TOPIC: Town cann't grow because of mail

Hi,

I tried to find the solution, but I couldn't find that someone had the same problem as I'm. I started 4k citizens game, build HQ in my town, but wherever I place truck station it doesn't accept mail... Town won't grow if I just deliver passengers. How can I force the town to request mail?

Screenshot: i.imgur.com/JIe48x2.png

Thank you.

I think your company HQ accepts mail, somebody correct me if I'm wrong

It does, but not on it's own untill the 4th level of the HQ. But yeah, together with some houses it does.

I don't know the exact number (anymore), but this could for example mean that 4 houses don't accept mail, but 4 houses + HQ together do.


It's weird though, I have the feeling that your bus/truckstation should have enough buildings in it's range to accept mail. Atleast it should when you make it 2 tiles big, so it covers a few more houses.

Anyway, the solution would be to pick a town that does have enough houses to accept mail, pretty much all of them do.

just a complement:
- about HQ, maybe this will help;
- about mail at start, as vGelder said, better pick up one with enough houses to accept it

hint: with the Land Information tool , check acceptance of each town building. If it says 1/8 Mail, you'll need 8 similar houses. Bigger building accept 2/8 Mail (needs 4 similar houses. In other words and quoting OpenTTD wiki : " For a station to accept these cargos, the buildings in the station's coverage area must accept a total of at least 8/8 of the cargo." (works for several cargo types)

Hope it helps