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Do you play any OpenRCT2 at all? I've always wanted to try the multiplayer in it but can't figure out how to start up a server.
Well hell i'm on it just about every day, mostly hosting my server. Servers name is "A cute and awesome shep style server" which can be found at the top of the list. When starting a server you should make sure you are using the latest build if you want anyone to join.
As for starting a server, my router is easy to port forward so for me I just go into file explorer and down to network and right click on my router and open another window and click add and type any name I want, then the ip address of my computer, like 192.168.1.13 then in the ports I put 25565 in both rows and click tcp. MAKE SURE IT IS TCP.
Now that option may not be enabled for you, that's where my old trusty pal portmapper comes in, which I used back on my xp pro x64 os because it didn't have the router settings thing. Haven't used it in a while but i'll look back on it and refresh some memory.
Here we are for download:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/upnp-portmapper/
Now you click connect, click create, write any name for description, then click add near the ports, make sure it's tcp, change both ports to 25565 or any 5 digit number, then hit save.
ER, it's not working exactly as smooth, but maybe this will help you. Basically when you start a rct server make sure whatever port you are using is the same as the others you set. and make sure you checked the advertise box if you are planning for anyone to join.
RCT2 is probably the only Tycoon game I find fun gameplay-wise, because there is so much to do and customize, and the gameplay and challenge is really good in it (often in scenarios, you cut it very close to your timed goal). Other Tycoon games that followed in its wake, including the other RCT games and Planet Coaster, always failed in the challenge aspect. If the dinosaurs actually had AI, I'd say you could certainly make a better Jurassic Park in RCT2 than you could in the very limited JPOG. People have made JP-themed parks despite the lack or real dinosaurs anyway:
rct is pure nostalgia for me, played it since I was little. But I played the original rct and skipped two and went to rct3 platinum, but openrct2 does now have backwards compatibility with all the classic rct1 saves.
Heh, animals in rct2, so far even the guest ai isn't working fully. This would turn out like a trespasser mess.
Actually, having a jpog mod for rct would be pretty amazing actually. If the devs did tackle this in the form of an animal ai script that's easily modded then I think it would get a positive review. But I think the main goal they have right now is making the game fully c++ which would enable them to add android support and unlock map size and whatnot.
i'm rambling on, but one last thing, have you seen this beta of advanced rendering? it runs slow even on a high end computer and the last version is outdated compared to latest builds.
Here's a video though:
https://youtu.be/bJxlCxnmRiU?t=5m32s
That visitor center though, what a beauty.