For the Complete Edition, see RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition.
Key points
- Active modding community.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
|
SecuROM 5 DRM for the original release, SecuROM 7 DRM for the expansions and rereleases.
Has the original 2004, 2005 Gold, and 2006 Platinum releases. |
|
|
Amazon.com |
|
RollerCoaster Tycoon Mega Pack |
|
|
Amazon.com |
|
Platinum Edition. |
|
|
GamersGate |
|
RollerCoaster Tycoon Mega Pack |
|
|
Mac App Store |
|
|
|
|
GOG.com (unavailable) |
|
|
|
|
Steam (unavailable) |
|
Platinum Edition. Does not require the Steam client to run. |
|
|
- The Windows version is no longer available digitally in favor of the Complete Edition.
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements
Import track designs from previous games
- Track designs can be imported from RollerCoaster Tycoon and RollerCoaster Tycoon 2.
Instructions[2]
|
- Copy all the desired files with either a
.TD6 or .TD4 extension into %USERPROFILE%\Documents\RCT3\Coasters\ .
- Run the game and start a new game (sandbox or any scenario).
- Click on the button immediately below the rides button (it looks like a wrench and hammer).
- When you click the button, a list of all the
.TD6 and .TD4 files currently in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\RCT3\Coasters\ will appear.
- Click on the desired track from the list to import it.
Notes
- These instructions are for the Windows versions of the game.
- Due to differences in how RollerCoaster Tycoon and RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 handle track designs, not all tracks will be compatible.
|
Skip intro videos
Patches
Installing patches for mismatched editions causes problems, be sure to get the correct update.
- "Soaked!" expansion: There is only one patch for this expansion pack and is segmented to US and EU patches. Those who own the Scholastic version of the game should pick up this patch instead.
- "Wild!" expansion: The American version has 2 patches, Update 1 and Update 2. The EU version can be found here.
- Gold Edition: One update (archive).
- Platinum Edition: Comes fully pre-patched.
See also: ftp://ftp.atari.com/patches/
- Patch v1.2 Rev A is the latest patch for the OS X version.[3]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%APPDATA%\Atari\RCT3\ |
Epic Games Launcher |
%APPDATA%\Frontier\RCT3\ |
macOS (OS X) |
~/Library/Containers/com.aspyr.rct3.appstore/Data/Library/Application Support/RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum/AppData/ |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2700/pfx/[Note 1] |
- OS X location may vary depending on the version of the game you have.
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\RCT3\ |
macOS (OS X) |
~/Library/Containers/com.aspyr.rct3.appstore/Data/Library/Application Support/RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum/ |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2700/pfx/[Note 1] |
- OS X location may vary depending on the version of the game you have.
Video
Input
Audio
Audio and General Game Settings
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
|
Music, GUI, and game volume controls. |
Surround sound |
|
|
Subtitles |
|
|
Closed captions |
|
|
Mute on focus lost |
|
|
EAX support |
|
EAX Advanced HD[5] |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
|
|
|
|
Danish |
|
|
|
|
Dutch |
|
|
|
|
Finnish |
|
|
|
|
French |
|
|
|
|
German |
|
|
|
|
Italian |
|
|
|
|
Norwegian |
|
|
|
|
Spanish |
|
|
|
|
Swedish |
|
|
|
|
Issues fixed
Crash on start
- In Windows Vista or Windows 7, users may experience a crash while attempting to start the game for the first time.
Modify config file[citation needed]
|
- Go to
<path-to-game> and open options.txt .
- Locate the line
FirstRun 1 , found under the TWEAKS section, and change it to FirstRun 0 .
- Save your changes.
|
Generic crash issues
- Some crashes can be caused by manually setting the resolution.
Modify config file[citation needed]
|
- Go to
%APPDATA%\Atari\rct\ .
- Open
options.txt .
- Find the following line (values may be different):
Resolution 1600 1200
- Replace the numerical values with your desired resolution. The first value is width, the second is height.
- Save and close the file.
Notes
- You may need to show hidden files in order to see the config file.
- Administrator privileges are recommended to ensure the fix is applied to all users.
|
Game fails to launch, but attempts to launch repeatedly
- This issue is caused by the game not being installed on the system partition.
Reinstall game on system partition[citation needed]
|
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
|
Executable | PPC |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | |
|
|
|
macOS (OS X) | | |
|
Install the version 1.2 Rev A patch for Intel support. The Wild! expansion is only available in the Platinum edition of the game on OS X that was Intel-only. Support for 64-bit was added in August 2019. |
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum[6][7] |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98, ME, 2000 |
XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 733 MHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz |
Intel Pentium 4 1.2 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1400+ |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB (256 MB for XP and higher) |
256 MB (384 MB for XP and higher) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon Nvidia GeForce 2 32 MB of VRAM
| ATI Radeon SDR Nvidia GeForce2 Pro 64 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) |
|
Minimum[6] |
Operating system (OS) |
10.7.5, 10.8.2 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core) 2.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Nvida GeForce 8600 256 MB of VRAM |
Supported Mac GPUs
ATI/AMD |
Nvidia |
Intel
|
HD Series |
GeForce |
Intel HD
|
2600 |
8600 |
3000
|
3870 |
8800 |
4000
|
4670 |
9400 |
|
4850 |
9600 |
|
5670 |
GT |
|
5750 |
120 |
|
5770 |
320M |
|
5870 |
330M |
|
6490 |
650M |
|
6630 |
|
|
6750 |
|
|
6770 |
|
|
6970 |
|
|
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References