NAME¶

openrct2 — An open source re-implementation of “RollerCoaster Tycoon 2”.

SYNOPSIS¶

DESCRIPTION¶

OpenRCT2 is an open-source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 (RCT2). The gameplay revolves around building and maintaining an amusement park containing attractions, shops and facilities. The player must try to make a profit and maintain a good park reputation whilst keeping the guests happy. OpenRCT2 allows for both scenario and sandbox play. Scenarios require the player to complete a certain objective in a set time limit whilst sandbox allows the player to build a more flexible park with optionally no restrictions or finance.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 was originally written by Chris Sawyer in x86 assembly and is the sequel to RollerCoaster Tycoon. The engine was based on Transport Tycoon, an older game which also has an equivalent open-source project, OpenTTD. OpenRCT2 attempts to provide everything from RCT2 as well as many improvements and additional features, some of these include support for modern platforms, an improved interface, improved guest and staff AI, more editing tools, increased limits, and cooperative multiplayer. It also re-introduces mechanics from RollerCoaster Tycoon that were not present in RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. Some of those include; mountain tool in-game, the “have fun” objective, launched coasters (not passing-through the station) and several buttons on the toolbar.

OPTIONS¶

-h | --help

Print a summary of all options to stdout and exit.

-v | --version

Show version information and exit.

-n | --no-install

Do not install scenario if passed.

-a | --all

Show help for all commands.

--about

Show information about openrct2.

--verbose

Print diagnostic information to stdout.

--headless

run openrct2 without a graphical window.

--port port

Port to use for hosting or joining a server; if not specified, the default port of 11753 will be used.

--address address

Address to bind to when hosting a server.

--password password

Password needed to join the server.

--user-data-path path

Path to the user data directory (containing config.ini)

--openrct2-data-path path

Path to the OpenRCT2 data directory (containing languages)

--rct1-data-path path

Path to the RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 data directory (containing data/csg1.dat)

--rct2-data-path path

Path to the RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 data directory (containing data/g1.dat)

Options specific to screenshots:

--weather 0-6

Weather to be used (0 = default, 1 = sunny, ..., 6 = thunder).

--no-peeps

Hide peeps.

--no-sprites

Hide all sprites (e.g. balloons, vehicles, guests).

--clear-grass

Set all grass to be clear of weeds.

--mowed-grass

Set all grass to be mowed.

--water-plants

Water plants for the screenshot.

--fix-vandalism

Fix vandalism for the screenshot.

--remove-litter

Remove litter for the screenshot.

--tidy-up-park

Clear grass, water plants, fix vandalism and remove litter.

--transparent

Make the background transparent.

Options specific to sprite commands:

-m | --mode mode

The type of sprite conversion (default, closest, or dithering).

Options specific to benchmark commands:

--benchmark_list_tests {true|false}

 

--benchmark_filter regex

 

--benchmark_min_time min_time

 

--benchmark_repetitions num_repetitions

 

--benchmark_report_aggregates_only {true|false}

 

--benchmark_format <console|json|csv>

 

--benchmark_out filename

 

--benchmark_out_format <json|console|csv>

 

--benchmark_color {auto|true|false}

 

--benchmark_counters_tabular {true|false}

 

--v verbosity

 

FILES¶

On UNIX systems, OpenRCT2 stores user configuration, data, and cache in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/OpenRCT2, falling back to ~/.config/OpenRCT2 if XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set in the environment.

NOTES¶

Playing OpenRCT2 requires original files of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 to play. It can be bought at either Steam or GOG.com. If you have the original RollerCoaster Tycoon and its expansion packs, you can point OpenRCT2 to these in order to play the original scenarios.

OpenRCT2 allows custom scripts (also known as plug-ins) to be written and executed in the game providing additional behaviour on top of the vanilla experience. This can range from extra windows providing information about the park to entire new multiplayer game modes.

Version 0.4.0 of OpenRCT2 introduced a new park save format that allows for higher limits and more features than the original RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. Old .SV4 and .SV6 files will continue to work - forever. The only thing changed is that you can no longer save to .SV6, it will now be saved as .park.

EXAMPLES¶

openrct2 ./my_park.sv6

Open a saved park.

openrct2 ./SnowyPark.sc6

Install and open a scenario.

openrct2 ./ShuttleLoop.td6

Install a track.

openrct2 https://example.org/files/ExamplePark.sv6

Download and open a saved park.

openrct2 host ./my_park.sv6 --port 11753 --headless

Run a headless server for a saved park.

SEE ALSO¶

openrct2-cli(6)

Official site

GitHub