OpenRCT2, the open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, has been released in version 0.4.24 called “Encyclopaedia Salesman”.
0.4.24 (2025-07-05) Feature: [#24411] Vanilla scenarios now also have previews in the scenario selection window. Feature: [#24616] Add ability to scroll map with gamepad sticks. Feature: [#24662] Add optional screenshot argument for Z coord. Improved: [#22684] The limit of 2000 animated tile elements has been removed. Improved: [#23228] Landscape edge doors now animate opening and closing and play a sound. Improved: [#24026] Notification settings have been made into a tab of the Recent Messages window. Improved: [#24569, #24710] Add ten additional translations to the Windows installer. Change: [#24559] Scenario options are now disabled rather than hidden when disabling money makes them non-applicable. Change: [objects#383] Disable all base colours on non-remappable WWTT vehicles, change black to light_blue. Change: [objects#384] Remove erroneously enabled WWTT third remaps. Removed: [#24628] “Pause game when Steam overlay is open” feature (already broken for a long time). Removed: [#24640] Grouping by difficulty (instead of per campaign) in the scenario selector. Fix: [#15846] Rightclicking on track piece when there is construction below does not work. Fix: [#16176, #23113] Animated tile elements do not always redraw when there is over 2000. Fix: [#17365] The slope of new land surfaces is only correct on one side when shifting and resizing the map. Fix: [#18080] Obsolete official .DAT files can be loaded accidentally. Fix: [#21703] Scenery wall doors get stuck open if the game is saved and loaded whilst they are open. Fix: [#24456] Zoomed out vehicles on the ride window tab can sometimes draw incorrectly. Fix: [#24458] Vehicles in the ride window vehicle tab are offset differently than vanilla RCT2, and the sprites are cut off at the bottom. Fix: [#24576] It is possible to edit open rides in certain circumstances. Fix: [#24589] Music tab doesn’t fully render in multiplayer. Fix: [#24615] Blank strings in Windows installer. Fix: [#24617] ‘Divide by zero’ error when updating boat hire acceleration. Fix: [#24626] Viewports that only follow sprites (e.g. in the Ride and Guest windows) can be made to unfollow them. Fix: [#24661] convert console command always crashes with a segmentation fault. Fix: [#24666] convert console command rejects files with an SV7 extension. Fix: [objects#388] ‘Italian Police Ride’ has a non-functional first remap colour.
