/vr/ - Retro Games

>>422142

-HELPFUL RESOURCES-

Gameplay tips
http://burstintotreats.wordpress.com/rollercoaster-tycoon-2/rollercoaster-tycoon-2-gameplay-tips/

Knowledge Base
http://www.rctstationarchive.com/knowledgebase/index.shtml

Fossil's Dig Site (a few additional articles)
http://www.rctmart.com/fossil/

RCT wiki
http://rct.wikia.com/wiki/RollerCoaster_Tycoon_Wiki

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-MISCELLANEOUS-
(+ mirror links)

RCT2 addons from the original website (which is now dead)
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/0ilfhyxk6a2b5ck/RCT2%20addons.rar
anonfiles*com/file/c1e33f10fa7c10303989bc64ab161062

Original Mr. Bones save
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/26249932/mrbones.SV6
http://www.mediafire.com/?5mogrbefwf5v94d
YOU CAN NOW RIDE IT YOURSELF: youtu.be/s78DeYIAyu4

The Time Machine and Katy's Dreamworld (User Created Expansion Sets)
www.rctmart.com/downloads/uces/UCES_Setup.zip
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/86owhr24pcusfch/UCES_Setup.zip
More info: http://www.rct2uces.com/

8cars (hacking tools)
http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/8cars1.32-1.31-1.21-dll-helpfile-rct2reliable_897.zip
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/i4x2w4qlzhzh4a0/8cars1.32-1.31-1.21-dll-helpfile-rct2reliable_897.zip

New Element Designs (RCT fansite where people upload crazy looking parks)
http://www.nedesigns.com/

Lunatim's Loopy Land (a small collection of downloadable rides and parks made by a talented mind)
http://www.lunatim.com/lunaland/loopy.shtml

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-RCT PROJECTS-

A free and open source game
freerct.blogspot*com

An HTML5 driven game
http://freerct.wordpress.com/
http://freerct.be/

First xD

>>422142
>>422158

I was going to add a few things, and modify a few others, but I'm having issues with this shit laptop of mine. Hopefully I'll be able to fix the problem soon.

>>422182
>RCT threads hit 14

Thank god

>>422202

Why?

>tfw you cant use the spreadsheet anymore because it crashes Iron

>>422142
The image isn't the current version.

>>422246
They died after 5 or 6 last time

Park complete. There is a spot open for the next player. Otherwise, scj will get it next.

Ridnarhtim's park

Rvnx's park

Entire park.

Please sign up.

Going anonymous again.

>>422557
Looks pretty good!

Is there really a big difference between bobsleds and flying turns

>>422589
Thanks. Just realized I forgot benches and lights for the bottom right path. Oh well, no big deal.

Question
How the fuck do I make scenery boost excitement? It never seems to do anything noticeable.

I want to collect some good rides from /vr/ since I'm awful at designing, if you don't mind sharing the ride file of anything you've made could you post it here please? From one anon to another, all your rides look awesome and they're good for remembering / using / inspiration.

There's free file hosting all over the internet for small files.

>>422419

Oh, fair enough. I assumed you meant 14 was in some way a special number.

>>422568

>All my flowers are dying
Didn't think this through, did I- hey, wait a minute, how the fuck did that handyman get onto the closed off path?

>>422668
Build scenery around rides.

>>422668

You literally just need to have some scenery near your ride. Just build a coaster on a flat grassy area, check the excitement, then plaster the area in trees, and check again. You should see a noticeable increase.

>>422690
Where do the screenshots get sent to?

How do you expand the new signs and items window? (or for that matter, any window)

Being stuck looking at only one row of items at a time is stupid and driving me mad.

>>422570
Look at this faggot just standing there trying to look innocent. I know you broke these benches

>>422740

Check the FAQ (bottom of OP)

>>422142

>>422557
im entering but i think someone else is filling out on top of me

>>422827
I don't know who the green box is, it might have been there for a while. I'll wait ten minutes and then move you up and send it to you.

How do you guys like my part of the 4x4 park? Too bad people won't ride my shit.

Here's the penultimate park from the original 3x3. Sending the save to spud.

Nothing fancy here, just a Roman-inspired park with a single funucational ride entitled "A Brief History of Rome"

Its a real crowd favorite.

>>422852
dat park rating

>>422861
We have an award for "messiest park in the country"

That's probably a good hint as to why our park rating is so shit.

>koumes swamp tour

>>422760
Anybody?

If I have to keep scrolling up and down for scenery when expanding it to 3 rows would be 100x more efficient, I'ma choke a bitch.

>>422827
Sending it your way.

>>422852
I have received it, see you in a bit.

>>422896

It should just work when you mouse over it. It doesn't seem to do it when you have the game paused, which is a bit weird.

>>422896
Unpause and it should go to 2-3 rows naturally in the normal game, I don't know about the windowed hack.

>>422874

I remember when I received it, I was really surprised nobody had set zones for handimen/mechanics. That might explain the messiness.

By the way, has someone deleted Baron Praxis yet?

>>422917

I have the windowed hack and it works just like you described.

>>422924
Nope, it was still there as of my turn, and I was the second to last player.

>>422914
>>422917
>pausing
....ah. Okay, thanks for that, though I still wish I could permanently make it 3 rows.

>>422904

>Spud

Could you delete the ride "Baron Praxis" please? I built it to allow for some intermingling but since no-one else did that it sort of sticks out like a sore thumb.

>>422947
I will do, but I'm having problems loading the scenario. It says it contains invalid data.

>>422950

Well that can't be good...

>>422950
http://db.tt/wx8Ss2Pc

Extract the contents of the DAT folder into your RCT/ObjData folder and try again

Can we add a new rule that you can lower the prices of other people's rides if popularity hits 0? That would be nice.

>>422983
No luck.

Are we using version 1 of the scenario or the newer one? Because that might be the problem, I'm using the newer one.

>>423013
Just realized, using the wrong scenario for the savegame.

Does anyone have the original?

I HAVE THE PARK

>>423020

Shouldn't you just be able to load the save and play? Or do you need to have the scenario file as well?

>>423065
I assume you would, it would be like trying to load a track design for a rollercoaster that's not even in the game.

>>423070

A miracle!

>>423081
>>423065
>>423020

You don't need the scenario to load up a save and play it. You can download any save and load it.

Test it on the Mr. Bones save if you want.

>>422950

Did someone use custom scenery?

Hey, what happened to the 2x2 park that was completed? I was kinda hoping that we'd keep a history of all the parks as we go on, for as long as we go on.

>>423170
I havn't added any custom scenery to my game and only used what came with it. Hyord here.

>>422765
Only one way to find out. Drop that fucker in the water if he sinks he's not the vandal.

If you have security guards, they need to be punished for their insolence as well.

>>423189
Check columns H-L on the google doc.

>>423213
THEY WERE PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK AND THEY WON

Hey Micnax, you have any screen shots of the park in progress you're working on? I want to see just what Swashbuckler was taking so long to make.

Just saw the "Federal Prison Simulator" in the OP. Well played, you guys.

Made the 4x4 park a 2 plot park, where you can build across two plots for your turn. This will encourage coaster intertwining I think.

>>423189

Good morning

>I can't fucking believe all I've been doing all this time is be on this thread and play RCT2

I've been casually browsing these threads for a while but I must have missed something. What's the deal with the collab parks? And can I join in even if I suck?

>>422827
done

>>423305
Collab parks are an idea a few of us had to make a park with clearly marked plots where we make out own mini park and then send it to the next person on the Google Docs list. So far, we've completed one and are in the process of finishing about a half-dozen others, and it's been great fun.

You can sign up on the link in the OP, and regardless of your skill, you can join in on the fun.

Get your body ready guys

>>423341

I've uninstalled the game, reinstalled it, added all of the data files you guys have suggested, and still no dice. The Mr Bones save works though.

I'm really not sure what else to try.

>>423345
>intensity 6.96
how

>>423335
Nice. I like the screenshot link in the doc, gonna do that myself.

>>423345
>I want to go on something more thrilling than EXPANDING DONG

Fucking plebs

>>423237
Here's his part

Unfortunately he made the pathing quite confusing, so whenever one of his rides breaks down, I'm bombarded with messages that it hasn't been fixed because the mechanics keep getting lost.

>>423335
I'm gonna be a bit, I gotta start the other 4x4 park since its a new idea and people will not know what to do unless I show them.

>>423349

Maybe whoever was before you can resend the save? Or send it to someone else and see if they can open it?

>>423354
>that giant straight part
absolutely disgusting
that could be a really really good ride with a little more work though

>>423335

Nice work, I like it.

>>423369
>Double-wide paths
Not even once. Read this:
http://www.rctmart.com/fossil/CrazyCastle1.html

>>423369

Just hire a few mechanics and have them patrol right by the exit

Did anyone use 8cars while they were making their park?

How does one window mode an official copy of RCT2 on windows 7?

inb4
>read OP

>>423429
>mfw making this park a year ago and not knowing that I'd be fucked

>>423457
>Also available in the burstintotreats website:
>Save Game Modifier
>Windowed mode hack (for Windows only)
>read OP

>>423491
What exactly is the problem with wider paths?

>>423479
neat pathing/10

shame it doesn't work in the game

Oh man, I just got back into this.
>Try the Jailhouse Scenario
>PATHING HELL AND LAND EVERYWHERE.

I... I can't...

>>423496
Guest AI sucks dick and in makes them all retarded.

>>423449

I'm Dave, I only used it on the 2x2 and then only to get money and landscape.

>>423510
Right.

At any rate, I can't get the 3 x 3 working. So, sorry, I'm gonna have to pull out. If someone else wants to give it a try, feel free to put your name down.

>>423496
The AI has no idea how they work. Guest pathfinding is part random-walk, part shortest distance ("as the crow flies"). It's modestly improved over RCT1 where they would bounce around like individuals molecules of water, and if you're really masochistic you can sort of make it work with "no entry" signs.

>>423503
Goddamn, this is keeping me from playing through scenarios. I was on Amity Airfields, royally fucked it up because I had the scenario objective completely wrong. Now I'm looking at starting over and manually clearing out shitloads of "runway" paths.

What do you guys think of a "roller coaster tycoon 2-extend" which wold be 2 with a lot of improvements and changes, so its much better than 2 or even 3?

I'm not making it or anything but I'm interested in what you guys would like to see changed i a new roller coaster tycoon. I said 2-extend because I don't like 3 at all and calling it 4 implies we accepted 3's existance.

I think it would be cool if guests has a way of recognizing ride variety and complexity of the buildable non-thrill rides (golf courses, mazes, etc). So if you just make a tiny loop they'll say "I'm not going on race karts 1, its just a little track!"

>>423568
Don't think that will ever happen unless Chris Sawyer wants to do it.

>>423568
the name is copywritten.

>>423590
I guess I should explain, it could be the makers of RCT releasing a new game after all these years. Not some guy releasing a mod or something.

quick question. How do you make your park value go up? For example I'll put in a new roller coaster and the value will go up quite a bit and within 2 weeks in game it drops a bit.

Is there a way to keep it steady? playing RCT2 btw

>>423609

Nope, park value is based on the value of the rides, which depreciates over time as they get older.

You could delete them and rebuild, but the more practical approach is just save up money and then build a ton of expensive rides at the same time.

>>423604
they wouldn't do that though, Chris Sawyer quit and the company that makes RCT2 (I think) has been either consumed or bankrupt.

>>423627
See I would do that. but Im kind of on the "Get a park value of ____ by October Year 4" objective. I think Ill have to be doin some deleting. Thanks anon!

>>423496
the guests still treat the path as individual blocks instead of one giant path. So they will start taking all sorts of random turns all over the path instead of walking in a straight line. eventually ending up in some sort of retarded loop.

>>423568

>I said 2-extend because I don't like 3 at all

Might I ask why not?

>>423749
Not the same guy here, but graphically it's completely offputting. Maybe it was OK at the time it was released. Some of the design features do sound nice.

>>423804

See, that's what bugs me, the only thing anyone ever complains about is the graphics. Why have graphics suddenly become all-important? The game had many great improvements, especially if you consider the expansions.

>>423804

Oh, and even at the time it was released, OK would still have been a bit generous....

>>423846
Yeah, I can understand. It sounds like a flimsy response, but aesthetics are a big part of that "gut feeling" that motivates purchasing (and I'm not usually a "gut feeling" sort of guy). If it was the first game in the series, it'd be justifiable, but to actually downgrade the graphics for the sake of a sequel blows my mind. It looks like they were trying to cash-in on the franchise. Not to mention that one of the continued joys of playing RCT is just panning around the park and enjoying the view. Can't get that when I'm looking at balloon-headed guests walking around polygon park.

Found from a thread on /mu/ of all places.

>>423846
A few things I didn't like about RCT3:
>The interface seems off.
>The scenery is much more limited
>The scenarios are garbage.
>EVERY person in the park is a member of a group
>staff get lazy
> unnecessary customization (Condiments on food, are you fucking serious)
>the guest screams are lul-worthy
>guests are immortal
>loading screens always took fucking forever
>VIPs are fucking lel

Some things i liked:
>Testing during construction
>Riding your shit
>More new rides

The game could have been so much better.

>>424068
what was the thread on /mu/ about?

>>424084
>>>/mu/35000685

>>424093
nice

Alright, what utility do we use to mod the save file so the guests don't want to get assfucked by 9+ intensity on every ride?

>>424232

The save game editor

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?868crfllqgrkvws

>>423568

>Can charge for both park entrance tickets AND for rides like in RCT
>Non-retarded pathing AI
>Infinite scenery/ride etc. caps for scenarios so you can put every ride and every object in a scenario
>Instead of having to press shift to build multiple walls you can just hold a hotkey down and drag, also you can drag fences
>Water rides from RCT3 like water slides and pools
>Can build flat rides higher
>Zoo tycoon part of the game too
>Can create flat custom rides, not just tracked rides
>Carnival style stalls, like smash the bottle with a baseball, whack-a-mole etc.
>Arcade, indoor and outdoor playground rides, built like mazes/golf courses, drag and select a ball bit, bouncy pad, tunnel, different types of slide, or a pinball machine on that square and much more
>Can shift rides underground
>Better terraforming, holy shit
>Random map generator with customizable settings
>Multiplayer mode (separate from singleplayer) both co-op and competitive modes available like in OpenTTD
>Riders will die if G-forces are too high
>Big building creator
>Can import pictures into the game for signs or walls etc. like how you could make custom signs in RCT3
>Undo button

I've made a start on the 4x4 park, this is the results of 4 hours of constant rebuilding and testing.

>Completely contained in a 25x25 area
>6 trains running continuously, no pauses at all except the station
>Over 7 excitement before scenery, less than 3 nausea, no stat in the red
>Middle area untouched ready for other rides + shops etc
>Outer edge untouched, ready for scenery
>This is the very first giga coaster I've ever built, and the first non-wooden roller coaster in over a decade

It's now 1:30am, I'ma crash until tomorrow.

>>424595
>water rides
>carny games
>building editor
>terraforming
>better guest AI
I would be happy with just these, really. Zoo tycoon elements might be a little ambitious.

Done! I'll send the save to you now BlueBalled.

Well, that .exe isn't phishy at ALL.

CHRIST. I'm not touching that.

>>424787
Glad to see I'm not the only one who loves building castles with little villages inside them

>>424807
get a torrent than, that's what I did and as long as it has both expansions it works great

>>424841
Hell yeah

Even got a knight in there

>>424867
I guess. I'm awful at making decor, but if you want me to build you a park out of the smallest cash pile I can, and make it drown you in money,. I can do that with ease. They look like shit, though.

Done with my next 2x2.

Put much more time into this one, but no dueling coasters. The lack of variety in Roman theming was a bit of a bummer, but this was still pretty fun.

>>424965
fountains and nature accentuate the sparse roman design.

>>424965

Here's the stats for the Giga coaster, if anyone cares. It's my first Giga and not too shabby, but I know I can improve it.

>>425001
>Pompeii
>not going underground and erupting out of a mountain
Awwwwwwww

>>425007

Yeeaaahhh. I thought of the name after the coaster was made. I should've done that.

Hey, scj, you here? The guy after me went to sleep, so if you're still up I'll give it to you first.

After hours of tedious work, this is what I got for the 4x4 double plot park. I had trouble utilizing both parts, but eventually decided on the design I have here.

There are only two rides, the coasters, and an open park everywhere else. Anyone willing to jump in on this, feel free to sign up in the OP.

>>425028
Sure, but I still have to complete the 3x3 park, they've been waiting on that one forever.

>>425069

No problem. The other guy just posted that he's going to sleep, so you'll have plenty of time.

>>424595
You're missing one vital change: guests actually using transportation rides as means of transportation instead of just labeling them as a gentle rides.

Just finished my mountain blade postage stamp park on the 4x4 collab game. Here's a screenie of the racing jousting coaster.

Someone needs to fix the ride intensity preference thing though. Right now no one rides anything with an intensity of less than 9, which includes all gentle and most thrill rides.

>>425185
I want a "designate as transportation ride" feature so I can make transportation coasters. Then I'll filter out guests at the entrance to the park using transport rides of varying intensity.

>>425069
stats?

>Make stratacoaster with Twister Roller Coaster and set it to Powered Launch through SonOfBeast
>Breaks down every 2 test runs
Chris you are such a fucking dick

>>425414
BUT OF COURSE

I had to rebuild this shit twice because of various reasons
>tfw your coaster won't go up a hill and now half the track is broken

>>425497
Please join in on the 4x4 park, I wanna see what others can do with twice the space

I'm streaming RCT if anyone's interested.

I am the master of wooden rollercoasters

Site progress...

The text at the bottom changes to what you hover on, just like in the game.

>>425483
Hacked rides are always way unreliable. Honestly, the only big positive RCT3 had was that they added a lot of rides/features that you would expect to see in a real world park like water parks and Intamin rocket coasters.

I hope the dude making OpenRCT implements those rides in his fangame.

>>426765

Aw man, that is really awesome. Keep up the good work!

>>426765
Really loving this.

>>425749
In future, link to twitch like this:

http://www.twitch.tv/blueballed

makes it easier to highlight and go.

>>426765
You're the best.

>>426825
>>426862
>>426876
Thanks guys!

I'm just wondering what I can put in the description space below the park name. Talk about what the scenario is like (eg. hilly/flat, blank/filled etc.)?

>>427063

Maybe just the scenario description?

>>427078
I can't directly copy+paste the description from the scenario itself so I'd have to write it out for each one... and some of them are too long to fit into the space that's there.

>>427063
Maybe add a link to open a preview of what the map looks like?

>>427124
Hmmm that sounds like a good idea.

>>427124
>>427149
Wait shit, I can't have a link in there because you can't move the mouse off the hover otherwise the text will go away, damnit.

>>427187
Can you design it to look like the ride builder menu, where you have the thumbnail image and clicking it instead of hovering over it brings up the description?

>>427231
Could do, but then again, having a screenshot of the park might ruin some of the surprises that some of the scenarios have (like the RCT NOOB park)

>tfw deleted crucial file years ago that was involved in image editing so i can't run any image editing software to crop my pictures and show you guys my stuff

>>426870
Noted, thanks.

>>427564
take the screenshot

upload it in BMP form to somewhere, tinypic for example.
Resave the picture as a jpg
???
profit

>>427706
Or open them in Paint and Save As a PNG.

>Ye Olde Upright Spinny Wheel
10/10

>ok six more months
>play for three more years
damn this shit is addictive

Wonder if this dude from a long time ago is still around
http://archive.foolz.us/v/thread/155550496/

Can't see the pictures, but his rides were masterpieces

>>424605
I've tried, but this is as close to 8 excitement rating as I've been able to manage. At least, without the track going all over the place or something else going wrong.

(Uless one of you has an idea? I want to keep it within that area and it's fairly constricting. Already spent ages just trying to get the posive Gs under 5, negative under 2 and lateral under 3.

just waiting imagining about my park
3x3 special

Guys, we need more people to sign up for slots in these parks.

>>424081
>A few things I didn't like about RCT3:
>>The interface seems off.
The UI? It's not great but you can get used to it.

>>The scenery is much more limited
Really? I found there were less types/themes, but within each, I found it much more interesting to design each area. Plus, there's a shitload of custom scenery around and it's easy to install.

>>The scenarios are garbage.
Agreed. Even worse than RCT2s.

>>EVERY person in the park is a member of a group
Well, to be fair, how many people go to a theme park on their own? I like the dynamic it gives the park, watching people walk together, stop and debate which ride to go on, head off together again ... I don't see how it's a bad thing.

>>staff get lazy
Can't really remember what this is about....

>> unnecessary customization (Condiments on food, are you fucking serious)
So just ignore it, there's no need to use it.

>>the guest screams are lul-worthy
Yeah, they're a bit dumb.

>>guests are immortal
Agreed, stupid, but then, I just like to build parks, not kill my guests.

>>loading screens always took fucking forever
Yeah, even on my new PC, it takes 15-20 seconds to load an empty park, I don't want to know how long a large and full one would take.

>>VIPs are fucking lel
Eh. I thought it was kind of fun.


I guess it really depends what you're out for. Scenarios? Definitely play RCT.

But I've had a crapload of fun designing parks and rides with RCT3. Long woodies (Voyage inspired) that hug the ground, dive into tight tunnels and through dense trees. Internal rides with lots of internal scenery, which you can actually see once the building is closed.

And seriously, the ghost-trains while you're building are nothing short of fantastic. I wish someone could mod that into RCT2.

>>424595
>Random map generator with customizable settings

I really like that idea! Go one further, random scenario generator. With one click, you have a landscape, a goal, a selection of rides and scenery, and off you go.

>>425324
Can't you already do that using multiple station platforms?

>>428358

Off the top of my head, here are a couple more things I really like

>Scenery editor/saver, you can make a castle, save it, and then plonk it down as a station in your park.
>No stupid limitation on rides/scenery available at one time
>90 degree banked curves, the high overbanked turn things
>custom mp3 ride music

>>428358
>>424595
You're both missing the number one point.
Being able to see a ghost train as you're building

>>425001
>>424965

>Steep lift hill on a giga

What? How?

>>425028
>>425069

If scj hasn't started on it yet, and Dave is still around, I'll take it now. Otherwise I don't mind waiting.

>>428390
There's a special chain hill lift option under the Special Track Pieces menu

>>428390
Cable lift hill

>>428383

Oh shit, yeah.

Also, being able to see the ghost train as you're building a ride is a really nice feature.

>>428398
>>428394

How do you use it? It just gives me the crest. Do I just build a steep hill and top it off with that?

And here I was just bitching about the fact that I couldn't do that and that a slow clackety chain on a 300ft coaster was completely ridiculous.

>>428418
>Do I just build a steep hill and top it off with that?
yep

>>428106

A few thoughts:

Adding scenery is the most obvious one. Just plaster the area in trees if you're feeling uninspired.

Gigas are about big drops, and air time. 3.5 seconds is quite little.

I think having too many block brakes reduces excitement. Plus, you've got one on almost every hill, which might be why you have so little air time.

>>428426

Cool. Didn't realise that. That was king of ... sneakily hidden.

>>428418
yes

>>428393
I'm feeling like I'm in a haze currently, so you can take it.

>>428438

I dunno if he's still around, want to email it to me?

(If you've already started, you can send me your latest file, I'll obviously leave your part alone so you can continue later.)

>>428440
which one are you in the list

>>428445

Ridnarhtim. I'm talking about the 2x2, so I'd be the last one left.

>>428448

I don't know why I haven't bothered with the name thing yet...

what's the coaster that does booster lift hills?

+bump

>>428520

Twister rollercoaster

>>428449
sent ;)

>>428539

AIDS received, thanks.

Troy's paths are seriously confusing the mechanics...

>Want to build
>Signed in for 2 parks
>Still nothing to do

This is suffering

>>428718
Go fuck about with putting Powered Launch options on Bobsled Coasters

>>428718
FUCK I THOUGHT I SENT THE EMAIL SORRT

>>422670

but that's whole point of RCT. building your rides to suite the park, and striving for the highest excitement rating through your own creativity. downloading other people's trax is like using the pre-made layouts.

>>428732
lel

>captcha dsEMail

>first attempt at building a custom coaster since when I played years ago
>try to incorporate the tips from this thread
>Excitement Rating: 1.24 (Low)
>Intensity Rating: 15.39 (Ultra-Extreme)
>Nausea Rating: 9.30 (Very High)

Yep, still terrible at this. I think the tips made me worse.

>>428752

Why does everyone always try to build super exciting, high, fast, twisty or whatever coasters? That's like playing UT for the first time ever, having read some tips online, and expecting to win against the highest difficulty bots/in online tournaments.

Start with small, simple things. Junior coasters, wild mice, virginia reels. Look at how the pre-made layouts are designed, build them and watch them go round, and learn from that. Then start building fancier coasters, but still try to keep the height low.

>>428752
Show us a screenshot and we can help you adjust it

>>428759
Will do.

>>428760
I deleted it out of shame. It was truly abysmal.

>>428752

although tracks can vary widely depending on the ride type, a very basic layout will take the train to a max height, and then loft and glide its way thru the rest of the track. don't focus on epic drops, but instead go far a more subtle approach of one or two drops, and some helixes and small downward bumps. at least until you start to perfect the roller coaster type.

Making a pirate beach without pirate scenery is quite limiting.

2x2 part 3 done.

>>428790

Actually, I think for the next set of maps, we should make different scenery and rides available, for diversity.

>>428850
When I get home, I could possibly provide links for a large stack of custom scenery if you guys like?

Given a bit more space to build and custom scenery to play with, we could build something truly great.

How about just a single large collab park, simcity 4 style instead of simcity 5?

>>428892

I haven't played SC since 2000, so I can't comment on that, but yeah, maybe if we have a pack of custom scenery available to everyone, that would make things more interesting.

>>428901
I'm basically saying we intermingle our areas right next to each other, no 5 tile gaps between or "alloted areas", say 125x125 tiles or larger.

People can build over or around other people's areas as long as it doesn't disturb it and you have no alloted area you are forced to stick to, as long as you don't go overboard and take up half the park for one thing or whatever.

LOL UPDATE

Not done.

>>428927
oops

>>428924

Maybe give each person 75x75, and allow you to go 20 fields into neighbouring areas? And yeah, with no gaps inbetween.

>>428927

Useful.

Which one are you working on?

>>428938

Ah, that clears it up.

>>428934
Why limit it, is what I'm saying.

We've all shown that we can be gentlemenly here, none of us are going to demolish somebody elses building or section just to add their own thing and if they did, we'd just revert to a previous save.

Besides, different people have different ideas. One person might want to only make a lake, boat ride and simple rest area using up only 10x10 squares. Another may wish to make a huge duelling gigacoaster set that is 100x20 tiles long / wide.

Basically, just have a single large open park, enough custom scenery options to please everyone, and let them add what they want to the park when their turn comes and you can sign up for a turn as often or as little as you like, as long as your previous turn is already complete.

>>428980

True, I like that idea as well, but then you might as well go for no area. One person builds a theme, or area, or something they want to add, and then passes it on, with no rules or direction.

>>429000
That's what I said.

http://www.mediafire.com/?8c6ehh26flx1dsl
For a 200x200 sandbox area that could be tooled about with however we like.

Anybody got a list of good mods we could all download an use?

Best:
Lots of wall, floor, roof, small deco options.

Good:
Larger props that take more than 1x1x1 tiles

Okay:
Props / supports / other stuff


Anybody?

>>429148

>Dat Entrance

Ah, Flux's megapark.

It'll do, but I'd make a few changes to the rides.
Transport rides:
>Lose two of the elevators
>Lose the bus and either the tram or the San Fransisco Tram
Gentle rides:
>Lose one of the two lookout towers and one of the two carousels
>Add a few more tracked rides, definitely cheshire cats, and maybe something else

Thrill rides
>remove duplicates - There are four twists here, two top spins and two enterprises.

Water rides seem fine to me, oak barrels are just river rapids but I prefer their look.

Lots of food and drinks, great.

Now the big one - Coasters:
>Add: Bobsleigh, Side Friction, Reverser, reverse freefall, wild mouse, wooden wild mouse, spinning wild mouse, virginia reel, maybe steeplechase
>Wooden coaster articulate cars
>Lose the Barn Storm, Limo and possibly dragon coasters

>>429148

I know nothing about mods/custome stuff. Maybe the UCES, I haven't used it though.

>>429365

Oh, and some other junior coaster train types too, maybe.

Is the limit on scenery still the same including custom scenery, or does that allow you to go over the ridiculously tiny number of items allowed?

>>429369
Apparently
http://www.nedesigns.com/
Has some good stuff, not sure if it's just parks or if it's scenery too, however.

>>429408
It's just parks with a lot of custom scenery/hacking. It's a good way to get custom scenery though like paintable roofs.

>>429381
The scenery limit is unfortunately hard coded into the game, so it's still the ridiculously tiny number of items allowed.

I'm really disappointed how it turned out. Yesterday's looked much better.

>>429449
Hurr.

>>429449

The big box with the X on it is kind of weird... but otherwise I like it.

....I have the weirdest desire all of a sudden.

I want to take a huge open plot of land, turn it into an ocean, make a small deserted island in the middle of it and drop the first guest I get on it and then just leave him alone on it while I sleep overnight.

....maybe I'm just weird.

>>429475

I think he will just be very angry.

>>429475
There's weirder.

>>429473
Yeah, I also forgot to add the "This part was made by rvnx" sign, could you add it for me? <3

>>429486

Of course. Any particular wishes for colours? Scrolling or 3D? Horizontal or Vertical?

>>429486

And, just to be clear on this park ... the areas are supposed to be overlapping, right? Or is it just the same as before, i.e. your area is all yours, except it's now two boxes.

>>429491
Scrolling please, it doesn't fit into the huge ones.

Black/Yellow, as the Scheme of the rides

>>429497
I think you can chose between one or two, or one and a half, etc. (Because the list is going up to 16, but I don't think we will fill it)

One way to handle the "borderless" park is to do two rounds. The first round would have bordered sections, like before. The second round would remove the border restriction, allowing whoever has the scenario to build anywhere with a 2x2 block.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pEIbDo9Mn8

How about we just do something like this, only more than two people?

Sign up for your turn via the spreadsheet, do your bit within the allotted time, pass it onto the next guy and then sign up again if you wish.

>>429587
Honestly, I like the grid idea better. The one in the video would be good if we would be fixed on one style, which will be build by all participants, kinda limiting their ideas and maybe some people dont like the style. And that's where the grid is better, everyone has his own tile to spread his ideas of the "perfect minipark" there without really affecting the others.

>>429623
Personally, I've no problem with the area transitioning into different "zones".

Wasn't there one map posted a few threads back that was segregated into different areas?
Grassland, ice, desert, spooky, rocky mountain, etc.

>>429623
The other option is to have several different parks running at the same time, segregated into different themes. That way you can just put your name down for the one(s) that fit the theme you want to build for.

>>425001
>doing a roman theme better than I did after me
FUCK YOU

>>429793
That reminds me
The roman fanfare is the best ride music

>>429623

Normal theme parks have different zones. You don't have an industrial theme park, or a spooky theme park, you have a big park with the snowy area over here and the future area over there

>>430247
Rock Style 2 disagrees.

>>430251
Sure, but I'm afraid it will end up as a huge clusterfuck.

>>430325
We won't know until we try, will we?

>>429463
>>429449

You've made it very hard to use your space in any way....

>>430360
But muh space

>>430317
Urban best

By the way, if you really feel the urge to use custom scenery at some point, remember to check this in the Options menu

>>430247
>not getting comfy with summer style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBnMc-90Occ

>>430605
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtYHLsXb0NE

I like to play Ragtime on my Scam Karts because it makes me feel full Robber Baron.

I'm taking a "fuck theming" approach to theming.

>>430796

With ratings like these, you don't need to look good.

>>430605
>>430745

y'all niggers need modern

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ncmi_3uLKE&list=PL62977758D84B4542

>>430802

I call this the "Up-Down-Clusterfuck" design philosophy

>>430802

The rating system is fucked up anyway

>>430819

They're paying it. Stupid rain's getting in the way of mah profit, though.

>>430802
>165km

10/10, would ride if existed in reality.

>>430828

Gigas are too easy. But then, they are also fucking awesome for real.

..... I suddenly had inspiration to make a Jojo's themed park.

But I suck at modding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di2alHSa5Yo

So I was watching the Autism fest above when at about 10:40 in this guy has an interesting trick to get duel coasters to sync without having to have the stations adjacent to each other. He built he few stations for unbuilt coaster between the two stations he wanted to sync up and synced all of them- even the dummy stations and that made it work. (see vid at 10:40 or pic)

Thought that might be a useful trick for all of you making dueling coasters.

Try my hand at coaster design.

Make a Virginia Reel coaster, because it's got limited options, so I can work on the basics first.

12.81 Intensity.

I didn't think I did anything crazy, any of the pros want to tell me where I went wrong?

>>430869
He did a good recreation of Gemini at Cedar Point

>>430909

That first downward spiral, for a start. Thing about how fast they'll be going as they get towards the bottom, and how tight the turns they're going around are.

And then you have big drops into turns all over the place. Again, that's the kind of thing that kills people.

>>430909
In addition to the lesson on drops into tight turns that you should learn -

Additional chainlifts after the first drop lower the excitement rating by quite a bit. It's a good idea to go as high as you need to at the beginning and work from there.

>>430909
Virginia Reels have no banked turns, meaning that the riders experience high lateral G's at the turns. You want to go through all turns "slowly", which I think of as being < 30 mph though I've yet to actually test that. Pic related is a more tolerable Virginia Reel. You can use friction, upwards track, or brakes to reduce speed.

Unfortunately I don't think there's anything salvageable of your design, it's essentially wrong in every way. Build the built-in rides and study their designs, then start over. I recommend using a single lift hill, both for simplicity's sake and to improve the ride (allegedly, additional lift hills penalize excitement).

>>430869
Damn, that's sneaky. Awesome tip.

Fucking shit. These poor beggars are trying to take a diagonal path to get to the green twister coaster and get stuck in the corner of this other park. I think I found a flaw in these parks.

>>431064
Build trains to connect parks. Problem almost solved

Pictures.

>>431075

Guests don't consider trains to be actual linking paths, they'll still be stuck.

I also support the giant build anywhere clusterfuck park, I've had this situation happen to me on both of the parks I've worked on so far. It's be easily solvable with just a simple path in between. On that note, try building a path underground or something, that would work.

>>431086
Images

Is there a sandbox mode of some sort in RCT1 where you can start out with a blank park with unlimited money or something? I just want to design a sweet ass park, making large profits first takes too long.

I think I shall leave it at this. Only one coaster. but I'm happy with the result and don't want to clutter it more.

>>431090
>>431075
As much as I hate the idea of altering another park, I may be forced to do an underground path because it keeps happening. They see the coaster but they just can't get to it.
It happens on the other side of the plot of land, too.

>>431104
While i'm here,how do you build stuff like walls? I cant get roofs on objects or make walls higher.
>>431113
No,just get rc2

Smiley Face

>>431116
Looks like my old Russian neighborhood.

10/10 Я люблю это

>>431129
Smiley Face 2.0

upto I saw the bank draft of $5919, I be certain that...my... neighbours mother had been actualy bringing home money part-time from there computar.. there moms best frend has done this for only about 16 months and a short time ago repayed the mortgage on there cottage and bourt a top of the range Buick. I went here,
>>>>> BIG76.COM

>>431129
>While i'm here,how do you build stuff like walls? I cant get roofs on objects or make walls higher.

Use shift. Only works in RCT2 I believe.

>>431129

Use the shift and control keys. Shift automatically stacks scenery and lets you change ride height, Control preserves the same height as you build things from tile to tile.

How do you buy construction rights?
I tried with the option, i see what I an buy, but I csn't seem to be able to buy the rights.
I tried while constructing a ride: nothing.
Please help!

>>431161

If you click buy construction rights, dashed squares will show you where you have rights, and little signs (same as when buying) will show you where you can buy them.

how do i get ddhack to work,the one that allows windowed mode?

>>431116

I've just noticed how ridiculous that completely unsupported huge hill looks. Default RCT supports have always been weird.

>>430963
Thanks for the advice, I restarted with a sandbox scenario and built a Junior Roller Coaster, using the Ladybug carts, and it actually came out more acceptable.

Pic related.

>>431116
>The Gorilla on top of the building

Made me smile

>>431215
I laughed like an idiot and ruined a serious podcast, thanks.

>>431231
You realize you have to share it now, right?

Is there an autoclicker to make building long stretches easier?

>>431248
Sounds like something pretty much any mouse-macro software could easily handle.

>>431243
>when_its_done.jpg

>>431210

That's not bad.

Your lateral Gs are being driven up by the upwards/downwards turns on hills, especially the tight ones (e.g. on the way up after the first drop) and the direction changes mid-drop (e.g. below the lift hill).

Some coasters allow you to bank those, but junior coasters unfortunately do not. Unless the train is really slow (top of a hill or towards the end of the coaster), I would use large turns or, if it's really fast, avoid them completely.

>>431248
Just tap the mouse really fast with your non-dominant hand.

FUN FACT: Rollercoaster Tycoon was written by one guy entirely in assembly (low level CPU instructions).

>>431350
The single fact that it was coded in assembly simply makes him a hero

>>431192
Still need a answer.

>>431356

And insane.

>>431369
>put files in root folder
>start game

Hey Rvnx, did you forget about handymen?

>>431380
The difference between genius and madness is measured only by success.

Game solid $180million in units, the guy received $30million of that.

>>431393

I also had to move a few mechanics around because I kept getting "... still hasn't been fixed" messages.

Seriously, people, use set paths all over the place.

>>431402
No wonder he's doing nothing, he's probably semi-retired already and just tinkering around with whatever he enjoys doing.

>mfw I set the carousel to the maximum amount of rotations

>>431435

>gif
lel

After this park becomes no longer sustainable, my next project will be making four of these in one park.

>>431393

Top lel

1/3

>>431628
2/3

>>431161
>>431174

I see the squares but no little signs show up.
Why?

>>431637
3/3
Took fucking forever, but I'm done at last. My first time messing about with scenery at all so it took a while.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?rrocf6ok9cr48h2
Just add it for the start of a new 4x4 game if anybody wants to add to the area for a new round.

>>431650
Because they're yours.

>>430494
YOU CAN DO THAT?!

>>431478
>Four jew towers in one park

Clearly, shit like this is why the holocaust happened.

>>431662
Oh I see. You have to be at +2 above the ground to pass the fence. I get it.
Sorry for being this noob.

>>431657

Yikes, that looks like it took a while.

And considering when your last screenshot of this coaster was, it did.

>>431758
It did.

It made me wish that I'd had a fuckton more scenery options and that I'd had a larger area than 25x25 to play around with but I refused to build over to the other areas.

>>431832

Yeah, there really isn't that much you can do in terms of structures and buildings with the default scenery.

>build a ride
>$1 entry fee
>[ride] is really good value!
>bump it up to $2
>[ride] is really good value!
>bump it up to $3
>[ride is really good value!
>few hours later
>[ride] has no customers
>bring price down to $1 again
>check back after a few minutes
>I'm not paying that much to go on [ride]

I don't understand, guys.

why

>>432161
Rides devalue over time.

Start as high as they'll pay and then lower it.

>>432176
Should I just destroy them when I start to have to lower the price to $0.30?

>>432201
If it ever gets that bad and assuming you don't have to destroy lots of scenery to do it, yes.

I don't think I've ever seen things get that bad though, I think there's a baseline where it doesn't get any worse.
Don't quote me on that.

>>432201
Sure if you really want, though custom coasters and things with a lot of attached scenery can be a bitch to replace correctly.

I usually just use a trainer to "renew" the rides tbh.

For anyone interested in jumping right into a collaborative park, DIRTOPIA.sv6 is waiting on someone to send to.

>>432353
Might join in then

>>432168

"Just looking at First Aid Room 1 makes me feel sick."

>>432353
May as well.

HOLY SHIT
SO I JUST REALIZED I SHOULD PROBABLY FINISH MY POARKS

Also someone deleted the completed park section

Just passed on Land of the Lounge Lizards. Ridnarhtim, it's all yours now.
Screencap of my progress.

>>432497
You mean on the Google Docs page?

Why even bother?

>>432497

It's in a new sheet, check the bottom tabs

>>432518

Ah-ha, fancy.

>>432501

Uh damn, I really need to get to bed.

But there's no one after me in the list anyway, so no harm done.

>>432518
Oooh, how neat
and tidy

How do you create streets and adjacent paths that don't fuse like in the Rio Carnival scenario? It's really trivial, but I can't figure it out and it's driving me insane.

>>432818
Try building fences/walls between paths, then deleting them.

Made a few minor edits and modifications that were on my mind and updated the save file.

Anybody want to start a new 4x4 section on the spreadsheet and use it as the starting file?
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?rrocf6ok9cr48h2
(File should be updated)

In the gogoledoc, there was a map under DONE.
the DONE is not there anymore and the map is gone.
what happened?

Do you guys usually plan your parks out beforehand, or do you just make it as you go?

>>432867
I find it more fun to build as I go, but if you want to make a great park you would have to plan some of it out first.

>>432867
It may not look like it, but for
>>432854
I basically didn't plan shit beyond the most basic "I wanna try X in this area".

Hell, I didn't even know what theme I was going with until I was 95% done and I noticed / remembered that there was also space themeing available. I sort of had a "1985 world from Back to the Future 2" feel in mind as I was building originally.

>>432856
can you read
>>432518

>>432867
Most of the time I just wing it, but sometimes I plan out a park ad try to stick with it.

>mfw no one sets paths for their employees in their own park-areas and they bring the park rating down with destroyed areas and vomit-parths.

>>432831

Thanks, will try that.

Passed the next file on to Cap. Check out the first section!

>>433214
>monster trucks
>medieval castles
seems legit

also finished the 2x2 park. Just felt like doing a simple park idea to even out the coaster cluster fuck. That and you guys did really good and I couldn't do anything to top it. Uploading and posting save file to doc now.

>>433247
The link for that park isn't working.

>>433543

Worked for me.

>>433543
>>433603
I think he meant the hyperlink. I dunno why they won't work, quite frankly. You just gotta select the link and put it in a new tab.

>>433608
It's worked now.

Page took a really long time to load for some reason.

SPEEDLAND COMPLETE

Sending to the next person now

hey guys, have you ever played RCT 2 drunk?
this is like psuedo the best / worst thing i have ever done.

>>434294
I came home from a party once and started playing. When I went to my computer in the morning, the game was still running.

I had built a hedge maze that went around the fence of Forest Frontiers and a rollercoaster with 15 intensity and 1 excitement.

I was also in the middle of building one that I was trying to loop through the park entrance. When I closed it there was a tab open with a google search for "can't build rollercoaster game won't let me" up.

What's the highest speed ever achieved in RCT?

>>434491
>"can't build rollercoaster game won't let me"

Lol


I remember one time I tried playing Simcity 4 drunk. I had a nice little town going. The next morning I got up, loaded up my town and it was in Back to the Future when Marty returns to Hill Valley after Biff was running it. Tenements and dirty industry everywhere with no utilities or public services. I also decided to spend all of my money on a freeway bridge despite not having a freeway in my city.

I'd hate to see what drunk RCT would look like

>>434542
I think twister coasters cap at 199. I've seen it go higher by use of trainers though.

>>434575
Someone should do it, aside from me.
because I'm fucking poor and i just drank all of my jager and my black rum.

also because i'm a piss as fuck scrub at RCT 2, I can't build a virginia reels / wooden roller coaster with an excitement of 5.00 without it having intensity of 9.00 because i love building loops and turns and shit.

>>434542
Shall we find out?

>>434618
Go ahead. This peaked my interest, things like these are a diamond dozen.

>>434618
oh my

>>434618
LET'S GO SANIC FAST

>>434618
You need the station to be longer, the trains don't get as much momentum if they're short.

>>434618
>569mph

>>434618
Make the station huge so you can have huge cars, they give more momentum and more speed while descending.

>>434618
eagerly waiting!!!!!!!!!

Okay I think we're ready now

>>434684
YOU ARE HUGE
THAT MEANS YOU HAVE HUGE CARS
BANK AND FLAIR!

>>434738
Make a video, or stream this.

RIP sanic

You went so fast you hit the map edge and exploded

>>434726
>The Sanic Experience
OH BOY

HOLY SHIT I CAN'T SCREENSHOT FAST ENOUGH

>>434738
you know, physics would tell us that he'd achieve greater speed in the air if you shortened the takeoff ramp to just a small lip.

yo guys u know if you put footpaths where the tracks end the trains will actually ride on the footpaths srs

>>434743
This thing goes faster than the cruise speed of a modern day jet liner.

So my fellow jews.

What do you listen to while making parks?

>>434770
Thievery Corporation, Jazz, Classical and White Noise.

Let's make a second coaster and actually get some test results shall we

>>434770
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHSNZK4Je-Y

>>434810
Stream this shit.

>>434810
those loops would probably kill any rider on them by denying blood flow to the brain for too long.

excellent.

>>434770
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhGMftEyGDM

>>434810

YOU KNOW ME THE FIGHTING FREAK KNUCKLES

>>434810
lets see how many negative Gs you can get.
Rip those guests assholes out through their mouths.

>>434834
>for too long
they wouldn't be able to lose blood flow to the brain before they were crushed from the forces.

>>434834
You're absolutely right too. It just reaches the threshold to kill someone outright. It goes about 190mph through those loops.

Shame it has a hard limit on the actual top speed it can do.

>>434832
I might make a video because the NOISE this thing makes is FUCKING AMAZING.

>>434832
This, get on twitch or something.

>>434832
>>434863
Actually I'll get on my stream, gimmie a min

>>434874
Fuck it won't record very well. I'll just screen record it.

>>434857
>The Knuckles Experience has broken down.
IBS HABBENING

>>434917
It breaks down every 2 circuits because of some anti-hack code in the game.

Here's the save game because I can't record footage of it. Headphone users beware.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1733724/Killacoasters.SV6

This time I outdid myself!

Another icy world. I just love ice/snow/cold themed parks so much.

Comments?

>>425275
>king ragnar has granted veluca to king rangnar
>the goatse experience

10/10

If Hyord is around please send the original 3x3 to psychosymo. Spud had to give up on it. due to some missing data issues.

tfw finally make a couple good coasters, and actually feel pride and happiness seeing those lil scamps hop up and down and laugh when they are done riding.

the tips in these threads have helped immensly, so thanks yall

>>435508
screenshots?

>>435520
ok, hold up. they arent anything amazing compared to what most have made in these threads, but its the best ive done.

>>435520
so, this was my fist "OK" coaster, (for me) and i know things i would change about it now, to hopefully make it better.

>>435604
That's eerily similar to a coaster to mine that got 3 for 12 instead of 6 for 8.

>>435604
this was my second. i felt lame making this one. i mean, a square isnt all that hard, but it was popular and didnt kill anyone for nearly 5 years.

i built this, saved and thought i had paused the game. i went drinking, came home and its year 5, i achieved my objective but my ride had crashed on the loop and the second train had been sitting there in some helix for god knows how long.

i would love any pointers on how to spice this shit up