RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Availability
Patches
Original version
The vanilla form of the game has had 3 major updates and now is up to Version 1.3, the patches can either be installed sequentially, or a patch is available to upgrade directly to 1.3 from any version. Here. Changelogs can also be found there.
Soaked! Expansion
There is only one patch for this expansion pack and is segmented to EU and US patches.
Wild! Expansion
The American version has 2 patches, with of which can be found here. The EU version here.
Gold Edition
One patch has been issued for all copies of the Gold pack, which can be found here.
Platnium Edition
No patches are available for the Platinum pack, and installing patches for other versions has been shown to cause problems.
Video Settings
Video settings
Bugs
In Windows Vista or Windows 7, users may experience a crash while attempting to start the game for the first time. To fix this:
- Locate the options.txt file (Typically located within the root installation folder of the game), and open it with a text editor
- Locate the line
FirstRun 1(found under the "TWEAKS" section), and change it toFirstRun 0 - Save the file and close it. The game should now run normally.
Cheats
One method of activating cheats in Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 is to rename Peeps. You do this by clicking on any guest, and replacing their name with one of these. This will immediately activate the cheat. The cheat will remain active even if the peep leaves the park.
| Peep Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Andrew Gillett | No friction on all Rollercoasters |
| Andrew Thomas | Reduces friction on all rollercoasters. This helps with RCT1/2 track imports. Requires Update 1 |
| Atari | All guests are laughing |
| ATITech | All guests and staff move faster |
| Atomic | Larger explosions when rollercoasters crash |
| Chris Sawyer | Guests begin jumping for joy |
| David Braben | Unlimited launch and chainlift speeds. Requires Update 1 |
| D Lean | Allows use of the 'Flying Camera', very useful for video creation |
| FPS | Shows current FPS. Requires Update 1 |
| Frontier | Rides and Coasters will never break down |
| Ghost Town | No new peeps will enter your park. Occasionally re-renaming the peep does not disable this, so use with caution. Requires Update 1 |
| Guido Fawkes | Activates Advanced Fireworks Editor. You access it in the same menu as where you would select regular fireworks to add to your show |
| James Hunt | You are given a buggy-vehicle to explore your park. Delete as you would any regular coaster |
| Jonny Watts | Activates Peepcam - see the park from the peep's point of view |
| John D Rockefeller | Gives you $10,000. Can be repeated with multiple peeps |
| John Wardley | No height restriction on ride construction. Can become glitchy at extreme heights however |
| Jon Roach | Peeps will ride every non-coaster attraction |
| Katy Brayshaw | All peeps wave |
| Make me sick | All peeps become sick and immediately vomit |
| Melanie Warn | Peeps happiness increases |
| Mouse | All peeps stare at the ground |
| Sam Denney | Peeps will ride every coaster |
| Simon Foster | Will paint various paintings of your park |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel | $1000 is taken from your account, but ALL staff are now fully trained. Do not use more than once per game, as it is a common occurrence that your game will freeze. As a result it will cost $350 to hire any new staff member, however they will also be fully trained. It is recommended that as many staff are hired before using this cheat, as it works out cheaper overall. |
Tweaks
Game options are stored in;
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Atari\RCT3\options.txt
or in:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Atari\RCT3\options.txt
For custom resolutions, edit the "resolution" field.
To remove the intro video, add "SkipBannerSequence 1".