Cheats

Complete list of available cheats in OpenRCT2 and how to use them

OpenRCT2 includes an extensive cheats system that allows you to modify game rules, manipulate park conditions, and experiment with creative building. Cheats are saved with your park file.

Using cheats may affect scenario objectives and achievements. Use responsibly!

Accessing Cheats

To open the Cheats menu:

1. Open the Map window
2. Click the Cheats button (icon with magic wand)
3. Or use the keyboard shortcut (default: Ctrl+Alt+C)

The Cheats window is organized into several tabs based on cheat categories.

Cheat Categories

Sandbox & Building Cheats

These cheats remove restrictions for creative building:

Sandbox Mode

Enables unrestricted building and testing without scenario constraints.

Effect: Removes most gameplay restrictions

Use case: Experimenting with park designs without financial or objective pressures

Disable Clearance Checks

Allows you to build through other objects without clearance errors.

Effect: Ignores collision detection for construction

Use case: Creating compact layouts and overlapping elements

Can cause visual glitches with overlapping objects

Disable Support Limits

Removes height restrictions on ride supports.

Effect: Build rides at any height without support limitations

Use case: Creating elevated coasters and extreme heights

Build in Pause Mode

Allows construction while the game is paused.

Effect: Enables all building tools during pause

Use case: Careful planning and precision building

Allow Track Place Invalid Heights

Permits placing track pieces at unusual elevations.

Effect: Bypasses normal height restrictions for tracks

Use case: Creative track layouts and underground sections

Make All Destructible

Makes all scenery and objects removable, including normally protected items.

Effect: Allows deletion of any park element

Use case: Cleaning up inherited parks or fixing mistakes

Ride & Vehicle Cheats

Show All Operating Modes

Displays all possible operating modes for rides, including hidden ones.

Effect: Unlocks all operating mode options in ride settings

Use case: Accessing special ride modes for testing

Show Vehicles from Other Track Types

Shows vehicle options from incompatible ride types.

Effect: Expands vehicle selection beyond normal options

Use case: Creative vehicle combinations (may cause issues)

Unlock Operating Limits

Removes restrictions on ride speed and operating parameters.

Effect: Allows fast lift hills and extreme settings

Use case: Creating intense ride experiences

Also known as: Fast Lift Hill cheat

Disable Brakes Failure

Prevents brake failures on rides.

Effect: Rides cannot experience brake malfunctions

Use case: Maintaining park safety without breakdowns

Disable All Breakdowns

Completely prevents ride breakdowns.

Effect: Rides never break down

Use case: Focusing on park design without maintenance concerns

Disable Train Length Limit

Removes restrictions on train lengths.

Effect: Build trains with unlimited cars

Use case: Creating extremely long trains for capacity or visuals

Enable Chain Lift on All Track

Allows chain lift on any track piece.

Effect: Chain lift can be added to normally restricted pieces

Use case: Custom ride mechanics and unusual lift configurations

Allow Arbitrary Ride Type Changes

Permits changing ride types after construction.

Effect: Convert rides to different types

Use case: Repurposing existing rides (may cause crashes)

This can corrupt ride data. Use with caution!

Disable Ride Value Aging

Prevents rides from losing value over time.

Effect: Ride excitement values remain constant

Use case: Maintaining initial ride ratings permanently

Ignore Ride Intensity

Guests will ride attractions regardless of intensity rating.

Effect: Removes intensity-based ride rejection

Use case: Testing extreme coasters without guest complaints

Renew Rides

Instantly repairs and refurbishes all rides to new condition.

Effect: Resets all ride downtime, reliability, and age

Use case: Quick park maintenance

Fix All Rides

Immediately repairs all broken rides.

Effect: Fixes breakdowns across the park

Use case: Emergency park maintenance

Reset Crash Status

Clears crash history from rides.

Effect: Removes crash flags and guest fear

Use case: Restoring reputation after accidents

10 Minute Inspections

Sets all rides to 10-minute inspection intervals.

Effect: Changes inspection time for all rides

Use case: Consistent maintenance schedules

Financial Cheats

No Money

Disables money management - everything is free.

Effect: Removes all costs and financial constraints

Use case: Pure creative building without budgets

Add Money

Adds money to your park budget.

Default amount: Varies by currency

Use case: Quick cash injection for projects

Set Money

Sets your cash to a specific amount.

Effect: Override current cash value

Use case: Starting with exact amounts for challenges

Clear Loan

Instantly pays off all park debt.

Effect: Sets loan to zero

Use case: Removing loan interest burden

Ignore Price

Guests ignore ride and shop prices.

Effect: Guests buy regardless of cost

Use case: Testing maximum price profitability

Unlock All Prices

Removes price limits on rides and shops.

Effect: Set any price value

Use case: Extreme pricing experiments

Guest Cheats

Set Guest Parameters

Modify guest statistics like happiness, hunger, energy, etc.

Available parameters:

• Happiness
• Energy
• Hunger
• Thirst
• Nausea
• Nausea Tolerance
• Toilet
• Preferred Ride Intensity

Effect: Sets chosen parameter for all guests

Use case: Controlling guest behavior and needs

Generate Guests

Spawns a large number of guests instantly.

Default: 250 guests per use

Effect: Adds guests at park entrances

Use case: Quick park population for testing

Remove All Guests

Removes all guests from the park.

Effect: Instantly clears park of all peeps

Use case: Starting fresh or performance testing

Give All Guests

Gives items to all guests in the park.

Available items:

• Money (£10.00 default)
• Park Map
• Balloon
• Umbrella

Effect: Every guest receives the selected item

Use case: Testing guest inventory effects

Disable Vandalism

Prevents guests from vandalizing benches and lamps.

Effect: Guests never vandalize park property

Use case: Maintaining pristine park appearance

Disable Littering

Stops guests from dropping litter.

Effect: Guests never litter

Use case: Keeping parks clean automatically

Fix Vandalism

Instantly repairs all vandalized objects.

Effect: Fixes all broken benches and lamps

Use case: Quick park cleanup

Remove Litter

Clears all litter from the park.

Effect: Deletes all litter items

Use case: Instant park cleaning

Staff Cheats

Set Staff Speed

Controls how fast staff members move.

Options:

• Normal (default: 0x60)
• Frozen (0x00) - Staff don’t move
• Fast (0xFF) - Staff move very quickly

Effect: Changes staff movement speed

Use case: Faster park maintenance or freezing staff positions

Park & Landscape Cheats

Set Grass Length

Controls grass height throughout the park.

Effect: Sets uniform grass length

Use case: Aesthetic control over park appearance

Water Plants

Instantly waters all plants in the park.

Effect: Refreshes all scenery plants

Use case: Quick garden maintenance

Disable Plant Aging

Prevents plants from aging and changing appearance.

Effect: Plants remain in current state

Use case: Maintaining specific garden aesthetics

Own All Land

Gives you ownership of all land on the map.

Effect: Entire map becomes owned

Use case: Eliminating land purchase requirements

Remove Park Fences

Deletes all park boundary fences.

Effect: Removes perimeter fencing

Use case: Open park designs

Open/Close Park

Instantly opens or closes the park.

Effect: Toggles park open/closed status

Use case: Quick park status changes

Weather Cheats

Force Weather

Changes current weather to your choice.

Available weather types:

• Sunny
• Partly Cloudy
• Cloudy
• Rain
• Heavy Rain
• Thunder
• Snow
• Heavy Snow
• Blizzard

Effect: Immediately changes weather

Use case: Testing weather effects or screenshots

Freeze Weather

Locks weather to current conditions.

Effect: Weather stops changing

Use case: Maintaining specific weather for events or testing

Scenario & Rating Cheats

Win Scenario

Instantly completes the current scenario objective.

Effect: Triggers scenario completion

Use case: Skipping to next scenario or testing completion

Have Fun

Enables the “Have Fun” objective from RCT1.

Effect: Sets free-play objective

Use case: Sandbox-style scenario play

Set Forced Park Rating

Locks park rating to a specific value.

Range: 0-999 (disabled at -1)

Effect: Overrides calculated park rating

Use case: Maintaining specific ratings for testing

Neverending Marketing

Marketing campaigns never expire.

Effect: Active campaigns run indefinitely

Use case: Permanent advertising benefits

Advanced Construction Cheats

Ignore Research Status

Makes all rides and scenery available regardless of research.

Effect: Unlocks entire object library

Use case: Building with all available content immediately

Enable All Drawable Track Pieces

Unlocks all track pieces for drawing.

Effect: Shows all track elements in construction

Use case: Advanced track design with full piece library

Allow Regular Path as Queue

Permits using normal paths as queue lines.

Effect: Regular paths function as queue paths

Use case: More flexible queue designs

Allow Special Colour Schemes

Enables additional color options for rides and objects.

Effect: Unlocks OpenRCT2-specific color schemes

Use case: Enhanced customization options

Special Cheats

Create Ducks

Spawns ducks in water features.

Default: 20 ducks per use

Effect: Adds decorative ducks to park waters

Use case: Adding ambient wildlife

Remove Ducks

Removes all ducks from the park.

Effect: Deletes all duck entities

Use case: Clearing excessive duck populations

Cheat State Persistence

Cheats are saved with your park file and will be active when you reload:

• All toggle cheats (enabled/disabled state)
• Staff speed settings
• Forced park rating value
• Other persistent cheat states

Cheats can be reset using CheatsReset() function or by starting a new game.

Multiplayer Considerations

• Cheat access is controlled by multiplayer permissions
• Server hosts can restrict who can use cheats
• Cheat actions are synchronized across all clients
• Some cheats may affect server performance

Using certain cheats in multiplayer may disrupt other players’ experiences. Coordinate with your server community.

Console Commands

Some cheat functionality is also available via console commands. See the Console Commands documentation for details.

Technical Implementation

Cheats are implemented as a state structure (CheatsState) stored in the game state:

struct CheatsState {
    bool sandboxMode;
    bool disableClearanceChecks;
    bool disableSupportLimits;
    // ... and many more flags
    StaffSpeedCheat selectedStaffSpeed;
    int32_t forcedParkRating;
};

Cheat actions are executed through the CheatSetAction game action system, ensuring proper network synchronization in multiplayer.

Best Practices

Save Before Cheating

Create a backup save before experimenting with cheats, especially destructive ones.

Start Conservative

Begin with minor cheats and understand their effects before using more extreme options.

Test in Sandbox

Try new cheats in a test park rather than your main projects.

Document Usage

Keep track of which cheats you’ve enabled for troubleshooting purposes.

Source Files

For developers interested in the implementation:

• Header: src/openrct2/Cheats.h:10
• Implementation: src/openrct2/Cheats.cpp:10
• UI: src/openrct2-ui/windows/Cheats.cpp
• Game Actions: src/openrct2/actions/cheats/CheatSetAction.h