RollerCoaster Tycoon/Controls
The mouse and keyboard are used for RollerCoaster Tycoon. The left mouse button interacts with all buttons, objects, and people on the park by clicking once. The right mouse button can be held down to freely drag the view of the park in any direction by moving the cursor. The cursor itself can move the view by lying near the edges of the screen, but this does not work if the game is running in a window.
The keyboard's arrow keys are used to move the view of the park around. In addition, some keys are assigned to other actions by default. To see the list of available hotkeys, click on the Game Options button on the toolbar, select Options, and click on Customize Keys which is located under Controls. You can assign different keys as well by clicking on a shortcut and pressing the key you want to have assigned. The table below shows the pre-assigned keys.
General Controls[edit]
| Esc | Cancel action |
|---|---|
| Backspace | Close top-most window |
| Shift + Backspace | Close all floating windows |
| Pause | Pause |
| Ctrl + C / X / V / Z / Y | Copy, cut, paste, undo, and redo text fields |
| Camera Controls | |
Right-click  + drag or Move mouse  to edge of screen or ↑ / ← / ↓ / → |
Move camera Edge-scrolling does not work in windowed mode |
| Enter | Rotate Camera |
| PgDn / PgUp | Zoom in/out |
Construction[edit]
| F5 | Build new ride |
|---|---|
| Right-click ride, stall or select a tool
|
Enter Construction Mode |
| Esc | Cancel Construction Mode |
| Z | Rotate Construction Object |
| Scenery and Paths | |
| F3 , F4 | Build scenery, paths |
Land Tool: Left-click  + or drag
|
Remove paths, scenery etc. Drag to remove area |
| Scenery/Path Tool: Right-click
|
Remove paths, scenery |
| Path Tool: Left-click + drag
|
Continue creating paths |
| Terraforming | |
| F1 , F2 | Adjust land, water |
| Land/Water Tool: Left-click + drag
|
Raise/lower land/water |
Park Management[edit]
| Right-click ride/stall
|
Enter construction mode for ride/stall |
|---|---|
| Left-click ride/stall
|
View ride/stall information |
| F | Show Financial Information |
| D | Show Research Information |
| R | Show Rides List |
| P | Show Park Information |
| G | Show Guest List |
| S | Show Staff List |
| M | Show Recent Messages |
| Tab | Show Map |
View Options[edit]
| 1 | Underground View Toggle |
|---|---|
| 2 | Underwater View Toggle |
| H | Remove Base Land Toggle |
| V | Remove Vertical Land Toggle |
| 3 | See-Through Rides Toggle |
| 4 | See-Through Scenery Toggle |
| 5 | Invisible Supports Toggle |
| 6 | Invisible People Toggle |
| 7 | Gridlines Display Toggle |
| 8 | Height Marks on Land Toggle |
| 9 | Height Marks on Ride Tracks Toggle |
| 0 | Height Marks on Paths Toggle |
