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by danielg0 1908 days ago
I've lost many hours to OpenTTD, so great to see more people might find out about it now it's on Steam. To anyone who has only played single-player, I would recommend trying out one of the many servers - the massive networks some players make can be crazy.
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Any tips to find a server that has just started yet has players, short of convincing friends to start a game with you?
Some servers restart automatically as soon as it gets to the year 2050, so by figuring out how long a game usually lasts and when the current game started you can make a guess as to when the next one will start.

The servers run by the OpenTTD reddit even have an online status website with game logs (https://ttdredd.it/). I tended to play there as whenever a game started, there were always a half-dozen players online.

I'd join!