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==General==
   
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===Cargoes replacement===
'''''ECS Vectors General Information'''''
 
   
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With ECS Vectors the player will see some basic TTDX cargoes replaced and many new ones added. These changes vary according to vector. Furthermore, each cargo is associated with a specific vector and a cargo will only be available if this vector is loaded.
=ECS Vectors General Information=
 
   
==Cargoes replacement==
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===Industry replacement===
   
With ECS Vectors the player will see some basic TTDX cargoes replaced and many new ones added. These changes vary according to vector. Furthermore, each cargo is associated with a specific vector and a cargo will only be available if the vector generating it is loaded.
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With ECS Vectors the player will see some basic TTDX industries replaced and many new ones added. These changes vary according to vector. Furthermore, each industry is associated with a specific vector and an industry will only be available if the vector is loaded.
   
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==Features==
==Industry replacement==
 
   
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===Production===
With ECS Vectors the player will see some basic TTDX industries replaced and many new ones added. These changes vary according to vector. Furthermore, each industry is associated with a specific vector and an industry will only be available if the vector generating it is loaded.
 
 
==Production==
 
   
 
ECS industries use production callbacks that happen every 256 ticks. This means cargo processing and producing happens by timer, not when cargo arrives. Accepted cargo is stored and is waiting to be processed.
 
ECS industries use production callbacks that happen every 256 ticks. This means cargo processing and producing happens by timer, not when cargo arrives. Accepted cargo is stored and is waiting to be processed.
 
==Production level==
 
   
 
ECS industries use production levels. This means that amounts of cargo processed and produced depend on the level. Than higher production level is, than higher production industry has and than more cargo it can process. There are several production level schemas available:
 
ECS industries use production levels. This means that amounts of cargo processed and produced depend on the level. Than higher production level is, than higher production industry has and than more cargo it can process. There are several production level schemas available:
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* Irregular, where amounts of production is defined with number of lines, being switched on.
 
* Irregular, where amounts of production is defined with number of lines, being switched on.
   
==Stockpile==
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===Stockpile===
   
 
ECS industries have stockpiles, which are limited in size. It is a limit for the amount of cargo waiting to be processed. If stockpile is in overflow, cargo accepting stops. This means the Player should control amount of cargo delivered (he can't deliver all the cargo to the single industry).
 
ECS industries have stockpiles, which are limited in size. It is a limit for the amount of cargo waiting to be processed. If stockpile is in overflow, cargo accepting stops. This means the Player should control amount of cargo delivered (he can't deliver all the cargo to the single industry).
   
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===Resource bodies===
==Advanced closure mechanism==
 
   
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[[File:Mine-capacity.png|||right|Industry window]]
This feature allows the player to control industries' closure. Instead of default unpredictable closure, the industry &quot;plans&quot; the closure. It reports that it plans to close in 24 months with news message and starts the countdown. 12 months later it reminds again with news message. If the counter goes to 1, industry closes.
 
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Every ECS mine (including Oil rig and Oil wells) has a fixed resource body, randomly predetermined during the construction phase. The size of the resource body is unknown to the player. At the beginning, the mine sees a reserve % of the body. When the amount of resource transported is above 60% a month, new reserves of resource may be found, increasing the known reserves by +10% to +30%, but reserves may never exceed the predetermined resource body.
   
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The mine has probability to find new resources when all known resources are exhausted if amount of resources known is smaller than defined in predetermined body.
==General behaviour change parameter==
 
   
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The probability depending on % of amount of resources harvested from amount of resources total. Equal to 100% if less than 50% resources exhausted, 75% if less than 75% resources exhausted, 50% if less than 87.5% resources exhausted, 25% in the other case.
bit 0 (value 1) - Unlimited store place. Stockpile size is 64K, industry always accepts cargoes.
 
   
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When the mine plans to exhaust all the reserves within 24 or 12 months, it generates a warning.
bit 1 (value 2) - Endless mines. Amount of material harvested is always 0. The mine can never be exhausted.
 
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Body limit can be disabled with [[ECS_Vectors_General_Information#General_behaviour_change_parameter|General behaviour change parameter]]
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Some information about the body is represented in the industry window. '''<span style='color:#FF0000'>Position 1</span>''' describes % of body harvested. Always low in the beginning of the game. '''<span style='color:#0000FF'>Position 2</span>''' describes total body size as the % of the maximum capacity for this type of mines.
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Both positions are represented by 3 named values - "high", "normal" and "low". In case [[ECS_Vectors_General_Information#General_behaviour_change_parameter|General behaviour change parameter]] specifies endless mines the capacity is marked with value "ultimate".
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===Advanced closure mechanism===
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This feature allows the player to control industries' closure. Instead of default unpredictable closure, the industry "plans" the closure. It reports that it plans to close in 24 months with news message and starts the countdown. 12 months later it reminds again with news message. If the counter goes to 1, industry closes.
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==General behaviour change parameter==
   
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Industries behaviour can be adjusted with General behaviour change parameter, which is specified separately for every ECS Vector. This parameter is a bit switch with the following bits meaning:
bit 2 (value 4) - No mine closure. The mine should never close unless it is exhausted.
 
   
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bit 3 (value 8) - No closure of serviced industries. Industry will never close if one of the following is true:
 
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!Bit!!Value!!Meaning
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|<center>0</center>||<center>1</center>||Unlimited store place. Stockpile size is 64K, industry always accepts cargoes
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|<center>1</center>||<center>2</center>||Endless mines. Amount of material harvested is always 0. The mine can never be exhausted
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|<center>2</center>||<center>4</center>||No mine closure. The mine should never close unless it is exhausted
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|<center>3</center>||<center>8</center>||No closure of serviced industries. Industry will never close if one of the following is true:
 
*transportation level is at least 1%
 
*transportation level is at least 1%
 
*any cargo is waiting on 1-st day of the month)
 
*any cargo is waiting on 1-st day of the month)
*the &nbsp;industry is build by the player.
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*the industry is build by the player.
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|<center>4</center>||<center>16</center>||No industry appearing/closure
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[[File:Gbcp.png|||right|NewGRF parameters window]]
   
 
To apply several effects, values should be summarised. For example, if a player would like to have endless mines (value 2) and keep all the mines on the map (value 4), he should put value 6 (value 2 + value 4 = 6). And another example, if a player would like to have unlimited store place (value 1), endless mines (value 2) and no closure of serviced industries (value 8), he should put value 11 (value 1 + value 2 + value 8 = 11).
 
To apply several effects, values should be summarised. For example, if a player would like to have endless mines (value 2) and keep all the mines on the map (value 4), he should put value 6 (value 2 + value 4 = 6). And another example, if a player would like to have unlimited store place (value 1), endless mines (value 2) and no closure of serviced industries (value 8), he should put value 11 (value 1 + value 2 + value 8 = 11).
   
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In OTTD parameters are configured with a menu
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General behaviour change parameters are ignored on hard game settings.
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'''<span style="color:#FF0000; font-weight: bold' ">Note:</span>''' General behaviour change parameters are ignored on "hard" game difficulty settings.
   
==Resource bodies==
 
   
Every ECS mine (including Oil rig and Oil wells) has a fixed resource body, randomly predetermined during the construction phase. The size of the resource body is unknown to the player. At the beginning, the mine sees a reserve % of the body. When the amount of resource transported is above 60% a month, new reserves of resource may be found, increasing the known reserves by +10% to +30%, but reserves may never exceed the predetermined resource body.
 
   
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==ECS Cargo ID and Cargo classes==
The mine has &nbsp;probability to find new resources when all known resources are exhausted if amount of resources known is smaller than defined in predetermined body.
 
 
The probability depending on % of amount of resources harvested from amount &nbsp;of resources total. Equal to 100% if less than 50% resources exhausted, 75% if less than 75% resources exhausted, 50% if less than 87.5% resources exhausted, 25% in the other case.
 
 
When the mine plans to exhaust all the reserves within 24 or 12 months, it generates a warning.
 
   
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Body limit can be disabled with General behaviour change parameter
 
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!ECS 1.1.2!!ECS 1.2
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{|
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!ID!!Label!!Cargo!!Class
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|-
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|00||PASS||Passengers||0001
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|-
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|01||COAL||Coal||0010
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|-
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|02||MAIL||Mail||0002
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|-
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|03||OIL_||Oil||0040
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|-
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|04||LVST||Livestock||0020
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|-
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|05||GOOD||Goods||0004
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|-
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|06||CERE||Cereals||0210
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|-
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|07||WOOD||Wood||0020
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|-
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|08||IORE||Iron Ore||0010
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|-
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|09||STEL||Steel||0020
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|-
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|0A||GOLD||Gold||0008
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|-
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|0B||FOOD||Food||0084
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|-
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|0C||PAPR||Paper||0020
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|-
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|0D||FRUT||Fruit||0090
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|-
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|0E||FISH||Fish||0084
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|-
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|0F||WOOL||Wool||0220
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|-
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|10||/||/||/
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|-
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|11||SAND||Sand||0010
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|-
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|12||GLAS||Glass||0420
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|-
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|13||WDPR||Wood Products||0030
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|-
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|14||DYES||Dyes||0060
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|-
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|15||FERT||Fertiliser||0030
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|-
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|16||OLSD||Oil seed||0210
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|-
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|17||RFPR||Refined products||0040
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|-
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|18||VEHI||Vehicles||0420
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|-
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|19||PETR||Petrol / Fuel Oil||0040
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|-
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|1A||BRCK||Bricks||0020
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|-
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|1B||WATR||Water||0040
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|-
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|1C||CMNT||Cement||0210
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|-
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|1D||FICR||Fibre crops||0030
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|-
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|1E||LIME||Lime stone||0010
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|-
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|1F||TOUR||Tourists||0005
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|}
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{|
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|-
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!ID!!Label!!Cargo!!Class
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|-
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|00||PASS||Passengers||0001
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|-
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|01||COAL||Coal||0010
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|-
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|02||MAIL||Mail||0002
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|-
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|03||OIL_||Oil||0040
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|-
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|04||LVST||Livestock||0020
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|-
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|05||GOOD||Goods||0004
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|-
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|06||CERE||Cereals||0210
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|-
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|07||WOOD||Wood||0020
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|-
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|08||IORE||Iron Ore||0010
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|-
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|09||STEL||Steel||0020
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|-
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|0A||GOLD||Gold||0008
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|-
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|0B||FOOD||Food||0084
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|-
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|0C||PAPR||Paper||0020
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|-
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|0D||FRUT||Fruit||0090
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|-
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|0E||FISH||Fish||0084
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|-
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|0F||WOOL||Wool||0220
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|-
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|10||LIME||Lime stone||0010
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|-
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|11||SAND||Sand||0010
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|-
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|12||GLAS||Glass||0420
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|-
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|13||WDPR||Wood Products||0030
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|-
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|14||DYES||Dyes||0060
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|-
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|15||FERT||Fertiliser||0030
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|-
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|16||OLSD||Oil seed||0210
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|-
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|17||RFPR||Refined products||0040
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|-
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|18||VEHI||Vehicles||0420
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|-
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|19||PETR||Petrol / Fuel Oil||0040
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|1A||AORE||Bauxit||0010
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|1B||WATR||Water||0040
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|1C||BDMT||Building Materials||0220
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|1D||FICR||Fibre crops||0030
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|1E||/||/||/
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|1F||TOUR||Tourists||0005
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Latest revision as of 09:25, 1 July 2012

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General

Cargoes replacement

With ECS Vectors the player will see some basic TTDX cargoes replaced and many new ones added. These changes vary according to vector. Furthermore, each cargo is associated with a specific vector and a cargo will only be available if this vector is loaded.

Industry replacement

With ECS Vectors the player will see some basic TTDX industries replaced and many new ones added. These changes vary according to vector. Furthermore, each industry is associated with a specific vector and an industry will only be available if the vector is loaded.

Features

Production

ECS industries use production callbacks that happen every 256 ticks. This means cargo processing and producing happens by timer, not when cargo arrives. Accepted cargo is stored and is waiting to be processed.

ECS industries use production levels. This means that amounts of cargo processed and produced depend on the level. Than higher production level is, than higher production industry has and than more cargo it can process. There are several production level schemas available:

  • Basic (logarithmic) schema with six production levels (Very low, Low, Normal, High, Very high, Ultimate).
  • Lineal schema with 124 production levels from 4 to 128, represented in % from 3% to 100%.
  • Irregular, where amounts of production is defined with number of lines, being switched on.

Stockpile

ECS industries have stockpiles, which are limited in size. It is a limit for the amount of cargo waiting to be processed. If stockpile is in overflow, cargo accepting stops. This means the Player should control amount of cargo delivered (he can't deliver all the cargo to the single industry).

Resource bodies

Industry window

Every ECS mine (including Oil rig and Oil wells) has a fixed resource body, randomly predetermined during the construction phase. The size of the resource body is unknown to the player. At the beginning, the mine sees a reserve % of the body. When the amount of resource transported is above 60% a month, new reserves of resource may be found, increasing the known reserves by +10% to +30%, but reserves may never exceed the predetermined resource body.

The mine has probability to find new resources when all known resources are exhausted if amount of resources known is smaller than defined in predetermined body.

The probability depending on % of amount of resources harvested from amount of resources total. Equal to 100% if less than 50% resources exhausted, 75% if less than 75% resources exhausted, 50% if less than 87.5% resources exhausted, 25% in the other case.

When the mine plans to exhaust all the reserves within 24 or 12 months, it generates a warning.

Body limit can be disabled with General behaviour change parameter

Some information about the body is represented in the industry window. Position 1 describes % of body harvested. Always low in the beginning of the game. Position 2 describes total body size as the % of the maximum capacity for this type of mines.

Both positions are represented by 3 named values - "high", "normal" and "low". In case General behaviour change parameter specifies endless mines the capacity is marked with value "ultimate".

Advanced closure mechanism

This feature allows the player to control industries' closure. Instead of default unpredictable closure, the industry "plans" the closure. It reports that it plans to close in 24 months with news message and starts the countdown. 12 months later it reminds again with news message. If the counter goes to 1, industry closes.

General behaviour change parameter

Industries behaviour can be adjusted with General behaviour change parameter, which is specified separately for every ECS Vector. This parameter is a bit switch with the following bits meaning:

Bit Value Meaning
0
1
Unlimited store place. Stockpile size is 64K, industry always accepts cargoes
1
2
Endless mines. Amount of material harvested is always 0. The mine can never be exhausted
2
4
No mine closure. The mine should never close unless it is exhausted
3
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No closure of serviced industries. Industry will never close if one of the following is true:
  • transportation level is at least 1%
  • any cargo is waiting on 1-st day of the month)
  • the industry is build by the player.
4
16
No industry appearing/closure
NewGRF parameters window

To apply several effects, values should be summarised. For example, if a player would like to have endless mines (value 2) and keep all the mines on the map (value 4), he should put value 6 (value 2 + value 4 = 6). And another example, if a player would like to have unlimited store place (value 1), endless mines (value 2) and no closure of serviced industries (value 8), he should put value 11 (value 1 + value 2 + value 8 = 11).

In OTTD parameters are configured with a menu

Note: General behaviour change parameters are ignored on "hard" game difficulty settings.


ECS Cargo ID and Cargo classes

ECS 1.1.2 ECS 1.2
ID Label Cargo Class
00 PASS Passengers 0001
01 COAL Coal 0010
02 MAIL Mail 0002
03 OIL_ Oil 0040
04 LVST Livestock 0020
05 GOOD Goods 0004
06 CERE Cereals 0210
07 WOOD Wood 0020
08 IORE Iron Ore 0010
09 STEL Steel 0020
0A GOLD Gold 0008
0B FOOD Food 0084
0C PAPR Paper 0020
0D FRUT Fruit 0090
0E FISH Fish 0084
0F WOOL Wool 0220
10 / / /
11 SAND Sand 0010
12 GLAS Glass 0420
13 WDPR Wood Products 0030
14 DYES Dyes 0060
15 FERT Fertiliser 0030
16 OLSD Oil seed 0210
17 RFPR Refined products 0040
18 VEHI Vehicles 0420
19 PETR Petrol / Fuel Oil 0040
1A BRCK Bricks 0020
1B WATR Water 0040
1C CMNT Cement 0210
1D FICR Fibre crops 0030
1E LIME Lime stone 0010
1F TOUR Tourists 0005
ID Label Cargo Class
00 PASS Passengers 0001
01 COAL Coal 0010
02 MAIL Mail 0002
03 OIL_ Oil 0040
04 LVST Livestock 0020
05 GOOD Goods 0004
06 CERE Cereals 0210
07 WOOD Wood 0020
08 IORE Iron Ore 0010
09 STEL Steel 0020
0A GOLD Gold 0008
0B FOOD Food 0084
0C PAPR Paper 0020
0D FRUT Fruit 0090
0E FISH Fish 0084
0F WOOL Wool 0220
10 LIME Lime stone 0010
11 SAND Sand 0010
12 GLAS Glass 0420
13 WDPR Wood Products 0030
14 DYES Dyes 0060
15 FERT Fertiliser 0030
16 OLSD Oil seed 0210
17 RFPR Refined products 0040
18 VEHI Vehicles 0420
19 PETR Petrol / Fuel Oil 0040
1A AORE Bauxit 0010
1B WATR Water 0040
1C BDMT Building Materials 0220
1D FICR Fibre crops 0030
1E / / /
1F TOUR Tourists 0005