options.txt "cheats" with NEW Soaked Expansion keywords.

[Agamemnus]

QUICK GUIDE:

Add the following text to "C:\Documents and Settings\[your Windows username]\Application Data\Atari\RCT3\Options.txt" to disable scenery-terrain, scenery-scenery, and track-track collision detection:

AttractionSceneryAllowTerrainIntersect 1
AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect 1
TrackAllowSameTrackIntersect 1

JohncJ's easy-to-use options.txt editing program here.


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Important Public Service Announcement: '"LevelTerrainUnderTracks 0" appears to disable the auto-tunneling feature of Wild."'

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Someone apparently figured out how to get rollercoasters to go through mountains and said to add "AttractionSceneryAllowTerrainIntersect 1" so that rollercoasters could go through terrain in:

C:\Documents and Settings\[your username]\Application Data\Atari\RCT3\Options.txt

I figured he must have gotten the "AttractionSceneryAllowTerrainIntersect" stuff and searched the RCT3.exe file. I found a BUNCH of options that are NOT in the options menu in game, and many that are as well.

The most DECEIVING ONE is "RidesDontBreakDown". It actually makes your rides more reliable, but when they DO break down, you need to delete the ride and rebuild it... the mechanics will never fix them, only inspect. (only happens with flat rides, I think..... I might be wrong)

Here are the three lines that I added to my regular options.txt list.

AttractionSceneryAllowTerrainIntersect 1
AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect 1
TrackAllowSameTrackIntersect 1

Here is the entire list..

UPDATED Jan. 10, 2006.

~SCROLL TO MIDDLE FOR SOAKED LIST~

• Brightness [0.0 to 1.0]
  MultiSample [0 for none, 1..N otherwise]
  AdvancedPhysics
  PathEditorCameraFollow
  PathEditorGUIMode
  TrackEditBackwardsLikeRCT2
  Firsttime
  SkipCacheWarming [<float> in seconds]
  TrackEditorMovesCamera
  ShowTrackSectionSymbolNames
  AllowTestAllTrackedRides
  PauseOnLoseFocus
  TrackAllowSameTrackIntersect
  AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect
  AttractionSceneryAllowTerrainIntersect
  DynamicBatchTriCutoff
  StaticBatchTriCutoff [<tricount>]
  DetailMapTerrain
  AutoScrollAtEdge
  LevelTerrainUnderTracks
  SmoothDuringAutoLevel
  AutoLevelTerrain
  Swaying3dTrees
  HighQualityTrees
  ImportMyMusic
  RidesDontBreakDown
  GuestsHaveNoCamcorders
  GuestsHaveNoCameras
  GuestsRideUnratedRides
  GuestsRevisitRides
  GuestsIgnoreRideCost
  GuestsIgnoreNausea
  GuestsIgnoreRideIntensity
  GuestsHaveFixedHealth
  GeometryImposterTolerance
  SceneryVisibilityAlpha
  Bloom
  ModulateX2
  Shadows
  CameraUserControlMode [<0, 1, 2, 3?>]
  CameraIsometricContols
  CameraIsometricView
  CameraFocusIsMiddleScreen
  DistantMountains
  ReflectBackground
  MaxTerrainTypes
  DisableHorizonMapping
  DisableAutoAnimalInjection
  SkipBannerSequence
  SkipStartScreen
  RideLOD [LOD (?)]
  TrackLOD [LOD (?)]
  SupportLOD [LOD (?)]
  BuildingLOD [LOD (?)]
  FenceLOD [LOD (?)]
  MaxMusic [Maximum simultaneous music]
  MaxSounds [Maximum number of sounds]
  MusicVolume [Music volume (000-100)]
  GUIVolume [GUI volume (000-100)]
  GameVolume [Game volume (000-100)]
  TemperatureUnits [0 for Celcius, 1 for Fahrenheit]
  Units [0 for metric, 1 for imperial, 2 for SI]
  Currency [0-9 for £, $, €, ¥, Kr, NT$, AU$, NZ$, HK$ or SG$]
  ScreenGFDriver [0 for GF2, 1 for GF4]
  ScreenPixelFormat [0 for A8R8G8B8,1 for R5G6B5,2 for X8R8G8B8]
  Fullscreen
  Resolution [<x> <y>]

HOW TO USE:
Parameters 0 or 1 unless otherwise specified. Parameters are separated by spaces, like so:
"Swaying3dTrees 0"



~~ Additions for Soaked Expansion (as far as I know, some may be old but accidentally omitted from old list) ~~~

• [<keyId> <keySequence>] Keys
  [language?] Language
  ["Title of background music file"?] BackgroundMusic
  ShowPersonStateToConsoleButton
  Bool_AutoDetectBatchCutoff
  WaterDroplets
  DebugAids
  EnablePointerLight
  ShowSkirtTrees
  MovieCaptureAVI
  TrackForceCanStart
  PoolEditorDrawGrid
  PoolPathEditorGuiMode
  PathEditorCameraFollow
  PathEditorGuiMode
  TakeVistaPointPhotos
  TakeCoasterPhotos
  TakeAllPhotos
  AggressiveZBias
  EnableIME
  LaserRayHit
  Refraction
  Bloom
  ModulateX2
  InvertRideCamYAxis
  BlendSceneryLODs
  CompressTextures
  CameraIgnoresScenery
  WaterFlowEnvMap
  Sky
  Clouds
  CorrectDayNightCycle
  GrowGrass
  ReflectParticles
  ReflectPeople
  ReflectScenery
  ReflectTerrain
  ReflectInMultipleSurfaces
  WaterBumpEnable ReflectEnable
  DisableWeather
  DisableAutoPersonInjection
  SkipBannerSequence
  TrackedRideUpdateFreq [+ve for fixed fps, -ve for capped fps (?)]
  GeometryImposterTolerance [<Tolerance>]
  GeometryImposterDistance [<Distance>]
  SceneryVisibilityAlpha [<Alpha>]
  SceneryLOD [<LOD> (?)]
  PathLOD [<LOD> (?)]
  VegetationLOD [<LOD> (?)]
  AnimalLOD [<LOD> (?)]
  GuestLOD [<LOD> <ViewDistance> (?)] (?)]
  GraphicsQuality [0-4 or 5 for Custom]
  AlphaRemap
  AutoLODDensityEnd
  Density AutoLODDensity
  ShadowsType
  ShadowsDetails
  Shadows
  CameraControls [0/1/2]

There are a lot more this time around, as you can see..

[ColonelSandurz]

I wonder what Advanced Physics does...

[Elukka]

Well, i guess i got to try it out.

EDIT: After a quick test, i noticed no difference.

[Agamemnus]

what did you put? AdvancedPhysics 1?

[BorisTheFish]

Swaying3dTrees 0 could be a good one...

[Klinn]

Very interesting. For those people who are always complaining about scenery collision detection, maybe the "AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect" setting would be useful.

Heh-heh, the "TrackAllowSameTrackIntersect" sounds like it could introduce some real mayhem!

[Elukka]

Oh yeah, i only put ''Advanced Physics''. Silly me.

[RCT4me]

Thanks for the list, it really helps, especially with collision detection problems. Let's just hope no n00bs use the "TrackAllowSameTrackIntersect" to waste peoples' time, of course, this will definately be used by those imaginative ones who want things like railroad crossings for their rides, lol, it's funny just to think about them.

[BorisTheFish]

hmmm, TrackAllowSameTrackIntersect sounds like fun - i can make a train go around in a circle again and again...

[Agamemnus]

not sure exactly what AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect allows, but new structures can't intersect with anything still

[Griffman]

Originally posted by Agamemnus
not sure exactly what AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect allows, but new structures can't intersect with anything still

It means that if you build a ride or a single piece of scenery it can go through the scenery

[RCT4me]

Originally posted by BorisTheFish
hmmm, TrackAllowSameTrackIntersect sounds like fun - i can make a train go around in a circle again and again...

That's all it can really do though. But muiltiple circuit runs is rarely needed (whenever it is, I believe it's provided in the ride operation options.)

[Agamemnus]

er... he means having parts of the track repeating, not multiple runs.

[Feutcha]

Great find dude!

I am having loads of fun with the TrackAllowSameTrackIntersect trick. It helps with unrealistic collision detections that I come across every now and then. Heh, I just made a ride where it looks like you're about to hit a train coming at you, but you block brake, the train S-Bends out of your way, and you continue along.

Fun stuff!

[Beano]

While it all sounds fun i'm not tryin nething im not meant to. Clean Install on a clean system - want to keep it that way

[Agamemnus]

it's options... nothing too sinister. Just rename the original options.txt to options2.txt in case you're afraid you will mess up...

[Ariks]

Great find - finally I can finish my Euromir recreation!

[Agamemnus]

post a link here so i can look at it when you are done.

[Milkdud]

Oh man this is awesome! The TrackAllowSameTrackIntersect will help alot with my coaster track sculptures!
By the way does the no break down thing also work for stall? If so, then this will be very useful as well!


Oh and SkipBannerSequence & SkipStartScreen!? Woot!

Oh and TrackEditBackwardsLikeRCT2 sounds very intreresting....

[edit] What exactly does "AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect" do? I thought it would let me interesect scenery peices but it didn't...

[Beano]

Can we have a screenie of what it looks like? I dont think it'll have an the actual tunnel bit, will it? Or the path/coaster just go straight into the ground?

[Agamemnus]

RidesDontBreakDown 1 will make rides break down MUCH LESS OFTEN (95% reduction), but they will still break down eventually, I've found.

the scenery scenery intersect I'm not exactly sure about yet...

[Sullivan123]

Milkdud

[edit] What exactly does "AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect" do? I thought it would let me interesect scenery peices but it didn't...

AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect 1 is the correct path to list for building underground rides.

View my new thread MOUNTAIN PARK RESORT and you will see what that does for ride construction.
http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=456326

[Bitter Jeweler]

Is this what your looking to do?
Note how close the Large Oaks are to the track.

[belloman]

That video was like... weird... very strange... I am confused though

[Milkdud]

Lol Bitter! I've already done something similar to that. The possibilities are endless!

[wickedfan07]

I am going to bookmark this page and try it when I'm less tired and less prone to screw up. If I have any funkyness to share, I'll be sure to post a picture. At least the coaster train didn't explode as it went trough the one in the station...

Cool find

Happy gaming
wickedfan

[JCat]

This list has some amazing options. About this AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect thing - if you save a park with this "on" - will anyone downloading the park have to change this option on their side for them to see the same results (or will their RCT3 just weird out or something? Man this function will be amazingly useful!

[Sullivan123]

Disney Ghost Mansion, Look out, here comes RCT3 to the rescue

Which is correct
AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect
or
AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect 1 ?

The latter of which I currently use for Tunnels

GREAT Job Bitter Jeweler, you gan give everybody great enjoyment and laughter.

[kdt1970]

I was wondering if the option.txt file was the one in C:/program files/atari/rct3/options.txt., or if I needed to make: C:\Documents and Settings\[your username]\Application Data\Atari\RCT3\Options.txt.
for this to work mine only goes toC:\Documents and Settings\[your username],. I don"t have:\Application Data\Atari\RCT3\Options.txt
thank you.

[Klinn]

Originally posted by kdt1970
...for this to work mine only goes toC:\Documents and Settings\[your username],. I don"t have:\Application Data\Atari\RCT3\Options.txt
thank you.

You probably have Windows set so it doesn't show hidden files and folders. To change this:
- Open up the 'C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\' folder.
- Select 'Folder Options' from the 'Tools' menu.
- Click the 'View' tab.
- Find the line 'Do not show hidden files and folders'.
- Select the option just below it - 'Show hidden files and folders'.
- Click OK.

You should now see a faint-yellow folder called 'Application Data'. The above sequence works with WinXP, earlier versions of Windows may be somewhat different but the same general process applies.

Hope this helps...