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Theme Park World

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Revision as of 18:45, 26 February 2012 by Zazaodh (talk | contribs) (Updated Infobox)

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Patch v2.0

The newest patch available is patch v2.0, released in 2000. It can be downloaded at this location. The game however may need to be uninstalled, reinstalled and the patch applied to make the newer content available in parks.

There is also a Windows XP-stylised patch which was created to attempt to remedy some XP exclusive problems. The patch often solves problems with newer OS' also. It can be downloaded at this location. Once again, a reinstall is often required to solve all the problems.

It is not clear whether installing one over the other can cause problems. No information about which should be installed first is available.

Known Bugs

Black Screens

A common problem with new computers is a black screen when attempting to run the game. Updating drivers often solves the problem, however this problem is commonly caused by the computer having too high a resolution set. Turning down the resolution is often successful.

.dll not found

One common problem that is a result of certain newer OS changes regarding .dll handling is the error: 

LpkPresent not found in usp10.dll

A simple fix is to navigate to the core folder, and rename the file usp10.dll to _usp10.dll . This forces the OS to run its own stored copy of the .dll, which often solves this problem.

Known Cheats

In game

  • Holding down the keys Left Shift, Left Ctrl and Left Alt is known to increase the number of new park visitors arriving.
  • When a visitor is playing on an attraction, you can raise the price of it while they are playing, and they will play the higher cost when they finish. The game decides whether or not to play based on the cost before playing it, but actually pays for the game after playing it.

Editing core files

  • Within the ~/data/levels there is a file called standard.sam, which can be opened using a standard text editor. There are various attributes that can be changed within this file:
    • Locate the string PeepInfo.MinimumEntryFee and change the value to something high. As long as your entry cost is lower than this value, the peeps will always enter without qualms. This is an easy way of increasing your funds.
    • Locate the string Arrival.MinPeople and also increase the value. This will change the minimum number of guests that can be dropped off, and is very useful when going for the attendance based Golden Tickets.
    • Locate the bank balance section and change the value of the starting value from 50000 to something higher. This will increase the starting balance for parks. This must be done before starting a new park for the value to be used.
  • Within the ~/data/levels/space folder, there is a file called global.sam, which can be opened using a standard text editor.
    • Locate the string keys.to.enter and change the value to 1, to allow immediate access to the park. This can be applied to the World of Wonders park as well.

Unlocking New Parks

Golden Keys

The game implements a golden key reward scheme that must be used to unlock new worlds. You begin a new map with $50,000 in the bank, and you start the game with 1 Golden Key, which can be used to unlock either the "Lost Kingdom" or "Halloween" world. This will not however use up the key.

Cost to unlock world:

  • Lost Kingdom: 1 Key
  • Halloween: 1 Key
  • World of Wonders: 3 Keys
  • Space Zone: 5 Keys

Golden Tickets

There is only one way of obtaining Golden Keys, and that is with winning Golden Tickets. Golden Tickets can be won in all parks, and the player wins them by meeting certain criteria. The player must obtain 3 Tickets to win a Golden Key, but the player can also spend these tickets on special rides. The rides attributes are hidden and must be unlocked using the tickets.

One common misconception is that the player must earn 3 tickets without spending them in order to win a Golden Key. However the game records how many tickets you have won, and will always reward the 3rd ticket won, regardless of how many the player currently has. This means that spending the tickets has no effect on Key generation.

Some common methods of obtaining tickets, which are standard in every park, are:

  • Your first 100 visitors to your park.
  • 200 Visitors in your park at one time.
  • Exceeding $15000 in profit.
  • High level of customer happiness.
  • 350 visitors to your park in 6 months.