RobertaME

The flickering can also be caused by a DirectX issue. Would need to know more about the system specs (OS, hardware, DX version, etc.) to diagnose the problem.

Okay, I can't help myself... In the movie, "The Incredibles" we never get to see what Mr. Incredible does for a living in his secret identity of Robert Parr. We only get to see what job he ends up with after he's no longer allowed to be a superhero. ...which is Insurance Adjuster. :^)

Not too bad here in northern Nevada. Top out temps are only 95-98°F (35-37°C) with 10-15% humidity. We've only had a handful of 100°F+ days, (38°C) so pretty cool vs. a more typical summer. (but we still have the sweltering August nights ahead) 88°F (31°C) in the shade right now, but the highest heat won't be for a few hours yet. Nights are in the low 50°F (10°C) range, which is a typical temperature spread for the high desert. 24 320w PV panels and a high efficiency AC means 72° inside with a $20 electric bill. (and that's all taxes and hookup fees) We also have about 2 MWh banked to get us through summer, so we're pretty solid. (but also means that we're going to be staying inside a lot ;^) ) Most of this summer will be getting some inside stuff done like finishing the Craft Room up, fixing some shelves, and going through closets to give away stuff we don't need. (too much stuff!) Outside work like the back yard we're saving for the cooler autumn months. Keep cool and drink lots of water, folks!

Welcome to the nut house. (and don't feed the @Wabigbears :^þ )

That. Was. Totally. WICKED!

"I owe so much to the support of the members of ParkCrafters who have helped greatly to keep me inspired to continue work on this project by posting in this thread. Your names have all been added to the sponsor board. (If anyone prefers not to be listed, let know. And if I missed someone, or you'd like to be a sponsor, then also let me know - by posting in this thread!)" I don't know about anyone else, but I'm both honored and flattered that you would include me as a supporter for your park. You sir, are awesome!

I'm no programmer, by any stretch of the imagination. I've only been dissecting the Flat Ride and Tracked Ride data within their OVL file structure. It's a long drawn-out process of experimentation by altering individual bytes that control certain aspects of ride data like cost, Excitement, Intensity, Nausea, Reliability, etc. and seeing what the effect is in the game. I don't think it will be of much use to your project, but feel free to take a look at my Editing OVL Files discussion thread. Maybe you might find some useful data. Best of luck! I'll be watching this.

Congrats, @shyguy! Couldn't be more deserved!

As happens every year, May 30th is my youngest son's birthday, so I won't be able to attend. :^/ Hope you all have a ton of fun! --,-'-@

Considering that you can build a coaster for a few thousand dollars and that the in-game calender runs 24 times faster than the day-night cycle, (3,600 times as fast as RL) and then add 76% inflation from 2004 to today, just think of a game $1 as $42.24 IRL. Now an entry price of $3 can be seen as representing $127 IRL! Come to think of it, that might explain why Janitors only make $35 a month... at 42-to-1, that's about $18K a year, $28K per year for a Mechanic, just over $1K a year for Vendors... Nope... it's nonsense! :^Þ Seriously though, I just think of the money as an abstraction, sometimes with a 1,000-to-1 ratio so that new coaster just cost me a cool $25 million. I often find that working within the budgetary constraints of the game makes me come up with better running parks. (and adds a degree of difficulty that I feel makes the game still engaging after 20+ years) I guess stuff like this is only interesting to weirdos like me! :^3

Many years ago, a contributor named Richard R. "Remnar" wrote the definitive guide to Shop pricing for RCT3. I've been using his guide for longer than I care to admit, but over the years I've made several edits and additions as I learned important aspects of in-game pricing. In the process of assembling the data for my Index of Tracked Ride Data and Index of Coaster Data, I've managed to put together enough data to release a Version 2 of Remnar's guide. Pricing Guide v2.txt This Pricing Guide not only includes Remnar's original Stall pricing data, but now includes the cost of every sellable item in the game, profit margin when price is set to the optimal value, plus they're now categorized and alphabetized for ease of reference. (it even includes the Make Your Own Balloon Stall's pricing data) In addition, the Guide now includes all the information necessary to price all non-custom Flat Rides, Tracked Rides, and Coasters in order to get maximal profit and customer satisfaction. Lastly, the Guide also covers data on the in-game clock and how it relates to running costs and a quick tip on how to avoid pool pricing problems with pool slides. Altogether, it's 20 years of data and research into how RCT3 pricing is done. Best of all, it's still in Remnar's original and universal TXT format! Comments and suggestions welcome, as always.

Geez, @JB! Is there anything you DON'T have? :^þ

Just an FYI update... this project is still in progress. I have basic layout of all of the Tracked Rides and Coasters data. I ended up splitting the data into those two sets because there are so many coasters. Thus there will (eventually) be THREE Index PDFs, one for Flat Rides, one for Tracked Rides, and one just for Coasters. (and someday maybe a 4th and 5th for Walls and Scenery objects) No promises on when they'll be ready for upload, though. I still have a crank-ton of data to find. Keep watching! ---,-'-@

Can't watch the video because it's listed as private. (and I don't have a YouTube account :^/ )

Loving it! Thanks for sharing your process! This is invaluable for future modders. Looking forward to seeing more. :^)