OpenRCT2 / OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2

Coaster falling through track

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Description

Operating System

Windows 10 64-bit

OpenRCT2 build

OpenRCT2, v0.4.11-141-gce626b6 (ce626b6 on develop) provided by GitHub

Base game

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2

Area(s) with this issue?

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Describe the issue

Spawning a specific coaster creates some extremely odd behavior. The ride acts like it's falling through the track, and it won't dispatch from the station, except sometimes it will.

Steps to reproduce

I opened the coaster on this save and it happened. It seems oddly timing dependent. For a period of ~5-10 minutes, the coaster will spawn like that, then it will spawn the coaster just fine for about 3-4 minutes.

Attachments

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/691736850980667514/1244875714902233139/openrct2_2024-05-27_21-51-04.mp4?ex=6656b45b&is=665562db&hm=57b6afe3bc06e39b0531ea1f22a902023e631dbce22cab7e323d1c54cfe2c86a&
Weird Glitch.zip

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by loading the attached Weird Glitch.zip in OpenRCT2 v0.4.11-141-gce626b6 on Windows 10 and reproduce the timing-dependent coaster behavior shown in the video. Compare periods when the coaster falls through the track with periods when it spawns normally, and trace the coaster spawning and station-dispatch behavior. Done means the supplied save no longer produces falling trains or failed dispatches.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
game-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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