OpenRCT2

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OpenRCT2
[[Programmer|DeveloperTemplate:Pluralize from text]]OpenRCT2 Team
Initial release7 December 2014; 11 years ago (2014-12-07)
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Written inC, C++
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, Linux, macOS, OpenBSD, Android
Platformx86, x64, ARM
Available in20 languages
TypeConstruction and management simulation
LicenseGNU GPLv3
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Repositoryhttps://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/

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OpenRCT2 is a construction and management simulation video game that simulates amusement park management. It is a free and open-source re-implementation and expansion of the 2002 video game RollerCoaster Tycoon 2.[1] In order to create an accurate clone of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, the game was incrementally written in the platform-independent C++ programming language.[2] In addition to various gameplay changes, the developers fixed a number of bugs and issues that were in the original game.[3]

Gameplay

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". As a re-implementation, OpenRCT2 requires a copy of the original game or the "Classic" re-release to already be installed on the computer.[4] The gameplay of OpenRCT2 is, by nature of the project, very similar to the original RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game upon which it is based. However, the re-implementation features a number of changes:[5]

  • Fast-forward mode
  • Multiplayer support
  • Support for high-definition resolutions[6]
  • Support for higher framerates[7]
  • Support for content from the original RollerCoaster Tycoon, such as scenarios
  • Increased previous software limits on parks, such as scenery availability[8]
  • Options to exceed or tweak restrictions such as height clearance[3]
  • Optional early victory conditions, should goals be met before time runs out
  • Improvements to pathfinding AI[9]
  • Cheats

Development

Development of the game was started on April 2, 2014, by Ted "IntelOrca" John, and was continued by 250 other contributors.[10][11]

In 2019, the game was brought to custom firmware Nintendo Switch systems by modder rsn8887 as a homebrew game, including touchscreen support.[1]

A major update in 2022 allowed the game to use RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic (an official port of the original games) as a base install path.[12]

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Main theme by Allister Brimble

In May 2023, Allister Brimble, the theme composer for the first two RollerCoaster Tycoon games, composed a new theme song for OpenRCT2.[13] Commissioned by the YouTuber Deurklink, the song was paid for by his Patreon subscribers, in what he said was a community-funded effort.[14] The theme was added to the game in a September 2023 update, which also added new backgrounds selected through a contest to the main menu. The same update also allowed for camera and UI frame rates to be unlocked from the previous 40 Hz limit.[15]

Reception

PC Gamer praised the increased scope for creativity with the new toolset, adding: "you can build the park of your dreams with coasters that no sane person who values their intestines would think about riding. It's a great way to return to such a wonderful classic PC game."[5] Vice noted that OpenRCT2 "allows players much greater freedom in what they are able to build."[9] Kotaku pointed out that OpenRCT2 allows RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 to run on modern systems "just fine", and features multiplayer support, weakening the incentive to purchase the later released RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic.[16]

In 2020, Nerdist suggested OpenRCT2 among other stress-relieving games to play during the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Walker, Alex (7 May 2019). "Open Source RollerCoaster Tycoon Hits The Switch". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2". OpenRCT2. 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Maaz, Wajeeh (21 August 2018). "This Is the Most Intense 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' Coaster You Can Possibly Build". Motherboard. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Getting Started". OpenRCT2.io. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lucas, Daniella (23 July 2018). "Returning to RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 with new tools". PC Gamer. No. 319. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gach, Ethan (6 May 2017). "Player Spends A Decade Polishing Epic Theme Park In Rollercoaster Tycoon 2". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dawe, Liam (11 September 2023). "RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 gets a new title theme". GamingOnLinux.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Koczwara, Michael (30 May 2017). "After a decade of construction, this RollerCoaster Tycoon megapark is finally finished". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Truong, Kevin (6 August 2020). "This 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' Maze Takes Trillions of Years to Complete". Waypoint. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About". OpenRCT2.org. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Luckerson, Victor (1 April 2019). "Time Is a Flat Ferris Wheel: The Enduring Legacy of 'RollerCoaster Tycoon'". The Ringer. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dawe, Liam (12 October 2022). "RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game engine OpenRCT2 gets another big upgrade". GamingOnLinux.
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  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Yarwood, Jack (15 May 2023). "Original RollerCoaster Tycoon Composer Creating New Theme For Fan Project". Time Extension. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dawe, Liam (11 September 2023). "RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 gets a new title theme". GamingOnLinux.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Walker, Alex (27 September 2017). "I'm Not Sure Rollercoaster Tycoon Needs That Much RAM". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tremaine, Morgan (19 March 2020). "6 Relaxing Video Games to Ease Your Stress". Nerdist. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021.
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