OpenTTD is an open source simulation game based upon the popular Microprose game Transport Tycoon Deluxe, written by Chris Sawyer.

It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features.

This is an unofficial snap containing both the engine and open* asset packs, that can be run as a service to act as a dedicated server.

Based on work by: Daniel Llewellyn

https://github.com/diddlesnaps/openttd

Upstream project:

https://github.com/openttd/openttd

Configuring:

Using rcon

The recommended way to configure the server is using rcon.

The default rcon password is default and can be changed by running:

sudo snap set openttd-server rcon-passwd=YourChosenPassword

Editing the config file

Alternatively the configuration file can be accessed under /root/snap/openttd-server/current/.config/openttd/openttd.cfg and can be used the usual way (root filesystem access required).

In order for the changes to persist the server has to be stopped using sudo snap stop openttd-server before editing the config file. After the edits are saved the server can be restarted using sudo snap start openttd-server.

By default the file does not exist. In order to generate it:

1. Start the server
2. Join the server
3. Open the console using the ~ key
4. run rcon default saveconfig

This will populate the config file with the default settings which can then be edited as needed.

Setting savegame behavior

The snap exposes another configuration option which allows to control the savegame being loaded:

sudo snap set openttd-server loadgame={last-autosave | false | filename.sav}

The default behavior is last-autosave and it loads the latest savefile from the autosave folder.

Using the value false will generate a new game on each restart.

Lastly specifying a filename will attempt to load that file (if it exists inside the savegame folder /root/snap/openttd-server/current/.local/share/openttd/save).