Download OpenRCT2 0.0.4

You wouldn’t tell by the version number, but the third stable release of OpenRCT2 has been released. OpenRCT2 is the open source version of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. The project tries to resemble the original as much as possible, but is written in a modern language which allows for extensions and improvements. It is similar to, for example, OpenTTD. In order to play it, it is necessary to have the original game, because it needs, among other things, the images. The best way to play it is by using the OpenRCT2 Launcher, so you always have the latest version. The changelog for this release looks like this:

New features:

• Full native OSX .app support
• Add displaying of frames per second (FPS)
• Changing the number of trains no longer requires retesting
• Add SI units as a new measurement system for distance / speed
• Update alternative font selection mechanism for all platforms
• Allow enabling / disabling of different notifications
• Add more columns and information to tile inspector
• Add ability to remove and reorder elements in tile inspector
• Integrate RCT1 style scenario select with optional unlock progression
• Add graphics scaling and filtering
• Add cheat: permanent marketing
• Closed rides show number of guests currently on the ride in tooltip and on the ride window customer page
• Scrolling the mouse wheel over any land tool preview box will increment or decrement the tool size
• Additional property views added to the ride list window
• Improved overall view centering for rides and shops
• Add permission and group management in multiplayer
• Add player windows with viewport and trace in multiplayer
• Add ability to start a new scenario when starting a new server
• Compress game data that is downloaded when connecting to a server
• Support for using system load/save dialogs on Linux and OS X
• OpenRCT2 now detects if the server is running a compatible version when attempting to connect to a multiplayer game
• Ride information list can show more properties, like age and running cost
• Added translations for Czech and Japanese
• Added Hong Kong dollar, New Taiwan dollar and Chinese yuan as currencies
• Weather cheat now allows for more types of weather
• Use fontconfig on Linux and Objective-C APIs on OS X to detect fonts and provide a fallback if necessary
• Ability to automatically open shops after placing them
• Ability to change the default inspection interval for rides
• Ability to disable lightning effect during a thunderstorm
• Display a chat hotkey when joining a server

Changes:

• Server IP addresses are no longer shown in the server list
• Theme format changed from INI to JSON (INI format no longer supported)
• Sound controls re-worked to control sound effects and ride music separately
• Use native line endings in config.ini
• Remove default audio device from audio device dropdown in Linux

Technical:

• lodepng dropped in return for libpng
• SDL2 upgraded from 2.0.3 to 2.0.4
• argparse dropped in return for bespoke command line parsing implementation
• Integrated breakpad for (manual) crash reporting

improved:

• Performance of rendering, particularly for highly populated parks
• Performance of loading parks
• Support for hacked parks

Removed:

• Anti-cheat code that detected money hack attempts

Fixed:

• Dated autosave files are not created on OSX and Linux
• Title sequence directories are not deleted when title sequence is deleted on OSX and Linux
• Tile not highlighted when placing staff members
• Various de-synchronization issues in multiplayer
• Cheats not supported in multiplayer
• [#1333] Rides never become safe again after a crash
• [#1742] Non-ascii characters in scenario details not showing correctly
• [#2126] Ferris Wheels set to “backward rotation” stop working (original bug)
• [#2449] Turning off Day/Night Circle while it is night doesn’t reset back to day
• [#2477] When opening the built-in load/save dialog, the list is not properly sorted
• [#2650] Server did not validate actions send from clients (caused error box and desynchronisation)
• [#2651] Ride was not removed when multiplayer client aborted ride construction
• [#2654] Free transport rides can prevent guests from properly leaving the park
• [#2657] Don’t create copies of official objects due to bugged saves (original bug)
• [#2681] When lowering/raising land/water with clearance checks off, walls still get removed
• [#2693] Multiplayer chat caret does not show true position
• [#2704] OSX Command Key not read for keyboard shortcuts
• [#2728] Closing a boat ride with passengers causes empty boats to leave the platform (original bug)
• [#2925] Screenshots don’t show night filters
• [#2941] Enter does not work on input box when on the title screen
• [#2948] New Ride window incorrectly said there were track designs available when in multiplayer mode
• [#2958] Unable to import RCT1 parks in the scenario editor using the load landscape dialog
• [#3015] Walls in SC4/SV4 files are not imported correctly
• [#3063] Search exe directory for SSL bundle as well as CWD
• [#3120] Negative cash in finance window is not red.