RollerCoaster Tycoon

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RollerCoaster Tycoon
RollerCoaster-Tycoon-Original.jpg
Developers
Publishers
Release dates
Windows
March 31, 1999
RollerCoaster Tycoon at WineHQ
RollerCoaster Tycoon at Steam Charts
RollerCoaster Tycoon at SteamDB
 RollerCoaster Tycoon at Wikipedia
RollerCoaster Tycoon
RollerCoaster Tycoon 1999
RollerCoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies
RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 2002
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Wacky Worlds
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Time Twister
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 2004
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked!
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild!
RollerCoaster Tycoon World 2015

Key points

Advantage Runs on low-end hardware

General information

More information RollerCoaster Tycoon Wiki - A wiki dedicated to everything RollerCoaster Tycoon related
More information GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
More information GOG.com Support Page
More information Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys
Amazon.com Disc check Retail CD only; No download available.
GamersGate DRM-free Compatible with modern Windows versions. Includes expansions.
GOG.com DRM-free Compatible with modern Windows versions. Includes expansions and soundtrack.
Steam Availability Table Icons - Steam.svg

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

RollerCoaster Tycoon and its expansions have a number of available patches that are highly recommended. RCT STATION has uploaded all of these patches online, for download here. This will update RollerCoaster Tycoon to v1.08.187, Corkscrew Follies/Added Attractions to v1.10.026, and Loopy Landscapes v1.20.013.

The GOG.com version is already patched to the latest version.

Downloadable Content[edit]

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.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

  Location 
Windows

Save game data location[edit]

  Location 
Windows <path-to-game>\Saved Games

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud Impossible
GameSave Manager Native

Video settings[edit]

General settings.
Graphics option Option WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution Hackable WSGF WS Bronze.svg See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor Impossible False icon.svg
Field of view (FOV) Impossible
Windowed Native
Borderless fullscreen windowed Impossible
Anisotropic filtering (AF) Impossible
Anti-aliasing (AA) Impossible
Vertical sync (Vsync) Impossible
High frame rate Unknown

Widescreen resolution[edit]

By default, RollerCoaster Tycoon does not natively support widescreen resolutions. Using a hex editor, this can be changed.

Fix Hack widescreen resolution

Notes

Information This hack only supports the following resolutions: 1280x720 (16:9), 1280x768 (15:9), 1280x1024 (5:4).
Information Be sure your monitor supports the resolution before editing rct.exe; The game will crash, otherwise.
Information This hack works with the original game, not the GOG/Steam/etc. version (the original retail release).
Information Higher resolutions could result in decreased performance, especially if there is a lot of attractions on screen.
  1. Download and install a hex editor, such as Be.HexEditor, or XVI32.
  2. Open the hex editor, then open rct.exe (found in the root of the installation folder)
  3. Search for the following string: 58 02 00 00 68 20 03 00 00
  4. Depending on the resolution you choose, edit the string accordingly
    1. 1280x720 (16:9): Change 58 02 to D0 02
    2. 1280x768 (15:9): Change 58 02 to 00 03
    3. 1280x1024 (5:4): Change 58 02 to 00 04
  5. Search for the string 20 03 00 00 c7 45 f4 58 02 00 00
  6. Change 20 03 to 00 05 (regardless of your screen resolution)
  7. Save and close the hex editor
  8. Run the game, start/load a save, click the save icon, and click on "Options"
  9. Select the 800x600 resolution to enable the resolution you hacked in

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse Native Notes
Remapping Native
Mouse acceleration Impossible
Mouse input in menus Native
Mouse Y-axis inversion Not applicable
Controller
Controller support Impossible

Audio settings[edit]

Audio options Native Notes
Separate volume controls Unknown
Surround sound Not applicable
Subtitles Not applicable No speech
Closed captions Not applicable
Mute on focus lost Unknown

Localizations

Language UI Audio CC Notes
English Native Not applicable Not applicable
French Native Not applicable Not applicable
German Native Not applicable Not applicable
Italian Native Not applicable Not applicable
Spanish Native Not applicable Not applicable

Issues fixed[edit]

Advantage The GOG.com version is already patched to be compatible with modern systems. The fixes below are for the original release.

Compatibility modes[edit]

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 XP SP2 or Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode from the Compatibility tab.

Desktop composition[edit]

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[edit]

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).

System requirements[edit]

Windows
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 card