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Hello all. I've recently returned to OpenTTD and having played a few years ago I gotta say I really like the improvements, ease of login, etc. I wanted to started a topic/discussion about keyboard shortcuts. I play on 7 100% of the time right now and I'm not leaving there until I can complete a game in under 2 hours. I'm constantly looking to improve my game and like to play around with keyboard commands to try and help me become more efficient. So I've got one question and then I was hoping some would contribute of the shortcuts they most commonly used

Is there a keyboard command to make a window sticky? I like to keep a fair amount of windows open when starting and am wondering if there is anything I could do to make this efficient. Apologies if something like this has already been started/posted but I didn't find anything like this.

Good gaming all.

-TJ aka Bubba

Hi TJ,

I don't think there is a keyboard shortcut for making windows sticky, just the pin in the top right corner unfortunately. When closing down stickied windows you can use "SHIFT+DEL" though to close all windows ("DEL" will just close the non-sticky ones).

In terms of shortcuts and hotkeys that I use the most:

[terraform]
lower = GLOBAL+Q
raise = GLOBAL+W
level = GLOBAL+E
dynamite = GLOBAL+D

autorail = GLOBAL+A
station = GLOBAL+R
signal = S (when rail toolbar open)
bridge = B (when rail/road toolbar open)
tunnel = T (when rail/road toolbar open)

autoroad = GLOBAL+S

toggle_transparency = X

Just in case you're not aware, you need to be careful when using some of the hotkeys when you have other windows up. For example, pressing D when you want to use the dynamite tool will skip a vehicle order if you have the vehicle orders window up.

Hope that helps a bit. A list of all the hotkeys can be found in the hotkeys.cfg file if you want to look at more.

BigCheese

I'll post my hotkeys too then. Mine are kind of final. Some small edits still needed on some buttons. But im waiting for dP to add spacebar + TAB key


[global]
console = BACKQUOTE
delete_windows = ESC
transparency_toolbar = CTRL+X
toggle_transparency = X
chat_all = SHIFT+RETURN
chat_company = RETURN

[maintoolbar]
small_screenshot = F12
client_list = F4
build_hq = F6
trees = GLOBAL+6

[terraform]
lower = GLOBAL+Q
raise = GLOBAL+W
level = GLOBAL+E
placesign = GLOBAL+F5

[order]
skip = 4
delete = 3
goto = 1

[airtoolbar]
airport = GLOBAL+F3

[railtoolbar]
autorail = GLOBAL+A
demolish = GLOBAL+D
depot = V
station = C
signal = GLOBAL+S
bridge = F
tunnel = G
remove = R
convert = T

[roadtoolbar]
autoroad = GLOBAL+Z
depot = V
bus_station = B
truck_station = C
oneway = T
bridge = F
tunnel = G
remove = R

[depot]
depot_go_all = 2
depot_build_vehicle = 1
depot_clone_vehicle = 5

[vehiclegui]
vehicle_orders = 1
vehicle_go = 2

[town_view]
fund_buildings = F1
build_statue = F2

(making orders shortcuts)
CTRL+click = full load any cargo
SHIFT+click = Transfer
ALT+click = Unload all leave empty


Questions? =)

Edit: BTW why do u want a shortcut for sticky? to clone trains? If you have 1080p screen u can have 2-3 trains open at once without a problem(stickied ofc) once uve sticky u dont wanna remove it anyway so why need a hotkey for it?

BigCheese thats why u move skip key to 4

Saber, i hope you know im trolling, but if you press ESC, it deletes ur Windows op system?


however to answer to the question as well:
i usually build mostly trains, so i dont really care about RV shortcuts.
if u want to build railroad fast, then learn to do it with autorail (press A), its much faster than the other way, and press ctrl to remove rail. so with A and ctrl u can build rail really fast, and thats great, cuz on a company value server u want to do it the most.
jah, and a new feature in btpro client, when giving orders if u press ctrl while giving the order, that will be "full load", and shit for "transport and leave empty".

these are the tricks helped me to build quite really fast.

dat troll

but then what is that delete_windows?

jah and forgot something, theres a quite great thing in the btpro client, when u move ur cursor on a economical building, it shows how much it produces, u can save several clicks with this feature.