Sir Clinksalot

Well, we have at least one more expansion for RCT3 which is due in November which people seem to think is called Wild! People are assuming that it's going to include Zoo/Safari elements and scenery as well as animal themed rides. But the Wild might not necessarily mean as in Animals As for RCT4, more flatrides would be great, there aren't enough of them. Proper lighting control so you could make darkrides as well as being able to place buildings and props underground as well as track would be good too. More scenery is always good, I miss the Arctic stuff from RCT2 and more Child friendly rides and scenery would be appreciated... As for gameplay elements, I can't really think of anything except maybe allow tunnels to enter the ground horizontally as well as the vertical we have now. More track pieces and rollercoaster types (assuming there are many missing). But most of these could be added in an Expansion to RCT3 rather than in a whole new game...

Hopefully in the future (RCT4), we will see more gentle/junior rides and more scenery to go with these smaller rides. At the moment my only problem with RCT3 is when you are placing a gentle/junior ride, there is no appropriate scenery to go with it. Apart from that, I don't really know what else could be done to improve this game, as you can probably tell I really like it!

Can you actually demonstrate areas where the peep ai is subpar ? how you can say it's solid in RCT1 and 2 is beyond me considering they literally use a very basic pathfinding algorithm that is really easy to confuse and get them walking in circles unable to find exits EVEN with a map ! Here is a good site with examples of how to work around RCT2 Peep AI Problems !!!! The AI is far more advanced in RCT3, it has faults but everything does, some people might not like the groups, but they do at least behave fairly realistically, especially in Soaked! If you'd prefer everyone to be an individual in RCT3 to make the peeps act more like RCT2 get Madmab's 1ofakind Peep Generator from here. RCT3 isn't perfect, not by a long shot, it still has some bugs that annoy even in Soaked! (like the Slide End to Lift Hill piece not working correctly or the Ghost House not climbing up steep hills anymore even though it's a powered ride). But people come up with arbitrary and unfounded criticism without backing it up.

yes! photos of mini pies!

then i guess you are right. you are the king of mini pies! I'll turn my attention to sausage rolls.

There was no SWITCHING of company, Chris Sawyer made both RCT1 and 2 and was a consultant on RCT3, Frontier developed both RCT2 expansions as well as taking over for RCT3 and it's expansions (Soaked! and the To Be Announced Wild Expansion) and as far as I'm aware Infogrames before they bought the Atari brand and used that has published every RCT game !

Well I just hope she is ok. issed:

I feel that RCT3's graphic style suits it perfectly. In my opinion they've captured the cute, cartoony style of RCT1 and 2 while switching the series into full 3D. At the end of the day, if you want realism you'd "play" a simulator like No Limits. Rollercoaster Tycoon is a game, because of that the interface needs to be simple and accessible for all people. Rollercoaster Tycoon has ALWAYS had a fun, jolly, light feel to it and that has always been reflected in the graphics and the little things you could do, like popping balloons and scaring birds. RCT3 does a good job of capturing that atmosphere in my opinion and expands on it with all the peep behaviour, in RCT2 the peeps were pretty much mindless automatons that just wandered to each ride/stall along their path, RCT3 expands on that greatly with group behaviour and being able to see what they are doing. All I seem to read on any boards about RCT3 is how it's rubbish compared to RCT2, how the graphics suck, how it is not as good as No Limits. RCT3 (with! Soaked at least) has all the features that RCT2 did and then some, sure you don't get quite as much scenery but remember most people had both expansions for RCT2 which is a really unfair comparison. RCT3's graphics don't suck, and seriously if your PC doesn't run it well then you REALLY need a new graphics card. My PC is still running a GeForce 4 Ti 4400 which is 2 years old now, and I can run RCT3 in 1024x768 with all effects on with only slightly less than maximum draw distance with a playable frame rate, even with 1500 peeps in the park. Sure it can chug at times and it is a bit of a resource hog but it's handling a heck of a lot of polygons and AI. Most people say it's crap when really what they mean is that they can't run it very well if at all. That doesn't make it crap. As for comparing it to No Limits, they are COMPLETELY different things. If you like No Limits better that's fair enough, but No Limits is a Coaster SIMULATOR that, to be fair, isn't very user friendly, but then it doesn't pretend to be, It's more like a CAD app than anything else (which is great for people that enjoy that kind of thing, I'd love it too personally), RCT3 is a theme park game that has to be easy to use for the majority of the public. Not just enthusiasts. Sorry for the rant but some people just like complaining about something instead of just being happy with what they've got. If you like No Limits, like No Limits, no one is forcing you to like RCT3!

Here's my list! Alton Towers UK Blackpool Pleasure Beach UK Botton's Pleasure Beach (Skegness) UK Fantasy Island (Ingoldmells) UK Pleasure Island (Cleethorpes) UK Parc Asterix (France) Disneyland Paris (France) :crying: I haven't been to many :crying:

Originally, the keys were arrayed alphabetically. Given the frequency of use of some of the more common letters, the bars for adjacent letters would often collide before hitting the inked ribbon and would jam the machine. In 1872, Christopher Scholes used his knowledge of the frequency of use of various letters to rearrange the letter sequence on the keyboard. He arranged the letters so the bars would be striking the ribbon from opposite sides of the machine, lessening the problem of jamming. Who's your favourite "Friends" character?

I Love RCT3. I think it looks fantastic and it is very easy to play. After all, it is only a game and it is enjoyable and entertaining. Saying this though, I still enjoy playing RCT2. They are both very good games. I also love the way you can ride your own coaster creation. My graphics card is only a $50 FX5200 and it plays just fine. :orangesmile:

Any other Sunday would be good, but this Sunday we are going to Raging Waters. Sorry.

^ That's a VERY good point. Last week at SFMM I made sure Amanda and I had PLENTY of water as it was a VERY warm day. We went on the Round-Up and both got off kind of queazy. Had to take a break after. I can imagine that heat + the Florida Humidity making people sick all of the time. Remember people, you have to hydrate your body!!!

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Depends on the ride. If it's a ride I have ridden and know that breakdowns are short, I will wait. Example, Superman:TE. If it's a ride I have not ridden then it comes down to how much I want to ride the ride and how long I have been waiting.

Here is my pathetic list: Theme Parks: Disneyland Disney's California Adventure Knott's Berry Farm Sea World San Diego Universal Studios Hollywood Legoland California Belmont Park Pacific Park Adventure Dome Six Flags Magic Mountain Paramount's Great America Six Flags Marine World Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Bonfante Gardens Six Flags Astroworld Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Over Georgia Water Parks: Hurricane Harbor (Six Flags CA) Wild Rivers Raging Waters Schlitterbahn Fairs: OC Fair Del-Mar Fair LA County Fair Antelope Valley Fair Mid-State Fair (California)

I've just been ingame and written out a list, this is a combined RCT3 + Soaked List.... I don't know the real names for these coasters so I'll just write what they are called ingame. Rollercoasters Air Powered Coaster Alpine Coaster Bobsleigh Compact Inverted Coaster Corkscrew Coaster Dingy Slide Floorless Roller Coaster Flying Coaster Flying Turns Giant Flume Giga Coaster Glider Coaster Half-Pipe Coaster Heartline Coaster Hershey's Stormrunner Hyper Coaster Hyper Twister Coaster Inverted Coaster Inverted Hairpin Coaster Inverted Impulse Coaster Inverted Shuttle Coaster Inverted Vertical Shuttle Inverted Wild Mouse Junior Coaster LIM Launched Coaster Lay Down Roller Coaster Log Flume Looping Roller Coaster Mine Ride Mine Train Coaster Mini Coaster Mini Suspended Coaster Mini Suspended Flying Coaster Multidimension Coaster Pipeline Coaster Rafts Reverse Freefall Coaster Reverser Coaster River Rapids Roller-Soaker Sea Serpent Shuttle Side Friction Coaster Sky Rider Spinning Wild Mouse Spiral Coaster Splash Boats Standup Coaster Standup Twister Coaster Stratacoaster Suspended Swinging Coaster Tilt Coaster Turbo Bikes Twister Coaster Vertical Drop Coaster Virginia Reel Water Coaster White Water Rapids Wild Mouse Coaster Wooden Coaster Wooden Wild Mine Wooden Wild Mouse Junior Rides Buffalo Roundabout Floundering Ferry Flying Saucers Ride Merry-Go-Round Monster Ride Odyssey Ride Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Snake Helter-Skelter Spiral Slide Tea Cups Ride Thrill Rides Aileron Bucking Bull Chairswing Discus Disko Double Skywheel Double Swinging Inverter Enterprise Flying Carpet Gallows Swing Giant Slide Gravitron Gyrator Kaos Lasso Launched Freefall Mine Drop Ride Motion Simulator Octopus Parachute Drop Phoenix Twister Pirate Ship Pounding Surf Power Boat Revolution Riptide Rotodrop Rotor Rotovator Roundup Ride Sky Sling Sky Swing Sky Wheel Spider Top Spinner Spin Doctor Swinging Inverter Ship TNT Vortex Top Spin Top Spinner Twister Zipper Water Rides Bumper Boats Canoes Jet Skis Mini Sub Rowing Boats Swan Boats Water Tricylcles Windsurfer Gentle Rides 3D Cinema Aquarium Circus Crazy Golf Crooked House Dodgems Dolphin Show Ferris Wheel Ghost House Ride Kara Oki Concert Killer Whale Show Laser Battle Mirror Maze Planetarium Space Arcade Space Rings Spooky Wheel Trampoline Western Wheel Wild West Show Zero G Trampoline Transport Rides Chairlift Elevator Hop-on Hop-off Transport Trams Mini Railway Monorail Suspended Monorail Trains Trams Water Based Transport Pool Slides and Rides Aqua Blaster Slides Body Slide H2Oslide Bowl Inflatable Ship Lazy River Ring/Raft Slide Other Rides and Attractions Car Cheshire Cats Double Deck Observation Tower Ghost Train Go-Karts Haunted Hotel Hershey's Kissing Tower Mini Helicopters Monster Trucks Motorbike Races Observation Tower Soap Box Derby Racers Squeaky Cycles Steeple Chase Vintage Cars And Finally SWIMMING POOLS

happy birthday loefet! :orangesmile:

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Well, the pipes will be recolourable and there will be two pipe pieces, the pipe itself and the pipe top. This is so you can make them any height. As for Mario Kart, I never actually thought about themeing a go-kart ride (it seems obvious now ), I'm sure some of these pieces would work great for that. Hopefully I should have another pic up later with some more additions.

Hi! Can you please change mine to: Michael Schumacher Fan! Thanks very much!

Your mini pies will always be special. but ive discovered english mini pies. yes you did start my mini pie obsession! thanks! cant i love them too? there are enough pies for everyone

I am good at the drunk game!!!

Yes, I am going to echo Gregg's words, today is our daughter's 9th birthday...can't believe 9 years ago I was laying in the hospital in pain...