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The Options.txt cheats are small text snippets placed in a text file in RCT3 in order to change the way the game works.

Where to find it?Edit

In XP your options.txt file is found in;

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

In Vista its a little more complex

Make sure you have hidden files and folders visible then go to

C:\Users\[your username]AppData\Roaming\Atari\RCT3

ToolsEdit

JohncJ has created a handy tool for editing the options.txt file which can be found at his site (below)

http://rct3oe.totalh.com

The RCT3 options editor was written by John Jarman in C++, using WinAPI for the GUI. It is free for anyone to use, reproduce or redistribute - provided that the redistribution is also free and that the original creator is credited. Source Code is available on request.

What each Checkbox DoesEdit

Option	What It Does
Allow attractions to intersect scenery	Allows a rollercoaster (or other ride) to go through scenery - not the other way round!
Allow attractions and scenery to intersect terrain	Allows rollercoasters and other rides, as well as scenery, to go through the ground
Allow track to intersect itself	Lets a track go through itself. Sometimes might let one tracked ride intersect a different one.
Guests have no cameras	Does exactly what is says on the tin.
Advanced Physics	No-one actually knows what this one does- if you think you've found out, e-mail me! (email address in readme)
Guests have no cameras	Self explanatory
Guests ride unrated rides	Guests ride rides that haven't been tested
Guests ignore nausea rating	Guests will ride rides with ANY nausea rating at all- from 1.2 to 1200000!
Guests ignore ride price	Guests will pay any price for any ride without complaining
Guests ignore ride intensity	Guests will ride rides with ANY intensity rating at all- from 1.2 to 1200000!
Guests have fixed health	Guests' health will not be affected by rides, surroundings etc.
Skip start banner sequence	Skips the series of banners that appear when you start the game (Atari, Frontier etc.)
Disable Weather	Every scenario has sandbox style weather
Allow testing of all tracked rides	Allows testing in all conditions. You may not notice much difference.
Track Edit Backwards Like RCT2	Uncertain. It might be that when you start editing track, the select starts facing backwards
Rides Have High Reliablity	This one gives rides high reliability, but when they do break down, you have to manually call mechanics from the control panel, the rides will no longer automatically call mechanics.
Disable Automatic Peep Injection	Stops peeps being generated - similar to the Ghost Town cheat.
Debug Aids	Activates debugging aids in the game.

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Most Widely Used CheatsEdit

AttractionSceneryAllowTerrainIntersect

Allows Scenery To Intserect with terrain

AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect

Allows Scenery To Intserect with other scenery

TrackAllowSameTrackIntersect

Allows Track to intersect with itself.

These cheats are activated when either a 1 (ON) OR 0 (OFF) is added with a space between the cheat and the parameter For example

"TrackAllowSameTrackIntersect 1"

Original ListEdit

These cheats are enabled in the file by setting their Parameters 0 or 1 unless otherwise specified.

Parameters are separated by spaces, like so:
"Swaying3dTrees 0"

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>]

Soaked Addon CheatsEdit

[<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]

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