User Guide
• Click the down arrow to open the Wait For box.
• Choose Wait For Any Load. Leave the Minimum Wait and Maximum Wait times as they are.
This sets the ride to begin when one of two things happens–either the ride has a load
of passengers or the cars have been sitting at the Station Platform for the Maximum Wait time.
(Even if the ride has a full load, the cars will not leave the station until the Minimum Wait time
has elapsed.)
Go to the View tab and close
the Roller Coaster 1 window.
You have now built your first rides in your first park! These rides might not be the most exciting
in the world, but you’ve learned the basic method for building rides that is the same for all rides
in RollerCoaster Tycoon.
Finally, we must consider the long term operation of the park and the safety of the guests. Every
ride is a mechanical device, and machines have a tendency to become worn and break down. We
need a Mechanic to perform regular inspections of each ride and repair those that do stop working.
Click the Staff button.
The Staff window opens.
Select the Mechanics
tab (the man in the
blue work uniform).
• Click the Hire New Mechanic button.
Now you have a Mechanic in your employ, but you need to get him into the park.
• Move the mouse pointer over the landscape and position the Mechanic (hanging from the
pincers) directly over one of the paths.
• Click to drop the Mechanic into the park.
Your new employee will wander the park, inspecting every ride on a set schedule (a schedule
you can control for each ride using an option on the Operation Options display). When any ride
breaks down, a radio call goes out to the nearest Mechanic, and he hurries to fix the ride.
That’s the tutorial! Now that you’ve watched it through, get in there and try a few things yourself.
Once you’ve got some practice under your belt, let’s move on to some more possibilities.
Select the View tab
(the video camera).
• Click the red light to shut the roller coaster down (stop the test runs).
• Close the Roller Coaster 1 window.
When you know the coaster works, it’s time to create the associated Queuing Line and other paths.
Click the Footpaths button.
The Path Construction
window opens.
Click the Queuing Line button.
• Move the mouse pointer to the landscape square in front of the
Entrance and click once.
• Move the pointer one square further away, and click again to
add another piece.
Click the Tarmac
Footpath button.
• Build a path from the Exit to the main path.
• Now, extend the main path to reach the Queuing Line.
Now, you have a completed, tested roller coaster with paths and a waiting area, but it’s still closed.
• Click on the Entrance to open the Roller Coaster 1 window.
• Click the green light to open the ride.
Now that the new ride is open and functional, you need to set an admission price. This is
perhaps the most important decision you make for each ride. Not only does the price influence
how much money you make, it also affects the popularity of the ride and, therefore, the attitudes
of your guests.
Return to the Roller Coaster 1 window,
and click the Income and Costs tab
(the coin and ticket).
• Click the small up arrow several times to adjust the Admission Price to £2.00.
Lastly, let’s make sure that the roller coaster is operating in the most efficient manner. After all,
you don’t want your guests waiting too long for the ride to start.
Select the Operation Options
tab (the gears).
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