Issues, Problems, Questions, Help

Wow sounds like alot of the good things are gone. Not being able to save rides with scenery is really going to bug people.

I still don't know if my comp will even handle it. Like someone earlier said,I'm no comptuer geek so I really don't even know what I have. Compaq Windows ME Purchaced in 2000 with no upgrades since.

Gonch the game may not like your flyer(3 excitement) but I'd ride it. Very nice design.

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ZNitroMan said:
Ugh, I thought the new computer would be able to handle all the requirements. oh well. thanks!

is there a graphics or video card that you recommend? and what do these things retail for? *** Edited 10/29/2004 1:25:33 AM UTC by ZNitroMan***

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Newness of the computer means nothing. But newness of the graphics card in it means everything. See, in order to give you that great deal on that computer, builders often cheap out elsewhere. And usually they start with the graphics. Sharing your memory is a no no in the world of gaming.

As for what options you have. Many many. And a wide range of price points. I recommend browsing the boards of Guru3D.com. You will find lots of info there. You also might want to pick up the latest issue of Maximum PC on the newstand. These resources will be invaluable in getting you up to speed on the world of graphic cards.

The biggest question to ask yourself is how much gaming do you plan to do in the future. Do you want to run Doom3? Half Life 2? Farcry? Do you want reflective water in RCT3? If the answer is yes to any of those questions, you should go for the best card you can afford. The lower end of the spectrum won't do water reflections.

I just downloaded the Doom3 Demo. It plays fairly well on the very high graphics setting. I'm running a GeForce4mx series off a 2.4 GHz Pentium 4. I found it pretty funny that a little warning box pops up if you try to place the game graphics on "Ultra" since it required 500megs or RAM to run it that high. It recommends that the game not be played on that high of a setting.

Unfortunaly I don't have the ride DirectX to get reflective water in RCT3 :(.

CpGenius, I have the same problem, I to can't get the water reflections. I hate that Atari struck a deal with ATI. I as well have DOOM 3 and it runs and look 3 times better than RCT3. They should have made it compatible for all game cards. I have a GForce 4X 64MB. I get the rippples in the water when I touch it with the cursor.....but no damn water reflections. I am just not going out and buy a $200.00 Video Card for reflection although it would probably sharpen up DOOM 3......but I am not spending that just for DOOM or RCT3 since RCT3 sucks.....so my question still is....Why couln't they have made the reflections work for all 64MB or 32MB cards regardless of the brand?

You can benchmark Doom 3 by pressing Ctrl-Alt-~, then typing "timedemo demo1.demo" and letting it go. It'll end with a framerate. Do it more than once because the first time it might hang a little loading textures.

I get 45 fps at 1280x1024 with all options and anti-aliasing on. It's beautiful. All the more reason it concerns me that I don't get better performance out of RCT3.

Evolution, this has NOTHING to do with brand. It has everything to do with your 64 or 32mb card. Water reflection is something that NEWER cards do in HARDWARE. So blaming Atari for making a feature that isn't supported by a less expensive "value" card isn't right. It's not their fault you have hardware that's not capable of doing bump mapping!

And as for not spending moeny just for Doom or RCT3, well...you do realize more games will be coming out in the future where this will be an issue right? The bar is being raised and there are only two things you can do, either join the fray and upgrade, or sit on the sidelines (or in this case run at reduced graphics). That's always been the case and nothing has changed. It's an endless cycle.

In other words...you can't expect your Volkswagon to run like a Ferrari. :)

Why can't I figure out how to import my RCT2 designs?

I've imported some of mine, but my biggest problem with that is some of my wooden twister coasters don't join correctly in RCT3 therefore I can't load almost half of my wooden coaser designs! I do hope a patch is released that will fix the gripes that I have about the game.

~josh

How much do game testers get paid?

I think we should all get a rebate for a completely unfinished game. Instead of forum topics being "wow this bit is such a great add-on" it's bug, bug, bug, they've changed something for the worse, bug, bug etc.

Wonder if Valve will release Half Life 2 half done, where half the levels don't work, the rendering messes up some of the weapons don't work unless you drop them then pick them back up again.

I feel completely ripped off, and if it wasn't for the fun of watching a breakdancing panda I would take my copy straight back to where I bought it.

Dissapointed doesn't' cover it, more like disgusted.

Anyone fiqured out how to pan arund the park? I'm in the Vanilla Hills scenario and the only view I get is from the back of the park, I can't swing around and see the view from the sides or the front. I can't move around 360 degrees and see the park from different angles.

hold down middle mouse button and move left or right. or press left or right on the keyboard.

RTFM!

The themed rides seem to take a lot away from the previous games. I feel that because of the whole scenery issue that it's harder to make parks look unique.

I can see a lot of people building parks in sandbox mode and going "ooh i've done a really cool Wild West theme area in my park" and all they've done is put down the set pieces, set scenery items, set buildings, set rides.

And because of the main path bug that Jeff pointed out, I find it hard to be creative within the game. There is only so many places you can put queues and shops... :(

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angnjc said:
Hey guys,

Has anyone else had trouble placing water? We followed the directions and cant place water anywhere no mater what we do.

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I'm having this exact same problem! Not only cannot I not place water, but I can't SEE water either. When I load the scenario with the Indian-style building surrounded by the pools of water (forget what it's called), the "holes" are there for the water, but it's just dry land. When I attempt to place water, nothing happens.

I'm sure this is a video issue of some sort, but not sure how (or if I can fix it). I updated all my drivers before I even bought the game, and have tried every graphic setting I can find. Everything else seems to work ok...not the greatest fps, but I can live with it. In the demo wasn't there a selection to turn water reflections off? I can no longer find it in the full game.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks... Joel

I was sittin here brainstorming scenery solutions. Why don't you just delete a couple of walls or pieces from the scenery, like the back and front of the scenery.

Then delete the track pieces from the coaster u saved that connect the back of the coaster to the station...and the front of the coaster to the station. Problem solved?

Sawyer is a professional, he just doesn't have expertise in the 3-D area.

But these people do? :)

To their credit, the 3D engine isn't terrible, aside from the bug that requires you to change resolutions back and forth every time you start the game.

That, and the fact that a midrange 256 mb nvidia won't do as well as one of there older cards "supposedly."

When I download the roller coaster tycoon 2 rides, what folder do I put them in? How do I download it & make it appear on my game? IF this is not the right place to ask this question then where do I go to? which forum toppic?

xenamom

Xenamom - How about the one called "My RCT2 rides won't import" ;)

Everything you need to know about importing old rides.

I just wanted to ask if my computer might have a chance at running this game...with a new video card, of course. I have been reading posts for a very long time trying to find answers, but I'm not sure if I really have. Well, here is my dxdiag.txt file. Thanks for your help. :)

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System Information
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Time of this report: 11/28/2004, 20:57:32
Machine name: HPPAV
Operating System: Microsoft Windows ME (4.90, Build 3000)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
Processor: Intel Pentium III, 933MHz
Memory: 126MB RAM
Page File: 43MB used, 1877MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 7.1 (4.07.01.3000)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 4.07.01.3000

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Display Devices
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Card name: Intel(R) 82810E Graphics Controller
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type:
DAC type:
Device ID: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7125&SUBSYS_71238086&REV_03\BUS_00&DEV_01&FUNC_00
Display Memory: 5.0 MB
Current Mode: 800 x 600 (16 bit) (optimal refresh rate)
Monitor: MX75
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: i81xdw9x.drv
Driver Version: 4.13.01.3196 (English)
DDI Version: 7 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 7/23/2002 08:50:50, 57440 bytes
Driver Certified: Yes
VDD: *vdd,*vflatd
Mini VDD: i81x.vxd
Registry: OK
DDraw Test Result:
D3D Test Result: