/vr/ - Retro Games

-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/
Having loading issues? http://www.jumpjet.info/Classic-Games/Windows/RCT2/UCES/Avoiding_Loading_Issues.txt

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

A website made by a fellow /vr/other where you can find everything that's on this list and more:
http://vrct.tumblr.com/

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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/

RCT1 screenshot to start us off.

guests seem to like long lines with entertainers. i'm wondering how big an "area of effect" the entertainers have. here they are locked in cages.

>>761951
Is that the scammiest park ever, or what.

>>761969
yeah, i am sorta bored and building really repetitive parks.

Goddamn OP get your shit together.

You're missing Wealthy Woods, Chapman Hills, 5 Corners, Barren Desert, Crestline Peaks, Detroit Urban Renewal, Green Hill Zone, Pine Tree Rag, The Traveling Circus, Vidya Land and Water Temple from the /v/ /v/+/vg/+/vr/ scenarios pack. Probably more if I'm not mistaken.

>>761989
Can you upload those parks for us?

Also OP, you should use this file for the RCT1 scenarios instead of RCTScenarioLover's. These are much more accurate:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/3cw47sd2wt3hues/ExactRCT1Recreations.zip

>>762353
Now 90 maps large.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/cl6l7zhlk50du43

If anyone else has a scenario that isn't in here then be sure to add a link to it.

I cant remember the last time i played RCT. You guys are making me want to pick up again. I see all this fun shit in the sticky but have no idea where to start.

>>762660

Do it.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 was the best in the series.

>>762727

>>761951
The TV monitors also work. I've ran massive queue lines with monitors on every tile and haven't seen anyone complain about waiting too long. The one-off cost is better than paying the monthly wage for the entertainers.

>>762727

>>762727
>RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 was the best in the series
>My staff constantly gets stuck on my railings
>My coasters fall through the foundation
>My camera constantly gets frozen
>My cursor frequently vanishes
>My sound warps
>My game crashes

Yeah no, I really tried. But that game was just not made very well. I know there are mods to fix it but fuck it. DEAD ON ARRIVAL..

>>763347
>>My game crashes
Not trying to defend RCT3, but the series has never been a model of stability.

>>761986
You should save that park, convert it to a scenario and call it "/vr/ct 4 months ago"

What is the highest number of guests anyone has gotten?

>>763374
7k-ish guests. The game has a sprite limit of 8k for rct2 and 5k for rct1

>>763347
Its interesting but my copy functions flawlessly...

No glitches of any kind.

>>762690
I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction.

Ah, right: first, follow the link under "RCT2 Triple Thrills Pack," then maybe check out the knowledgebase link.

>>763891
Instal the game, and start playing. Learn how to make good coasters (we have guides for some things on the tumblr page), then make parks. Then get RCT2 and make scenarios. Then sign up for the collab parks and never finish your section causing people to wait 2 months.

Ok /vr/ the CEO of Mad Do$h Park wants a new dueling roller coaster

Is it better to build a single coaster with 2 adjacent stations or build two coasters with adjacent stations?

Park is pay entry, free rides (yes I'm putting in photo sections)

>>764156
This ride has a special guest appearance

>>764156
Doesn't really matter except for track layout. With block brakes you can put however many trains on the track as you want so one coaster might suffice, but I'm not sure if you can put two on-ride photo sections on one coaster even if it has more than one station. I'd go with two separate rides for maximum on-ride photo jewing.

So which does /vr/ think are the most difficult default scenarios in RCT 2?

>>764979
Rio, if you're not allowed to delete paths.

Otherwise, vidya park I guess?

>>765002
>default

I'm on a mission to beat all of RCT1 Deluxe before I move on to RCT2.

Yesterday, I completed Lightning Peaks.

After owning RCT1 for 13 years, I still have trouble designing roller coasters with respectable stats (see next posts).

>>765185
This is the first, coaster I made (shuttle loops don't count). This scenario was particularly difficult because of the terrain and low funds.

>>765185
This was the first coaster I built (shuttle loops don't count). This scenario wasn't particularly agreeable with roller coaster building because of the terrain and low funds. I didn't pay off my loan until two weeks or so before end-game.

>>765193
Junior/Mini Coaster never has all that high stats anyway by default.

>>765209
Second coaster I built. It's not common for me to have an excitement rating above the intensity rating. I've read a fair amount of tips for designing good roller coasters, but I still tend to end up with roller coasters that are either not pleasant looking or not agreeable with the game mechanics. I need more help.

>>765224
Here's a close-up of central mountain.

In retrospect, I should've utilized more theming. I did have a lot of rides playing music though, so that helped. I spent most of this scenario on the coasters, unfortunately. Trial and error takes up so much time.

>>765224
multi stage chain lift
2/10 would not bang

the rest looks pretty nice

>>765252
What's wrong with multi-stage chain lifts?

I made sure the trains' length were larger than the track's turns. This makes malfunction hazards obsolete.

>>765273
you hardly ever see it in real rollercoasters and i tend to make them realistic. In for example RCT3 i used to spend days on doing custom supports on wooden coasters because i hated the straight down supports.

>>765304
Good point. Though, sometimes, you have to make decisions that compromise the beauty of a roller coaster's design to be effective in the game. But now that I won the scenario, I'll try to improve the coaster a bit.

>>765185
>not using Vertical Coasters on Lightning Peaks
Interesting strategy.

>>765367
As I mentioned, I had munny problems. I even maxed out my loan withdrawal limit at one point. It didn't occur to me that going coaster-heavy was a practical strategy.

>24 people have died in an accident on Wooden Roller Coaster 1

>Built 9 years ago
>28,339 riders
>Favorite ride of 536
>3,733 on ride photos sold
>2,605 feet long
>1:15 ride time

Goodnight, Sweet Prince

>>765473
You really have to build up some cash for a good vertical coaster too. Lightning Peaks is one of the harder late-game scenarios of the original pack.

>>765474
>demolishing after one accident
okay dude

>>765479
>I'm not going on this ride; It isn't safe!

>>765485
They get over it after a couple of months.

>>765491
Oh well, I'm already planning the successor to this ride. I'm shooting for at least twice as long.

>>765493
If there weren't any underground parts, I would just save the track and re-build the same damn thing in its place. At least, that's how I do in RCT1.

Just found the original RCT manual. Everyone should read this.
http://www.tycoonplanet.com/Default.aspx?tabid=63&id=107

>>765504
The problem with this manual is that it's written for a beginner audience and can be easily dismissed by more experienced players who end up missing the really helpful tips that are sprinkled around it.

>>765504
Tycoon Planet still exists? wow

>>765767
FUCK I hate that shit

>>765304
Re-did the coaster with a more traditional lift segment and I think it came out pretty nicely.

>>765916
It brought the excitement up quite a bit, too. Above 6 is respectable for a steel roller coaster of that size.

>>765474

I... I'm so sorry.

>>762620
A couple of those scenarios say there's a missing file. Pine Tree Rag says missing BALLN (which doesn't make sense because it's a stock .dat.) and Water Temple says missing AE-JUNGL

>>766591
Yes I know. There are some people in these threads that have custom scenery installed so they can play it. I can't play it either but I wasn't going to delete them from the pack just for that. Water Temple had a save game floating around a few threads back that installed a ton of custom scenery in it. Try finding that.

>>766712
Those people were supposed to check "Export plug-in data" before saving their scenarios...

>>765474

>Not using block brakes to render crashes impossible

>>766915

That's doesn't seem to include custom rides, only scenery. Probably because the ride files are too large.

>>766712
>>766591

Water Temple, includes AE-JUNGL:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/zgeee0ka4mkekv3/WaterTemple.zip

Btw, anything with AE is Amazing Earl, it's probably worth downloading his custom rides anyway, they're pretty excellent.

>>767117
I'm pretty sure it does include rides, because it does with the no borders park.

One thing I'm never sure about in RCT, is it worth having multiple Gentle/Thrill rides like ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds etc.? I usually only build one of each, but would a guest who just got off a ride go on a duplicate of the same ride anyway?

>>767481
If a ride is good enough, they'll ride it again anyway. It doesn't matter if there's another just like it somewhere else in the park. I think you're giving the AI much more credit than what it deserves.

>>767496
Yeah, I probably am. I assumed they'd have some kind of parameter where they'd "remember" what ride they've went on, to avoid them just going on the same ride over and over again. Maybe multiples of cheap rides will solve my money issues from most times I play.

I was playing Evergreen Gardens and seemed to be doing pretty well, but then I kept getting reports of litter and the state of the footpaths. Even as I dropped my handymen right on the litter I could see and seemed to clean everything, my park approval instantly dropped from 800 to 200 and never recovered. Other than there being a ton of litter on a path that I could not see and the handymen couldn't reach, I have no idea what happened and the game didn't tell me.

>>767518

If I really like a ride, I don't have a problem going on it again. I once went on the same coaster 9 times in one day at a park.

And you need to use patrol areas for handimen. It's really simple, and it makes a huge difference (same with mechanics). Also, for a scenario like EG, make sure you delete, or close off, any paths that you don't actually need.

>>767531
Yeah, I made the mistake of not removing paths the first time and ended up with endless "guest # is lost" messages. I try to make patrol routes, but I'm never sure how many handymen to actually employ and how large their patrol routes should be.

Is mowing the grass that important? It seems wasteful, considering how much grass there is in most scenarios and how quickly it overgrows again.

>>767593

Mowing the grass is useless.

I usually have one handyman patrolling 3-5 squares (the big 4x4 ones), depending on the complexity of the paths.

>>765916
looking way better!

Just finished my part in Blueballed's 2x2 collab park.

Has anyone ever caught a guest in the act of vandalism? It always seems like my benches and trash cans are destroyed while I'm viewing a different area of my park.

>>768798
ugly and awful

you didn't even stay in your boundary

>>769042
You are allowed to build in the n-man's land between parks. The idea was to intertwine rollercoasters.

>>769042
Wait, I see it too.

>>768889
I believe I have. From what I recall, they very briefly walk in its direction and the object becomes damaged.

>>767602
Are you certain that it doesn't affect the scenary rating though?

Also, old trick: Click once on overgrown tiles with the landscaping tool to remove the overgrown grass. Be careful not to move the mouse though; it can be an expensive mistake.

I'm getting bored of my evergreen gardens map

Are there any user made maps that have:
>decent scenery/terrain
>pay entry, free rides

>>769702
>pay entry

No. Why would you do that?

>>770229
it's fun

>>770248
Maybe wait a few days and I'll make one?

>>770291
That would be awesome.
If I could be so entitled as to request a few features that would be great.

>grass based
>some water(not an xbox hueg lake pls)
>a few hills that could have nice plateaus to build on
>good tech tree

tripping for now

Is it just me or are the UCES scenarios incredibly gay and shitty and the custom shops and stuff shittily modeled?

>>768798

Here is a rough mockup of my part. I'm actually pretty far along (re)making this in the 2x2 park. Will finish tomorrow.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

>STAFF ONLY

(5)

(6)

That's all.

Ahh shit, I thought that coaster intertwine thing also meant you could go just a little bit into the other man's park, sorry man.

Dammit OP. At first I thought your pic was one of those hidden image things.

>>771402

Very nice.

>>771408
>dat use of pipes as support structures

>>771402
>>771405
>>771407
>>771408
>>771410
Wow.

How would you like to join the No borders park team for the purpose of adding small details and polish to the design of things? I doubt any of the rest of the members would mind, if you put that same sort of effort into it.

>>771410
>that park

>>771402
very good

>>767117
AE's guest scaling really bothers me

>>771402
nice

Daw... I tweaked my game too much and ruined my bad ass coaster.. >.<
it was 9.96 ecitement and 8 intensity >.>

Back to drawing board.

Okay, done with my section. (The dirt paths in the 4th section was only placed to prevent guests from getting lost--and bringing the park rating down to 0--so please remove it!)

>>771893
>>771660
>>772879

Thanks

>>771937

Sure--is this the Autist Edition you're talking about?

>>774439

NOTE TO 4TH PERSON--remember to open all the stalls--I just realized that some had been closed...

>>774468
>Sure--is this the Autist Edition you're talking about?
Yeah that's the one, do you have a Skype so we can add you to the group chat?

>>774439
4th person better do a good job if he wants to beat right corner

>>775701

Ooh boy. Well, I'm off to Alton Towers tomorrow, I shall see if I am inspired.

>>775701
Shit on the left, beauty on the right.

I wouldn't worry too much about the 4th guy, Ridn's a great part of the no borders (autistic edition) team.

bump

>>770298
I'm play testing your scenario now. This may take a while so I may make it a bit easier before I upload it.

bump

So, RCT3 sale on Steam, should I get it, guys?

It's almost ending.

>>779886
No.

Unless you hate fun. Then yes.

>>779886
Are they offering you money or other bribes in order to take it?

>>779894
Nope. It's Steam, after all. You can't even get your money back if you happen to hate the game.

What's so bad about 3?

>>779896
>What's so bad about 3?
What's good about 3?

>Overbanked turns
>Ride on coasters

What's bad about 3?
>The rest.

>>779905
Can you explain better, just so I can definitely avoid it?

>>779913
You know what? Just buy it then and play it so you can see for yourself.

It's your money.

>>779913
It's laggy and was never optimized, the 3D graphics are horribly done, in order to get any good scenery you have to download custom objects because the default ones suck a big one, in order to share your parks the other person has to have every single object independently downloaded, the UI is an unintuitive mess (especially compared to the very intuitive previous ones), and the scenarios are shit.

>>779982
It's too bad, the zoo and water park expansion looked pretty cool.

I hope the next company to buy it actually does the franchise justice. It better not be EA, or we're screwed.

>>779886
They have RCT3 on Steam?

>>779913
i bought it thinking atleast the sandbox might be fun enough to spend £5 on

christ what a pile of utter shite, seriously do not waste your money

>>780193
The sandbox is the only map worth playing. You think RCT2 has bad default scenarios? HA! RCT3 is worse. Although the true sandbox is good.

H-here goes!

Aesthetic Park begins:
those path areas that don't have benches are triple fountains

All ride entrances will be roman themed

Is it alright if I join a collab park?

>>782030
Why not? Just don't disappear when it's your turn.

>>782065
Well I am leaving my computer on Tuesday, so...

>>782078
Feel free to start one, then. You get the right to choose a goofy filename.

I don't think I'll ever be able to master making aesthetic parks.

>>782094
I shall do so kind sir!

Ew, what are these colors on the Finished Parks section of the google doc?

>>782102
Aaaaaand I can't do so until tomorrow, great.

>>782095

Do remember that those things use loads of custom scenery, remove collision detection, and are all about looks, not about practicality (half the guests in that park are probably lost)

>>782095
Anybody know how this guy got diagonal paths or where he got them from alternately?

>>783153
Autism is the answer to everything

>>783153

They're just custom scenery. Note how no-one actually walks on them.

>>783229
Yeah but where'd he get them?

>>765185

Mission complete! I completed all original scenarios as of yesterday.

I'd like to dump the highlights for you guys, starting with Ivory Towers.

Also, >>782095 that's fuckin gorgeous.

>>783667
Here's one of the cute coasters I got out of this.

>>783669
and the other I got from this scenario.

>>783667
http://www.nedesigns.com/member/10127/fkcoastermind/?s=73dd7dd268a27b494bbed5cccd60d728

That's the guy who made >>782095, if you're interested.

I found Rainbow Valley to be the hardest scenario because of its limits on landscaping and tree removal.

When I was younger, I didn't know that tree removal was possible, and as a result, I was better accustomed to this level of shit back then.

>>783721
See the tree placement and cliffs on the lower right? This is the kind of thing that made this level straight up demonic. It tricks you into thinking they're designed to fit roller coasters but there's actually no way around them. This was a surprisingly common element on this scenario.

Decided to build my wild mouse coaster like a woody.

Final level: Thunder Rock

Even though it had the same duration as some of the other scenarios, it felt like the longest.

Here's a closeup of some of the coasters on Crowded Rides: The Level

Deliciously cramped

A final view

>>783702
Thanks for that!

I love sharing RCT1 screenshots. I think my favorite original pack scenario is Ivory Towers. It's set up with enough space to keep it interesting for the entire time (but you spend the first year just making the park functional)

This screencap is my final Thunder Rock park. What a great scenario, you really have to learn to work with density.

>>783696
>Train Simulator 2013
I like you.

>>785369
>>785369
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hHkKJfcBXcw

>>770298
Done. Go nuts. Pay for park entry with free rides.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/21qg8yw5kc3w75n

>>786921

>God told me to buy this land and build 10 coasters on it.

Michelle Bachman Park?

>>786921
I love the logic in this one

>"What? I'm broke? Better take a loan and build a theme park!

>>786921
>>787303
>>787586
If you build it, they will come.

It's Park of Dreams.

>>785365
Agreed. I reviewed your image here >>761945 before I began the level and kept in mind the way you built your rollercoasters into the side of the rock. I wasn't daring enough as you to go that far so I settled with a monorail system instead.

I'll post my highlights from Loopy Lanscapes as I complete them. I already did Whispering Cliffs so stay tuned. Maybe I'll throw in more of my highlights from the original pack as well if I find post worthy material.

>>786921
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/21qg8yw5kc3w75n

Thanks, I'll try it out

>>788291
It's really an enjoyable scenario. The rock gives you a lot of potential for building coasters that start off strong, since you can make them plummet off the top and put the lift hill on the back.

>>786921
>35% interest rate

I guess I'll be doing some slow expansion on this park

Does anyone here build coasters in real life?

>>788746

I wish...

>>788746
no_____________________

This game looks pretty cool. I love in depth games, the most recent one I've been playing being Dwarf Fortress. What's the best way for learning how to play this?

>>788881
Practice and lurk the threads. You can download finished collab parks for ideas if you want. They're at the collab park google doc. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhGqM6X4U4_MdEVFYU83ZGVwRm9DVno0ZWdXbUkwRkE#gid=0

>>788710
It was 50%. And the rollercoasters were a required 6000ft, but with park entry as your major source of income, noone would make enough money to support it.

>>788881
Also, post your creations when you have trouble, constructive criticism helps a lot in RCT.

5184 guests/hour with one ride entrance, no hacks. wondering if this is near the limit? usually it sits around 4500/hour.

the main limiting factor is guests "falling asleep" in the line - when the line moves they stand there for a second, even if they aren't carrying anything, can't seem to find any way to improve this.

>>789741
>All that vandalism
>all that puke
>No benches by the exit
>No Queue Line TV
You know where to start now.

>>789741
build tv boxes on the queue line

>>789767
Yeah, that's just a test. This ride produces so many sick people that it requires rows of benches and a dedicated janitor. The queue is so quick that people don't really get bored.

>>789802
where's the sickness from?

>>789812
i think LIM coasters automatically have a high intensity and nausea. though i think it's mostly that it has about 4x the riders of a typical coaster.

>>789812
The lack of benches and probably lack of handymen will cause puke to stack up quite a bit.

What are the ratings/profits for this coaster?

>>789840
5.2/7.7/4.6 excitement/intensity/nausea. profits are about $15k/month. it's hard to make the track longer to make it more exciting though, since each block section has to take ~8 seconds, which leaves little time to do anything besides go through the block brakes.

>>789840
also, if you want the track, here is one that is close, just some small improvements.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/wi84xiqbsdja3b5/Un-LIM-ited_basic.TD6

>trying to renovate an area of the park without closing it

New guy here. Why isn't it letting me open up this prebuilt coaster? I've tried putting the entrance and exit in multiple places already but it keeps saying the same thing.

>>790472
you need an entrance or exit on the top platform you have there, which is unnecessary and you probably want to just delete it

>>789741

No block brakes before the station? Are you suicidal?

>>790593
there's a block brake on the hill right before. the point of having it up there is so the train can rush into the exit station instead of moving at 4mph, eliminating a choke point and increasing capacity.

>>790601

Still seems like it might crash if there is a station brakes failure and there's a train in the front station...

>>789882
>Implying anyone would want that ugly, unimpressive track
>So green behind the ears you're wearing pinecones as earrings

Anon, you should practice a bit more before posting.

>>790601
Your ride will crash and kill guests eventually.

Is anyone autistic enough to do research on how many people are required for a square to become "too crowded"?

It would be nice to know how many path tiles are needed for a park with X amount of guests walking around

>>791358
I suspect that it's not tile-based but collision-based.

>>790472
The top station has no entrance/exits. RCT won't let you do that.

>>790603
I'm fairly certain that a station brakes failure might only affect one station at a time. I've seen it happen in RCT1 with the Woodchip Woodchip racer in Crumbly Woods. All of the trains ran through the right side station, yet stopped safely on the left without any crashes.

>>791845
so far, this has definitely crashed due to "vehicle malfunction", and I'm pretty sure it has never crashed due to station brakes failure. what you say might be the case, only one station brakes fail.

apparently, trains do not crash if they are in the station, like they can run into each other at 60 mph but won't crash if they're in the station. i've seen this happen, it's also here: http://rct.wikia.com/wiki/Ride_Breakdowns

i switched to two trains per ride, 4 cars per train, exit station 5 tiles, entrance station 4 tiles. now testing a bunch without inspections to see if they crash.

>>791845
Perhaps only one station faults at a time then. Still, I would insist on having redundant systems in place to prevent accidents absolutely.

>>791926
It's really an efficiency vs. safety argument.

>>791920
>http://rct.wikia.com/wiki/Ride_Breakdown
>but won't crash if they're in the station. i've seen this happen

That article says trains won't crash if the combined speed is less than 30mph. Trains can, and do, crash in the station when a brakes failure occurs. I'm not sure what you're on about.

Do you guys charge guests to use bathrooms?

>>792208
Only if you're sadist

>>792208
20 cents,but only when im struggling,I like to think of as the profit from those tampon and tylenol dispensers in bathrooms.

>>792208
I sell fries cheap
Free drinks
Bathrooms are $20.

>>792425
And the trophy for "I jewed the most" goes to...

>>792425

Anyone know if it's possible to run RCT2 without requiring registry keys, or use some sort of portable registry program? I want to play it at work on breaks but registry editing is forbidden.

oh my fucking god, this is still a thing?

>>793114
Yep, we've been waiting for you to finish your turn in the collab park all this time, too.

>>792425
I bet your park rating is through the roof

>>793087
Right, "during break"

>>793114
Yes, and you should FINISH YOUR COLLAB PARK PARTS ALREADY

>playing Grass Based Hills With Water
>only research is roller coasters
>first three researched are Stand-Up, Surfing and Stampeding Herd.
>all three are stand-up coasters, two of which are the same type just with different themes

>>794528
Don't be hatin'
I made a surfing coaster that was about 1k feet long, it made tons of dosh

Ok i'm playing Amity airfields
I need 3k guests by year 4

I'm at 1700 in march year 3

How do i maxguests?

>>794615
In my completed research, there are FOUR corkscrew coaster clones. Count them. Four.

Just went through the game's object list in the scenario editor. There's six corkscrew coaster variants. (Conga eel, dragon, great white shark, limousine, bullet, and default)

>>794663
i would have rather had more transport rides
I don't give a fuck about the "theme" car coasters

>>794624

Constant ad campaigns
Keep your park rating maxed
Build new rides as quickly as possible (it helps to build coasters as instant designs, since free-building one tends to take a long time.

Why the fuck did Chris remove the mountain terrain tool (keep clicking minus on land size) from RCT2?

Now it takes forever to sculpt parks while playing them. is there an easy way to regain this tool?

>>794687
I'm convinced that in some of these scenarios, the only way to win is to use pre-built rides.
>>794730
get 8 cars per trainer, it can activate the mountain tool and also give you a huge water / land tool.

>>794687
pre-builts are for uncreative gay men

>>794663
I decided to be a huge cunt with the tech tree. All the coasters that come first are the ones from the expansions with no pre-built design, ones that are hard to design properly like the stand-up and then coasters that are never made to make the distance of the the scenario objective length, like the air powered coaster. I figured you have to start making money first before you can afford coasters anyway and with park entry as a main source of income, the scenario will take twice as long as a pay per ride park.

Beat it and I'll make another one.

Yay 8 cars!

> top speed 932 mph

Comments or critiques? It's my second coaster.

>>795962
You have a lot to learn

>>795962
Only use one chain lift. Any chain lifts after the first drop will cause excitement to fall.

Bank your turns whenever possible.

Use larger turns at anything over low speed.

>>795970
>Any chain lifts after the first drop will cause excitement to fall
I didn't know that (and pretty experienced)
Does that apply to lift sections used as block brakes?

>>795962
>bank those curves
>use only 1 main lift hill, the rest should be gravity powered
>spread out the queue line, add some trees and shit to make people happy

What are the best parks with "interesting" park shapes/landscapes? I'm bored of giant flat boxes

>>796363
The RCT Noob park.

Question: Is there a way to change a park from being pay per ride to pay entrance fee?

>>796501
No.

>>794963

You could build your own designs?

1) Save game
2) Build coaster
3) Save coaster design
4) Reload game
5) Build coaster design
6) ???
7) Profit

Obviously not so easy if you want underground bits but otherwise it saves a load of time.

>>796583
Or just make a workbench scenario for yourself or download one.

>>796598

Well, I usually adapt my coasters to the landscape and scenario theme, so I prefer building them straight in the scenario. But if I'm in a rush, I will do what I put above to essentially have the whole coaster built in a day.

Progress on Loud Nigra World

>>795962

>>795962
Also, this is RCT1 by the looks of it.
>Handymen in RCT1 mow the grass by default, you might want to uncheck the option on grassy maps
>Do not use double- and triple-wide paths in RCT1, it confuses the AI.
>Put benches near food stands so the guests have places to sit.
>Put benches near the exits of rollercoasters and other high-nausea rides to limit path contamination (people need a place to sit and recover)
That's about it.

>>796502
>>796501
EUREKA!
If you're a realism babby like me and want a pay entry park, just use 8carpertrainer and click the "park uses money" option
It will force the park to pay entry, free rides (any existing rides will be frozen at their current fee, so be sure to reduce them to free first)

>Guest pukes after getting off the sky tower

>>795962
No.


> This

>>797589
>all those boosters
rev up those running costs

>>797598

Oh yeah im so worried about spedning fake money in a video game.

>>797581
Could be the fear of heights, and it's fucking spinning for 3 minutes straight. I would puke too and i'm fond of rollercoasters.

>>796716

Some more progress.

>>797735
THIS TIME ON TAKESHI'S CASTLE

>>797735
needs more details

I don't go on /vr/ often or at all, but this tread makes me want to install the copy of RCT2 that i got from a cereal box 10 years ago.

>>797775
You have our encouragement. RCT is a timeless classic.

>>797637
I'll take "Park Profits" for $600, Alex

>Parks that don't have monorails
What are these map designers thinking?

Is it possible to use trainers to change the tech tree?

>>798065
In RCT2 you could probably open up the map in the scenario editor and change the object listing and tech tree so that there are monorails. Wouldn't work with scenarios that come with functioning rides, but it'll work on blank maps.

>>798073
if I delete all the rides from the park first, will that count as a blank map?

>>798074
By "map," I meant the scenario file, not a saved game.

>>798269
got it to work, thanks

Can we do a 2x2 park again once this one's done? I'd like to do a super-detailed one.

>>799490
>I'd like to do a super-detailed one.
That's best suited to "no borders".

But otherwise, yeah go for it.

>>797751
Those fucking midland dubs, had me convinced as an alaskan that all brits either were Michael Caine or that guy.

Also, how many inversions does that have? Plus it needs more mushrooms and inexplicable large boulders.

>>799490
Just throw a 2x2 form on the front page of the google doc when you're ready.

bump

>>799490
>>801305
Gonna make a new one today.

>>804096

Maybe change the available scenery a bit or include some CS? I'm getting kind of bored of having the same scenery available for every park.

These threads always make me want to play RCT

Then I turn it on, and shit is complicated.

I think i'll just watch other people play.

>>804106
Planned on including AE's pack, is that okay?

>>804129
>complicated
That's a weird way to spell "boring after 15 minutes".

I can't get the 3 promotional parks from those gaming magazines to work in RCT1. I click them and they don't load. Anyone know what to do? I think it has something to do with the file name.

http://www.jumpjet.info/Classic-Games/Windows/RCT/Scenarios/Scenarios.html

Forgot link

>>806247
Are they the "real parks?"

>>806268
No they're the PC Player, PC Gaming World, and gameplay parks.

>>804096
New park entrance

>>807469

Dumping some screenshots

>>807649

>>807650
420

>>807653
My first "penis shaped" Wooden Coaster. Pretty good actually.

>>807656
Wow,fucking wow.

>>807658
Extremely low nasuea.

>>807664
Alternate version

>>807663

>>807667
Alright,thats all. Back to anon and playing.

Is it just me, or are all the maps on RCT2 just terrible as shit?
I always end up playing RCT 1 more because I like the maps.

>>807716
RCT2's Default Scenarios suck

>>807716
You're right. The default scenarios in RCT2 are pretty awful. You might as well stick with RCT1 and RCT2 custom scenarios rather than play the overly bland shit that comes with RCT2.

>>807723
>>807727
At least I'm not alone then.
I just like the regular ol' grassy terrain of RCT1, it gives me more chances to do what I want to instead of having to conform to some shitty theme.
Plus those buildings everywhere, they get in the way all the time in most of the maps.

>>807732
RCT1 has memorable scenarios.

>>807672
-=WHIPLASH=-

>>807716
You can always play these. These are exact recreations of the RCT1 scenarios (well, as exact as RCT2 will allow). Research order and everything are the same as the originals. So if you wanna play RCT1 and be able to hold shift and move things up, here you go:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/3cw47sd2wt3hues/ExactRCT1Recreations.zip

Out of ideas for this one ... but thanks to BlueBalled for the name.

>>808264

Do you think you could send it back to me once you're finished? I just want to quickly add a "done-by" sign.

>>807672
If I can remake RCT it would have ride injuries and legal disputes.

>>808710
I'd hold off on the legal disputes, but you could definitely add in ride injuries and deaths for excessively intense rides.

>>808682

Sure. I want to take one more look at it today and see if inspiration strikes.

Btw, the flames on top, yay or nay? I'm undecided.

>>808710
If I were to remake RCT, I would also grab the rights to Zoo Tycoon so I could make Busch Gardens-esque parks. Making safari rides and shit.

>>808264
>empty rollercoaster train
why, RCT2, why?

How do I into windowed mode?

>>811152

I'll have a look at your prices too.

>>811194
https://github.com/downloads/ToadKing/ddhack/rct2-ddhack2.zip

>>809859

I think something needs to go on top and the flames look good--I think you ought to keep them.

http://youtu.be/Dt1vMQ7WAV0

Oh my.

>>813820

Wow ... that doesn't even look like NL anymore.

>>813820
you there, don't scare the regulars with your fancy graphics

>>813820

What's the best way to make the tram rides?

>>816424
>Station
>Track
>Station
>Shuttle mode
>Entrances
>Exits

Done.

>>813820
also

>>816431
Thanks Captain Informative!

>how long should your track be for MAXIMUM OVERFUN

>>816424
in my opinion, put stations in dense areas to spread people out.

>>816557

They're not there to be fun, they're there to transport people.

But you can probably increase the excitement by having it go through plenty of scenery.

Your mission should you choose to accept it:

Build this motherfucker

http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/full-scream-ahead-company-proposes-650-foot-tall-roller-coaster-strip?

>>817303

I did actuallly try that ... but it didn't turn out well. Plus it looks rubbish because it's not actually properly circular.

>>817303
It'd only be possible in RCT3, and RCT3 isn't very good compared to RCT1 or RCT2.

It's still worth a shot, I guess.

>>816471
What scripts are you using for youtube?

DId someone say repetitive? http://i.imgur.com/qPqFu.png

Has anyone made good ultracompact coasters recently? I remember back in the day there were some really tiny twister coasters

>>817303
A sprial launched lifthill seems like a good way to go but you can only get a twister roller coaster to go up to 190 feet with it. You could do a spiral chain lift hill with a hyper coaster but you won't be able to do loops and the cars have to be super long in order to constantly connect to the chain sections.

>>817421
http://www.chromeactions.com/

>>817303
sure let me fire up NoLimits

Safety Bump

heyo

wanted to post my recent saved game to scenario, get 3000 people into my park,
You can get rid of everything except go-karts and THE MONORAIL FROM HELL.

Cheers.

Oh, and rate I guess.

https://mega.co.nz/#!l58y3LLQ!GLSY2AG-3kH54XjN7QcU1AqJQxlo7wbZ2MPwGaG-amA

>>822771
>monorail from hell

I'm curious, post pics?

>>822771
>custom data files missing
you fucking whore

>>822785
Same.

Also, keep your scenario and park names the same because there's no way to tell what the park name could be.

>>822787
>>822785


whoops, sorry there,
reuploading.

>>822797
>>822787
>>822785


okay link to the fix'd scenario.

Its my first map, so it may be shit.

>>822807
https://mega.co.nz/#!Zg9jBBiB!QlUU8kWy3tHhYpklvx73Ygk-IwkEQ17P_9bzY6yjeBQ

>>822809
It's already beaten. I can enter my name immediately.

And it's horrible.

>They are making a new Zoo Tycoon
That can only mean a new Rollercoaster Tycoon with time. Are you hyped or fearful /vr/?

>>822807
>may be shit
>IS SHIT
fixed that for you

HOLY FUCK DID A 3 YEAR OLD DRAW THIS MAP WITH A CRAYON?

>>822864
Yes.

Im actually a baby

>>767518
The key to Evergreen Gardens is to immediately cut your guests off from the rest of the park, and only work with what you have.

It's better to have a smaller, overcrowded section with maximum jewing, than a massive park like Evergreen with guests getting lost everywhere, especially that early when you can't afford the infrastructure.

Once you get up to the ring, pick a direction to start expanding in, and make sure your guests can only get into parts you've already put down.

It's usually worth it to convert the miscellaneous gardens you encounter into food courts, because it looks very nice and realistic.

After you get about 1/4 of the way around the circle, go back to the intersection and start expanding the other way. After you get 1/4 of the way around there, just start expanding both to meet around in the same place.

Usually, I'll beat the scenario just as I connect the two ends of the circle.

>>822853
It's funny because the auction for the RCT IP is next month.

>>823327
Really? I have a month to become and couple hundred thousandair and buy it then.

>>823347

Use that month to plan out the next RCT game in detail, including features, rides, artstyle etc, then find investors?

>>807471

Really nice looking park. I'm digging the amount of greenery, and how you've hedged off all the pathways.
Also, where can I find that grass you've used?

>>823537
It was a part of Flux' 75x75 industrial park. Dont know where he got it from.

Here's the link to the Industrial scenario
http://www.mediafire.com/?fxw67x11c3quss3

>>823351
Wrongful death lawsuits when?

>>823327
Who would be the best to get it?

>>823347
It's estimated to be bought for 4.5 mil.

Been brushing up my collab park skills, hows this?

>>826341
Needs a color scheme

>>826341
so much wasted space, very bland theming

>>826341
Disregard
>>826784
because I like it :)

>>826341
The splash boats are cool and the theme is nice, but it looks a bit sparse for a collab park.

>>807664
My virginia reel is in orbit.

>>807653
>2013
>Not using cable lift