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...about RollerCoaster Tycoon
Does RollerCoaster Tycoon work under
Windows 2000 and Windows XP?
Yes, but you may need to download a patch to update your game if
you don't have the latest version - Go to http://www.rollercoastertycoon.com
to download a patch if you find your version of RollerCoaster Tycoon doesn't
work under Windows 2000 or XP.
RollerCoaster Tycoon will NOT work under Windows NT4, as NT4 doesn't have the
required minimum DirectX5 support (specifically, the DirectInput handling doesn't exist,
resulting in right-mouse button clicks crashing the game).
I've heard you can change the names of
guests to create evil characters who wreak havoc in the park - Is this true?
No! There are many rumours going around that the game includes special
features triggered by typing in names of terrorists or other evil characters,
but these are entirely untrue. Action will be taken against any web site or
publication which perpetuates these untruths and tries to link RollerCoaster
Tycoon, one of the most non-violent games of modern times, with these violent
and evil characters.
So which guest names really do trigger
special features then?
Try "Chris Sawyer", "Simon Foster", "John
Wardley", "Katie Brayshaw", "Melanie Warn",
"Michael Schumacher", and "Mr Bean" (These last two need to
be named before they go on the go-karts)
Are there any 'cheats' built into the
game?
No. There are many rumours flying around about in-built cheats (including
some quoted in prominent games web sites), but there have never been any cheats
in RollerCoaster Tycoon.
RollerCoaster Tycoon crashes on my
system - What's the likely cause?
First of all, check whether you have the latest build of the game, and if
you haven't, download and install the latest patch from http://www.rollercoastertycoon.com
The latest builds are V1.08.187 (RollerCoaster Tycoon), V1.10.026 (Added
Attractions / Corkscrew Follies), and V1.20.013 (Loopy Landscapes). If you still
experience problems with the latest build, the most likely culprits are either
the Windows sound drivers or video drivers. You will need to obtain updated
driver files for your sound and/or video cards - Contact the manufacturer of the
card for more information. In virtually all cases reported so far, the problem
has been in the sound or video drivers and updating these drivers has solved the
crashes.
In the new Loopy Landscapes parks, I
can't increase the park entrance fee. Is this a bug?
No, it's deliberate! You have to make money by charging for each
individual ride instead of taking the easy option and fleecing people as they
enter the park. You'll have to design each ride to attract guests and then
charge as much as possible per ride to maximise your income. Remember that
because guests have free entry to the park, they will be willing to pay a lot to
ride the rides, if the rides are good enough.
Is it possible to build rides completely
underground?
Roller coasters can be built completely underground - Just start above
ground, tunnel underground, and then remove the section above ground. Other
rides cannot be built completely underground in any released version of the
game. An early Beta version of the game had an option to build any ride
underground, but it threw up too many problems and the option had to be removed.
Why are the ride names in the Loopy
Landscapes "Heide-park" scenario in German?
Because it's based on the real "Heide-park" theme park in
Germany!
How do you build tunnel doors for the
ghost train?
Easy - Just change the land side type to 'Grey Wall Edges' or 'Red Wall
Edges' (more types are included in the Loopy Landscapes pack), and the ghost
train tunnel mouths will automatically become doorways. Note that only 'level'
tracks going into and out of these wall types will have doors.
Right mouse button clicks causing system
crashes - Is there a solution?
If this happens, it's down to a problem within the Windows mouse driver.
Several mouse drivers are known to cause problems because they don't correctly
handle DirectInput calls, and sometimes the only solution is to change the mouse
driver to a more general Microsoft driver instead of the one supplied with the
mouse.
Why is the first guest in 'Forest
Frontiers' guest number 3, instead of 1?
Simple - While this park was being created for the game, guests 1 and 2
wandered into the park, didn't think very much of it, and went home again!
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