From 7a7c0426bbbef62d2c72642be3ef1e57586b51d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan G Rennison Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:54:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Replace day length setting page --- ...ngth.md => Calendar-and-economy-speeds.md} | 21 +++++++++---------- Home.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) rename Features/{Day-length.md => Calendar-and-economy-speeds.md} (69%) diff --git a/Features/Day-length.md b/Features/Calendar-and-economy-speeds.md similarity index 69% rename from Features/Day-length.md rename to Features/Calendar-and-economy-speeds.md index 57de521..8bcc268 100644 --- a/Features/Day-length.md +++ b/Features/Calendar-and-economy-speeds.md @@ -1,19 +1,18 @@ -## Day length +## Calendar and economy speeds -The day length factor setting adjusts the passage of time in the game. +The economy speed reduction factor setting adjusts the speed of economic processes (e.g. cargo production, town growth, rating calculations) in the game. A value of 1 is the same as in vanilla OpenTTD. +This was previously known as the day length factor setting. ### Calendar timekeeping mode +In calendar timekeeping mode, the calendar speed (day, month, year progression) is the same as the economy speed. Values larger than 1 increase the length of a calendar day by this factor. -In calendar timekeeping mode, the speed of the economy (e.g. cargo production, town growth, rating calculations, etc.) runs at the same speed as the calendar. -The economy speed is therefore also slowed by the same factor. - -#### Things which are proportionally slowed in real time, due to a slower calendar speed (in calendar timekeeping mode) +#### Things which are proportionally slowed in real time, due to slower economy and calendar speeds (in calendar timekeeping mode) These still happen on a per calendar day, per calendar month or per calendar year basis. -As the day length setting is increased, these will occur more slowly in real time. +As the economy speed reduction factor setting is increased, these will occur more slowly in real time. * Town and industry cargo production (The town and industry cargo scaling settings can be used to compensate for this if needed). @@ -30,15 +29,15 @@ As the day length setting is increased, these will occur more slowly in real tim ### Wallclock timekeeping mode -The calendar speed is unaffected by the day length factor setting. +The calendar speed is unaffected by the economy speed reduction factor setting. -The day length factor only affects the speed of the economy (e.g. cargo production, town growth, rating calculations, etc.). +The economy speed reduction factor only affects the speed of the economy (e.g. cargo production, town growth, rating calculations, etc.). A "period" is the economy analogue of a year. Values larger than 1 increase the length of a period by this factor. #### Things which are proportionally slowed in real time, due to a slower economy speed (in wallclock timekeeping mode) These still happen on a per period (and subdivisions of a period) basis. -As the day length setting is increased, these will occur more slowly in real time. +As the economy speed reduction factor setting is increased, these will occur more slowly in real time. * Town and industry cargo production (The town and industry cargo scaling settings can be used to compensate for this if needed). @@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ As the day length setting is increased, these will occur more slowly in real tim ### Things which stay the same in real time (in both calendar and wallclock timekeeping modes) -These occur at the same real time speed regardless of the value of the day length factor setting. +These occur at the same real time speed regardless of the value of the economy speed reduction factor setting. * Vehicle movement * Vehicle running costs diff --git a/Home.md b/Home.md index 780ce10..84350ee 100644 --- a/Home.md +++ b/Home.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This wiki contains information/examples on how to use a few of the features in t * [One way roads](wiki/One-way-roads) * [Realistic train braking](wiki/Realistic-braking) * [Order window features](wiki/Order-window-features) -* [Day length](wiki/Day-length) +* [Calendar and economy speeds (day length)](wiki/Calendar-and-economy-speeds) * [Other features](wiki/Other-features) * [Network server administration](wiki/Network-server-administration)