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'''''OpenRCT2''''' is a recreation of ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 2]]'' (RCT2) in open-source code, incorporating some features from the original ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon]]'' (RCT1) that do not exist in other ''RollerCoaster Tycoon'' games, while also fixing some issues and improving upon some details in the official games, as well as adding a functional multiplayer feature that allows several players to co-build a single park.
|developer = Ted 'IntelOrca' John<br/>The OpenRCT2 development community
|publisher =
|producer =
|designer =
|programmer =
|artist =
|composer =
|released = '''Initial release:''' v0.0.1<br />
7 December 2014<br/>
'''Latest stable release:''' v0.4.10<br />
WW: 2 April 2023<br/><br/>
'''Microsoft Windows'''<br/>
WW: 7 December 2014<br/>
'''Linux'''<br/>
WW: 30 November 2015<ref name="Linux">[https://openrct2.org/downloads/releases/v0.0.3 Linux support available since v0.0.3] ([https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/blob/develop/distribution/changelog.txt changelog])</ref><br/>
'''macOS'''<br/>
WW: 15 April 2016<ref name="macOS">[https://openrct2.org/downloads/releases/v0.0.4 macOS support available since v0.0.4] ([https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/blob/develop/distribution/changelog.txt changelog])</ref><br/>
'''FreeBSD'''<br/>
WW: 29 July 2017<ref name="FreeBSD">FreeBSD support available since v0.0.6 ([https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/blob/develop/distribution/changelog.txt changelog])</ref><br/>
'''Android, OpenBSD'''<br/>
WW: 12 July 2017<ref name="Android">[https://openrct2.org/downloads/releases/v0.1.0 Android and OpenBSD support available since v0.1.0] ([https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/blob/develop/distribution/changelog.txt changelog])</ref>
|genre = Construction and management simulation
|modes = Single-player, online multiplayer
|platforms = Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Android
}}
'''''OpenRCT2''''' is a free and open-source recreation of ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 2]]'' (RCT2) that incorporates some features from the original ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon]]'' (RCT1) that were removed in RCT2, while also fixing some issues present in the official games, and incorporating changes seen in ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic]]'' (RCTC). In addition, ''OpenRCT2'' adds several unique features, such as cooperative multiplayer and a built-in cheats menu.


== History ==
OpenRCT2 is free software, licensed under the [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html GNU General Public License v3.0].
Development of ''OpenRCT2'' was started on 2 April 2014 by Ted 'IntelOrca' John, with the project making steady development progress due to the efforts of other volunteers contributing towards its development. In order to keep the game playable and testing easier, OpenRCT2 called into the original RCT2.EXE for functions it did not yet have itself, replacing these functions bit by bit with its own code. On 15 October 2015, this process was finished, making the game independent (except for graphics, sounds, and objects), and easier to port to other systems.


== Comparison with Official Games ==
==Architecture==
''OpenRCT2'' aims to continue where ''RCT2'' left off, making it an update to ''RCT2'' in a similar way ''RCT2'' acted as one to ''RCT1'', or how ''[[Loopy Landscapes]]'' acted as one towards the base installation of ''RCT1''. Unless otherwise noted, most information on this wiki about ''RCT2'' directly applies to ''OpenRCT2'' as well.
''OpenRCT2'' is an attempt to decompile RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 into C. RCT2 was originally written in MASM and Visual C++ where functions related to interfacing with the operating system were written in C (supposedly 1%), with the rest of the game being written in pure x86 assembly. ''OpenTTD'', which is an open-source recreation of ''Transport Tycoon Deluxe'' was developed using a similar procedure&mdash;the original game was decompiled into C, which allowed for the addition of thousands of features to the game.


As ''OpenRCT2'' continually updates, it receives new features, fixes, improvements, and changes. It also carries over elements seen in ''RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic'' such as boosters that were on ''RCTC'''s [[Giga Coaster]] and [[Junior Roller Coaster]] and applies them here. Compared to the original games, the gameplay is also rebalanced in several ways such as how much money the guests would pay for rides at max depending on their stats and age has been recalculated.
RCT2 uses the third version of Chris Sawyer's ''RollerCoaster Tycoon'' engine, which shares some code with ''Transport Tycoon''. This is reflected in the usage of ''OpenTTD'' 0.1 code such as the windowing system and graphics rendering. While the version of the engine used in ''Chris Sawyer's Locomotion'' is newer than the one used in RCT2, ''OpenRCT2'' uses RCT2's game engine to make the decompilation process easier.
* For [https://rct2calc.shottysteve.com example], in ''RCT1''/''RCT2''/''RCTC'', a guest would pay a maximum of £16/$16 for a newly-built Corkscrew Roller Coaster with an Excitement of 6.42, Intensity of 5.43, and 4.36 but in ''OpenRCT2'', guests would pay a maximum price of £15/$15 for it. However, at higher stats (such as 8.43 Excitement, 6.90 Intensity, and 5.43 Nausea), a guest would pay a maximum of £19.20/$19.20 for a newly-built Corkscrew in ''RCT1''/''RCT2''/''RCTC'' but the maximum price has been raised to £19.60/$19.60 in ''OpenRCT2''.


''RollerCoaster Tycoon 2'' used a save file format (.sv6) with limitations such as 255 rides & shops/stalls in a park and 1,000 guests in a queue line. While ''OpenRCT2'' can support this save file format, ''OpenRCT2'' removes those limitations with a new save format (.park) as of version 0.4.0. This update also included support of save files from ''RCTC''. ''OpenRCT2'' also supports ''RCT1'' save files.
In order to decompile the game gradually without introducing new bugs, every single procedure in RCT2 must be re-written individually in C. To test the accuracy of the re-written procedures, the decompiled C procedures are compiled into a DLL file (openrct2.dll) which exports an entry procedure mimicking the WinMain function in RCT2. The original executable rct2.exe has been patched so that openrct2.dll and WinMain are in the DLL import table and the WinMain export procedure in openrct2.dll is called at the start of the WinMain procedure in rct2.exebefore returning. With this system implemented, starting rct2.exe calls the new DLL as part of its initialization; the DLL can then run all the decompiled code whilst still being able to read / write to the rct2.exe memory model and run rct2.exe procedures.


== Releases ==
The project therefore acts as a patch to RCT2, allowing each procedure to be gradually implemented while simultaneously adding new features where possible. Until all procedures of the original game are re-written in C, the project must remain a DLL which is called from the patched rct2.exe.
''OpenRCT2'' is available for Microsoft Windows (Vista and higher; Windows XP support was dropped since v0.0.5<ref>MinGW builds dropped support for Windows XP as of v0.0.5 ([https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/blob/develop/distribution/changelog.txt changelog])</ref>), Linux<ref name="Linux" />, macOS<ref name="macOS" />, FreeBSD<ref name="FreeBSD" />, OpenBSD, and Android<ref name="Android" />.


''OpenRCT2'' has two release branches: the "Develop" branch, which is updated up to multiple times a day with builds that incorporate new features and changes, but may be unstable; and the "Release" branch, which is updated every few months with a stable build of the game that incorporates the changes and additions of all builds released in the "Develop" branch since the previous build in the "Release" branch.
==Features==
''OpenRCT2'' adds several features that are not available in RCT1 and RCT2, including:


Due to game-breaking bugs on "Develop" branch builds being fixed relatively quickly by the development team, it is quite safe to play ''OpenRCT2'' using the latest build in the "Develop" branch (especially with the auto-save function enabled). One of the third-party ''OpenRCT2 Launchers'' is widely used to automatically install game updates.
* Support for high resolution displays
* Window/Fullscreen toggle
* Incorporation of features unique to RCT1 within the RCT2 environment, such as:
** Using the mountain tool during gameplay
** The option to sort rides by track type (e.g. the Twister, Stand-Up Twister, Floorless and Hyper-Twister Roller Coasters are all re-categorised as [[Steel Twister Roller Coaster]], with their individual vehicle types selectable from a built roller coaster's Vehicles tab)
** Enabling both Powered Launch operating modes for all roller coaster types with the Powered Launch operating mode
** Steep drop and flat-to-steep and steep-to-flat track pieces for the [[Junior Roller Coaster]]
** Booster track piece for the [[Looping Roller Coaster]], [[Corkscrew Roller Coaster]] and all [[Steel Twister Roller Coaster]] variants
* Improved guest path-finding AI
* Increasing the selectable region in landscaping tools to 64 tiles square
* Enabling the scatter tool for scenery objects during gameplay
* Enabling the "Have Fun!" objective in the Scenario Editor
* Custom menu screens
* A (graphically) customisable user interface
* Night Mode toggle (causes the game to periodically dim the park environment to simulate nighttime)
* An FPS counter
* Online multiplayer
* Multilingual translation
* Twitch TV integration (guests in a park are named as viewers in a Twitch TV stream)
* Hardware-accelerated graphics (on graphics cards that support hardware acceleration)
* A fully functioning 64-bit application
* A built-in cheat function, which enables such cheats as:
** Construction while the game is paused
** Lift/launch speeds up to 255 mph/410 kmh
** Rides with 31 trains and/or 255 cars per train
** Player-triggered guest generation
** Extra cash
** Forced [[Park Rating]]s
** Ride renewal
** Player-triggered ride [[breakdown]]s/fixes
** Disabling of random ride breakdowns
** Resetting of a ride's [[crash]] status
** Changing the scenario objective to "Have Fun!"
** Completing the scenario objective (including "Have Fun!")
** Access to Scenario Editor options
* A built-in console that enables advanced features/cheats such as the editing of available objects


==Development==
== Key Features ==
* Native support for modern versions of Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems
{{Construction|section}}
* Support for widescreen resolutions, giant screenshots of the whole map
Development started on April 2nd, 2014 by Ted 'IntelOrca' John. Thanks to numerous contributions from others the OpenRCT2 project is making great progress and already has new features.
* Fast-forwarding the game
* Auto-save function
* Online multiplayer for co-op play
* Improved and extended language support, over a dozen languages available
* New rides, vehicles, scenery, objects, music (since v0.4.3), paths, terrain, colours (since v0.4.5), etc.
* New special track pieces and additional special tracks for certain roller coasters (such as large half loops on the [[Vertical Drop Roller Coaster]], re-introducing some removed RCT1 track features like [[boosters]], and new track pieces large corkscrews and Zero-G rolls on ''OpenRCT2'''s newly implemented roller coasters)
* Ability to import ''RCT1'' and ''RCTC'' (as of v0.4.2) saves and scenarios
* Various fixes for bugs in the original game and improvements
* Optional convenience features like automated staff placement and shops snapping to paths
* Built-in cheats menu and in-game hacks
* Custom Title Sequences
* Custom User Interface colouring
* OpenGL hardware rendering
* Support for user-created plug-ins (as of v0.3.0)
* New save file format with many increased limits (as of v0.4.0)


[https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/blob/develop/distribution/changelog.txt Click here] for a full changelog of all features, fixes, and changes in ''OpenRCT2''.
Currently, the windowing system, graphics rendering and basic game loop are being decompiled. Decompiling all of the game's procedures is a convenient way of identifying the game's memory structure. SDL2 has been used as a replacement for the operating system calls, allowing for cross-platform support after the dependency on the original game's executable has been removed.


== New objects added in ''OpenRCT2'' ==
As of 16th August 2014, various UI improvements have already been made, settings are now stored in a local INI file. More drawing functions have now been decompiled but still remain cryptic C, much of the game management have been decompiled (e.g. peep generation, awards, cash out) and almost half of the windows. A rough estimate based on number of functions in the original game and number of functions now in C tells us that the project is approximately 25% complete of its target goal of having the game run on 100% C code. More information can be found in [https://github.com/IntelOrca/OpenRCT2/wiki/Changes-to-original-game changes to original game] and[https://github.com/IntelOrca/OpenRCT2/wiki/Window-progress window progress].
These objects implemented into ''OpenRCT2'' that are not in the original games can be found in the Object Selection's advanced menu (filter "OpenRCT2 Official"). The "OpenRCT2 Official" list also includes reimplementations of objects exclusive in official downloadable content that was not presented in the main games or expansions.
=== Attractions ===
===={{Roller Coasters 2D}}====
<div class="ridebox-list">
{{Ridebox2D|Hybrid Coaster|OpenRCT2}}
{{Ridebox2D|Single Rail Roller Coaster|OpenRCT2}}
{{Ridebox2D|Alpine Coaster|OpenRCT2}}
</div>


=== Stations styles ===
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). Once the game has been fully decompiled, additional gameplay features, gameplay tweaks, and improvements can be introduced. The following is only a brief, non-exhaustive list of the possibilities - there are many more:
* No entrances — This station theme makes ride entrances and exits invisible but keeps the default station theming.
* No entrances, no platform — Besides making ride entrances and exits invisible, the station's platform and railings are also invisible. Only the black metal plating below them is visible.


==Distribution==
=== OpenMusic ===
[https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic OpenMusic] is a side project implemented in OpenRCT2 with the purpose of adding a new and alternative, high-quality soundtrack to OpenRCT2 alongside the original games' soundtrack. Karst "Jalmaan" van Galen Last is the primary composer for OpenRCT2's original soundtrack, but other artists such as Herman Riddening's 35er Voigt (previously known as The Bressingham Voigt) and [[Allister Brimble]]<ref name="OpenRCT2 Main Theme YouTube comment">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkvaRXyJOTM&lc=UgxFuczwYeRXa6mlJHx4AaABAg Allister Brimble's YouTube comment] on Marcel Vos's "[https://youtu.be/NkvaRXyJOTM New OpenRCT2 Theme Song Reveal!]" video</ref> contributed to OpenRCT2's original soundtrack.
As ''OpenRCT2'' is free software, no payment is required to obtain a copy of it.
* Acid style "Airtime Junkies" by Jalmaan<ref group="m">https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/alternative/openrct2.music.acid/object.json</ref> <small>(added in v0.4.3)</small>
* Blizzard style "Snowbound (OpenRCT2 Edit)" by Silver Aura, Jalmaan, Greyfade<ref group="m">https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/alternative/openrct2.music.blizzard/object.json</ref> <small>(added in v0.4.4)</small>
* Dodgems beat style 2 "Bumblebeat" by Bumblebeat<ref group="m">https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/alternative/openrct2.music.dodgems/object.json</ref> <small>(added in v0.4.3)</small>
* Extraterrestrial style "Style of the Extraterrestrial" by Jalmaan<ref group="m">https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/alternative/openrct2.music.extraterrestrial/object.json</ref> <small>(added in v0.4.4)</small>
* Fairground organ style 2 by Jalmaan & Herman Riddening's 35er Voigt<ref group="m">https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/additional/openrct2.music.fairground2/object.json</ref> <small>(added in v0.4.5)</small>
** 0.flac unidentified
** "Granada" by Agustín Lara
** 2.flac unidentified
** "El Capitan" by John Philip Sousa
** "Mussinan Marsch" by Carl Karl Ludwig von Mussinan
** "Berliner Luft" by Paul Lincke
** "Die Schönbrunner" by Joseph Lanner
** 7.flac unidentified
** "Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410" by Johann Strauss II
** 9.flac unidentified
** "Unter dem Doppeladler" by Josef Franz Wagner
** 11.flac to 16.flac unidentified
** "Colonel Bogey March", a traditional British march by [[wikipedia:Kenneth J. Alford|Kenneth J. Alford]]
* Galaxy style "Pandora" by Jalmaan<ref group="m">https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/alternative/openrct2.music.galaxy/object.json</ref> <small>(added in v0.4.3)</small>
* OpenRCT2 Title Theme "Main theme for OpenRCT2"<ref <ref group="m">https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/additional/openrct2.music.title/object.json</ref> by [[Allister Brimble]]<ref name="OpenRCT2 Main Theme YouTube comment"/> <small>(added in v0.4.6)</small>
* Prehistoric style "The Ancient Lands" by Flyxxpy<ref group="m">https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/alternative/openrct2.music.prehistoric/object.json</ref> <small>(added in v0.4.5)</small>
* Ragtime style 2 by Jalmaan<ref group="m">https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/additional/openrct2.music.ragtime2/object.json</ref> <small>(added in v0.4.5)</small>
** "Dill Pickles Rag" by Charles L. Johnson
** "Something Doing Rag" by Scott Joplin
** "New Era Rag" by James Scott
** "Peacherine Rag" by Scott Joplin


=== Scenery objects ===
''OpenRCT2'' can be built on most modern computers, and this is the recommended method of obtaining the game. The source code for ''OpenRCT2'' and instructions on how to build a copy of it are available on the ''OpenRCT2'' GitHub Page.
* [[Panda Themeing]] <small>(reimplemented from ''RCT2'''s [[Panda World]] DLC)</small>
** Giant Panda
** Bamboo Shoots
** Panda Litter Bin
** Panda Trains for [[Junior Roller Coaster]] <small>(reimplemented in v0.4.1)</small>


'''ToonTowner's scenery pieces''' based on Simon Foster's designs (21 objects)
Automated builds are also available from the official ''OpenRCT2'' website's download page.
* Small Scenery
** Base Block
** 3 Glass Roof pieces
** 17 Roof pieces


'''Mama Bear's scenery pieces''' based on Simon Foster's designs (1 object)
A separate program known as the ''OpenRCT2 Launcher'' also installs and automatically updates a copy of ''OpenRCT2'', while featuring the ability to customise some ''OpenRCT2'' settings that are not immediately visible, such as a customisable default window size.
* Walls/Fences
** Wall with Passageway


'''Couger's scenery pieces''' based on Simon Foster's designs (2 objects)
==Limitations and Known Issues==
* Walls/Fences
''OpenRCT2'' is not a standalone game and requires the official data files from RCT2 to function, although the original rct2.exe executable and, by extension, a working installation of RCT2, is not needed from ''OpenRCT2'' 0.0.5 onwards. In its current state, ''OpenRCT2'' maintains full compatibility with any game saved in RCT2, and most games saved in ''OpenRCT2'' can be loaded in RCT2 with few issues. For this reason, games saved in ''OpenRCT2'' are subject to the same engine limitations in RCT2, such as:
** 2 Wooden Post Wall pieces
* A maximum of:
** 255 rides and shop/stalls in a park
** 255 staff in a park
** 1,000 guests in a queue line
** 8,192 game years
** 10,000 objects in a game
** the same (seemingly variable) sign/banner limit


=== Geography ===
The above limitations in ''OpenRCT2'' are expected to disappear if and when new file formats for scenarios, tracks and saved games are introduced at a later date, when ''OpenRCT2'''s feature set is completed.
==== Footpaths ====
'''Footpath Surfaces'''
* Invisible Footpath
* Invisible Queue


'''Footpath Railings'''
Due to the architecture of ''OpenRCT2'', very few additional issues exist in relation to its ability to open scenarios, tracks and saved games created in RCT2. However, as the feature set of ''OpenRCT2'' is not complete, the addition of new features may cause unexpected glitches and/or problems during gameplay. The project's GitHub page has an issue tracker where known problems discovered by the developers and the community-at-large are raised for further action and ultimately resolved by its pool of contributors.
* Invisible Railings


==In New Media==
==== Terrain ====
* Void — This piece of terrain mimics the dark gray coloring of the empty background to make tiles visually appear to be off the map
''OpenRCT2'' was used by Vargskelethor Joel from Vinesauce to livestream footage of ''RollerCoaster Tycoon 2'' from his Twitch TV channel on several occasions. A compilation of scenes from those livestreams can be viewed on his YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O32D2ool2nY here] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AylSEBh8dj4 here]; the full livestreams can be viewed on his alternate YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR_4pTc1KGS6ACOKZQFVxabn6Egt24SEo here].


==Links==
==== Water ====
* Pink water
* [http://openrct2.org/ Official Site]

* [http://openrct2.org/features Feature List]
== Links ==
* [http://openrct2.org/download Downloads Page]
* [https://openrct2.io/ Official Site]
** ''[https://github.com/LRFLEW/OpenRCT2Launcher/releases/ OpenRCT2 Launcher]''&mdash;installs and automatically updates ''OpenRCT2''
* [http://openrct2.org/ Pseudo-Official Site]&mdash;provides more comprehensive information and links about ''OpenRCT2''
* [http://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/ GitHub Page]
** [http://openrct2.org/features Feature List]
** [http://openrct2.org/downloads Downloads Page]
** [https://openrct2.org/forums/ Forums]
* ''[https://github.com/LRFLEW/OpenRCT2Launcher/releases/ OpenRCT2 Launcher]''&mdash;installs and automatically updates ''OpenRCT2'' (recommended to set to "Develop" branch to always stay up-to-date with new features, fixes, and other changes)
* [https://openrct2plugins.org/ OpenRCT2 Plug-ins]
* [https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/ GitHub Page]
** [https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/issues Issue tracker, problems can be reported here]
** [https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/milestones current progress/milestone]
** [https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic OpenMusic GitHub Page]
* [http://www.facebook.com/OpenRCT2 Facebook Wall]
* [http://www.facebook.com/OpenRCT2 Facebook Wall]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/openrct2 Subreddit]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/openrct2 OpenRCT2 Subreddit]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/rct/ RCT Subreddit]
* Screenshots of ''OpenRCT2'', hosted on Imgur:
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0YvVAW9aoL0jq8XIDee0gS99iLYje3lT YouTube playlist of the OpenRCT2 Podcast/talk with the devs]
** [http://imgur.com/a/zJTYd Cheat windows]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i6IPPi91Xs latest episode (not in above playlist)]
* Screenshots of older builds of ''OpenRCT2'', hosted on Imgur:
** [http://i.imgur.com/kTkK5Gw.png Large land tool area]
** [http://i.imgur.com/kTkK5Gw.png Large land tool area]
** [http://i.imgur.com/yFzNyVu.jpg High resolution]
** [http://i.imgur.com/yFzNyVu.jpg High resolution]
** [http://imgur.com/a/3GDuT SResizable window]
** [http://imgur.com/a/3GDuT Resizable window]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/rct/ RCT2 Subreddit]
** [https://imgur.com/t/openrct2/6895K Dynamic Lighting]
* [http://dev.intelorca.co.uk/ IntelOrca's website]
* [http://intelorca.co.uk/ IntelOrca's website]

==References==
<references />
'''OpenMusic'''
<references group="m" />

{{RollerCoaster Tycoon Games}}
[[Category:RollerCoaster Tycoon Games]]
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Latest revision as of 04:10, 5 April 2024

OpenRCT2 is a free and open-source recreation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 (RCT2) that incorporates some features from the original RollerCoaster Tycoon (RCT1) that were removed in RCT2, while also fixing some issues present in the official games, and incorporating changes seen in RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic (RCTC). In addition, OpenRCT2 adds several unique features, such as cooperative multiplayer and a built-in cheats menu.

History

Development of OpenRCT2 was started on 2 April 2014 by Ted 'IntelOrca' John, with the project making steady development progress due to the efforts of other volunteers contributing towards its development. In order to keep the game playable and testing easier, OpenRCT2 called into the original RCT2.EXE for functions it did not yet have itself, replacing these functions bit by bit with its own code. On 15 October 2015, this process was finished, making the game independent (except for graphics, sounds, and objects), and easier to port to other systems.

Comparison with Official Games

OpenRCT2 aims to continue where RCT2 left off, making it an update to RCT2 in a similar way RCT2 acted as one to RCT1, or how Loopy Landscapes acted as one towards the base installation of RCT1. Unless otherwise noted, most information on this wiki about RCT2 directly applies to OpenRCT2 as well.

As OpenRCT2 continually updates, it receives new features, fixes, improvements, and changes. It also carries over elements seen in RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic such as boosters that were on RCTC's Giga Coaster and Junior Roller Coaster and applies them here. Compared to the original games, the gameplay is also rebalanced in several ways such as how much money the guests would pay for rides at max depending on their stats and age has been recalculated.

  • For example, in RCT1/RCT2/RCTC, a guest would pay a maximum of £16/$16 for a newly-built Corkscrew Roller Coaster with an Excitement of 6.42, Intensity of 5.43, and 4.36 but in OpenRCT2, guests would pay a maximum price of £15/$15 for it. However, at higher stats (such as 8.43 Excitement, 6.90 Intensity, and 5.43 Nausea), a guest would pay a maximum of £19.20/$19.20 for a newly-built Corkscrew in RCT1/RCT2/RCTC but the maximum price has been raised to £19.60/$19.60 in OpenRCT2.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 used a save file format (.sv6) with limitations such as 255 rides & shops/stalls in a park and 1,000 guests in a queue line. While OpenRCT2 can support this save file format, OpenRCT2 removes those limitations with a new save format (.park) as of version 0.4.0. This update also included support of save files from RCTC. OpenRCT2 also supports RCT1 save files.

Releases

OpenRCT2 is available for Microsoft Windows (Vista and higher; Windows XP support was dropped since v0.0.5[5]), Linux[1], macOS[2], FreeBSD[3], OpenBSD, and Android[4].

OpenRCT2 has two release branches: the "Develop" branch, which is updated up to multiple times a day with builds that incorporate new features and changes, but may be unstable; and the "Release" branch, which is updated every few months with a stable build of the game that incorporates the changes and additions of all builds released in the "Develop" branch since the previous build in the "Release" branch.

Due to game-breaking bugs on "Develop" branch builds being fixed relatively quickly by the development team, it is quite safe to play OpenRCT2 using the latest build in the "Develop" branch (especially with the auto-save function enabled). One of the third-party OpenRCT2 Launchers is widely used to automatically install game updates.

Key Features

  • Native support for modern versions of Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems
  • Support for widescreen resolutions, giant screenshots of the whole map
  • Fast-forwarding the game
  • Auto-save function
  • Online multiplayer for co-op play
  • Improved and extended language support, over a dozen languages available
  • New rides, vehicles, scenery, objects, music (since v0.4.3), paths, terrain, colours (since v0.4.5), etc.
  • New special track pieces and additional special tracks for certain roller coasters (such as large half loops on the Vertical Drop Roller Coaster, re-introducing some removed RCT1 track features like boosters, and new track pieces large corkscrews and Zero-G rolls on OpenRCT2's newly implemented roller coasters)
  • Ability to import RCT1 and RCTC (as of v0.4.2) saves and scenarios
  • Various fixes for bugs in the original game and improvements
  • Optional convenience features like automated staff placement and shops snapping to paths
  • Built-in cheats menu and in-game hacks
  • Custom Title Sequences
  • Custom User Interface colouring
  • OpenGL hardware rendering
  • Support for user-created plug-ins (as of v0.3.0)
  • New save file format with many increased limits (as of v0.4.0)

Click here for a full changelog of all features, fixes, and changes in OpenRCT2.

New objects added in OpenRCT2

These objects implemented into OpenRCT2 that are not in the original games can be found in the Object Selection's advanced menu (filter "OpenRCT2 Official"). The "OpenRCT2 Official" list also includes reimplementations of objects exclusive in official downloadable content that was not presented in the main games or expansions.

Attractions

Roller Coasters

OpenRCT2 Icon


Hybrid Coaster
(Hybrid Coaster)
OpenRCT2

OpenRCT2 Icon


Single Rail Roller Coaster
(Single Rail Roller Coaster)
OpenRCT2

OpenRCT2 Icon


Alpine Coaster
(Alpine Coaster)
OpenRCT2

Stations styles

  • No entrances — This station theme makes ride entrances and exits invisible but keeps the default station theming.
  • No entrances, no platform — Besides making ride entrances and exits invisible, the station's platform and railings are also invisible. Only the black metal plating below them is visible.

OpenMusic

OpenMusic is a side project implemented in OpenRCT2 with the purpose of adding a new and alternative, high-quality soundtrack to OpenRCT2 alongside the original games' soundtrack. Karst "Jalmaan" van Galen Last is the primary composer for OpenRCT2's original soundtrack, but other artists such as Herman Riddening's 35er Voigt (previously known as The Bressingham Voigt) and Allister Brimble[6] contributed to OpenRCT2's original soundtrack.

  • Acid style "Airtime Junkies" by Jalmaan[m 1] (added in v0.4.3)
  • Blizzard style "Snowbound (OpenRCT2 Edit)" by Silver Aura, Jalmaan, Greyfade[m 2] (added in v0.4.4)
  • Dodgems beat style 2 "Bumblebeat" by Bumblebeat[m 3] (added in v0.4.3)
  • Extraterrestrial style "Style of the Extraterrestrial" by Jalmaan[m 4] (added in v0.4.4)
  • Fairground organ style 2 by Jalmaan & Herman Riddening's 35er Voigt[m 5] (added in v0.4.5)
    • 0.flac unidentified
    • "Granada" by Agustín Lara
    • 2.flac unidentified
    • "El Capitan" by John Philip Sousa
    • "Mussinan Marsch" by Carl Karl Ludwig von Mussinan
    • "Berliner Luft" by Paul Lincke
    • "Die Schönbrunner" by Joseph Lanner
    • 7.flac unidentified
    • "Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410" by Johann Strauss II
    • 9.flac unidentified
    • "Unter dem Doppeladler" by Josef Franz Wagner
    • 11.flac to 16.flac unidentified
    • "Colonel Bogey March", a traditional British march by Kenneth J. Alford
  • Galaxy style "Pandora" by Jalmaan[m 6] (added in v0.4.3)
  • OpenRCT2 Title Theme "Main theme for OpenRCT2"[m 7] by Allister Brimble[6] (added in v0.4.6)
  • Prehistoric style "The Ancient Lands" by Flyxxpy[m 8] (added in v0.4.5)
  • Ragtime style 2 by Jalmaan[m 9] (added in v0.4.5)
    • "Dill Pickles Rag" by Charles L. Johnson
    • "Something Doing Rag" by Scott Joplin
    • "New Era Rag" by James Scott
    • "Peacherine Rag" by Scott Joplin

Scenery objects

ToonTowner's scenery pieces based on Simon Foster's designs (21 objects)

  • Small Scenery
    • Base Block
    • 3 Glass Roof pieces
    • 17 Roof pieces

Mama Bear's scenery pieces based on Simon Foster's designs (1 object)

  • Walls/Fences
    • Wall with Passageway

Couger's scenery pieces based on Simon Foster's designs (2 objects)

  • Walls/Fences
    • 2 Wooden Post Wall pieces

Geography

Footpaths

Footpath Surfaces

  • Invisible Footpath
  • Invisible Queue

Footpath Railings

  • Invisible Railings

Terrain

  • Void — This piece of terrain mimics the dark gray coloring of the empty background to make tiles visually appear to be off the map

Water

  • Pink water

Links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Linux support available since v0.0.3 (changelog)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 macOS support available since v0.0.4 (changelog)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 FreeBSD support available since v0.0.6 (changelog)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Android and OpenBSD support available since v0.1.0 (changelog)
  5. ↑ MinGW builds dropped support for Windows XP as of v0.0.5 (changelog)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Allister Brimble's YouTube comment on Marcel Vos's "New OpenRCT2 Theme Song Reveal!" video

OpenMusic

  1. ↑ https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/alternative/openrct2.music.acid/object.json
  2. ↑ https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/alternative/openrct2.music.blizzard/object.json
  3. ↑ https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/alternative/openrct2.music.dodgems/object.json
  4. ↑ https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/alternative/openrct2.music.extraterrestrial/object.json
  5. ↑ https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/additional/openrct2.music.fairground2/object.json
  6. ↑ https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/alternative/openrct2.music.galaxy/object.json
  7. ↑ https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/additional/openrct2.music.title/object.json
  8. ↑ https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/alternative/openrct2.music.prehistoric/object.json
  9. ↑ https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenMusic/blob/master/additional/openrct2.music.ragtime2/object.json
RollerCoaster Tycoon Games
Main games

RollerCoaster Tycoon: Added Attractions/Corkscrew Follies • Loopy Landscapes
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Wacky Worlds • Time Twister
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! • Wild!
RollerCoaster Tycoon World

Console games

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D
RollerCoaster Tycoon Joyride
RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures

Mobile games

RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile
RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch
RollerCoaster Tycoon Puzzle

Compilations RCT Deluxe • RCT2 Triple Thrill Pack • RCT3 Gold! • RCT3 Gold Edition • RCT3 Platinum! • World of RCT • RCT 6 Pack • RCT Mega Pack • RCT3 Complete Edition
Ports/remakes OpenRCT2 • RCT Classic
Spin-offs RCT: The Board Game • RCT Pinball Machine • RCT Idle
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