RCT 3 PC Peeps stop riding after a few years....

[Thirdeye]

Hi guys.

I've been having a problem and would greatly appreciate any help.

I'm having a blast playing this game, but for some reason after 2-3 years in people just stop going on my rides and it hits my income hard.

My coasters, thrill rides, everything. There will be maybe 2-5 people on the rides compared to the beginning where there were like 40-50 riding constantly.

So is there a way to fix this? Do i need to download something or can I go in an edit a file?

Thanks!

 

[EntropicLqd]

Have a look at what the peeps are thinking about the rides and how much cash they've got.

They might be out of funds (more ATMs), or they might simply think that you are charging too much money for the ride.

 

[Thirdeye]

thanks for reply.

I've considered that possibility. It doesn't seem to be it. It seems like after the 3rd year in every scenario I've played they just stop riding everything. No ques, no nothing. I've tried lowering the prices to where it'll be rippin me off, but no luck.

This seems like a serious bug to me. I'm in year 7 playing lost in atlantis. over a thousand people in the park, no one riding much and I can't seem to build anything unless I start throwing in cheat codes.

 

[EntropicLqd]

One of the things I noticed with RCT3 which was different to previous versions was that when I click on a ride and look at what people think I have to wait much longer. Especially if no-one is using it.

I'd suggest opening the ride, going to the "what people think" tab, and just leaving the window open for a few 10's of minutes. Go into "fast time" if it makes it simpler.

I've certainly not had the issue that you are describing.

It might be worth re-checking the ride stats. I've had rides whose intensity, excitement, and nausea ratings have changed over time. Which meant people wouldn't ride them.

Can you upload the park you are having problems with anywhere? It might be easier to figure out what's going on by looking at the park itself. Failing that, let me know and I'll PM you my email address so you can email it to me.

 

[Thirdeye]

One of the things I noticed with RCT3 which was different to previous versions was that when I click on a ride and look at what people think I have to wait much longer. Especially if no-one is using it.

I'd suggest opening the ride, going to the "what people think" tab, and just leaving the window open for a few 10's of minutes. Go into "fast time" if it makes it simpler.

I've certainly not had the issue that you are describing.

It might be worth re-checking the ride stats. I've had rides whose intensity, excitement, and nausea ratings have changed over time. Which meant people wouldn't ride them.

Can you upload the park you are having problems with anywhere? It might be easier to figure out what's going on by looking at the park itself. Failing that, let me know and I'll PM you my email address so you can email it to me.

hi thank for reply.

It doesn't seem to be any particular park this has happened to me 3 times since I started playing the game. I've played 3 parks since I got this. The park runs great for the first 3 years or so....the older the park gets the less people want to ride. Believe me when I say it has nothing to do with ride price or the ride's popularity. I've had extremely popular coasters just drop off and it always seems to happen around the same time. It happens no matter what....

It's happened to me on the Treasure Island scenario, Atlantis, and one of the safaris. It's aggravating since I'm then forced to use cheat codes for money simply because noone is riding for whatever reason.

Oddly enough it seems certain rides transport rides/sometimes a thrill ride will maintain a healthy amount of people going through it.

Let me reiterate something. I still have people riding the rides it's just oddly empty and hits my income. Popular rollercoaster Year 1 = 40-full, Year 2 = same, Year 3 = 10-40, Year 4 and on = 2-4 peeps

Basically after a certain amount of time it's almost impossible to make any money. I hover around 300$ and it just goes down then back up.

In any case it's aggravating. I thought for sure this was some kind of bug.

 

[Michael Brookes]

Do you have the updates installed? Ride popularity can degrade over time, but it shouldn't do so as badly as you describe. As EntropicLqd says, check the guest thoughts, quite often it's because they are unhappy about something else is why they won't get on rides. Hunger, thirst, toilet need and lack of cash are things to watch out for.

You can always replace the ride as well.

Michael

 

[EntropicLqd]

...It doesn't seem to be any particular park this has happened to me 3 times since I started playing the game....

If this is the case then it's most likely that it's something to do with the way you have built the park. If you can send it to me via email (PM me for the address) or put it up for download someplace I should be able to tell you what you are doing wrong.

As Michael says, it's most likely to be hunger, thirst, lack of toilets, or lack of cash that's causing your problems.

 

[Thirdeye]

If this is the case then it's most likely that it's something to do with the way you have built the park. If you can send it to me via email (PM me for the address) or put it up for download someplace I should be able to tell you what you are doing wrong.

As Michael says, it's most likely to be hunger, thirst, lack of toilets, or lack of cash that's causing your problems.

Ok.

Someone else also brought up that RTC3 uses the Group feature which has a lot of the peeps "waiting for group" Is this a possible problem?

I also have a 1000 rating on the park which I'm gonna send you, but apparently there's other factors you guys know about so I'm going to send it to you.

 

[Michael Brookes]

Another thing to be aware of is that the stalls and toilets should be placed in groups (I usually place clusters of 3 or 4 of the same type), that means that large groups can satisfy their needs.

Michael