CargoTypes

Cargo types in TTD

Definitions of cargo types used in TTD and the Patch

For setting the various action 0 properties of vehicles, various way of specifying the cargo type are used. Typically, there is one property that sets the default cargo type, and another property that sets the cargo types available for refitting in a bit mask.

The following table lists the values to use for these properties, as well as the values to use for action 3.

Column	Name	Usage
Type A	Cargo bit	Use this cargo type in action 3. When using a cargo translation table, this is the position in the translation table. If there is no cargo translation table, the cargo bit is defined by property 08 for new cargos.
Bit value		Add these bit values to find the value to give the refit mask property (this is -+1 << cargobit+-)
Type B	Cargo slot	Use this cargo type to set the default cargo type of vehicles (note, this is climate dependent!). For new cargos this is the ID used in Action 0 and Action 3 of the cargo-defining NewGRF.

Note, when New Cargos are being used, you can only rely on Type A values when using a cargo translation table. Type B values depend on the actual NewGRF (and its version) defining the new cargos; so, unless you test for a specific (industry) NewGRF you cannot rely on any value for Type B.

That means, to be compatible to any new cargos, you have to set the default cargo of refittable vehicles to "first refittable". However, you can kind of rely on passengers being slot 0 and mail being slot 2.

Type A	Bit Value	Type B	Cargo	ECS	Type B	FIRS
00	1	00	Passengers	+	00	+
01	2	01	Coal	+	01	+
02	4	02	Mail	+	02	+
03	8	03	Oil	+	03	+
04	10	04	Livestock	+	04	+
05	20	05	Goods	+	05	+
06	40	06	Grain/Wheat/Maize	+	06	+
07	80	07	Wood	+	07	+
08	100	08	Iron Ore	+	08	+
09	200	09	Steel	+	09	+ (Metal)
0A	400	0A	Valuables/Gold/Diamonds	+	0A	Milk
0B	800	09	Paper	Food	0B	Food
0C	1000	0B	Food	Paper	0C	Raw Sugar
0D	2000	04	Fruit	+	0D	Fruit and Vegetables
0E	4000	08	Copper Ore	Fish	0E	Fish
0F	8000	09	Water	Wool	0F	Wool
10	10000	01	Rubber	Potash	10	Clay
11	20000	01	Sugar	Sand	11	Sand
12	40000	03	Toys	Glass/Ceramics	12	Manufacturing Supplies
13	80000	04	Batteries	Wood products	13	Lumber
14	100000	05	Candy (Sweets)	Dyes	14	Scrap Metal
15	200000	06	Toffee	Fertiliser	15	Farm Supplies
16	400000	07	Cola	Oil seeds	16	Plant Fibres
17	800000	08	Cotton Candy (Candyfloss)	Refined products	17	Chemicals
18	1000000	09	Bubbles	Vehicles	18	Engineering Supplies
19	2000000	0A	Plastic	Petrol	19	Petrol
1A	4000000	0B	Fizzy Drinks	Bricks	1A	Gravel
1B	8000000	0B	Paper	Sulphur	1B	Bauxite
1C	10000000	08	undefined; unused slot in arctic climate	Cement	1C	Building Materials
1D	20000000	-	undefined; unused slot	Fibre crops	1D	Alcohol
1E	40000000	-	undefined; unused slot	Lime stone	1E	Reserved1
1F	80000000	-	undefined; unused slot	Tourists	1F	Reserved2
n/a	n/a	FF	Use first refittable cargo type as default cargo. See also vehicle refitting.
FE	n/a	n/a	Used in action 3 for stations to disable default
FF	n/a	n/a	Shown in purchase list

Cargo Labels

The following cargo labels have been defined so far:

Label	Cargo Description	Cargo classes	Notes
TTD Default Cargos
PASS	Passengers	0001 Passengers	ECS	FIRS
COAL	Coal	0010 Bulk	ECS	FIRS
MAIL	Mail	0002 Mail	ECS	FIRS
OIL_	Oil	0040 Liquid	ECS	FIRS
LVST	Livestock	0020 Piece goods	ECS	FIRS
GOOD	Goods	0004 Express	ECS	FIRS
GRAI	Grain	0010 Bulk		FIRS	Temperate; see also WHEA, MAIZ, CERE
WOOD	Wood	0020 Piece goods	ECS	FIRS
IORE	Iron Ore	0010 Bulk	ECS	FIRS
STEL	Steel	0020 Piece goods	ECS	FIRS	Renamed "Metal" in FIRS.
VALU	Valuables	0008 Armoured	ECS		Temperate; see also GOLD, DIAM
PAPR	Paper	0020 Piece goods	ECS
WHEA	Wheat	0010 Bulk			Arctic; see also GRAI, MAIZ, CERE
FOOD	Food	0084 Express, refrigerated	ECS	FIRS
GOLD	Gold	0008 Armoured	ECS		Arctic; see also VALU, DIAM
RUBR	Rubber	0040 Liquid	ECS
FRUT	Fruit	0090 Bulk, refrigerated	ECS
MAIZ	Maize	0010 Bulk			Tropic; see also GRAI, WHEA, CERE
CORE	Copper Ore	0010 Bulk	ECS
WATR	Water	0040 Liquid	ECS
DIAM	Diamonds	0008 Armoured	ECS		Tropic; see also VALU, GOLD
SUGR	Sugar	0010 Bulk
TOYS	Toys	0020 Piece goods
BATT	Batteries	0020 Piece goods
SWET	Sweets (Candy)	0004 Express
TOFF	Toffee	0010 Bulk
COLA	Cola	0040 Liquid
CTCD	Cotton Candy (Candyfloss)	0010 Bulk
BUBL	Bubbles	0020 Piece goods
PLST	Plastic	0040 Liquid			Toyland; see also PLAS
FZDR	Fizzy Drinks	0020 Piece goods
NewCargos
AORE	Bauxite (Aluminium ore)	0010 Bulk	ECS	FIRS
BEER	Alcohol	0064 Express, piece goods, liquids		FIRS
BDMT	Building Materials	0220 Piece goods, covered/sheltered	ECS	FIRS
BRCK	Bricks	0020 Piece goods	ECS
CERA	Ceramics	0020 Piece goods	ECS
CERE	Cereals	0210 Bulk, covered/sheltered	ECS
CARB	Carbon Brick	0010 Bulk
CLAY	Clay	0210 Bulk covered/sheltered		FIRS
CMNT	Cement	0210 Bulk covered/sheltered	ECS
COPR	Copper	0020 Piece goods
DURA	Depleted Uranium	0100 Hazardous
DYES	Dyes	0060 Piece goods, liquids	ECS
ENSP	Engineering Supplies	0024 Express, piece goods		FIRS
FERT	Fertiliser	0030 Bulk, piece goods	ECS
FICR	Fibre crops	0030 Bulk, piece goods	ECS	FIRS
FISH	Fish	0084 Express, refrigerated	ECS	FIRS
FMSP	Farm Supplies	0024 Express, piece goods		FIRS
FRVG	Fruit (and optionally Vegetables)	00A4 Express, piece goods, refrigerated		FIRS
FUEL	Fuel	0040 Liquid			Use PETR for refined-oil fuel
GEAR	Locomotive regearing	8000 Special
GLAS	Glass	0420 Piece goods, oversized	ECS
GRVL	Gravel / Ballast	0010 Bulk		FIRS
LIME	Lime stone	0010 Bulk	ECS
MATE	Materials	0020 Piece goods
MILK	Milk	00C4 Express, liquid, refrigerated		FIRS
MNSP	Manufacturing Supplies	0024 Piece Goods, express		FIRS
OLSD	Oil seed	0210 Bulk, covered/sheltered	ECS
OXYG	Oxygen	0040 Liquid
PETR	Petrol / Fuel Oil	0040 Liquid	ECS	FIRS
PLAS	Plastic	0060 Piece goods, liquid	ECS
POTA	Potash	0210 Bulk, covered/sheltered	ECS
RCYC	Recyclables	0220 Piece Goods, covered		FIRS
RCKT	Rockets	0000 None
RFPR	Refined products	0040 Liquid	ECS	FIRS
RSGR	Raw Sugar	0010 Bulk		FIRS	Sugar cane in tropic, sugar beet in other climates
SAND	Sand	0010 Bulk	ECS	FIRS
SCRP	Scrap Metal	0010 Bulk		FIRS
SILI	Silicate	0010 Bulk
SULP	Sulphur	0210 Bulk, covered/sheltered	ECS
TOUR	Tourists	0005 Passengers, express	ECS
TWOD	Tropic Wood	0020 Piece goods
UORE	Uranium Ore	0110 Hazardous, Bulk
URAN	Uranium	0100 Hazardous
VEHI	Vehicles	0420 Piece goods, oversized	ECS
WATT	Electricity	0000 None
WDPR	Wood Products	0030 Bulk, piece goods	ECS	FIRS
WOOL	Wool	0220 Piece goods, covered/sheltered	ECS	FIRS
WSTE	Waste	0010 Bulk		FIRS