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Paths allow your [[Guests and Staff|guests and staff]] to walk around, and are required to be placed before they are able to navigate around the park.
An unlimited number of guests can walk on a path in any direction, and they never bump into each other.
Guests will follow a path until an intersection, entrance, exit or until the end, they can't turn around in the middle of a path. Unless you provide guests with maps, the direction the guests take is purely random. Guests with maps will head towards their destination rides/stalls, and avoid paths leading to dead ends. The flow of people can be directed away from dead ends by placing 'No entry' signs.
Guests never leave a path unless you delete paths or they fall off a ride exit onto the ground (or you pick them up and place them off a path). Those "
==Building Paths==
===Path Types===
In [[RCT1]] and [[RCT2]], paths can be constructed using the path builder window, in the center of the topbar. There are 2 kinds of paths: [[Queue Lines]] and normal paths.▼
Queue lines are built from ride entrances and allow people to queue for rides. In the
▲In RCT1 and RCT2, paths can be constructed using the path builder window, in the center of the topbar. There are 2 kinds of paths: [[Queue Lines]] and normal paths.
Normal paths allow normal movement, but Queue Lines can also function as general paths if they don't lead to a ride entrance. In
▲Queue lines are built from ride entrances and allow people to queue for rides. In the Original RCT, all queue lines were blue. Corkscrew Follies allows the building of green, red and yellow queue lines. When a queue line connects to an entrance and a normal path, a banner displaying either "closed" or the ride name will appear at the head of the queue line.
Queue lines won't connect to adjacent queue lines,
▲Normal paths allow normal movement, but Queue Lines can also function as general paths if they don't lead to a ride entrance. In the original RCT, there were 5 different kinds of path design. The selection was expanded in Corkscrew Follies and further in Loopy landscapes.
Normal paths always connect to other adjacent normal paths. In RCT2 and RCT1, the creation of 2 paths side by side will form a wider
▲Queue lines won't connect to adjacent queue lines, but will always connect to an adjacent normal path.Once queue lines connect, you can no longer extend them. Queue line never form intersections.
▲Normal paths always connect to other adjacent normal paths. In RCT2 and RCT1, the creation of 2 paths side by side will form a wider continally intersecting path; many guests become stuck as they wander in circles around the paths. In RCT3, large intersecting paths no longer caused guests to be stuck.
===Path building options===
Paths can be built in 2 ways in RCT1 and 2. A first, direct method allows you to place path square by square, but only on flat and sloped
You can also change the path style or type of existing paths
The second method allows you to select the head tile
In this method, you can add elevated paths by selecting the slope up/down options. Elevated paths cost more than normal paths, depending on the height. Supports can be customised in Loopy Landscapes, up to 5 options are available. Paths have a maximum support height of 20 in RCT1
By building into a
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Guests getting lost can be a huge problem in RCT1 and RCT2, since their artificial intelligence is very limited. Most of the time, people wander around aimlessly, but it can happen that they have a specific destination: the park exit, a ride, a food/drink stall or a bathroom.
As guests can't turn around in the middle of a path, they need a special point for that: intersections, including ride exits, shops and stalls or benches (if they sit down). On every such decision point, they will choose the direction which is closer to their target, although, they will head straight to it and don't recognise dead ends. This can lead to your guests getting trapped. If they head for a ride, they will sooner or later give up, but if they want to leave the park, it can happen that they are trapped endlessly [[Guest Moods|getting angry]]. This causes your [[Park Rating|park rating]] to drop rapidly, same as if you block the park exit. Therefore, dead ends facing the exit have to be avoided. Remember that guests can decide to leave your park on every single tile.[[File:Pathing.png|thumb|300px|The red marked paths can lead to death traps!]] Also, long or ways with too many intersections to their destination can cause guests to lose happiness or get lost. A path can be as complicated as you want, and, as long as there are no decision points, your guests can't get lost. This is the reason why it is recommended to block ride exits with one-way signs if they are causing problems.
Many scenarios start with a suboptimal path system which can lead the player into continuing it that way - but often enough, it's a wise choice to remove it and start over. Paths leading to areas devoid of attractions and stalls should be removed or blocked off, because guests walking on them will get tired. Make use of do not enter signs. If a peep doesn't need to go down an exit path, they shouldn't go down it.
*In RCT1, there is a bug where when you place a sloping path directly in front of a ride exit at the same height, guests magically float up on to the sloped paths even though the path is not connected. Mechanics cannot enter by this way though, so make sure paths always connect to ride exits.▼
*In RCT1, convert a queue line with guests already queuing on them into a path, and queing guests will continue to stay in line until the line moves. Then, they will walk all the way up the queue line (as like normal paths) and reach the entrance, only to turn back and resume walking normally.▼
<p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">In RCT3, paths need more attention than in previous games. Peeps get confused when paths are bigger than 2 blocks wide! So, keep to two or less. Try to keep a central design. One big path that loops around or two smaller paths that branch out. Make exits longer than you need for [[roller coaster]]s, that way peeps don't bunch up areas near the exit. Avoid one block wide paths in major intersections. Avoid stairs unless for the excitement bonus as they clog up parks.</p>
*Guests never vandalise or puke on an underground path.▼
*Delete an evelated path, and the guests on it will drop to the ground or a lower path. Delete underground path, and the guests on it will "drop" into the void.▼
==List of Paths==
===RollerCoaster Tycoon===
*Queue lines also have a tendency to connect to an adjacent ride exit or stall, causing them to end. Dont place entrances close to exits or stalls to prevent this from happening.▼
====Normal Path====
*Tarmac
*The only staff who purposedly leave paths are handymen, set to mow the grass.▼
*Stone
*Dirt
*Tiled
*Ash (since [[Added Attractions]])
*Brown Tarmac (since [[Added Attractions]])
*Green Tarmac (since [[Added Attractions]])
*Grey Tiled (since [[Added Attractions]])
*Space Style (since [[Added Attractions]])
*Green Tiled (since [[Loopy Landscapes]])
*Red Tiled (since [[Loopy Landscapes]])
====[[Queue Lines]]====
*Blue
*Red (since [[Added Attractions]])
*Green (since [[Added Attractions]])
*Yellow (since [[Added Attractions]])
===RollerCoaster Tycoon 2===
{{Footpathbox2D|Ash Footpath}}
{{Footpathbox2D|Brown Tarmac Footpath}}
{{Footpathbox2D|Crazy Paving Footpath}}
{{Footpathbox2D|Dirt Footpath}}
{{Footpathbox2D|Green Tarmac Footpath}}
{{Footpathbox2D|Road}}
{{Footpathbox2D|Space Style Footpath}}
{{Footpathbox2D|Tarmac Footpath }}
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====Time Twister====
{{Footpathbox2D|Circuit Footpath}}
{{Footpathbox2D|Mosaic Footpath}}
{{Footpathbox2D|Rainbow Footpath}}
{{Footpathbox2D|Rocky Footpath}}
{{Footpathbox2D|Sidewalk Footpath}}
{{Footpathbox2D|Sky Walk Footpath}}
{{Footpathbox2D|Wooden Footpath}}
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===RollerCoaster Tycoon 3===
====Normal Path====
*Under-Water Tunnel
*Sandy Path
*Tarmac Path
*Steel Path
*Ornate Path
*Marble Path
*Leaf Path
*Dirt-Track Path
*Crazy-paved Path
*Asphalt Path
====[[Queue Lines]]====
*Spooky Queue Line Path
*Sci-Fi Queue Line Path
*Adventure Queue Line Path
*Western Queue Line Path
*Generic Queue Line Path
==Trivia and Tips==
▲* In RCT1, there is a bug where when you place a sloping path directly in front of a ride exit at the same height, guests magically float up on to the sloped paths even though the path is not connected. Mechanics cannot enter by this way though, so make sure paths always connect to ride exits.
▲*In RCT1, if you convert a [[queue line]] with guests already queuing on them into a normal path,
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*To prevent the queue line from prematurely connecting to a normal path, start from the desired end point and head towards the entrance or delete an adjacent path and build the queue line until you reach the desired end point. Alternatively, place fences between sections of path that you don't want connecting. You can delete the fences once the paths are placed, and they will remain separated.
▲*Queue lines also have a tendency to connect to an adjacent ride exit or stall, causing them to end there.
▲*The only staff who
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