User Guide

Convert Saved Game to
Scenario – This lets you load a
saved game, create new objec-
tives for it, and save it as a sce-
nario. If you have already started
a game, you can use this tool to
create a scenario that includes a
park already in full swing, or an
aged park in need of help. (See
page 63 for more details.)
Roller Coaster Designer – This
tool lets you design a ride in
peace with no scenario objec-
tives, money constraints, or
guests to distract you. Build
rides, test them and fine tune
them until they are perfect, and
then save the track design to
share with other players or use
in one of your own parks. (See
page 52 for more details.)
Track Design Manager – After
you have designed or down-
loaded several new rides, this
tool will help you keep them
organized. (See page 56 for
more details.)
Exit
Click here when you are done playing RollerCoaster Tycoon 2.
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“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 cate-
gories. It will then show up with the other scenarios listed when you start a
new game. (see page 63.)
Load / Continue
Click here if you want to pick up where you left off in a saved game.
Tutorial
If you want to learn the basics of building and running your own park, or need
a quick refresher, we recommend you click on
Tutorials first. Tutorials are animated scenarios
that feature step-by-step instructions and advice.
Clicking on the Tutorials button displays a drop-
down menu with the following choices:
Beginners – If you have never played RollerCoaster
Tycoon or RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 before, we recom-
mend starting here. If you played the original
game but want a refresher course, this should be
your first stop.
Custom Rides – Includes tips on making rides
and a sneak peek at some new features. Start here
if you have played RollerCoaster Tycoon before and
feel confident in your park-building abilities.
Roller Coaster Building – Whether you’re an old pro or a newcomer, you can
always learn something from the Roller Coaster Building tutorial.
Tools
Clicking on the Tools button opens the Tools menu, where you’ll find the
following:
Scenario Editor – This fantastic new feature lets you design and create your own
scenarios, which you can share with other players.You decide the look and layout
of the park, and even set the scenario’s objective! (See page 57 for more details.)
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TIP
You don’t have to just sit
and watch the tutorials.
While a tutorial is running,
you can click on any mouse
button or press any key to
take over control.The only
caveat is that you can’t give
control back to the tutorial
once you interrupt it.To
restart the tutorial you
must go back to the Main
Menu and run it again.
Real Roller Coaster
Medusa
RCT2 Coaster Type: Floorless
Stats: 142 feet tall; 3,985 feet long; 61 mph
max speed
Special Features: Riders sit on open-air
pedestal-like seats — with legs dangling —
through 7 inversions, including 114-foot vertical
loop, 96-foot dive loop, heartline cambelback
(zero-gravity roll), cobra roll, and two interlock-
ing corckscrews,
Locations: Six Flags Great
Adventure – New Jersey; Six Flags
Marine World – San Francisco
*Look for this ride in the Six Flags
Great Adventure scenario.
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