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Welcome to the
ROLLERCOASTER TYCOONŽ 3
UPDATE 1 FINAL README FILE!
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Nov 19, 2004
This README file contains helpful information regarding the RCT3 BETA TO UPDATE 1 FINAL file.
III - FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
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Update 1 FINAL ReadMe Contents:
NEW FEATURES:
- NEW GUEST LIST (PEEP THOUGHTS) WINDOW - A Guest List (peeps' thoughts) window has been added and can be 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.
- EMPLOYEE DUTY ZONES - This update allows players to see the patrol zones for other staff members of same type while editing patrol zone for a staff member.
- POWERED LAUNCH MODE - added to more coaster types.
- THREE NEW FIREWORK DISPLAYS have been added.
- NO ENTRY SIGNS - staff now ignore these signs so they can get to do their job quicker.
NEW BALANCING AND TWEAKS:
- GENERAL - Based on players' feedback, several balancing changes have been introduced to make the game a little more forgiving, especially with regard to peeps who won't ride the rides. But be aware, peeps will still not go on rides if their basic needs are not met; you MUST take steps to ensure the basics (food, money, and toilets) are provided for your peeps so they can continue to enjoy spending their money in your park.
- PUSHING THE ENVELOPE - A number of coasters now have higher maximum limits and faster launch speeds.
- QUEUE LINES AND TERRAIN EDITING - Editing the terrain occupied by queues is no longer allowed. Previously, if terrain under a queue line was modified, the modifications could break the queue line and that may not have been readily apparent to players.
- COMPLAINTS - The peeps and staff now complain less, for example about fatigue and pay.
- BREAKDOWNS - Breakdowns now occur less frequently.
- BLOCK BRAKES - The function of block brakes has been modified so that, in the case of a clear track ahead, the brakes section will slow down the train to the specified speed and permit it continue. If the train is travelling slower than the permitted speed and the track is clear ahead, its speed is BOOSTED to that permitted value.
BUG FIXES:
Please make sure you have the most up-to-date drivers for your PC, especially for your graphics cards, as there are some known crashes and slow-downs that occur with all but the latest device drivers. Consult the manufacturer regarding driver updates.
- CHARACTER AI (peep behavior) - A small number of rarely-occurring bugs have been addressed, including one related to queuing problems.
- WATER RIDES SOUND EFFECTS - This update adds water ride sound effects for appropriate rides.
- COASTER RATINGS - No longer fluctuate.
- VENDOR AND STAFF UNIFORMS - Uniforms are now preserved when the game is saved.
- STABILITY - A small number of compatibility issues that surfaced after the release of the game which could cause instability on certain systems have been fixed.
Changes between Update 1a BETA and Update 1 FINAL Contents:
- GENERAL BALANCING - Based on players' feedback, several balancing changes have been introduced to make the game a little more forgiving, especially with regard to peeps who won't ride the rides. But be aware, peeps will still not go on rides if their basic needs are not met; you MUST take steps to ensure the basics (food, money, cash, benches and toilets) are provided for your peeps so they can continue to enjoy spending their money in your park.
- EMPLOYEE PATROL ZONES - Update 1 allows players to see the patrol zones for other staff members of the same type when editing a patrol zone for a staff member.
- PARK RATING - In Update 1 the park rating interface offers greater detail when a player holds the mouse pointer over the park rating bar. A tool-tip will appear, offering a full breakdown of the rating calculation. This update does not modify saved games and, thus, data will only appear after the park rating has been re-assessed. This takes place once every "game week."
- THREE NEW FIREWORK DISPLAYS have been added.
- NO ENTRY SIGNS - staff now ignore these signs so they can get to do their job quicker.
- WOODEN WILD MOUSE NUMBER OF COASTER CARS - On the Wooden Wild Mouse the minimum number of cars is now allowed to be 1.
- STAFF QUITTING - the frequency of staff quitting is reduced.
- AUTORUN - Update 1 terminates the launcher screen application if it is still running when the game is launched, thus freeing up some CPU time.
- STABILITY - A couple more issues that were tracked down after the release of the BETA Update 1a which could cause instability in certain situations have been fixed. PLEASE ALSO MAKE SURE that you have the most up-to-date drivers for your PC, especially for your graphics cards, as there are some known crashes and slow-downs that occur with all but the latest device drivers. See the "Why does my game suffer from framerate slowdown / lags, graphical glitches, crashes?" section of this F.A.Q. for more information. |
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