

They're different sets, each with its own style and features, they're both very high quality sets, so they're both very good on their own account. I find the appeal of ECS to be its challenge, and that of FIRS its variety (though FIRS is certainly challenging as well).

It has plenty of variety too, though I believe Full FIRS economy has the most (which can be a good thing or a. With that said, ECS is still very much usable, I haven't had any noteworthy issues with vehicle set compatibility so far, and it's a great pick if you enjoy its challenge and features. Enables standard TTD vehicles (trains, cars, airplanes, ships) to be refitted to any cargo up to date or NewGRF release. 5 'economies', choose simple or advanced gameplay. Or choose a more complex economy for a game that tests your skills & attention. It's easy to get started: grab FIRS and choose a 'basic' economy setting. I could easily cope with something larger. Make your game more interesting with FIRS Industries. it is FIRS extreme ) Thats been my industry GRF since forever. We also run a suite of community servers Advertisement Coins. I start with passenger services in early games, preferably intercity ones. OpenTTD discussion, strategy, and banter. That, and I'll admit ECS's gimmicks can become a little tiring after a very long time of playing with them (though IIRC you can turn off some of them, but still). 31K subscribers in the openttd community.
OPENTTD FIRS INSTALL
In case you want to manually download and install it, some options are: OpenGFX (graphics) The Transport Tycoon Deluxe data files can be used as base graphics set. You can configure 'enhanced' and 'gung-ho' to produce less, in the newgrf parameters. OpenTTD requires a separate base graphics set to run, which can be downloaded through the installer (Windows) or on first run (Windows, Linux). If you don't feel up to writing full articles then this may be a better place to start. Some articles need smaller changes to satisfy our needs, and there is a list of these.
OPENTTD FIRS MANUAL
Feel free to start editing as soon as you feel you can, but read the Manual of Style first. Turn down the amount of cargo you get from supplies. The OpenTTD documentation is stored and edited using this wiki. I've played with ECS for the longest time, but eventually I made the switch to FIRS because of its active development and frequent updating (not just for the new features, but also for the highest reliability in terms of compatibility with other current sets and newest OTTD features). Use a basic economy, they don't have as much depth, but can be fun.
