openrct2-live-ride-measurements

An OpenRCT2 plugin which shows live ride measurements.

Live Ride Measurements - OpenRCT2 Plugin 🎢

An OpenRCT2 plugin which shows ride measurements. Can be useful when constructing a ride.


Example GIF


Installing

  1. Download the latest release from here.
  2. Put the .js file in your OpenRCT2 Plugin folder:
    • Windows: C:\Users\YourName\Documents\OpenRCT2\plugin
    • Mac: /Users/YourName/Library/Application Support/OpenRCT2/plugin
    • Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/OpenRCT2/plugin or in its absence $HOME/.config/OpenRCT2/plugin
  3. Start OpenRCT2.

How to use

  1. Load your scenario.
  2. Open the Live Ride Measurements windows by clicking and holding the map icon. Example Menu
  3. Select your ride in the opened window.
  4. If you're still constructing the roller coaster, enable ghost trains by clicking the blue flag in the construction menu. Example Ghost Trains

Please be aware that at this moment the plug-in only supports rides with a single station.

Building the plugin

Setup:

npm install

then run:

npm run build

The plugin file can then be found in the release folder.

For development you can use:

npm run watch 

Be aware that you still need to copy the plugin manually in your OpenRCT2 plugin folder.