Loading RCT1 scenarios and data - OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2 GitHub Wiki
If you have the original RollerCoaster Tycoon and its expansions, Corkscrew Follies/Added Attractions and Loopy Landscapes, you can point OpenRCT2 to those files in order to play the original scenarios. This will also load a couple of extra RCT1 sprites that will make certain roller coaster types look that little bit better.
Step 1: Get RCT1's files
Method 1: Install
Install RCT1 with its normal Windows installer. Then install any expansions, they will install to the same folder as the base game.
Method 2: Manual copy
Alternatively, extract the files manually from the RCT1 CDs:
- Create a new folder somewhere on your hard drive.
- Create three subfolders in it:
Data
,Scenarios
, andTracks
. - Copy the following files to Data (from the LL CD / RCTdeluxe_install folder):
CSG1.1
orCSG1.DAT
CSG1i.DAT
CSS17.DAT
MP.DAT
- Copy the contents of the Scenarios folder to Scenarios (from both the base CD and LL CD).
- Copy the contents of the Tracks folder to Tracks (again, from both the base CD and LL CD).
Step 2: Point OpenRCT2 to the RCT1 files
Once you have the files installed/extracted, point OpenRCT2 to those files either via the options window, or by editing OpenRCT2's configuration by hand.
Method 1: Via options window
Open the options window within OpenRCT2.
Go to the sixth tab (the spanner), and click the box under 'Path to RCT1 installation'.
A folder selection dialog will pop up - navigate to the folder where your RCT1 files are and click 'Open'.
That's it - go back to the menu and you should see the original scenarios ready to play.
Method 2: By editing configuration
Alternatively, you can point OpenRCT2 to RCT1 by editing the OpenRCT2 configuration files. In the OpenRCT2 configuration directory (~/.config/OpenRCT2/
on Linux), open config.ini
with a text editor. Find this line:
rct1_path = ""
Add the full path to the RCT1 installation between the quotes. On Windows, directory separators \
must be escaped as \\
, therefore the RCT1 installation path might be:
rct1_path = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Hasbro Interactive\\RollerCoaster Tycoon"
On Linux, that path might be (replace yourUserName
with your user name):
rct1_path = "/home/yourUserName/.wine/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Hasbro Interactive/RollerCoaster Tycoon"
You only need one path to RCT1 here, even when you have RCT1 expansions installed. These expansions sit in the same directory as the base game. Save config.ini
, start OpenRCT2, and the menu should offer the RCT1 scenarios.