User Guide

A modified version of the New Ride window is displayed. Click the picture of the
type of coaster you want to build. A new window will open that shows available
pre-built rides, along with images, statistics, a Scenery ON / OFF button, and a
Rotate button. Click on an existing design or click on Build Custom Design to
go to the Main View.
Start building your coaster! (See page 37 for more details on the Ride
Construction window.)
When you are finished, test and save your ride.This will make it available in
future games.
Coaster Checklist
Although you can theoretically build a coaster
using less, here is a good basic guideline for the
elements required to make a workable, profitable
coaster:
• At least two pieces of connected Station
Platform track (one for the Entrance, and one
for the Exit)
• Ride track that begins at the station platform’s
start and reconnects to the station platform’s
rear in a continuous loop
• Medium incline track with pull chain
• Initial slope downwards after the pull chain ends, to build speed and allow
cars to complete the circuit.
• Banked track on curves to reduce excessive forces and tone down the intensity
• Special track pieces (like loops, or helixes) to add fun and excitement
• Station Entrance
• Station Exit
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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.
Once you are comfortable building, slowly add additional pieces to your exist-
ing ride, or build a slightly more complex design. Remember, the goal is to
have fun and create!
Roller Coaster Designer
To create a ride without distraction, use the Roller Coaster Designer. Click the
Options button in the Main Menu and choose Roller Coaster Designer to begin.
Your first step is to choose a ride type from the Select Ride Types and Vehicles
window. (You can select up to four ride types so that you can, for example,
design rides that intertwine with each other.) Click the type of rides you want
to build in this session and then click the Forward button in the lower right
corner to continue.
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TIP
Use height markers on
track supports to ensure
that loops and hills are
successively lower, so that
your coaster trains have
enough speed to make it
over the bumps and
around the track.
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