OpenRCT2 explained

OpenRCT2
Developer:OpenRCT2 Team
Latest Release Version:0.4.12[1]
Operating System:Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, OpenBSD, Android
Platform:x86, x64, ARM
Programming Language:C, C++
Repo:https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/
Website:https://openrct2.io/
License:GNU GPLv3
Genre:Construction and management simulation
Language Count:20

OpenRCT2 is a construction and management simulation video game that simulates amusement park management. It is a free and open-source re-implementation and expansion of the 2002 video game RollerCoaster Tycoon 2.[2] In order to create an accurate clone of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, the game was incrementally written in the platform independent C programming language.[3] In addition to various gameplay changes, the developers fixed a number of bugs and issues that were in the original game.[4]

Gameplay

As a re-implementation, OpenRCT2 requires a copy of the original game or the "Classic" re-release to already be installed on the computer.[5] The gameplay of OpenRCT2 is, by nature of the project, very similar to the original RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game upon which it is based. However, the re-implementation features a number of changes:[6]

Development

Development of the game was started on April 2, 2014, by Ted "IntelOrca" John, and was continued by 250 other contributors.[11] [12]

In 2019, the game was brought to custom firmware Nintendo Switch systems by modder rsn8887 as a homebrew game, including touchscreen support.

A major update in 2022 allowed the game to use RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic (an official port of the original games) as a base install path.[13] In May 2023, Allister Brimble, who had created the themes for the first two games in the RollerCoaster Tycoon series, composed a new theme song for OpenRCT2.[14] Commissioned by the YouTuber Deurklink, the song was paid for by his Patreon subscribers, in what he said was a community-funded effort.[15] The theme was added to a game in a September 2023 update, which also added new main menu backgrounds selected through a contest. The same update also allowed for camera and UI frame rates to be unlocked from the previous 40 Hz limit.[16]

Reception

PC Gamer praised the increased scope for creativity with the new toolset, adding: "you can build the park of your dreams with coasters that no sane person who values their intestines would think about riding. It’s a great way to return to such a wonderful classic PC game." Vice noted that OpenRCT2 "allows players much greater freedom in what they are able to build." Kotaku Australia pointed out that OpenRCT2 allows RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 to run on modern systems "just fine", and features multiplayer support, weakening the incentive to purchase the later released RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic.[17]

In 2020, Nerdist suggested OpenRCT2 among other stress-relieving games to play during the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: v0.4.12 - "The Ministry of Silly Walks" . 2024-07-07 . github.com.
  2. Web site: Walker . Alex . May 7, 2019 . Open Source RollerCoaster Tycoon Hits The Switch . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201031160715/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/05/open-source-rollercoaster-tycoon-hits-the-switch/ . October 31, 2020 . Kotaku Australia.
  3. Web site: Scheltens. Gijs. 12 June 2015. Open source-project moderniseert RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163622/https://gamer.nl/artikelen/nieuws/rollercoaster-tycoon-2-fans-herschrijven-game-in-c/. June 12, 2018. 2017-04-04. gamer.nl. Dutch.
  4. Web site: Maaz . Wajeeh . August 21, 2018 . This Is the Most Intense 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' Coaster You Can Possibly Build . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323065110/https://www.vice.com/en/article/594eg5/this-is-the-most-intense-rollercoaster-tycoon-coaster-you-can-possibly-build . March 23, 2021 . Motherboard.
  5. Web site: Getting Started . OpenRCT2.io.
  6. Lucas . Daniella . July 23, 2018 . Returning to RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 with new tools . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128030758/https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/returning-to-rollercoaster-tycoon-2-with-new-tools/ . November 28, 2020 . . 319.
  7. Web site: Gach. Ethan. May 6, 2017. Player Spends A Decade Polishing Epic Theme Park In Rollercoaster Tycoon 2. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112044444/https://kotaku.com/player-spends-a-decade-polishing-epic-theme-park-in-rol-1794982535. November 12, 2020. Kotaku.
  8. Web site: Dawe . Liam . 11 September 2023 . RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 gets a new title theme . GamingOnLinux.
  9. Web site: Koczwara. Michael. May 30, 2017. After a decade of construction, this RollerCoaster Tycoon megapark is finally finished. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200306155647/https://www.pcgamer.com/how-one-player-spent-a-decade-creating-a-rollercoaster-tycoon-megapark/. March 6, 2020. PC Gamer.
  10. Web site: Truong . Kevin . August 6, 2020 . This 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' Maze Takes Trillions of Years to Complete . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201129210041/https://www.vice.com/en/article/bv8p3d/this-rollercoaster-tycoon-maze-takes-trillions-of-years-to-complete . November 29, 2020 . Waypoint.
  11. Web site: About . 2022-05-11 . OpenRCT2.org . en.
  12. Web site: Luckerson . Victor . 2019-04-01 . Time Is a Flat Ferris Wheel: The Enduring Legacy of 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' . 2022-05-11 . The Ringer . en.
  13. Web site: Dawe . Liam . 12 October 2022 . RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game engine OpenRCT2 gets another big upgrade . GamingOnLinux.
  14. 1657850768634855424 . AllisterBrimble . I was pretty excited to be asked by the OpenRCT2 community who have created an open source version of Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 to make a brand new title theme for the game.. My third main tune in the series of games! Coming soon here! . Brimble . Allister . Allister Brimble.
  15. Web site: Yarwood . Jack . 2023-05-15 . Original RollerCoaster Tycoon Composer Creating New Theme For Fan Project . 2023-07-02 . .
  16. Web site: Dawe . Liam . 11 September 2023 . RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 gets a new title theme . GamingOnLinux.
  17. Web site: Walker. Alex. September 27, 2017. I'm Not Sure Rollercoaster Tycoon Needs That Much RAM. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180423102309/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/09/im-not-sure-rollercoaster-tycoon-needs-that-much-ram/. April 23, 2018. Kotaku Australia.
  18. Web site: Tremaine. Morgan. March 19, 2020. 6 Relaxing Video Games to Ease Your Stress. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210102133854/https://nerdist.com/article/6-relaxing-video-games-animal-crossing-forza-islanders/. January 2, 2021. Nerdist.

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