Beta-Patch 1a für die deutsche Version von RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. This README file contains helpful information regarding the RCT3 UPDATE 1A BETA Atari is releasing this update beta in an effort to gain feedback from players. I - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS I - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS OPERATING SYSTEM II - PROVDING FEEDBACK REGARDING THIS UPDATE BETA Include the following information: You may obtain this information by running DXDIAG and saving all the III - FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS • NEW GUEST LIST (PEEP THOUGHTS) WINDOW - A Guest List (peeps’ thoughts) window • QUEUE PATH ARRANGEMENT - In the retail release of the game, if there are two • PEEP AWARENESS AND MAPS - Depending on the layout of your park, peeps may not • PEEPS AND RIDES - UPDATE 1a BETA permits peeps to revisit rides that they • BLOCK BRAKE IMPROVEMENTS - UPDATE 1a BETA changes the function of block • COASTER RATING WILD FLUCTUATIONS - In the retail release of the game, coaster • EMPLOYEES NOW STAY IN ASSIGNED AREAS - In UPDATE 1a BETA, in most cases, • POWERED LAUNCH - UPDATE 1a BETA adds powered launch modes to the following • FLICKERING LIGHTS - UPDATE 1a BETA reduces flickering lights by causing cars • MAXIMUM HEIGHTS - In UPDATE 1a BETA, track rides’ maximum heights have been • FLIPPING CARS - In the retail release of the game, if a Floorless coaster is • GENTLE RIDES TICKET PRICES - In the retail release of the game, gentle rides • NUMBER OF COASTER CARS - UPDATE 1a BETA ensures car trains are not allowed to • LITTER - In UPDATE 1a BETA, peeps drop litter less frequently compared to the • WATER RIDES SOUND EFFECTS - In the retail release of the game, water rides • GO KARTS SOUND EFFECTS - In the retail release of game, the Go Karts sound • FREQUENCY OF MOST DISAPPOINTING PENALTY - In the retail release of the game, • BENCHES - UPDATE 1a BETA contains code which reduces the frequency of wooden • SCENERY VISIBILITY TOGGLE CAUSES SOME GRAPHICS TO SHIFT - In the retail • COMPATIBILITY - UPDATE 1a BETA addresses a number of compatibility issues • COASTER CAR STALLS - UPDATE 1a BETA fixes splashboats car rolling back at top • QUEUE LINE MALFUNCTIONS AFTER TERRAIN EDITING - In UPDATE 1a BETA editing the • FIREWORKS TUTORIAL - In UPDATE 1a BETA, while playing the tutorial, if you • TERRAIN RESIZIING - UPDATE 1a BETA fixes a bug in the retail release of the • FRONT SCREEN MENU - UPDATE 1a BETA fixes front screen menu glitch in the • PEEP VIEWPORT - In UPDATE 1a BETA, intermittent bright lines from the peep • RIDE MUSIC - in UPDATE 1a BETA ride music is synchronised when rides share • PINCERS - In UPDATE 1a BETA the peep pincer grips staff in the correct place. • WINDOWS ME - UPDATE 1a BETA contains a bug-fix for a misaligned mouse cursor • ATTRACTION NAMING - In UPDATE 1a BETA, new attractions are named in sequence • CLOSING TIME - UPDATE 1a BETA allows park closing time to be set to 24:00. • SAVED GAMES - In UPDATE 1a BETA the day-of-month is stored and displayed in • PARK INSPECTOR - In UPDATE 1a BETA the Park Inspector no longer has a number • RIDE OPERATION PANEL - In UPDATE 1a BETA the Ride Operation Panel has been • WATER FLOW VISUALS - In UPDATE 1a BETA water flow visuals on coasters have • REVOLUTION - In Update#1 BETA the animation loop on Revolution ride has been • UNICODE - In UPDATE 1a BETA Avatar families names can contain UNICODE • OPTIMIZATION - UPDATE 1a BETA contains improved performance while rendering • AUTO-CONFIG - In UPDATE 1a BETA an auto-config button has been added to the • LOCALIZATION - UPDATE 1a BETA allows for localized names for carried items, • STAFF QUIT MESSAGE - UPDATE 1a BETA adds a message that is displayed when a • HAPPINIESS - In UPDATE 1a BETA, guests become unhappy when they feel sick, • THOUGHT ICONS - In Update#1, clipping for peep thought icons is fixed. • RAINING - In Update#1 BETA, some rides are flagged as under-cover so they can • CAR CRASHES - In UPDATE 1a BETA, if a car crashes, the connected link cars • VERSION NUMBER - UPDATE 1a BETA displays the executable version number in the IV - PUBLIC TESTER AGREEMENT In consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, 1. 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By using the update, you agree to be bound by the Public Tester Agreement
reprinted at the end of this README.TXT file.
II - PROVDING FEEDBACK REGARDING THIS UPDATE BETA
III - FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
IV - PUBLIC TESTER AGREEMENT
V - TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT
Windows® 98SE/Me/2000/XP (Windows® XP recommended)
PROCESSOR
Pentium® III 733 MHz or compatible (Pentium® 4 1.3 GHz or compatible
recommended)
MEMORY
128 MB RAM; 256 MB for XP (256 MB; 384 MB for XP recommended)
HARD DISK SPACE
600 MB Free
CD–ROM DRIVE
4X Speed or faster (8X Speed or faster recommended)
VIDEO
ATI Radeon™ or 32 MB GeForce™ 2 or higher. (64 MB ATI Radeon recommended)*
SOUND
Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible 16-bit sound card* (PC audio solution
containing Dolby Digital Live required
for Dolby Digital audio)
DIRECTX®
DirectX® version 9.0 (included with the retail release of the game) or
higher
*Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 9.0 or higher.
Windows Media CODEC version 9 is installed with the game. This technology is
also installed when updating to Windows Media Player 10.
If you encounter problems after using this update, please send feedback to the
following email address:
rct3game@frontier.co.uk
Windows Version (including service pack numbers, e.g., Windows XP Pro,
SP2)
CPU Speed or model (e.g., Athlon 64 2800 or Pentium 4 3.06 GHz)
Video Card (e.g., ATI Radeon 9800)
Video Drivers version number (e.g. 6.14.0010.6414 (English))
System Memory (e.g., 512 MB RAM)
Sound Card (e.g., Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum)
DirectX version (e.g., 9.0c)
information to a text file.
UPDATE 1a BETA contains the following changes and improvements
is present in UPDATE 1a BETA and accessed by clicking on the ‘Guests’ button
located at the bottom of the Park Management buttons. The window allows you to
click on an icon to select either a view of all the individuals in the park or
a summarized list. You may also display either peep status or thoughts, and
control whether the information is presented in ascending or descending order.
The window lists only thoughts that are relevant to game-play. Additionally,
the appearance of the Attractions Management dialog box has been updated in
UPDATE 1a BETA. In the retail release of the game, feedback on how various
areas of your park are performing or being rated by the peeps is provided via
the Attractions Management dialog box – use the icons at the top of the dialog
box to switch between Rides, Shops and Facilities. Then, from the dropdown menu
below the icons, you may select what information the list displays, such as
Status, Popularity, Satisfaction, Weekly Profit, Queue Length, Queue Time,
Reliability, Down-Time, Guest’s Favorite. You can use the small arrow at the
top of the list to select whether the list is displayed in descending or
ascending order.
or more queues whose entrances connect to the same grid square, peeps will only
go down the first queue they see, so only one of the rides connected to the
grid square will get any traffic. In UPDATE 1a BETA this is fixed so if there
are two or more queues whose entrances are connected to the same tile, people
will make an informed decision as to which ride to queue for rather than going
down the first queue they see.
know your rides are there. By selling maps you can make all those peeps who buy
maps aware of all the rides in the park. Otherwise, as in a real park, peeps
will only know about the rides in their immediate vicinity. UPDATE 1a BETA
increases the "awareness distance" over which peeps who don’t have maps will be
aware of rides.
enjoyed before going on other rides, increases the chances individual guests
are more likely to go on rides, and causes very-high-intensity rides to be less
attractive to peeps.
brakes so that, in the case of a clear track ahead, the brakes section slows
down the train to the specified speed and permits it continue.
ratings can fluctuate wildly especially those with multiple trains. These
problems are fixed in UPDATE 1a BETA.
employees stay in their assigned areas even if they have nothing to do.
coaster types:
Compact Inverted Coaster
Inverted Vertical Shuttle
Lay Down Coaster
Inverted Shuttle
Floorless Coaster
Flying Coaster
Hyper Twister
Stand Up Twister
Vertical Drop Coaster
Inverted Coaster
Giga Coaster
Heartline Coaster
Inverted Hairpin Coaster
Wildmouse
Spinning Wildmouse
Inverted Wildmouse
Junior Coaster
Mini Coaster
Spiral Coaster
Mini Suspended Flying Coaster
Multi Dimensional Coaster
Suspended Swinging Coaster
Standup Coaster
Mine Train
Pipeline Coaster
to switch off their lights when approaching a loading station, and adding
lights to loading stations.
increased by 50% and coasters’ maximum heights have been increased by 20%
(except Air Powered, Reverse Freefall, and Strata Coaster). In addition, a
cheat is present in both the retail release of the game and UPDATE 1a BETA,
whereby renaming any peep John Wardley removes all height restrictions.
built with a particular track piece (flat diagonal chain) the car flips upside
down; the offending piece has been fixed and is included in UPDATE 1a BETA.
had to have a low price set to get peeps on the rides making it difficult to
earn a significant profit. In UPDATE 1a BETA these rides have been made more
attractive to peeps so that the rides are more likely to generate good profits.
• RIDES, SHOPS AND FACILITATES BREAKDOWN FREQUENCY - UPDATE 1a BETA contains
code which greatly reduces the frequency of rides, shops and facilities
breaking down compared to those of the retail release of the game. Note - The
update does not affect saved games; items already placed in a level may need to
break down once before the new rate takes effect.
be longer than a tilt section or thrill lift on the appropriate coaster, and
removes the too-restrictive limit on the maximum number of cars per train for
the following coaster cars:
Buffalo Stampede Coaster car
Floorless Coaster car
Giga Coaster car
Scarab car
Standup Twister car
Biplane Car
Bobsleigh Car
Bowie Knife Car
Bullet Coaster Car
Cannon Coaster Car
Flying Turns Bobsleigh Car
Ghoster Coaster Car
Inverse Impulse Car
Inverted Wild Mouse Car
Junior Ladybird Car
Junior Log Car
LIM Coaster Car
Looping Car
Looping Snake Coaster Car
Maggot Coaster Car
Min Coaster Rocket Car
Mini Coaster Toboggan Car
Retro Monorail Car
Shooting Star Car
Side Friction Car
Twister Coaster Car
Water Coaster Car
Wild Mine Mouse Car
Wild Mouse Car
Wooden Wild Mouse Car
• REDUCED FREQUENCY OF PEEP COMPLAINTS FOR QUEUE TIMES - UPDATE 1a BETA
contains code which increases the amount of time before peeps start complaining
about queue times.
retail release of the game.
have the sound effects for a steel coaster, with no water sounds. This has been
fixed in UPDATE 1a BETA.
very loud. This is fixed in UPDATE 1a BETA.
the “Most Disappointing” fine can appear frequently. The threshold at which
this fine kicks in has been modified and the frequency of the fine has been
reduced in UPDATE 1a BETA.
benches being vandalized compared to that of the retail release of the game,
and increases the rate at which guests regain energy after having sat on
benches.
release of the game, if you use the Scenery Visibility toggle, trees and rides
can be seen shifting all over the screen. This was a bug due to graphical
matrix palettes not being set correctly in some circumstances. UPDATE 1a BETA
fixes this problem.
which could cause instability in the retail release of the game on some systems
. Ensure you have up-to-date device drivers that are known to be good and
update the game. (See the FAQ section "Why does my game suffer from frame-rate
slowdown / lags, graphical glitches, crashes?" for a complete discussion on the
topic of known-good drivers)
of lift hill and log flume stopping on some flat track pieces. Additionally it
contains a new ‘cheat’ – renaming any peep "Andrew Thomas" decreases track
friction, which can help when importing some RCT1 or 2 coasters into RCT3.
terrain occupied by queues is no longer allowed.
double click on firework markers, the colors modifier window no longer appears.
• MAPS - UPDATE 1a BETA ensures that all scenery items are colored correctly on
maps.
game which can cause corruption when terrain is re-sized.
retail game which occurs after a change of screen resolution.
viewport are eliminated.
the same track.
• COASTERCAM - UPDATE 1a BETA fixes a graphical glitch that occurs in the
retail version when you pause the game and then enter CoasterCam.
in WindowsME after a screen settings change.
from "Attraction 1" instead of "Attraction 01"
saved games, and the game doesn’t reset vendor uniform colours when loading
levels.
after his name.
re-arranged to ensure the speed spinner does not overlap
been improved.
fixed.
characters.
some fences .
graphics settings panel (to allow a ‘reset to factory values’ of graphical
parameters), and the auto-config function chooses 1024x768 instead of 800x600
for High Quality.
ride cars and has improved localized date-time formatting.
staff member quits.
and staff become unhappy when they are bored.
be used when raining, and a rain weather effect is added.
also crash.
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