Part 43

Master Octagon Park in RollerCoaster Tycoon! Learn strategies for building 10 large coasters, managing space, and achieving excitement ratings in this challenging scenario.

This section covers Part 43, which includes two scenarios: Thunder Rock and Octagon Park. Thunder Rock is a successor to a scenario in the original RollerCoaster Tycoon, featuring two rocks with no initial path between them. Octagon Park is a large park requiring the design and construction of ten large roller coasters, each with a minimum length of 3,937 feet and an excitement rating of at least 7.00.

Thunder Rock

• Starting Rides: Vertical Roller Coaster (Excitement: 7.18, Intensity: 6.52, Nausea: 4.78, Max Speed: 65 MPH, Ride Time: 29s/38s, Ride Length: 800ft/1,112ft) and Thunder Rock Chairlift (Excitement: 2.41, Intensity: 0.55, Nausea: 0.51, Max Speed: 4 MPH, Ride Time: 1m9s/1m33s).
• Starting Conditions: Loan: $10,000, Max Loan: $20,000, Staff: 2 Mechanics, Land Available: No, Construction Rights: No, Guests: 160, Park Open: Yes.
• Strategies: Build a path between the two rocks. Utilize vertical faces for underground rides or build rides on top of rocks to slide down, boosting excitement, especially for water rides. Place ample benches, particularly on the path connecting the rocks.
• Difficulty: 5.5/10.

Octagon Park

• Description: A large park where you must design and build ten large coasters.
• Goal: Have 10 different types of roller coasters operating, each with a minimum length of 3,937 feet and an excitement rating of at least 7.00.
• Available Rides: Includes various types of Roller Coasters, Thrill Rides, and Gentle Rides.
• Researchable Rides: A list of roller coasters, thrill rides, gentle rides, shops/stalls, and scenery/theming that can be researched.
• Starting Conditions: Loan: $10,000, Max Loan: $25,000, Staff: 0, Land Available: No, Construction Rights: No, Guests: 0, Park Open: No.
• Strategies: Use the large park space effectively. Focus on building a solid park first, then construct one coaster at a time, testing and opening each before moving to the next. Be mindful of coaster length and intensity, as some types are easier to meet the requirements than others. This is a time-consuming process due to the cost of building coasters.