RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe takes you for a ride in the original RollerCoaster Tycoon and its expansion packs, Corkscrew Follies and Loopy Landscapes. Create the ultimate theme park using a variety of coaster types with giant loops and barrel rolls and in-park attractions like suspended monorails and water-soaked plume rides. RollerCoaster Tycoon: Tidiest Park Award If many guests think 'This park is really clean and tidy' and very few guests think 'This path is disgusting', 'The litter here is really bad' or 'The vandalism here is really bad', there is a chance of earning this award. This can be accomplished by ensuring that litter and vomit on the park's pathways. Mar 12, 2020 Build and rule your dream theme park in RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™. 'Easily the best Roller Coaster Tycoon experience since RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 was released back in 2004.' GAMEZEBO Play the best theme park builder game! Creating, customizing and sharing your coolest park creations in beautiful 3D graphics has never been this fun or easy.
My Android version is failing to launch?
On Android 6.x devices, permissions are required to read the games data files. On first installation you need to allow the Storage Permission (Settings / Apps / RCT Classic / Permissions). The game only uses this to access it's data, despite the OS message saying otherwise.
My Android device is not compatible?
RCT Classic needs a minimum resolution of 960x640 to fit all the necessary UI onscreen. It will work on devices running Android OS4.0.4 onwards.
Installed to another device but my InApp Purchases aren't showing?
If you install the game to another device using the same Apple ID that you purchased the game and any InApp Purchases with, you can restore their status by going to the Upgrades screen (+ from the Main Menu) and choosing Restore Purchases. On GooglePlay this process is automatic when the game has loaded.
How do I save the park while playing, or return to the title screen?
Tap the Pause button in the bottom right corner of the screen to bring up the file options and Quit button.
Is there a way to more accurately select guests or rides on a very small screen?Yes – hold a finger on the maingame view for a second and a mini-magnify window pops up showing whatis immediately below your finger. This mini-magnify window can then be dragged around to identify guests or rides, and releasing yourfinger over a guest or ride will select them.
Why can’t I charge an entry fee for some parks?
Some parks like Forest Frontiers allow you to charge individually for rides and so don’t allow charging for park entry (guests don’t like being charged to ride if they’ve already paid to enter the park). Other parks like Evergreen Gardens do allow a park entry fee to be charged, however in these parks all the rides must be free to ride.
Is there a sandbox mode?
If you have the Toolkit upgrade the Park Scenario Editor can be used to create a large sandbox-like Park Scenario – there’s even an option in the editor to switch the park to a non-financial structure where everything is free. The Toolkit upgrade also includes the Ride Designer, which allows allride types to be freely built, themed, and tested in a prototyping environment before being saved as Ride Designs to use in your parks.
How do I fix vandalism?
Vandalized benches, lamps, and other footpath-related items must be replaced individually with new ones, but there’s a shortcut to help locate and replace them. Open the scenery construction window and select any path-related item (e.g. a bench), then tap the “Locate and repair vandalism” button shaped like a spanner – This highlights all vandalized items on the current view in red. While in this mode tapping a vandalized item gives you the option to replace it with a brand new identical item.
When selecting a flat ride in the “NewRides” list why does it often state “Custom-designed layout”?
Most rides in RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic can be built as a “custom-designed layout” –track-based rides allow a fully-customized track layout while flat rides only allow custom-positioning of the entrance and exit. These rides can have their Ride Design saved complete with any nearby scenery/themeing once the ride has been built and tested, and their Ride Designs are then available to build through the New Rides interface.
How do I save a Ride Design to use in another park?
Most rides can be saved as a RideDesign which not only includes the layout and any customizations you’ve made to the ride but also any nearby scenery, themeing and footpaths/queue lines. To save a ride as a Ride Design make sure theride has been successfully tested and then go to the “Measurements and test data” page of the ride’s information window – Once the test data has been generated the design can be saved by tapping the “Save Ride Design” button. Then the next time you select the same type of ride in the New Rides window the Ride Design will appear inthe list for that ride type.
How do I delete a Saved Park or RideDesign?
Saved Park and Ride Design files can be deleted or renamed by holding a finger on the file name while viewing the list of files on the saving or loading interface. For example to delete a Saved Park select “Load Saved Park” on the title screen then hold a finger on the park you wish to delete – a menu will pop up giving you the option to delete or rename the file.To delete a Ride Design file you need to be viewing a list of Ride Design files while saving a new Ride Design from the game.
Is there a quick way to change view options without having to pause thegame?
Hold a finger on the globe icon at top right of screen until the viewoptions appear, then either tap again in the same place to toggleunderground view, or tap a different entry to toggle other view options.
How does progress sharing between devices work?
Progress through the 95 park scenarios is copied between devices logged into the same account on both. For iOS your iCloud account (if iCloud Drive is enabled), and for Android your GooglePlay account. When you complete a park scenario on one device it’s also marked as complete on the other device, and the same parks should become unlocked on both devices. Only your progress is transferred – saved parks themselves are not transferred automatically between devices. Note: progress is only per platform, you cannot transfer progress states between iOS and Android.
Can I transfer a Saved Park or Ride Design to/from someone playing on another device?
Yes. This requires the Import/Exportfeature which is part of the Toolkit upgrade. To transfer a Saved Park or Ride Design use the Export option in the Toolkit to email the file to the other device as an attachment. On the receiving device open the email and tap the attachment to open it in RollerCoasterTycoon Classic, then follow the in-game prompts. Note that saved parks may not be accessible if the park scenario they’re saved from hasn’t been unlocked yet on the receiving device.
Can I import Saved Parks, Park Scenarios, and Ride Designs from the PC game RollerCoaster Tycoon 2?
Most Saved Parks, Park Scenarios, and Ride Designs created with the original RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 PC game should work in RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, however to import them you will need the Import/Export feature which is part of the Toolkit upgrade. To import, email the files to your device then tap the attachment in the email to import it into the game. Note that only RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 files are compatible, not files from the earlier RollerCoaster Tycoon game.
Can I export Saved Parks, Park Scenarios, and Ride Designs from RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic to the PC game RollerCoaster Tycoon 2?
Most Saved Parks, Park Scenarios, and Ride Designs from RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic should load into the PC game RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, however not all will load due to some enhanced features which are incompatible with RollerCoasterTycoon 2.
Beverley P is stuck in a maze. She's spent the last 50 years toiling away near its entrance. Starving, thirsty and exhausted, Beverley ekes out a desperate, endless existence, alone and without hope. If she were able to talk, she might whisper: 'kill me'.
Regina F. managed to make it past Checkpoint 1, and is currently circling Checkpoint 2. 47 years after she began her journey through the maze, there is a sliver of hope that she may find the exit. But she still has a long way to go; there are five checkpoints in total. Miserable, exhausted and desperate for a drink, Regina soldiers on. Maybe, in another 50 years, she'll have reached the half-way point.
Is this the most evil RollerCoaster Tycoon creation ever? Probably.
It is the brainchild of a particularly mischievous fan who created a park that's home to just one attraction: a massive maze - and let 16 AI guests inside to see if they could find their way to the exit.
Over the course of 50 in-game years, none of the guests have managed to make it out the maze. In fact, some seem stuck in endless loops, destined to toil away forever in a virtual purgatory.
Just A Walk In The Park is the work of 'RogueLeader23', a 28-year-old from the east coast of America who recently got stuck into the excellent mobile game RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic. He tells me he used to draw mazes to pass the time as a child, and the name of his park was inspired by Jurassic Park 'and how it relates by going through hell to escape'.
A couple of years ago, after downloading RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 from Steam, RogueLeader23 had the idea to construct a maze to see how long it would take for a basic, 15-year-old AI to successfully navigate. 'There was no cruelty involved, as every guest who entered the queue (maybe?) knew what they were up against,' he says.
But the devilish plan was shelved as real-life took over. It only became a reality after RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic came out in December 2016. Classic is a mix of RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 and 2 - the brilliant originals designed by Chris Sawyer - ported to iOS platforms. 'The idea again immediately surfaced and I began making plans to construct a maze that fit just about the entire park.'
What resulted was 'an abusive, 14 hour project', RogueLeader23 says.
The maze was created with the ultimate goal of directing one unlucky maze-goer through the entire park. Checkpoints were incorporated just as a way to keep track of the progress of the guests. It took 20 in-game years of cutting through a massive hedge to build Just A Walk In The Park. It is as enormous as it is complex. To give you an idea of just how enormous and complex, 36 pathways become available at Checkpoint 1 alone.
'The only design challenge when creating a maze is to always remember to keep a route open,' RogueLeader23 explains. 'If you close off every route, your maze cannot be completed. And, when near completion (especially with RCT), keep track of where you're building. One slip up could mean that your long and windy route to the finish is countered with an unexpected 'shortcut' you were unaware of.'
The experiment began with the injection into the maze of just one AI guest, to see how long they'd take to fully navigate it. The first guest to walk through the entrance to Just A Walk In The Park was Beverley P. RogueLeader23 observed her behaviour, using the mobile version of the game's accelerate time option to speed up proceedings.
'At first, my findings were that the AI chose a completely random direction to take at every intersection,' he explains. 'Bev had 'decided' to wander close to the entrance after two in-game years, so I decided to open the flood gates and let an additional 15 guests in.
These additional guests seemed to behave according to RogueLeader23's 'random direction' theory until, about 15 in-game years later, a couple of guests made it to the first checkpoint. This sparked a thought:
'Now, it could definitely be a correct number of random choices that brought them there, but once the guest Regina F. made it all the way to checkpoint two, leaving most of the other guests in the dust, I either thought it was a huge random guess that was made correctly, or something else was up.'
Was something up? RogueLeader23 struck upon a theory.
'Anyone who's played the Rollercoaster Tycoon series is aware that every guest has a certain preferred ride intensity. In order to please every guest in your park, it's necessary to include both your 'merry-go-round' and your 'I think I might die' rides.
'Allow me to use our sweet Beverley P. and Regina F. as examples. Beverley has a tolerance and preference for more intense rides. She came looking for rollercoasters, but she all got was a lousy hedge maze. She continues to linger around the entrance, possibly hoping someone will let her back into reality.
'On the flip-side, Regina came looking for less-intense rides. Hedge mazes are clearly her specialty, as she's already navigated to the second checkpoint.'
But are hedge mazes really Regina's speciality?
The hedge maze in Rollercoaster Tycoon is the only ride a player can build that allows guests to navigate themselves. Would the developers have taken the time to code the AI with less-intense ride preferences just to navigate mazes easier? RogueLeader23 doubted this was the case, but remained curious.
He checked the preferences of the other 14 maze challengers, and, it turned out, those who had a preference for more intense rides were trapped closer to the start of the maze, and the guests with a less intense preference were able to work their way through it.
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The question was, could this all be a coincidence? Could it be an unexpected byproduct of the AI's programming, something even the developers were unaware of?
Whatever the case, the guests cannot simply give up and disappear from the maze. Unable to die, they are trapped in a kind of virtual theme park purgatory until they reach the end. While their hunger and thirst levels can drop to minimal levels, and they do show signs of fatigue (although, curiously enough, the guests all have steel bladders), they must soldier on - theoretically forever.
It's not all doom and gloom. A total of 3857 umbrellas have been sold since the park opened, and the information kiosk at the entrance has seen a total of 20,039 guests come through (although only 16 guests were allowed in the maze itself, with over 200 crammed into the queue). In order to accommodate guests further, the park has added a delicious seafood stall, accompanied by a hot chocolate stand. 'A delightful combo for guests during those hazy summer days,' RogueLeader23 says.
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RogueLeader23's Just A Walk In The Park experiment is now at year 70. Essentially, every guest is only able to crawl around, so exhausted are they by their unending plight. Their only chance to get out is if the player pulls the plug by closing and editing the ride. This would trigger a purge, forcing every guest to the exit.
Or, the guests could succeed by reaching the exit.
So, what will RogueLeader23 do? Will he put his guests out of their misery?
'I am a man of science,' he says, 'and I must see the experiment until the end. So reaching the exit is their only chance of hope.'
At the time of publication, Regina F. is closest to escape, but she's really not that close. She's been in the maze a total of 48 real world hours, or 47 years of in-game time. Currently, she has been circling around Checkpoint 2, possibly checking off every wrong route she follows. There are five checkpoints in total.
As for poor Beverley P, she's still wandering close to the start of the maze, some 50 years after she began her journey. 'We assume Beverley has lost all hope as she circles around the same familiar pathways,' RogueLeader23 says. But her effort has not gone unnoticed. A Walk In The Park has designated a month every year to sell yellow umbrellas as a tribute to Beverley being the first and most likely oldest guest in the hedge maze.
'I believe, with enough time, someone will successfully navigate the maze,' RogueLeader23 says.
'I honestly couldn't tell you how many routes there are to take throughout the maze or the chances of succeeding (a Reddit user said the chances were quite astronomical), but I will keep the internet updated every 25-ish in-game years on the progress of our maze challengers (about every week).'
While we wait for a year 100 update (previous updates can be found on Imgur here and here), I thought I'd check in with Chris Sawyer, creator of RollerCoaster Tycoon, to see what he thought of RogueLeader23's handywork. In short, he was impressed.
'Just when you think you've seen everything in RollerCoaster Tycoon something comes along like RogueLeader23's jaw-dropping maze spanning an entire park,' he told me, over email.
'I'm not sure what I admire most, the amount of patience and dedication needed to design and build this massive maze or the trudging determination of the poor little guests exhausted from years of desperatelyand hopelessly trying to find their way out.'
(I also asked Sawyer about the RollerCoaster Tycoon AI programming, in a bid to shed some light on how it operates in a maze, but he declined to comment.)
As for RogueLeader23, once - if - a guest reaches the fifth and final checkpoint, he plans to stream RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic on Twitch. The problem is, he doesn't know when that will happen. It could be anything from a week to five years from now.
'It's all up to Beverley P., Regina F. and the other 14 guests who thought they'd be taking Just a Walk in the Park...'
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