The 'Options.txt' Cheats

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?
On XP your options.txt file is found in:

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

On Vista/7/8/8.1/10 it's a little more complex:

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

C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Atari\RCT3 (for any version of RCT3 other than Complete Edition) C:\Users\[your username\AppData\Roaming\Frontier\RCT3 (for RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition)

On macOS/OS X the file is in your documents folder:

Replace "Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum" with the correct edition

Users/[your username]/Documents/Aspyr/Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum/AppData/Atari/Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum

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

https://web.archive.org/web/20070614075021/http://www.freewebs.com/johncj/index.htm

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.

Most Widely Used Cheats
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 List
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 [ in seconds]
 * TrackEditorMovesCamera
 * ShowTrackSectionSymbolNames
 * AllowTestAllTrackedRides
 * PauseOnLoseFocus
 * TrackAllowSameTrackIntersect
 * AttractionSceneryAllowSceneryIntersect
 * AttractionSceneryAllowTerrainIntersect
 * DynamicBatchTriCutoff
 * StaticBatchTriCutoff [ ]
 * 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 (Level Of Detail)
 * TrackLOD
 * SupportLOD
 * BuildingLOD
 * FenceLOD
 * 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 [ ]

Soaked Addon Cheats

 * [ ] 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 []
 * GeometryImposterDistance [ ]
 * SceneryVisibilityAlpha []
 * SceneryLOD [ (?)]
 * PathLOD [ (?)]
 * VegetationLOD [ (?)]
 * AnimalLOD [ (?)]
 * GuestLOD [  (?)] (?)]
 * GraphicsQuality [0-4 or 5 for Custom]
 * AlphaRemap
 * AutoLODDensityEnd
 * Density AutoLODDensity
 * ShadowsType
 * ShadowsDetails
 * Shadows
 * CameraControls [0/1/2]