The easiest way this works is you need a Windows running machine first, install the game on it, then copy that installed folder onto your Mac. Then, run OpenRCT2 on the Mac and when the program asks for the game folder, you direct it to the folder you transferred earlier. Of course, there are more ways, like running a Virtual Machine of sorts on the Mac and install RCT2 within this VM, and then directing OpenRCT2 to the installation folder. Another way could be by using Wine to install the game, then the same folder redirecting business. Since you are wanting to install it through steam, you could check this link: This is essentially the same 'Wine' method being used. If you don't know already, Wine is a software that makes a Windows friendly-ecosystem for the program you are wanting to install. Basically, the program will think it is running on Windows, but Wine is actually tricking it that way.
I wouldn't recommend running Vanilla RCT2 using Wine, since all programs need some optimization first. Instead, just install the game, then run OpenRCT2 instead. I hope this helps you! For every mac user who bought RCT2 on Steam, this is what you want. Very easy to download. It takes some time to download. It's only 1GB but a there are a lot of small files. Ignore the part about Wine and skip to Native and follow the instructions.
After you've done that, open Finder and Go to folder (Shift+Cmd+G) and insert: /Applications/Steam.app/Contents/MacOS/steamapps/content/app285330/ Steam will return a file location with ' ' instead of '/', so change the ' ' to '/'. Copy the folder 'depot285331' to applications folder, rename it something like RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. I also recommend to put the 'windows scale factor' on macs from 1.00 to 2.00 (when playing fullscreen). Click a bit above the up arrow. Because if you try to click on it, you'll somehow click the down arrow and fuck it up.
It will getting smaller and smaller. If you fuck it up to many times it will be really, really hard to change it back to normal size because it becomes so small. I have even set it on 3.00 just to get the RTC feeling. Otherwise your maximum zoom-in level is just still like half the map. I just like to see the people walking around and such.
Thanks for making RTC playable on Mac guys. Edited April 18, 2016 by Hedva Added install instructions for people who were looking for it just like me. So i followed all the steps on the github. It downloaded everything correctly but im having trouble with your steps.
When i type that file location into finder it can't find anything. What did you mean by switching the back slashes to forward slashes? Where do i change that?
EDIT: I persevered and found it. Press go in top bar. Hold alt so library apears in menu and press that. Then app support steam.
In steam i think the folder is called steam bundle or something similar. Then in there is a icon in there that looks like you're gonna open the app but double click it. In there i think it was under contents and in there was the folder. Then copy that to applications.
Go into openrct and click on that folder where you copied it. This is where it gets weird and i think was partly just a glitch.
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When i ( she) did this the window opened but was just black. She then closed it and re opened and it started right up. I know this is not perfect but i was doing it for my gf over video chat so i cant replicate it to write this. What i really learned is that i infact will not be going back to mac any time soon.
Best of luck. Edited January 5, 2017 by djbutcher13. For every mac user who bought RCT2 on Steam, this is what you want. Very easy to download. It takes some time to download. It's only 1GB but a there are a lot of small files. Ignore the part about Wine and skip to Native and follow the instructions.
After you've done that, open Finder and Go to folder (Shift+Cmd+G) and insert: /Applications/Steam.app/Contents/MacOS/steamapps/content/app285330/ Steam will return a file location with ' ' instead of '/', so change the ' ' to '/'. Copy the folder 'depot285331' to applications folder, rename it something like RollerCoaster Tycoon 2.
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I also recommend to put the 'windows scale factor' on macs from 1.00 to 2.00 (when playing fullscreen). Click a bit above the up arrow.
Because if you try to click on it, you'll somehow click the down arrow and fuck it up. It will getting smaller and smaller. If you fuck it up to many times it will be really, really hard to change it back to normal size because it becomes so small. I have even set it on 3.00 just to get the RTC feeling. Otherwise your maximum zoom-in level is just still like half the map. I just like to see the people walking around and such.
Thanks for making RTC playable on Mac guys. Hi, I'm really new to this! I've got a Mac, and installed Steam to buy RCT2, only to find it didn't work - I followed the steps here, and got to the /Applications/Steam.app/Contents/MacOS/steamapps/content/app285330/ stage, but then it says to change the ' ' to a '/' and I don't understand where I do that. All I get once I enter that instruction into Finder is this: What do I do? EDIT: Solved it!
Edited May 6, 2017 by tomtom64. You mean to tell me there are over 40k views on this thread, and we still do not have anyone that can do a full lay out of how to make this work? TomTom seems to have it, but yet I see many people, including myself, that does not have a popup showing where we need to change a backslash to a forward slash.
No one else seems to know the answer either. The original reddit that was posted does not help me because, while I do have RCT2 downloaded through steam, I cannot 'Place the bought/demo RCT2 game files folder in your applications folder' because I have no idea where the game files are. Is there ANYONE that can give a step-by-step tutorial, including how to change the slashes? Maybe show us where we can find the original game files from Steam and how to move them to the applications folder? I appreciate the help.
Search your filesystem for 'g1.dat'. This should be contained in a directory called 'Data', and the directory that contains that (usually called 'RollerCoaster Tycoon 2' is the one you want to select. If g1.dat doesn't exist anywhere, then you need to install the vanilla game first. Instructions on how to obtain the game files on Mac are available.
I have the game purchased through steam. Steam cannot download the game because im on the wrong OS.
So where do I go from here? Even though I bought the game but can't download it, I need to download it through another way?
Aspyr’s ( link; link) is a new release of a game that first appeared for the Mac back in 2006. The Platinum edition is bundled with add-on packs and reworked for newer Mac hardware. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 puts you in charge of an amusement park. You’re responsible for the layout of the park, the rides, and everything that happens, including maintenance and upkeep. Park visitors (virtual people called Peeps) will want to eat and drink, spend money on souvenirs and games of chance, and, most of all, have fun on rides and amusements.
A career mode focuses on turning around the fortunes of ailing or small parks, with three sets of objectives (Apprentice, Entrepreneur, and Tycoon) that must be met to win each scenario. Reaching the apprentice goal is usually pretty easy—attract a certain number of customers, hit revenue goals, or add rides the customers want. Tycoon level can be a bit trickier; you may have to pay back a bank loan or have rides that hit certain excitement levels. Many rides and amusements are pre-packaged: find a spot of land in your park big enough to build it and have enough money in the bank, and presto, it appears. Roller coasters, transportation rides, flume rides and others can be designed from the ground up (though the game also includes plenty of pre-made designs). A Coaster Cam lets you take a ride on your roller coaster (or any other ride in your park) once you’re done. You can create impressively detailed coasters with loops, banking turns, corkscrews, and triggering events (setting off explosions or other actions that happen when a car passes by).
You can also create light shows and fireworks displays to keep your guests in the park after the sun goes down. If hitting goals and managing a budget doesn’t sound like fun to you, the game’s Sandbox mode that just lets you build to your heart’s content. There’s no real point to it, but it’s good for a diversion, or for younger players who may get lost in the nuances of career gameplay. The game also includes design tools that let you make your own Peeps, design your own coasters and even create entire custom scenarios from scratch.
As the Platinum edition, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 bundles two add-on packs, Soaked (water theme parks) and Wild (animal theme parks). Both add-on packs introduce new career scenarios and loads of new content to keep you busy for some time. Almost a decade has passed since RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 first made its debut for the PC. The gameplay is still fun and exciting, especially for gamers who haven’t played RollerCoaster Tycoon before. Aspyr deserves credit for updating the game to run on newer Macs and operating systems. But the game engine itself hasn’t aged very gracefully—graphics are blocky and jagged, especially when you zoom in to Peep view level.
The interface is decidedly PC-like, as well. That doesn’t ruin the game, but it makes the player realize that this game has been around the block a few times. Bottom line Despite its aging look, there’s a tremendous amount of gameplay to be had in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum, and it’s safe fun for the entire family.