Has anyone managed to get this game working again?

[flem9000]

Im talking the actual game via steam, please dont suggest OPENRCT or anything, im looking for genuine assistance on getting a game i already own to work!

[JB 007]

I have the same Problem

[FlyinDoom]

Mine is working fine. Hope you figure out a fix soon. Brings back so many good memories

[Still B0r3d]

Everyone uses OpenRCT2, it is the same game and can be played through steam just fine. Your only other option is to get it running on an older version of windows before they removed required features due to security reasons, and steam wont work on those versions of windows either....

The game was programmed in assembly for Windows 95, when people were still worried about Y2K. You simply can not get it to work properly on modern versions of windows, even with compatibility layers. At the very least we would need the developers to recompile the source code with modern assemblers, then they would need to fix bugs that arise from that. Problem is they make more money from their micro transaction filled re-releases of it, they would not make money fixing the OG version but it would cost them money...

This is where OpenRCT2 comes in, it is ultimately RCT2 reverse engineered, recompiled with some new features like multiplayer, hardware rendering, HD Resolutions, Fast-forwarding, Auto-saving, Native support for Linux and macOS, Performance improvements and various fixes and improvements for bugs in the original game.

I get wanting the OG vanilla experience, but we are talking about a game from the same era as Doom Classic. You use mods even for the vanilla experience for these games, people already had the problems you have and they made mods to fix them.

[penuche.bc]

Does OpenRCT2 include any of the other add on packs? I am able to run Roller Coaster Tycoon Classic from Steam (on Windows 10) but I bought Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 and Roller Coaster Tycoon Deluxe from Steam today, assuming they would also work, but they won't run. I feel misled and ripped off - thankfully it was only an $8 investment, but I'm super disappointed that I can't play loopy landscapes and corkscrew follies. Honestly, I have the original disks and would just run those if I could figure out how to do it.

[penuche.bc]

Początkowo opublikowane przez FlyinDoom:

Mine is working fine. Hope you figure out a fix soon. Brings back so many good memories

What operating system are you running and are you using compatibility mode or other fixes?

[penuche.bc]

Ok friends, I got RCT2 and RCT Deluxe to work!!!

1. I made sure that DirectPlay was enabled (https://www.auslogics.com/en/articles/how-to-install-directplay-in-windows-11-and-windows-10/) Then I restarted my computer.
2. I set the compatibility settings for the program .exe file for Windows 98 and run as admin.

I'm off to build roller coaster! I'm also doing a comparison to see what features are available in RCT Classic. That runs from Steam without any special settings but it has a different user interface. I'm not sure if all the parks and rides are there, but it does have a lot. I hope that you all get your games to work too.

[FlyinDoom]

Początkowo opublikowane przez penuche.bc:

Początkowo opublikowane przez FlyinDoom:

Mine is working fine. Hope you figure out a fix soon. Brings back so many good memories

What operating system are you running and are you using compatibility mode or other fixes?

didnt mess with any settings, just using windows 10.

[Medieval Pepper]

changing compatibility to windows 98 works for me

[flem9000]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Still B0r3d:

Everyone uses OpenRCT2, it is the same game and can be played through steam just fine. Your only other option is to get it running on an older version of windows before they removed required features due to security reasons, and steam wont work on those versions of windows either....

The game was programmed in assembly for Windows 95, when people were still worried about Y2K. You simply can not get it to work properly on modern versions of windows, even with compatibility layers. At the very least we would need the developers to recompile the source code with modern assemblers, then they would need to fix bugs that arise from that. Problem is they make more money from their micro transaction filled re-releases of it, they would not make money fixing the OG version but it would cost them money...

This is where OpenRCT2 comes in, it is ultimately RCT2 reverse engineered, recompiled with some new features like multiplayer, hardware rendering, HD Resolutions, Fast-forwarding, Auto-saving, Native support for Linux and macOS, Performance improvements and various fixes and improvements for bugs in the original game.

I get wanting the OG vanilla experience, but we are talking about a game from the same era as Doom Classic. You use mods even for the vanilla experience for these games, people already had the problems you have and they made mods to fix them.

While i appreciate you answering (and annoying me with the OpenRCT comments, grrr) the game was working upto about a month ago through Steam. Then suddenly both 1 and 2 stopped working and now only RCT 3 works, which is what i am trying to rectify as to why they have suddenly stopped working

[MrFish]

So, I FINALLY go this working for me on WIN10.

Go to your Steam Library.
Right Click game, RCT2.
Go to "Manage" and "Browse local files."
Right click the app icon for the game.
Go to Properties.
Click "Compatability" tab.
Under Compatability Mode, I went with Win98.

I noticed I would get an error every couple tries, but it went away and the game actually launches now. It even remembered my save file even after I had tried un/re-installing the game.

[Dustreaper]

Początkowo opublikowane przez penuche.bc:

Does OpenRCT2 include any of the other add on packs? I am able to run Roller Coaster Tycoon Classic from Steam (on Windows 10) but I bought Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 and Roller Coaster Tycoon Deluxe from Steam today, assuming they would also work, but they won't run. I feel misled and ripped off - thankfully it was only an $8 investment, but I'm super disappointed that I can't play loopy landscapes and corkscrew follies. Honestly, I have the original disks and would just run those if I could figure out how to do it.

Mine works and for rct 1 maps make sure to in the options of openrct2 to link to rct1.

[Still B0r3d]

Początkowo opublikowane przez flem9000:

Then suddenly both 1 and 2 stopped working and now only RCT 3 works, which is what i am trying to rectify as to why they have suddenly stopped working

Because you are relying on windows compatibility mode, you are emulating parts of older versions of windows to interact with newer parts. This results in many unintended and inconstant bugs depending on the software currently running and/or drivers currently installed. Remember PC's have literal billions of possible hardware configurations, then you start layering in things like emulation, 23 year old code and the 50 Million lines of code in windows and really it is amazing compatibility with older software is there at all from a security standpoint..

Other common game breaking bugs you will encounter with RCT and compatibility mode include the game requesting you insert the game CD, unable to load saved game error, crashes when loading save games and of course the random crashes after 1-2 hours of gameplay.

[Noname Killer]

This request is easy to fix... go to the installed game path like "G:\Spiele\steam\steamapps\common\Rollercoaster Tycoon 2\", open the folder "install" and execute the setup.exe. Then install the game to the original path "G:\Spiele\steam\steamapps\common\Rollercoaster Tycoon 2\" and you can play. I just tested it right now.

[BLÅHAJ Girly]

Początkowo opublikowane przez flem9000:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Still B0r3d:

Everyone uses OpenRCT2, it is the same game and can be played through steam just fine. Your only other option is to get it running on an older version of windows before they removed required features due to security reasons, and steam wont work on those versions of windows either....

The game was programmed in assembly for Windows 95, when people were still worried about Y2K. You simply can not get it to work properly on modern versions of windows, even with compatibility layers. At the very least we would need the developers to recompile the source code with modern assemblers, then they would need to fix bugs that arise from that. Problem is they make more money from their micro transaction filled re-releases of it, they would not make money fixing the OG version but it would cost them money...

This is where OpenRCT2 comes in, it is ultimately RCT2 reverse engineered, recompiled with some new features like multiplayer, hardware rendering, HD Resolutions, Fast-forwarding, Auto-saving, Native support for Linux and macOS, Performance improvements and various fixes and improvements for bugs in the original game.

I get wanting the OG vanilla experience, but we are talking about a game from the same era as Doom Classic. You use mods even for the vanilla experience for these games, people already had the problems you have and they made mods to fix them.

While i appreciate you answering (and annoying me with the OpenRCT comments, grrr) the game was working upto about a month ago through Steam. Then suddenly both 1 and 2 stopped working and now only RCT 3 works, which is what i am trying to rectify as to why they have suddenly stopped working

I honestly don't understand the negativity to openrct2, it lets you actually be able to play the game you paid for.

Don't expect help for issues when basically the only fix is openrct2, either suck it up and use it or never play the game again.

[xxxglad1at0rxx]

My game works perfectly fine on Windows10 through Steam. I installed it on my desktop, double-click the icon and everything works fine.