HELP! My game crashes...

Could someone please help me... I just bought the game today and it crashes whenever I try to place down a ride or control staff. I can't play the game at all. I have no clue what's wrong b/c I've installed the update 1.

Number one b/c is not a word. But sounds like your computer is clashing with something. I had this problem with my keyboard that had the sound button. Every time I hit the button bam! THe game exited.

Me? I'm dishonest, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly. It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly... stupid.

Fastball84 said:
Number one b/c is not a word.

It's called internet shorthand. It's fine.

Not at Coasterbuzz. At any rate, it would be nice if people stopped jumping on newer members.

Raven, even though a Coasterbuzz member *may* have a fix for your problem, it's likely that you'll get a more detailed solution to your problem in a shorter amount of time if you email Atari's tech support. Since this problem appears to be somewhat widespread, chances are that they'll know what to do, or at least consider a bug fix for the next patch.

There are a couple suggestions listed here. That page should also contain a link to email support in case your problem is not resolved.

Phantom tails, it says right in the TOS that theres a difference between misspelled words and shorthand.

If we can't use shorthand than why are veteran members always saying LOL, BTW, ROFL, LMAO, ?

My game locks up whenever I try to place down rides in Sandbox mode and when I load a scenario it freezes up on "Post Activate: Terrain". I've already updated both my video and sound drivers and emailed Atari, but still I have no way of playing the game. Has anyone else had similar issues?

Raven: Welcome to RCT3. C-Buzz is a great place for info. All i can say about RCT3 is this: When it runs, it's a blast. When it doesn't, take sedatives. There is a ton of info in the forum about all/most of the problems w/this game.
So relax, sit back and enjoy your coffee or whatever. You have a lot of reading to do.
ps. Try atari tech support. Granted, all they did for me was refer me to MicroSoft over the DirectX 9 issue, (which came from their rct3 disk.)

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dont worry. this game was rushed to release very fastly.

I've read through many topics with bug reports and haven't found anyone with a similar problem. I know for a fact I have all the system requirements met. Does anyone think that it could just be this RCT3 copy and I should just try a new one?

Try reinstalling it first.

I've actually reinstalled it three times. It seems to recreate the problem. I've also tried using it without the Update 1 Patch to see if it happened to just be a error from that, but it still did it. Here are my computer specs.

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System Information
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Time of this report: 12/31/2004, 11:04:55
Machine name: R2M1Q9
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: VIA Technologies, Inc.
System Model: P4M266-8235
BIOS: )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
Memory: 736MB RAM
Page File: 177MB used, 857MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR
Manufacturer: S3 Graphics, Inc.
Chip type: S3 ProSavage DDR
DAC type: S3 SDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_5333&DEV_8D04&SUBSYS_8D0416F3&REV_00
Display Memory: 32.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (16 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: s3gnb.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.0028 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 6/3/2004 14:24:28, 402560 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: s3gnbm.sys
Mini VDD Date: 6/3/2004 14:24:52, 167168 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B75DD3-CE44-11CF-5F75-0EADA1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x5333
Device ID: 0x8D04
SubSys ID: 0x8D0416F3
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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Description: SB PCI
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1274&DEV_1371&SUBSYS_13711274&REV_08
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: sbpci.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.5017 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 10/22/2002 15:45:42, 668160 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative Technology Ltd.
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 96000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 64, 63
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 64, 63
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: SB PCI
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: sbpci.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.5017 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 10/22/2002 15:45:42, 668160 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x41
Format Flags: 0xFFF

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DirectMusic
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DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\gm.dls
DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
Acceleration: n/a
Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
SB PCI, Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB PCI Synthesizer [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB PCI External MIDI [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB PCI External MIDI [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External
Registry: OK
Test Result: Not run

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DirectInput Devices
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Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No
Registry: OK

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Gameport Devices
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+ SB PCI(WDM)
| Location: PCI bus 0, device 9, function 0
| Matching Device ID: pci\ven_1274&dev_1371&subsys_13711274
| Service: sbpci
| Driver: ksuser.dll, 8/4/2004 02:56:42, 4096 bytes
| Driver: ksproxy.ax, 8/4/2004 02:56:58, 130048 bytes
| Driver: ks.sys, 8/4/2004 01:15:22, 140928 bytes
| Driver: drmk.sys, 8/4/2004 01:07:58, 60288 bytes
| Driver: portcls.sys, 8/4/2004 01:15:50, 145792 bytes
| Driver: stream.sys, 8/4/2004 01:08:02, 48640 bytes
| Driver: wdmaud.drv, 8/4/2004 02:56:58, 23552 bytes
| Driver: sbpci.sys, 10/22/2002 15:45:42, 668160 bytes
| Driver: eapci2m.ecw, 1/21/1999 17:31:36, 2259070 bytes
| Driver: a3d.dll, 1/11/1999 17:26:00, 59392 bytes
| Driver: sbres32.dll, 10/12/2002 00:26:16, 86016 bytes
| Driver: ctpcir32.dll, 7/31/2000 01:00:00, 130048 bytes
| Driver: CTSETRes.dll, 6/21/2002 11:26:54, 30720 bytes
| Driver: SBPCI.ico, 9/7/2001 01:00:00, 3638 bytes
| Driver: SBPCI.bmp, 9/7/2001 01:00:00, 3126 bytes
|
+-+ Game Port for Creative
| | Matching Device ID: *ctl7001
| | Service: gameenum
| | Driver: gameenum.sys, 8/4/2004 01:08:22, 10624 bytes

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 25.3 GB
Total Space: 39.1 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: Maxtor 4D040H2

Drive: D:
Model: LITEON CD-ROM LTN443L
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:59:52, 49536 bytes

Drive: E:
Model: SONY CD-RW CRX230E
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:59:52, 49536 bytes

my guess is the Vid-Card. 32 is the game minimum, which by this game means it will not work most of the time. *** Edited 12/31/2004 4:50:40 PM UTC by FLYINGSCOOTER***

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Don'f feel bad, I was using RCT3 fine for about three weeks, never crashed, no glitches. Then after I downloaded the update I cannot save any games, and the game does not exit, just crashes. I did the email tech support, but never got a resolution. Just got a lot of frustration and dissapointment.

Real men ride wood... coasters that is!

So would a ATI RADEON 9600 XT 128MB AGP Graphics Card run the game very well? Or should I consider getting an even more expensive card?

Raven: From what i've read here, that card should help.
Phoenix: That problem is new to me. Can't say i've heard that one.

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I'm running on a 9600 and seem to be getting framerates that are very comparable to what everyone else is. You should be able to find a 9600 for pretty cheap.

I'd get as much card as you can afford - not just for this game (because it seems to max out at a certain point), but for everything in general.

coasterimage - lordgonchar

Does anyone know where I could find the best deal for ATI cards? I've looked at Best Buy and Circuit City and they are both sold out (online).

The ones in Cleveland are stocked pretty good on those. Can't speak for IND. Call some of the locations near you. Is there a Comp USA near you?

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Do you want an actual ATI card or just a card with the ATI chipset?

My personal opinion is that you overpay at any bricks and mortar store.

I'm a big newegg fan.

ATI 9600XT cards with 128MB of RAM start at $134

*** Edited 12/31/2004 7:12:12 PM UTC by Lord Gonchar***

coasterimage - lordgonchar

No, the nearest Comp USA store is in Indianapolis, and I live outside of Evansville. I could use shipping services, but it would be more expensive. Would a 9600XT card be a good move to make for future games, or should I save up for something better?

Also, at Newegg.com they have a 9600XT for $189 and a 9800 for $170. The 9800 has a better rating and 256MB, the 9600XT has a lower rating and 128MB. I'm not very familiar with this video card stuff, which is better? I'm not even sure what my motherboard can take for expansion, I current have a MachSpeed P4DMFP Motherboard, will that take these video cards? *** Edited 12/31/2004 7:35:42 PM UTC by RavenXtreme***