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Edit the save game file. If it's saved in slot 0 - it'll be called something like name.g0. Change offset positions 12-16 to zeros and your loan will be written off - that should keep the bailiffs from the door.

If you're greedy and want it all straight away then this cheat will be right up your street. Simply load up the game as normal then when asked for your nickname type: demo. Now when the game menu comes up select Continue Game and you'll have a massive pre-built theme park. Complete with high-tech rides and loads of money. There are a few flaws in the park and you can either fool around tweaking it or merely look after it for a couple of years and then put it up for auction. Remember though - if you sell it after one year no one will bid for it. At auction your stolen site should be worth about two million quid - enough to start your own park and build just about anything you want.

Use the following cheat with extreme caution because it will bust the game wide open. Enter your nick-name as: horza and create a new park. Now when the game starts up press c, you will get a few thousand dollars.. When you press Shift+Z, Alt+z and Ctrl+z you get the rides.

If cheating's not your bag then swallow your pride and sit through the tutorial. It's no use whining about how nothing works unless you know the basics of laying paths; queues and rides.

Open the park immediately when you begin the game. Even though only a couple of visitors trickle through you make money straight away.

Always watch the thought bubbles. For example if a bunch of people are hungry in one area of the park it's worth building a burger stall immediately just to please them.

Develop your park slowly and don't rush into burning all of your cash because when things start to go wrong in a huge park you just can't cope. Building gradually means that everything doesn't wear out at the same time.

If you place a ride in the wrong position don't be afraid to remove it. Remember if you uproot it straight away you probably won't have to pay anything. Brutal, executive, streamlining is nothing to be ashamed of.

Go for a large variety of rides as opposed to identical ones. Always choose a new ride over an existing one and if you do duplicate them make sure they're at opposite ends of the park.

It's often better to sell a ride on when it starts to break down rather than just closing it and waiting for a mechanic to do his thang. As you get deeper into the game no-one wahts to bother with primitive technology anyway. Also closed rides tend to make people unhappy.

Keep a close eye on stock levels because if a store is closed for any length of time you lose money. By the time the Advisor tells you a shop is running low and the sold out notices go up it's already too late - order immediately. The best way is to always have stock on order - you can delay its arrival by ordering if need be.

Stalls are brilliant. They make easy money don't generate litter and entertain your guests. The all-important key to a successful stall is to couple a small cost and prize with a moderate chance of winning. Moderation is much more likely to generate reliable revenue than more risky high cost offers.

The advantages when placing stalls are obvious. They're smaller than rides and so can be slotted in all over the place. Just remember that like rides you should aim for as much variety as possible and avoid positioning identical stalls too close to each other.

Don't neglect the simple things in the park. Place trees lakes and smart fences all over the place to impress the people - particularly around the roller coaster.

Employ handymen the moment litter starts appearing. Large build-ups of litter mean that you could probably get away with increasing the prices on your food stalls. Handymen aren't the brightest of souls and frequently end up getting lost so keep your pathways simple and use the way point navigation system on their icon bar when necessary. You want them to deal with vomit and litter so where possible position them outside manic rides and food shops - Pokey Cola stands are particularly bad but coffee shops have their own bins.

Hire mechanics as soon as a ride show signs of breaking down. Although sandwich-crazy they normally reach them before an explosion is on the cards. Mechanics can only fix one ride at a time. So in the event of two rides going into their death throes you need to either turn one ride off and set your mechanic on the other or employ and additional mechanic. An alternative method is to slow one damaged ride down and repair the second. The queues grow but the people are happier than if the ride wasn't open at all. It's a gamble but you can increase the odds by keeping an eye on the people.

Place entertainers by the longer queues to keep people happy and when it starts raining put them by the park entrance so they can hand out umbrellas.

Hire security guards when Hells Angels start appearing. You know when that happens because they beat up entertainers and rides break down more quickly. You can't stop the thugs from getting into your park so the only option is to eject them when they misbehave. Hire lots of guards and send them after the thugs. You could try sacrificing an entertainer to their knuckle-dusters - at least that way the thugs don't ruin any of your rides.

When building the park and dealing with tricky problems slow the game speed right down. This gives you more time to plan and reduce mistakes.

Make sure you spend plenty of money on research because as well as helping the park to grow and helping you win the most advanced park award placing new rides makes the game more fun to play. If you can always buy new rides when they become available.

When positioning rides remember that you can move entrances and exits relatively easily. Keep their immediate vicinity clear to save problems later.

It's a good idea to buy up some shares in your theme park. Not only does it protect you from being bought out but if the park does well it also gives you some extra cash to play with.

Always increase your ticket price immediately after adding a new ride to the park.

Build places where people can queue up that are long enough to support all those who want to go on the ride - people won't join a full queue and therefore miss out. You can increase the length of your queue provided you have left room for extra tiles.

You can have lots of fun laying out the park - here are a few pointers to help you on your way: put a balloon shop by the entrance; cut down walking time by avoiding snaking paths that lead nowhere and instead have a straight path with rides coming off it; signpost your park as much as you can; and make the most of one-way routes.

Did you know that many food stalls can be approached from both below and above so long as the path runs directly behind them? Set them up with a path running in front and behind the stall and they'll sell food and drink from both sides hence maximising your revenue.

Finally never leave the park unattended. Pause it if you need to pop off for a minute. There's always something to do. A well-maintained park is a successful one.