There have been a lot of posts lately asking "where did you get XXX scenery", or "how did you do XXX". I thought it might be an idea to pool our RCT knowhow in one place.
This is not a topic for asking questions (we already have the
quick questions topic for that.) Rather, this is for people to share their wisdom with the TTF/RCT community.
I'll start the ball rolling (and coasting :P ) :
RCT3 cheat codes:
David Walsh: You can now press CTRL + U to remove on screen icons. Good for taking screenshots. Press again to bring the icons back.
M Brookes: Allow walls etc to be built on path edges.
John Wardley: No height limit on coasters.
David Braben: No speed limit on lift chains, launches, or block breaks.
John D Rockefeller: Get £10,000 in your pocket. Can be used many times!
Mornington Crescent: Allows shops etc to be built underground. Use shift to lower them.
Sam Denney: All guests ride every coaster before leaving the park.
Jon Roach: All rides irresistible to guests.
Andrew Gillett: Increase park value.
Frontier: Rides never break down.
Alistair Lindsay: Alters the speed of sound effects in pause and fast forward.
Rick Griffiths: Changes the inside of tunnels from rubble to sharks
Andrew Thomas: Decrease track friction. (can help when importing rides from RCT 1 & 2)
James Hunt: A beach buggy will drop from the sky into your park. You can drive around and see your rides from a whole new perspective! Use the arrow keys to steer.
Jonny Watts: Peepcam: See through the eyes of this guest.
Guido Fawkes: Unlock the advanced fireworks creator.
Mouse: Guests stand around looking at the ground where your mouse pointer is.
Chris Sawyer: Guests jump for joy.
Atari: All guests laugh.
Shifty: Guests dance.
Make Me Sick: All guests throw up.
Photo Story: Guests take lots of photos.
Ghost Town: No new guests may enter the park, but existing guests can leave.
A Hitchcock: Lots of ducks appear.
Press F10 to take a screenshot.Pictures will be saved to:
‘User’ My DocumentsMy PicturesRCT3
Press Ctrl + Shift + F11 to start / stop recording a video. The game will slow down and look like it has paused… DON’T WORRY! When you play the video back it will be at full speed. It may take hours to record a POV of a ride, so just let it run while you go and do something else. Check progress every 10 minutes or so. Remember to turn all your graphics settings to maximum before recording!
Videos will be saved to:
‘User’ My DocumentsMy VideosRCT3
Press Ctrl + Shift + 0 To plan a "Flying Camera" route. This brings up the worlds most un-user-friendly interface. There is a brilliant tutorial
here which explains it better than I could. All I can say is keep practicing with it.
To use your own music in the game: Copy the music files you want into the folder:
C:Program FilesAtariRollerCoaster Tycoon 3Music
To use your own images on billboards: Copy the image into:
‘User’ My Documents
It should be selectable when you place a billboard.
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Well that's the basic's covered, Phew! Now some
download links.
[s:1885db5k]Since Vodhin's site went offline no one has been able to be as comprehensive as he was, but there are still some good sites out there.[/s:1885db5k] If anyone finds a new one feel free to PM me and I'll add it to this list.
UPDATE: Vodhin's site is back up! :boogy:
Just incase you didn't know,
CSO stands for Custom Scenery Object,
CTR stands for Custom Tracked Ride, and
CFR stands for Custom Flat Ride.
[url=http://www.vodhin.org/e107/news.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]http://www.vodhin.org/e107/news.php[/url] For CSOs, CTRs and CFRs. One of the best sides around!
[url=http://rctdb.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]http://rctdb.com/[/url] For CSOs, CTRs and CFRs.
[url=http://jonnyears.webs.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]http://jonnyears.webs.com/[/url] For CFRs and CTRs (some CSOs)
[url=http://www.trackworx.com/rct3.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]http://www.trackworx.com/rct3.html[/url] For CSOs, including the infamous 'Steelworx' and 'mouseworx'... a great starting point for those wanting custom supports.
[url=http://www.rct3x.net/xtra-custom.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]http://www.rct3x.net/xtra-custom.html[/url] For CSOs, tutorials, and much more.
[url=http://www.rct-theme-world.de/rct-liste/complete-list.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]http://www.rct-theme-world.de/rct-liste ... e-list.htm[/url] For the official list of available downloads.
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Phew! That's about all I can bare to type at the moment!
At some point I will get round to posting some more hints and tips, but hopefully this will keep you all going for now. :D