User Guide

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KEYBOARD
SHORTCUTS
Though it’s possible to control the game
using only the mouse, there are a number of
keyboard shortcuts that can speed things up.
The following are the default key commands.
You can reassign any command in the
Options menu, while playing the game.
Command Key
Close topmost window . . . . . . . . . . Backspace
Close all floating windows . . . Shift + Backspace
Cancel construction mode . . . . . . . . . . . . Esc
Pause game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pause
Zoom out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page Up
Zoom in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page Down
Rotate View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enter
Rotate construction object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z
Underground view toggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Remove base land toggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H
Remove vertical land toggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . V
See-through ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
See-through scenery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Invisible supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Invisible guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Height marks on land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Height marks on ride tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Height marks on paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Adjust land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1
Adjust water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
Build scenery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3
Build paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4
Build new ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5
Financial information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F
Research information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D
Rides / Attractions list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R
Park information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P
Guest list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G
Staff list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S
Recent messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M
Show map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tab
Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ctrl + S
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-ROM game, you can probably
jump right in at the scenarios and start to discover the new features and
enhancements for yourself. We recommend you play through the tutorial levels,
however, to learn about some of the new enhancements.
Part of the fun of a new game is exploring and discovering. With that in mind,
this manual won’t give away everything about RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, but rather
introduce the major features and describe when and where they appear. We’ll
leave the details for you to discover.
The most obvious change is how easy it is to PLAY YOUR WAY in RollerCoaster
Tycoon 2. The following are the most obvious examples of this new freedom,
available right from the Main Menu:
• 5 New Scenario Categories – Play scenarios in any order!
• Roller Coaster Designer – Design the ultimate ride without distraction!
(See page 52.)
• Scenario Editor – Create your own games to share with friends! (See page 57.)
Compatibility
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 is all new. Under the hood of the game is new, more efficient
program code and many new features. Because of this, saved games from previ-
ous versions of the game — RollerCoaster Tycoon, Corkscrew Follies,and Loopy Landscapes
— are NOT compatible.
You can import landscapes from older saved games into your scenarios while in
the Scenario Editor (see page 57). Most landscape files from previous versions
of Roller Coaster Tycoon will load, but some scenery items might look different. It is
possible that unpredictable results might arise from importing landscapes from
these products. Technical Support cannot help you with these types of issues.
8
Real Roller Coaster
Déjà Vu
RCT2 Coaster Type: Inverted
Vertical Shuttle
Specs: 196 feet tall; 1,203 feet long;
65 mph max
Special Features: Riders dangle
face-down up the first tower, then
drop 178 feet straight down,
through a 102-foot vertical loop,
110-foot butterfly and up the sec-
ond 178-foot tower.Then they ride
it again — backwards!
Location: Six Flags Magic Mountain
– Los Angeles; Six Flags Over
Georgia – Atlanta; Six
Flags Great America –
Chicago
*Look for this ride in
the Six Flags Magic
Mountain scenario.
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