General information
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Availability
DLC and expansion packs
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Corkscrew Follies |
Also known as Added Attractions in Europe |
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Loopy Landscapes |
Includes the entirety of the Corkscrew Follies/Added Attractions expansion pack. |
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Version differences
- The Gold Edition (known also as Totally RollerCoaster in Europe) includes the base game and both expansion packs.
- The Deluxe Edition is a variant of the Gold Edition that comes with a unique executable (1.20.015 as opposed to patched Loopy Landscapes' 1.20.013) that is more resilient to common trainers. It also comes bundled with many custom track designs from the old official website's ride exchange section. It was originally only released in North America, but digital releases are based off this version.
Essential improvements
Patches
RollerCoaster Tycoon has a number of patches available from Atari's FTP server. Additionally, Corkscrew Follies and Loopy Landscapes each have one patch. These will update RollerCoaster Tycoon to v1.08.187, Corkscrew Follies/Added Attractions to v1.10.026, and Loopy Landscapes v1.20.013.
The 2003 Deluxe release, as well as all downloadable versions are already patched to the latest version.
Downloadable Content
There are two official roller coaster collection downloads from Chris Sawyer, both available via his website. While the "Cat" collection can be used in any version of the game, the "Phobia" collection can only be used in conjunction with games that have either the Corkscrew Follies/Added Attractions or Loopy Landscapes expansion packs.
Play without a CD (Loopy Landscapes)
Copy files to disk and edit registry files[1]
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- Copy all files from the "Data" folder on the CD-ROM to the "Data" folder in the game directory. Overwriting is not necessary.
- In the Registry Editor, go to the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Fish Technology Group\Rollercoaster Tycoon Setup key for 32-bit systems or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Fish Technology Group\Rollercoaster Tycoon Setup key for 64-bit systems.
- Change the
SetupPath string value to point to your game directory (copying the Path value is the easiest way).
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
- This hack only supports the following resolutions: 1280x720 (16:9), 1280x768 (15:9), 1280x1024 (5:4).
- This hack works with the original retail release, not the GOG.com/Steam/etc. versions.[citation needed]
Hack widescreen resolution[citation needed]
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- Open
rct.exe with a hex editor such as HxD
- Search for the following string:
58 02 00 00 68 20 03 00 00
- Depending on the resolution you choose, edit the string accordingly
- 1280x720 (16:9): Change
58 02 to D0 02
- 1280x768 (15:9): Change
58 02 to 00 03
- 1280x1024 (5:4): Change
58 02 to 00 04
- Search for the string
20 03 00 00 c7 45 f4 58 02 00 00
- Change
20 03 to 00 05 (regardless of your screen resolution)
- Save and close the hex editor
- Run the game, start/load a save, click the save icon, and click on "Options"
- Select the 800x600 resolution to enable the resolution you hacked in
Notes
- Higher resolutions could result in decreased performance, especially if there is a lot of attractions on screen.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
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Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Audio can only be fully muted or fully enabled. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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No speech |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Always on. |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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UK and US localizations differ in certain names and terms. The Deluxe Edition has US English. |
Dutch |
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Unavailable in digital releases |
French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Official translation by «Suntendy»,unavailable in digital releases. |
Traditional Chinese |
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Unavailable in digital releases. |
Japanese |
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Expansions were not localized. Unavailable in digital releases |
Korean |
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Unavailable in digital releases |
Polish |
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Unavailable in digital releases |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Local retail only: Infogrames Brasil & Fullgames releases. |
Spanish |
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Swedish |
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Unavailable in digital releases |
Issues fixed
- The downloadable versions are already patched to be compatible with modern systems. The fixes below are for the original release.
Compatibility modes
Setting the game to run in compatibility mode can help fix many issues with launching and playing the game. To do this, right-click the .exe, open Properties and set the game to run in Windows 98 / Windows ME, Windows XP SP2, or Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode from the Compatibility tab.
Desktop composition
Some problems can be caused in Windows 7 and Windows Vista by having desktop composition enabled. To turn this off, check the 'Disable desktop composition' option from the Compatibility menu (right-click .exe > Properties > Compatibility).
Dialog boxes not opening/unable to save
Running RollerCoaster Tycoon with visual themes enabled can prevent the open/save dialog box from opening. To fix this, check the 'Disable visual themes' option from the Compatibility menu (right-click .exe > Properties > Compatibility).
Another save game issue can be caused by not running the game as an Administrator. To fix this, check the 'Run this program as an administrator' option from the Compatibility menu (right-click .exe > Properties > Compatibility).
Issues unresolved
Mouse issues after closing
In Windows XP and above, after the game is closed, the left mouse button might seem unresponsive as it is still assigned to the game process. Repeatedly right-clicking (preferrably in an empty section of the desktop) will "release" full mouse control. On Windows 9x, this issue does not seem to appear as the game process leaves an "empty" tab in the taskbar that is closed by a single click.
Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
95, 98 |
Processor (CPU) |
90 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
55 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
1 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References