoes are fully compatible with those of the NewCargo set.

Also, the DB Set XL v.0.82 is fully compatible with the AlpineClimate.

For more information and progress of the project please check out the AlpineClimate page on www.ttdpatch.de.

#### Missing buildings/industries

At the moment, not all of the temperate buildings and industries have been re-implemented to show the snowy effects or their original animations. The missing ones are:

- Office building (13) (no snow, no animation)
- Modern stadium (no snow)
- "Tube" office (no snow)
- Shopping mall (no snow)

- Forest (no animation)
- Steel mill (no snow)
- Iron ore mine (no snow)
- Coal mine (no snow, no animation)
- Oil wells (no snow, no animation)

These will be added ASAP.

### Specialities

Farm fields within the transition area of the varying snow line will be "destroyed" when being under snow, i.e. their fences will get removed as well. These fields are rebuilt again in spring/summer.

Any farm with buildings under snow will stop its production completely, even if there are still snow-free fields belonging to that farm. Production will be re-established when the farm buildings get free of snow again, regardless of its fields state.

### Known Bugs

None so far.

### History - bug fixes

V0.21 (May 18th, 2006)

- workaround for bug in action07

V0.2 (May 1st, 2006)

- added the variable snowline mechanism,
- exchanged arctic houses above snowline against temperate buildings,
- exchanged arctic industries against temperate ones,
- added snow sprites for all buildings and industries,
- lots of internal code massaging.

V0.1 (Jun 5th, 2005)

- fixed bug in Hotel building flags, resulting in additional tile removal,
- new ID remapping for buildings to allow proper usage of old arctic savegames,
- added snowline height parameter

V0.0 (Apr 5th, 2005) - first release.

### Copyright Notice

AlpineClimate - © 2005 - 2006 Michael Blunck - All Rights Reserved.

This Software is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties.

Copyright of the original Transport Tycoon graphics included in the file "alpine[w].grf" is held by Microprose. The copyright for the file trkfound[w].grf is by Marcin Grzegorczyk. All other copyrights in and to the Software and all the new graphics is owned by the initially mentioned copyright holder.

Permission to use, copy and distribute this software as it is (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.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

THE SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION, IF ANY, PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS PROVIDED "AS IS". THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.

ALL COMMERCIAL USE OF THIS SOFTWARE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

ALL REDISTRIBUTION OF THIS SOFTWARE TO OTHER PARTIES FOR COMMERCIAL USE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

### Acknowledgments

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

The "newhouses" and the "newindustries" patches, which are of vital importance for the AlpineClimate, were written by Csaba Varga. I´d especially like to express my gratitude to him for his additional help amd those many discussions about all these wonderful new features he wrote for `TTDPatch`.

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