| Build You Own... |
| If you select Build It from the Selection Screen you will be taken to the appropriate 3D environment for the coaster. In the bottom right of the screen is the Construction Panel with which you place and manipulate track sections. In the top corners of the screen are tags that open diagonal Drop Down Menus with additional controls when clicked with the mouse. The function of each button is described below. |
| To navigate around your landscape,
use your mouse : 1 - Click and hold the left mouse button to move in the horizontal plane. 2 - Click and hold the right mouse button to rotate the camera view. 3 - Click and hold both mouse buttons to move vertically. Press M to turn music on / off. Press ESC at any time to return to the Selection Screen. |
| The Construction Panel |
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Feature Pieces - The window in the center of this section shows the currently selected special feature. The names of all available feature pieces are displayed on panels beneath it. The arrows to the left and right of the track thumbnail allow you to cycle through all available features until you have selected the section you wish to use. To place the special feature piece click on its name or its thumbnail image. |
| Drop Down Menus |
| Ride Coaster - Allows
you to ride the coaster you are building or a previously saved one you have
loaded. While riding you may move freely around the landscape with your
mouse while the camera focuses on the roller coaster cars, or the rider's
eye view from within the car. Press keys 1 or 2 on your keyboard to toggle between these views. To change your "seating" position in view mode 2, use the < and > (greater than / less than) buttons. Press S while the coaster is in motion to SCREAM ! |
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| Demolish - Destroys the entire coaster leaving only the station house and the landscape | |
| Save File - Writes your current coaster to a file on your hard disk. | |
| Load File - Opens a previously saved coaster. | |
| Quit - Exits World's Greatest Coasters and returns you to Windows. |