Here's the results of some early testing I've done on RCT2 scenario 'progress'.

In RCT1, it was not possible to copy scenario progress between PCs without following a convoluted process. This was irritating because RCT1 only 'unlocked' later scenarios if you had won the earlier ones.

In RCT2 all scenarios are permanently available, but a reinstall could mean that you lose your name and company value for scenarios that you have won. I set about testing how to keep/transfer this record of your RCT2 achievements.

My early conclusions are that scenario progress (including winner name and company value) are stored in a file called scores.dat in the Saved Games folder. Unlike RCT1, this file can just be copied between machines and reused.

However, uninstalling the game, deletes the scores.dat file (but not the Saved Games) from the Saved Games folder. So although your saved games are not deleted your progress is. Yikes!

Reinstalling the game (stopping briefly to curse again as the CD copy-protection gives me an install error at the end. Sure, I can still play the game, but how can I be sure that this game is installed properly?), a new scores.dat file gets added to the Saved Games folder (4 bytes!).

Restarting the game, with the saved games folder containing the SV6 file for the scenario made after I had won the scenario, does RCT2 starting for the first time behave like RCT1, recognise the saved game file and reinstate my progress? NO IT DOES NOT!

Lesson learned. If you want to keep your scenario progress, make a copy of your scores.dat file before deinstalling the game. 

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In RCT scenarios, you can either charge nothing for the rides, and charge an entrance fee to the park when the guests arrive, or you have free park entrance, and the chance to charge for rides.

The option will depend on the scenario. It is possible to change this as follows:
start a scenario
make a saved game immediately
Exit to the main RCT2 menu
On the toolbox icon, choose scenario editor
When the editor starts up, choose load landscape and load your saved game. (Note that this gets rid of all rides and people from the park)
Use the forward and back buttons to find the screen with the option to change the scenario pricing
move forward again to save the scenario
Done! The only advantage to this is that if the scenario starts with any attractions, you lose them all! 

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As I write this it is less than 24 hours later and the scenario already has almost 70 downloads. I hope you all like it - it was a monster. How much work does it take to make a scenario - the following is just a little idea of the thought process that went into this particular conversion:

RCT2 uses a different monetary format - the original Alton Towers scenario was all about working on a tightrope budget. Spend too much, too fast and find yourself hopelessly in the red. The scenario started with $4,800,000 (actually $4,770,000 but you could raise it $30,000 to $4,800,000 which makes the math easier).

This was really an important consideration in order to make the scenario worth anything. You see in RCT2 the lowest interest rate you can get is 5% per annum. I knew from playing the little I have (as opposed to making scenarios, eh?!) that 5% is much higher than any RCT1 interest rate (which I assume was constant based on the fact that it was never mentioned). Thus, I figured that if I did a straight conversion - $4,800,000 loan to start - that the scenario may be completely unplayable.

I started the RCT1 version and maxed the loan - after 1 week the bank took $2,000 in interest. There are 245 days in a single RCT year (March 1 - October 31). Therefore, there are exactly 35 weeks (245/7=35) for that same time period. At $2,000/week the RCT1 bank takes $70,000 a year in interest on a $4,800,000 loan ($2,000/week * 35 weeks = $70,000/year). That, in turn, works to a measly 1.458333333% APR (even in today's market that's a good car loan, although mine is at 0.9% LOL). However, as noted above, RCT2 places a minimum APR of 5% - that translates to a whopping $240,000 per annum, roughly $6,857 per week. With only $10,000 in hand to start, I was afraid that the scenario would be impossible so I had to adjust the loan. 

The solution - use the $2,000 per week, $70,000 per annum (or as close as possible) of the original scenario. 

Thus: X * 5% = $70,000 : X = $70,000/5% : X = $1,400,000

Beautiful - problem was it didn't work - huh?!!! Fuzzy Math - who knows maybe its based on different numbers but the $1,400,000 gave a $2,136.20 per week deduction - that translates to an APR (based on a 35 week year) of 5.3405%. Maybe my 35 week year is off - who knows - so after some experimenting, I set it at $1,310,000 which gives a weekly payment of $1,998.90 and an annual deduction of $69,961.50. Close enough (which, of course, also is a 5.3405% rate).

Now, mind you, before all this problem solving, I had done all the other scenario stuff like setting the rides and research tree. As noted before, the former wall facings (like the brick, etc) convert over to stone now, and that castle and some of the other buildings were just plain ugly - I did the best I could with the scenery but it took a while.

Then I finally got the money where I wanted it, saved the scenario and started it up to add the rides. THANKFULLY I made the decision to go in alphabetical order. I got to the Black Hole - an indoor mini coaster ride with Rocket Cars - problem was I hadn't included it. CS split the former Steel Mini Coaster into two separte coasters - the junior coaster (with ladybird or log cars) and the Mini Coaster (with Auto, Rocket or Tobaggon cars). I had seen the Steel Mini and added only the Junior Coaster, forgetting the Mini Coaster - ooops - back to the scenario editor and add the Mini and then start all over withadding rides - like I said - Black Hole - luckily I was going ion alphabetical order - mostly had to lose Bathrooms and a couple rides begining with "A". Oh well.

Finally, I finished the rides and opened the park - wow did those peeps come pouring in - the peep generator is much more easier than it used to be. I thought the 2,500 goal would be way too easy now. SO - I examined the Six Flags Parks and decide to go with that - 3,500 in 3 years when you start with just under 2,000. It seem s to work well - BUT I have saved everything just in case - please let me know of any problems and I can try and fix them if necessary.

Enjoy!!!! 