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Topics

* Who can compile Iron Horse fastest?
    * Fork bombs
    * Andy is a cheat - Gronk-only edition, 1 engine
* This stream is biased!  There are no pixel artists!
    * Also no 32bpp
    * But wait, what is 32bpp?
* Hat round
    * Tyler has already won
* How did you learn to grf?
    * Andy reverse engineered from egrvts using grf2html
* Our mistakes and regrets?
* What about GS?
    * what even is GS?  GameScript?  GoalScript?  GameSquirrel?
    * Let's call it GameSquirrel!  Or GoSquirrel?
    * Why Andy can't make a GS
* The newgrf spec pffffff
    * NML and friends
    * when Andy broke the repo
    * ouch docs
* 10 top 3 worst things in newgrf 

• Does FIRS 4 Steeltown need escape depots?
  • Andy says yes, Tyler's savegame says no

prepared content:

• top 3 newgrf spec lolz in color.
  • maybe leading into "how to make a good add-on API", or "how to decide what is a good API".
• looking at the structure of a few grfs.
  • getting an idea about how complex they look from the outside vs. how complex they are on the inside.
  • compile time lolz
  • guess the grf from the graph

other topics for free talking:

• always two there are:
  • developing add-on APIs in cooperation of one ottd developer and one add-on developer or one nml developer,
  • successes and fails: sprite stacks (success), vehicle refitting (lolz), push-pull service (fail), grfv8 (success), ... more?

maybe a cool "show" at the end, but i actually haven't implemented it yet, not sure whether i can make it tomorrow :) (canceled)

I have some bits to stream in "how did you get started":

• Timberwolf's Trains circa 2014
• Your first public GRF (might be a fun one to share)

Funny behind the scenes stuff, I should demonstrate abuse.grf (the zooming train) and then explain what it's for :)