Downloading Gadget's Coaster Goodies

[coolrun16]

Hey. I got Gadget's Coaster Goodies And After i Download it, I put it in the Computer, c, Program, atari, Roller coaster tycoon 3, Style, and theme. and when I play the Roller coaster tycoon 3, It's not there. What should i do? I got the Catwalk set and the door set but i don't see the Gadget's Coaster Goodies Set. Thanks :-)

[Plokoon111]

Have the same problem, cannot find it. Maybe Sherlock holmes can find it?

[coolrun16]

Have the same problem, cannot find it. Maybe Sherlock holmes can find it?

Who's Sherlock Holmes?

[biogal]

You're kidding, aren't you?

[wabigbear]

It's installed wrong. Be sure to read and follow the tutorials om how to install custom scenery. The following might help explain what to look for:

The thing to remember is that the game engine is designed so it follows a specific path to access each scenery file. If that path is altered - by placing the file in the wrong spot or extra files being created - the game is unable to access the file.

The most common error is where an extra folder holding the CS files is created. The way to check for this is to navigate to where Scenery folders are stored. Most people will know how to access this, but I'll lay out the steps for those who may not be sure:

If you are running XP, you probably have an icon on your desktop called "MyComputer", double-click that icon to open.

Most people have the game installed on it's default position, so find where it lists your hard drives and find "(C: )", double-click on that entry to open.

Now you need to find a folder named "Program Files", again double-click to open.

Among the individual folders should be one labeled "Atari", go ahead and double-click to open.

Inside you'll find the folder for "RollerCoaster Tycoon 3", open that.

Inside are lot's of files and folders required in the game, scroll down and find the one labeled "Style", double-click to open it.

Customs Scenery goes in the folder entitled "Themed", yep, go ahead and open that one too.

Here you will see all the different scenery folders - in-game and custom. This is where you place your custom scenery folders. Find the folder for the set you are having problems with and open it.

This is the important part, as soon as you open that folder you will see one or more files or folders that are the actual individual object files PLUS there should be two OVL files...one named Style.common and the other Style.unique.

Those two OVL files MUST be there for your CS to function properly. That's where the path the game follows to access them says they must be. If they aren't, then usually an extra folder has been created during the zip process.

If the two OVL files are missing, is there instead just a folder with the name of the scenery set on it present?

I thought so. Go ahead and open that folder. Chances are when you open it you'll find those two missing OVL files plus the actual scenery files/folders.

What's this mean? Well, the path the game is looking for when you see those two OVL files is C:\Program Files\Atari\RollerCoaster Tycoon 3\Style\Themed\Set (you can see the path up at the top of your screen).

The path if there's an extra folder will show C:\Program Files\Atari\RollerCoaster Tycoon 3\Style\Themed\Set\Set. Note how that folder at the end appears twice? We need to get rid of that extra layer. It's simple to do...

Find the folder that holds the two OVL files (along with the actual object files/folders that were there with them.) and drag that entire folder to your desktop.

Now in Style\Themed you should have a folder with the name of the set that is empty. Delete that extra folder.

Now you can drag the correct folder (the one with the two OVL files) from your desktop back into Style\Themed. That should make the path correct for the game to access the objects and the set should now work.

How does an extra layer get formed by mistake? Well, there's several ways but one way to make sure it doesn't occur is to always unzip new CS set's to your desktop FIRST, and then find the correct folder (with the two OVL files) and drag it to your Style\Themed folder yourself. If the CS set comes with an .exe file, I always change the destination to have it go to my desktop as well.

[marnetmar]

Moving to the Custom Scenery Forum

[ThingMaker]

Who's Sherlock Holmes?

Heaven help us

[ryguy222]

^Seriously, If its installed correctly its in the objects, thing at the top, not in walls like other sets, but in Objects

[coolrun16]

is that i'm the new in this atari community. I allready who shelock holmes is. lol!!!!!! well thanks alot that u guys help me with this. i got it to work. Thank you SOOOOOO much. U guy are nice and Pretty much funny too. How can i Repay you guys? Lol!!!!!!! j/p :-)

[biogal]

I'll give you my address in a p.m. You can mail a money order for $50 within the next 5 business days.

[WhiteDeathKills]

And even though I didn't help you, you can take me to all the theme parks in the U.S.A. and U.K. at your expense. Oh boy will that be fun. All those parks at your expense. Man do I love you! So when do we start?

[disneyfreak1]

Heaven help us

AMEN!!! LOL hehe :):):)...
-disneyfreak1

[coolrun16]

biogal, sorry but i don't got the money and White Death Kills, NEVER!!!!!! lol!!!!!! :-)