RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
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Developers | |
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Frontier Developments | |
Publishers | |
Atari | |
OS X | Aspyr Media |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 26, 2004 |
macOS (OS X) | November 25, 2005 |
RollerCoaster Tycoon | |
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RollerCoaster Tycoon | 1999 |
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 | 2002 |
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 | 2004 |
OpenRCT2 (Engine fanport) | 2015 |
RollerCoaster Tycoon World | 2016 |
RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic | 2017 |
RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures | 2019 |
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | Platinum Edition; Retail or download | |||
GOG.com | Platinum Edition | |||
Mac App Store | Platinum Edition, OS X only | |||
Origin | Platinum Edition | |||
Steam | Platinum Edition |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Patches
Installing patches for mismatched editions causes problems, be sure to get the correct update.
- Original Edition: The latest is update three. From vanilla. From update one. From update two.
- "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.
- Platinum Edition: Comes fully pre-patched.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2700/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2700/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
Windows 7 crash on start
- In Windows Vista or Windows 7, users may experience a crash while attempting to start the game for the first time.
Instructions |
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Windows 7 crashing issue
- You may need to change folder options to show hidden files to see some files
- Ensure you have access to edit the options file by going to the properties of the file and setting the permissions to all for the user you wish to edit them.
Instructions |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Pentium III 1 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2700/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2700) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
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