Build while the game is paused.

[Der Kraken!]

Hello guys,

I'm a huge fan of Rollercoaster 1. Played it since I was 6 and it was always lots of fun.
Beat all except one scenario I think and loved those infinite money parks to create huge parks and buildings.

It works fine so far. But there is one little problem. I remember that i could pause the game and build my coaster, especially with lots of tourists it was a must since you couldnt looked at other stuff while you build. Now it always comes a message that it is not possible.... WHY!

Is there an option or anything to skip this. It really is annoying. DAYUM.


THX for your help.

[Gian]

Well, you could just make entry fee like 100,000 Dollars, so people won't come in, and you can bulid all you'd like. Then when you finish, make the fee how it was before.

[American Dove Mitten]

Since many objectives are based of timing it would remove any diffeculty from the game if there was any . Better that way .

[Tári the Terrible]

Don't think it was ever possible to build whilst your game was paused?

[shadowscion]

You were never able to build while paused...

[Vercinger]

RCT 3 is the first game in the series that lets you build while paused. Sadly, there seems to be no way to get that functionality in the 2 older games. Pretty much turns me off playing them.

I asked about it some time ago on the GOG forum and got some workaround ideas:
https://www.gog.com/forum/rollercoaster_tycoon_series/building_while_paused_rct_1

[maculator]

Originally posted by Vercinger:

RCT 3 is the first game in the series that lets you build while paused. Sadly, there seems to be no way to get that functionality in the 2 older games. Pretty much turns me off playing them.

I asked about it some time ago on the GOG forum and got some workaround ideas:
https://www.gog.com/forum/rollercoaster_tycoon_series/building_while_paused_rct_1

For me RCT3 isn't part of the series.
And if you'd be able to build while on pause it would make the game too easy. In RCT2 you can use the editor and create your rollercoaster there, save it and then build it in the park.
In RCT1 I use some well going parks as "editor".

[Vercinger]

Why wouldn't RCT3 be part of the series?

As for the rest of your comment, you sound like a fanboy, stubbornly defending what you love against valid criticism. Building while paused is a core feature of this type of game, sorely missing from some older games like these. Management games are supposed to be relaxing, not hectic. They're supposed to require planning and attention to detail, not actions per minute. Their difficulty should be based on limited resources (including space to build on) and the need for an efficient layout, but not on limited time.
In any case, if you use workarounds, such as using the editor or building in another park, then adding this feature would simply be a quality of life improvement and would not impact difficulty.

[maculator]

RCT3 is more about designing rollercoasters then managing your park. Its just not as much of a manager like 1 and 2 used to be.
And RCT is relaxing. You start building you attraction and if something happens in your park you just go over and check whats up and then you return to your construction site. I never evenconcidered building while the game is paused as a useful feature.
But yes, I'm a fanboy it was one of the first games I played when I was a little kid.
And for me its the best of the series when it comes to managing, and thats what I love about that game.

[Infinite Fury]

Hasbro Interactive and Microprose programmed it like that. Don't blame Atari.