Top Thrill Dragster RCT3 Recreation

magnum_shawn said:

That was a mouthful magnum_shawn!

Gummy said:
This is just a hunch but im taking into fact that the fin brakes are just senery(sp)?

yes, just scenery ;)

I'm building any at the moment, but I do have a park in the works. Nothing of substance yet. You hit me back in 2 weeks, i'll hit you with some screen shots.

Yep, those are just props. I WISH they worked, that would be amazing.

Excellent job man, wow.

I love the video and really want to see it in a park, but I can't figure out how to download those packs. Can you please tell us what folder to put the stuff in, and post DIRECT links. It is very confusing having to click ten different places and then finding that the "how to install" page is missing. -Thanks

Park File:

MyDocuments/RCT3/Scenerios

Easier for ya buddy?

AWESOME VIDEO and AWESOME JOB!

Will this work if you have RCT 3 for MAC? Where do you put all the files? Thanks for your help.

*** Edited 8/22/2006 7:15:51 PM UTC by DareDevil1914***

^ I have NO idea. You'll have to scan the Atari forums for that knowledge.

Is this what you can do with the game out of the box or did you add a bunch of crazy mods to it? If this is what the game is like,I am so buying it later tonight.

I tried DL'ing the files and of course get a database error on the atariforums site. Never fails..

TTD4Life said:
Park File:

MyDocuments/RCT3/Scenerios

Easier for ya buddy?

Come on, I have a brain! Really, that was just mean. I am asking where to put all the files for the scenery packs/sets. I understand how to place the scenerio, but it won't work unless I have all the scenery packs installed, right?

Chris Mills said:
Amazing work. Of course I am stuck here at home, with the RCT3 disc, but no box to get the serial number off of. But after seeing that, I might go spend the 20 dollars again just to get a working copy. But I am impressed.

Dude, there are keygens out there that work, I know because I lost my CD key, well, someone stole my case thinking the game was inside, but I still had the disk so I hacked it with keygen. Download one and use it. There is no harm in using a keygen on a game that you actually own. As long as you still have the cd you will be good!

TTD4Life said:
Actually my PC is below par for most people who run RCT3. It was actually starting to lag a little with this, which is bad. I'm going to upgrade my video card eventually, since i'm going to have this baby till I get outta college.

If I were you I'd focus more on RAM than videocard. I upgraded to an awesome video card and it made a bit of a difference, but when I upgraded from 512 MB of ram to 2 GB of Ram, it was insane. I can make almost a full sandbox of coasters and some mild themeing with full graphics settings before it starts to lag.
*** Edited 8/23/2006 4:19:31 AM UTC by liebevision***

^^ If only I could get mine to work with DaemonTools. I have a legal copy, it just won't run without the physical disk in the PC. I prefer using DT and isos just to save on swapping disks and keeping track of them.

I used to have a no-cd hack, but that was on my old computer and it got stolen. I tried finding one that works, but I haven't had any luck. Yeah, I hate having to hunt for the right cd too.

I am definitely buying that game tomorrow.I need to get away from Star Wars Galaxies for a while.

To build coasters like you did,does it take forever to get the money to do it? Or does that sandbox mode take care of that?

Come on, I have a brain! Really, that was just mean. I am asking where to put all the files for the scenery packs/sets. I understand how to place the scenerio, but it won't work unless I have all the scenery packs installed, right?

C: ProgramFiles/Atari/RCT3/Style/Themed

And I built it in Scenerio mode... didn't cost a thing.

liebe - thats why I like DT. Just rip an ISO and DT runs it like a CD in the drive. I even installed RCT3 off the ISO, and it still wants a physical disk in a physical drive (technically, DT makes it a virtual disk in a virtual drive, but RCT apparently checks for that.)

Well, there are (so I've heard ;)) replacement files for the .exe that will make RCT3 ignore the entire issue. Perhaps a different VD (like Magic Disk (sp?)) would work?

If not, I may have a .exe replacement for you, as I've had the exact same problem.
*** Edited 8/23/2006 12:40:18 PM UTC by djDaemon***

Not heard of Magic Disk. I may have to give that a shot.