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[Mr. Man!]

What is this?

OpenRCT2 is an attempt to recreate RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 into opensource code. Development started on April 2nd 2014 by Ted 'IntelOrca' John. Thanks to contributions from others the OpenRCT2 project is making great progress.

The aim is to completely decompile RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 into C so that cross-platform support, new features, and new gameplay can be added in a similar fashion to OpenTTD. With the addition of SDL2, the game can already be run in a resizeable window (which was not possible originally).

OpenRCT2 will require that you own the core game (RCT2) to be able to launch since it acts as a wrapper.

Where can I get it?

Latest stable build: https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/releases
Latest development builds: https://openrct2.com/download/latest

How do I install it?

The easiest way to install OpenRCT2 is to create a folder inside the main RCT2 directory then dragging all the files from the release into it. Then, launch ORCT2 from there. You can also specify to what directory RCT2 is installed on first launch if you don't initially create a folder within the main game.

What's different?

Features and changes since 0.0.2 release:

Feature: Intro sequence does not show by default.
Feature: New title screen logo.
Feature: New title sequence (RCT2 version also still available).
Feature: Title sequence music can now be disabled or changed to the RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 theme music.
Feature: In-game console.
Feature: Improved settings window with tab interface.
Feature: Ability to change language while in game.
Feature: Text input is now an in-game window.
Feature: Toggle between software and hardware video mode.
Feature: Toggle between resizeable window and fullscreen.
Feature: Windows now snap to the borders of other windows when dragging (snap radius configurable).
Feature: Interface colour themes. (Presets for RCT1 and RCT2 are included by default).
Feature: Re-introduce traffic lights for close / test / open as a theme option.
Feature: Show day as well as the month and year.
Feature: Show month before day (e.g. March 14th, year 15)
Feature: Exit OpenRCT2 to desktop.
Feature: Game configuration, cache, scores and screenshots now saved in user documents directory under OpenRCT2.
Feature: Auto-saving with frequency option.
Feature: Ability to change game speed via toolbar or (+ and - keys).
Feature: Finance window accessible from toolbar (enabled in settings).
Feature: Research and development / research funding now accessible as a stand alone window without the requirement of the finances window.
Feature: Extra viewport windows.
Feature: Park window viewport is resizable.
Feature: Land, water and ownership tool sizes can now be increased to 64x64.
Feature: Mountain tool available in play mode.
Feature: Buy land and construction rights land tool window. (Currently only in-game).
Feature: Place scenery as a random cluster available in play mode.
Feature: Increased limits for maximum of circuits per roller coaster to 20 and people on mazes to 64
Feature: Allow both types of powered launch (with and without passing the station) for every roller coaster that supported one type in RCT2.
Feature: Allow testing of incomplete tracks.
Feature: Cheats window (Ctrl-Alt-C) or by toolbar button (configurable).
Feature: Cheats for almost every guest aspect (happiness, hunger, nausea tolerance, etc.)
Feature: Cheat to allow maximum operating settings and lift hill speeds (410 km/h).
Feature: Cheat to disable all breakdowns.
Feature: Cheat to disable brakes failure.
Feature: Cheat to fix all rides.
Feature: Change available objects in-game (only available from console).
Feature: Change research settings in-game (only available from console).
Feature: (Random) map generator available in scenario editor, accessible via the view menu.
Feature: RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 scenarios can now be opened in the scenario editor or by using the 'edit' command line action.
Feature: The "have fun" objective can now be selected in the scenario editor.
Feature: Twitch integration
Fix: Litter bins now get full and require emptying by handymen.

Hope you find this helpful. You can also enjoy the game in 1920*1080 resolution. Tinyyyyy people!

[KateRin]

I'd like to enforce this recommendation, given that for the time being you need the game to use Open RCT2 anyway everyone wins, you get to play an awesome game, and support an awesome open source project.

I'm not sure about Windows 10, but Windows 8.1 is running the game like a dream through Open RCT2.

It'd be awesome if this post got stickied, given it's a really good resource for people wanting to play the game on a new machine with a lot less grey area in the will it, won't it work category.

[Mr. Man!]

NeoSpade の投稿を引用：

I'd like to enforce this recommendation, given that for the time being you need the game to use Open RCT2 anyway everyone wins, you get to play an awesome game, and support an awesome open source project.

I'm not sure about Windows 10, but Windows 8.1 is running the game like a dream through Open RCT2.

It'd be awesome if this post got stickied, given it's a really good resource for people wanting to play the game on a new machine with a lot less grey area in the will it, won't it work category.

RCT2 is not abandonware yet, so OpenRCT will always require the base game for now.

[Zombie Slayer]

I trust openrct2 but how does the download work? Do I just click download and it will change the game code and add more features and a launcher?

What happens when openrct is complete and we no longer need RCT2? Will we be able to get RCT2 for free?

I like to do research before going ahead with things like this. It looks good but I want to know exactly what I'm doing when I come to downoad this thing.

[Zombie Slayer]

Update - I found a couple of videos on how to download and play OpenRCT2. For those who don't know, once you click download, open the zip, and transfer all the files to a new folder. Name it launcher. Next, open that folder and find the launcher.exe file. Click on it, and it should bring you to the launcher for OpenRCT2. From there, its easy going.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD0S_HAhx84

[Mr. Man!]

An even easier way is to just create a folder for OpenRCT2 inside the main RCT2 directory, then drag/drop the ORCT2 files inside and launch from there.

[Zombie Slayer]

I bought RCT2, downloaded the openrct launcher and despite a bit of messing around, I have got it working successfully. But I accidently deleted the desktop shortcut that it created. How do I get that back?

[Mr. Man!]

JoeG の投稿を引用：

I bought RCT2, downloaded the openrct launcher and despite a bit of messing around, I have got it working successfully. But I accidently deleted the desktop shortcut that it created. How do I get that back?

Browse to the directory where you installed ORCT2 then create a shortcut by right-clicking on the .exe file.

[Wavedash_Kid]

great job man!

[BernyMoon]

I read it will have online. How will it work?

[DevoidChaos]

does this work on Mac? my pc is broken but I have the game on steam

[Mr. Man!]

BernyMoon の投稿を引用：

I read it will have online. How will it work?

RCT2 does not use or have online features.

DevoidChaos の投稿を引用：

does this work on Mac? my pc is broken but I have the game on steam

This "patch" does not support Mac OS.