JVDesignStudio · OpenRCT2 Plugin Workshop

Save Your
Guests
From Drowning

Write a real OpenRCT2 plugin in JavaScript. Detect when guests fall into water, catch the error, and make them swim to safety — step by step, live simulation on the right.

JavaScript OpenRCT2 Plugin API 13 Steps Ages 11+ 🆓 Free

🏊 Start Rescuing

What you'll build

Guest detectionYOU code it

Swim speedYOU decide

Rescue radiusYOU decide

try/catch error handlingYOU write it

Guests savedLIVE COUNT

📦 Download the Plugin

Two versions of the real working plugin — both tested in OpenRCT2 v0.5.0. Drop either one into your plugin folder and your guests will never drown again.

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Swim Rescue

Simple & reliable

v3.0

The clean, straightforward version. Detects guests on water tiles and instantly teleports them to the nearest path. No UI window, no frills — just works.

Water tile detection Nearest path finder (up to 20 tiles) Guest stats restored after rescue Runs every 8 ticks for performance Duplicate rescue prevention

registerPlugin({ name: "Swim_Rescue", version: "3.0", targetApiVersion: 34, main: main });

⬇ Download v3.0

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Swim Rescue

Full balloon rescue system

v2.0

The full version with animated balloon markers that fly to guests and carry them to safety. Includes an in-game stats window and enable/disable toggle.

Everything in v3.0 Balloon marker spawned per rescue 2-state machine: fly to guest → fly to safety Up to 5 simultaneous rescues In-game UI window with live stats Enable / disable toggle button 500-tick timeout failsafe

// Balloon flies to guest (state 0) // then carries them to safety (state 1) // UI window shows rescued count live

⬇ Download v2.0

📁 How to Install

1Download the .js file above

2Open OpenRCT2 → click the red toolbox → Open custom content folder

3Open the plugin subfolder (create it if it doesn't exist)

4Drop the .js file in — make sure it ends in .js not .js.txt

5Load a park — the plugin activates automatically. Check the ~ console for the loaded message

6Build a coaster that dumps guests into water and watch them get rescued!

Save YourGuestsFrom Drowning

Save Your
Guests
From Drowning