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RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 2 ROLLER COASTER HISTORY It’s difficult to trace the origins of the thrill ride — for all we know, Stonehenge is just the ruined supports for an early roller coaster. But we do know one thing: that mind-clearing adrenaline buzz you only get from being scared out of your wits is a timeless human endeavor. The Ice Age Most coaster historians consider Russian ice slides the forerunners of roller coasters.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 4 speeds possible by holding the cars to the tracks and reducing drag. Miller, a complete coaster tycoon, held over 100 patents on roller coaster devices, and designed more than 100 roller coasters. Miller’s safety advances apparently inspired inventors to push design limits even further. Take the infamous Cyclone of Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 6 FIRST THINGS FIRST The Readme File The RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2 CD-ROM game has a ReadMe file where you can view both the License Agreement and updated information about the game. We strongly encourage you to take the time to read this file in order to get the benefit of changes made after this manual went to print. To read this file, double-click on the ReadMe.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 8 WELCOME! The world’s most addictive game ramps up the FUN with America’s favorite theme parks — Six Flags®! Break ground and start from scratch, open the gates to existing parks or just create the most gut-wrenching roller coaster ride ever — it’s up to you! With wild new rides, new theme decorations and easy-to-use building tools, creating the ultimate amusement park is now more fun than ever! WHAT’S NEW? If you’ve played the original RollerCoaster Tycoon CD-RO
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 10 SAVING AND LOADING MAIN MENU The commands for saving and loading game files, track designs, landscapes and scenarios vary slightly depending on where you are in the game, but it is selfexplanatory once you understand the interface. Start a New Game TIP It’s a good idea to save your game before you spend a bunch of money creating a new custom ride or an ambitious landscaping project. Saving your park at the beginning of each year is also helpful.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 12 “Real” Parks – These parks were designed from actual real-life parks from around the world. If you have visited any, see if you can find your way around them and, most importantly, keep them running and out of the red. Other Parks – These scenarios include special parks that fall outside the above definitions. Note: When you create a scenario, you can assign it to any of the above categories.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 14 ON BEING A TYCOON Even when you’re destined for greatness, you’ve got to take things one step at a time. If you are going to succeed at the challenging task of building and managing your own amusement park, you must mind the details. The opportunities for failure are numerous.You can let your park fall into disrepair, overcharge or over-nauseate your guests, or overdraw your bank account. Guests can get lost, hungry, bored, disgusted and depressed.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 16 Load Game – Click here to open a saved game and resume playing it. Landscape Smoothing – Toggle ON to smooth angled edges on landscape. Save Game – Save your current game so that you can load it later. Gridlines on Landscape – Turn landscape gridlines ON or OFF. About RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 – Click here to view the list of folks who helped make this game possible. Construction Marker – Set construction markers to White or Translucent.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 18 View Options Sometimes — when you’re building structures, for example — you need an uncluttered view. The View Options menu includes several ways to achieve this. Select an item from the menu to toggle it ON or OFF. A check mark next to a menu item indicates that option is ON.You can have any combination of view options — or even all of them — activated at the same time.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 20 Management Tools Rides / Attractions in Park To really excel as a “roller coaster tycoon,” you must analyze park data and adapt to changes, so your guests remain happy, and eager to spend time and money in your park. The Rides / Attractions window presents a number of useful overall reports on every ride and facility in the park. (See page 38.) C. Park Rating The longer the green line, the higher your park rating.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 22 BUILDING A PARK Park Information The Park Information window is the first window that opens when you start a new game. (You can open the Park Information window at any time by clicking on your park gate, the boundaries of your park, or the Park Information button on the top of the screen.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 24 Excavating Reshaping the land to accommodate the roller coasters, trains, paths, tunnels, gardens, water rides and theme areas comes with the territory, so to speak. To run the most successful parks, you’re going to have to push some dirt. Clear Scenery The Clear Scenery tool allows you to easily remove areas of trees and walls larger than a single square in size. The Clear Scenery tool works much like the Land tool (see “Land and Water Windows” below).
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 26 Raising and Lowering Land Scenery When you’re using the Land tool, the cursor becomes a shovel, with an arrow pointing to the center of the grid that defines the size of your brush. When you’re using the Water tool, the cursor looks like TIP waves, also with an arrow pointing to the center You can only fill an area of the grid. with water from the To raise or lower land or water, click and hold the ground up. If you want water at or below ground mouse button.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 28 C. Gardens – Rock-bordered and filled with flowers, gardens come in a variety of colors, combinations and sizes. Once these are in place, you must pay to remove them. D. Fences and Walls – Fences, hedges and other TIP decorative boundaries are perfect for edging paths, Many guests prefer to sit rides and scenic gardens. These are always placed when they eat.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 30 How to Place Elevated Scenery If you need to place an object, such as a roof or a wall, at an elevation above ground level, hold the Shift key once your cursor is over the area where you want to place the item (but before you click the mouse). Now, as you move the mouse, the object will rise in the air or even drop below the land surface. Click to place the object at the desired location and height. TIP Keep an eye on stacked items.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 32 Building Paths At the bottom of the Footpath window are two buttons that allow you to specify the path building mode. A B A. Conform to Ground – This is the default path-building mode, and lets you build footpaths on flat and diagonally sloped land, but not on irregular surfaces.To place a path segment, position the mouse cursor where you want a new (or differently paved) path, then click. Right-click to remove existing sections of a footpath.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 34 RIDE CONSTRUCTION It goes without saying that the main reason guests visit an amusement park is for the rides. Serene scenery, themed gardens and nicely laid footpaths help keep guests happy, but the rides are what it’s all about. Remember, variety is key in building rides.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 36 F. Shops and Stalls – Your park will need a number of non-ride facilities, including food stalls, souvenir shops, information booths and, of course, restrooms. G. Research – Click the Research tab to show the most recent research discovery, the current research project, and its expected completion date. Click the R&D Funding button (1) to open the Research Funding window. Click the Invention Details button (2) to go straight to this new ride.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 38 F. Next / Previous Track Segment – Click the forward or reverse arrow buttons to move between placed track pieces. The currently selected track piece will be highlighted. G. Demolish – Click the bulldozer icon to demolish the piece of track you just built if you are at the end of a track, or the highlighted piece of track if you are working in the middle of the track. 2.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 40 • Average Speed – The average speed over the length of the entire ride. • Ride Time – How many minutes the ride lasts. • Ride Length – The length of the ride. • Maximum Positive Vertical G’s – The maximum gravitational force exerted on a rider. • Maximum Negative Vertical G’s – The maximum negative gravitational force exerted on a rider. • Total Air Time – The amount of time a rider experiences weightlessness.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 42 A. Handyman – These tireless workers help empty the trash bins, mow the grass, water the gardens, and, most importantly, keep your paths puke-free! Handymen cost $50 a month to employ. B. Mechanic – Hire a mechanic to keep your rides running smoothly, reduce the chance of a breakdown or accident, and fix a ride should it malfunction. Mechanics cost $80 a month to employ. C. Security Guard – There always seems to be a bad apple in every bunch.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 44 B. Orders – This tab lets you control specific tasks for each staff member. Click the box next to a task to make it part of that worker’s duties. A checked box indicates that staff member will do that job. • Handymen have four possible jobs: sweep footpaths, water gardens, empty litter bins, and mow grass. D. Information Type – This drop-down menu lets you change the information displayed in the information column.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 46 Individual Guest Window The simplest way to open a Guest window is to click on any park visitor in the Main View.You can also open individual Guest windows by clicking on a name from the Guest Summary window, which you can open by clicking on the Guest button at the top of the screen. The title bar shows the guest’s assigned name (you can rename them if you like — see below). Here are the tabs and buttons you’ll find in the Guest window: A.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 48 B. All Guests (Summarized) – Click here to see a summarized list of guest thoughts or actions, including the number of guests who are doing or thinking about a particular thing. Click the drop-down menu to switch between actions and thoughts. Click on a thought or action to list those guests in the Guests tab. cash-on-hand (COH). That and whatever income you derive from guest spending in the park are your only sources of funding.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 50 C. Park Value – Click here to see a graph of your park value — a somewhat elusive number calculated to reflect what the park is worth. The park value figure is derived from the value of the land and equipment owned, the quality and profitability of the rides and the park as a whole, and the park’s overall public reputation, as determined by the Park Rating. TIP Marketing entices more guests to visit your park, but be careful.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 52 CREATING A COASTER Coaster building is a creative art that needs to be developed over time, and refined through experimentation, success and even failure. When you build your first coaster, it’s a good idea to make it small but complete. This will let you concentrate on the basics and not get lost and frustrated trying to cram all the latest, greatest technologies into a single ride.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 54 Simple Sample With those basic components in mind, we’ll show you how to build a simple but elegant corkscrew coaster. It’s not the fastest or the fanciest, but it works just fine, and may earn you a buck or two. E. Bank on It – Since the car is moving fast and heading into a turn, we used “banked” curve pieces to help absorb the forces. This keeps your riders from getting overly yanked around. F.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 56 Managing Your Track Design If you have downloaded or copied rides from a source outside the game, or saved rides in a folder other than the default Tracks folder, you can add them to your available rides using the Track Designs Manager. This simple but important tool lets you rename and delete rides from the Ride Building window.You’ll find the Track Designs Manager by clicking the Tools button in the Main Menu.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 58 Don’t Give It All Away! Let your players work their way through a scenario to gradually see all that the game has to offer. If you give them all the land on the biggest map with all of the rides available, they may become overwhelmed or feel there is nothing else to look forward to. A good scenario should inspire and challenge, not overwhelm the player. Select Objects Save Often.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 60 Landscape Editor Here is where you will shape the land and create the bulk of the visuals in your scenario.You won’t be placing any rides in this part of the scenario, just the scenery. (To make a scenario with an active running park filled with rides and guests, you need to use the “Convert Saved Game into a Scenario” feature located in the Toolbox menu off of the Main Menu.) Sculpt the land as you wish.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 62 Park – Set the cost of land and construction rights, and decide whether it’s a “pay at gate” or “pay per ride” park.You can also set other conditions, such as forbidding tree removal or high construction. Objective Selection Each scenario needs a goal that players must reach in order to win.You should make sure it is a reasonable and fun goal to achieve. The Objective Selection window is where you set scenario goals, climate controls and descriptions. E.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 64 INFOGRAMES WEB SITES To get the most out of your new game, visit us at: http://www.rollercoastertycoon2.com www.us.infogrames.com To send e-cards to your friends, download wallpapers, or get access to other free stuff, visit our Freebies section at: www.us.infogrames.com/freebies If you would like to chat with other gamers, as well as developers, visit our Community Forum area at: www.ina-community.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 66 Product Return Procedures in the United States & Canada In the event our technicians at (425) 951-7108 determine that you need to forward materials directly to us, please include a brief letter explaining what is enclosed and why. Make sure you include the Return Merchandise Authorization Number (RMA#) supplied to you by the technician, and your telephone number in case we need to call you.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 68 Repetitive Strain Statement Some people may experience fatigue or discomfort after playing for a long time. Regardless of how you feel, you should ALWAYS take a 10- to 15-minute break every hour while playing. If your hands or arms become tired or uncomfortable while playing, stop and rest. If you continue to experience soreness or discomfort during or after play, listen to the signals your body is giving you. Stop playing and consult a doctor.
RCT2PC_ManInt-new 8/23/02 9:59 AM Page 70 GOVERNING LAW; ARBITRATION: This Agreement shall be governed by, and any arbitration hereunder shall apply, the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A.
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