RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes/Crater Lake

Walkthrough
Back to basics, you have an empty park with nothing but a gigantic crater filled with water and very tiny rocky islands peppered about. Thankfully, the crater itself is not as deep as it looks with the water only one unit high. Essentially, it's another park with a lot of free space to mess with. The downside is that the ride selection is pretty limited with only three coasters, so working with what you have and aggressive research is needed to beat this scenario.

Before you start building, set research to maximum and leave it on roller coasters for a while to build up a better selection. Another important thing to note before building a ride is that this is not like Big Pier or Barony Bridge where you only have construction rights over water. The rides will be built on the water instead of lining up with the path. Keep that in mind when setting your entrances and exits to help them reach the main path. If you're playing this on OpenRCT2, then holding Shift and dragging your ride upward will line it up just fine. The Single-Rail Roller Coaster is the cheapest option that will still bring in a lot of guests, so build a short coaster with that. You can also pull that off with the Wooden Roller Coaster with a slight increase of a loan if it gets too much.

Once you have a bigger variety of coasters to choose from, you can switch to Thrill Rides to get good stuff like Go Karts or the 3D Cinema to draw in more guests. As you expand forward and build more coasters, don't forget to eventually have the path get back to the park entrance to make a complete circle. It'll make it easier for guests to go home instead of walking a very long way back. Be very careful when building new path if guests are near, especially if you try to delete existing path, or you'll drown a guest.



You should reach at least 500 guests by the end of year one. If money is tight, the Steel Wild Mouse and Inverted Wild Mouse can let you build coasters for very cheap and if you continue to research more coasters and the Stand-Up Steel Roller Coaster can be used to build a simple launch coaster. If you fall behind during the second year, advertising should get your guest count back up to speed.

Available Items
Transport Rides Gentle Rides Roller Coasters Thrill Rides Water Rides Shops & Stalls Scenery & Theming
 * Miniature Railroad
 * Car Ride
 * Merry-Go-Round
 * Observation Tower
 * Mine Train Roller Coaster
 * Single-Rail Roller Coaster
 * Wooden Roller Coaster
 * Scrambled Eggs
 * Swinging Ship
 * Boat Hire
 * Log Flume
 * Raft Ride
 * Water Slide
 * Bathroom
 * Burger Bar
 * Drink Stall
 * Hat Stall
 * Information Kiosk
 * Pizza Stall
 * Default Theming Objects
 * Mine Theming Objects
 * Spooky Theming Objects

Researchable Items
Roller Coasters Thrill Rides Gentle Rides Shops & Stalls Scenery & Theming Ride Improvements
 * Suspended Roller Coaster
 * Vertical Roller Coaster
 * Inverted Wild Mouse Coaster
 * Steel Wild Mouse Roller Coaster
 * Stand-Up Steel Roller Coaster
 * Steel Mini Roller Coaster
 * Suspended Single-Rail Roller Coaster
 * Wooden Crazy Rodent Roller Coaster
 * Virginia Reel
 * Flying Roller Coaster
 * Wooden Side-Friction Roller Coaster
 * Bobsled Roller Coaster
 * Heartline Twister Roller Coaster
 * Wooden Twister Roller Coaster
 * Reverse Whoa Belly Roller Coaster
 * Wooden Reverser Roller Coaster
 * Steel Roller Coaster
 * Steel Corkscrew Roller Coaster
 * Steel Twister Roller Coaster
 * Air Powered Vertical Coaster
 * Suspended Looping Coaster
 * Inverted Roller Coaster
 * Jet Skis
 * Enterprise
 * Go Karts
 * 3D Cinema
 * Water Coaster
 * Swinging Inverter Ship
 * Roto Drop
 * Motion Simulator
 * Gravitron
 * Whoa Belly
 * River Rapids
 * River Ride
 * Crooked House
 * Suspended Monorail
 * Haunted House
 * Spiral Slide
 * Circus Show
 * Space Rings
 * Monorail
 * Cycle Monorail
 * Ghost Train
 * Bumper Cars
 * Popcorn Stall
 * T-Shirt Stall
 * Donut Stall
 * Coffee Shop
 * Fried Chicken Stall
 * Exotic Sea-Food Stall
 * Balloon Stall
 * Cotton Candy Stall
 * Souvenir Stall
 * Hot Dog Stall
 * Fries Stall
 * Ice Cream Stall
 * Candy Apple Stand
 * Lemonade Stall
 * Jurassic Theming Objects
 * Egyptian Theming Objects
 * Classical/Roman Theming Objects
 * Medieval Theming Objects
 * Space Theming Objects
 * Creepy Theming Objects
 * Martian Theming Objects
 * Jungle Theming Objects
 * Wonderland Theming Objects
 * Jumping Fountains
 * Snow & Ice Theming Objects
 * Urban Theming Objects
 * Abstract Theming Objects
 * Pagoda Theming Objects
 * None