What is in store for Planet Coaster 2.0?

Helena

Helena
We haven't had 1.10. We had 1.1 which is not same thing. It is not same as math decimal. The period is separator not decimal. So 1.1 and 1.10 are two different versions.
 

Ramm

Ramm
Maybe people are just wondering what would happen in Planet Coaster 2?

Just like people wondering back in the RCT1 days what would be in RCT2?
 

lilibat

lilibat
Galactic Coaster! We all get our own systems and planets and can go visit everyone's parks by going to their home planet.
 

SymphonyX

SymphonyX
breezerHOG said:
wouldnt that just cause coasters to go faster/slower similar to having high/low friction?
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Not exactly. A coaster under the effects of a different gravitational force would require to be designed differently. Take a coaster on the moon for example. The gravitational force on the moon is approximately 1/6th of Earth's. (9.807 m/s2 vs 1.625 m/s2) So on earth a 100' coaster would reach a top speed of around 55 MPH, but a 100' coaster on the moon would only reach a whopping speed of around 22 MPH! For a roller coaster to reach a top speed of 55 MPH on the moon, it would require a 600' drop! For a roller coaster to reach a top speed of 100 MPH on the moon, it would require a 2,000'+ drop! Also, the size of the supports for a coaster on the moon would be considerably smaller as well.

Looking at the opposite effect, if we were on a planet with three times the gravity of Earth, a 100' coaster would hit a top speed of 95 MPH, while a 35' coaster would hit a top speed of 56 MPH! Not to mention since everyone is already under 3Gs the slightest increase in positive Gs would be painful. And, in order to get airtime, the coaster would have to FLY over hills at much faster rates of speed.

So a coaster designed on earth would not function the same if it were built on another planet. It could either become a snooze fest or a death machine.
 

hos

H
SymphonyX said:
For a roller coaster to reach a top speed of 55 MPH on the moon, it would require a 600' drop!
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genius minds recognized this problem and invented the launch coaster. coaster enthusiasts are always ahead of time ;). more problematic is the zero-g roll in a non-g environment. no way to feel the difference.
 

LN

LN
SymphonyX said:
Not exactly. A coaster under the effects of a different gravitational force would require to be designed differently. Take a coaster on the moon for example. The gravitational force on the moon is approximately 1/6th of Earth's. (9.807 m/s2 vs 1.625 m/s2) So on earth a 100' coaster would reach a top speed of around 55 MPH, but a 100' coaster on the moon would only reach a whopping speed of around 22 MPH! For a roller coaster to reach a top speed of 55 MPH on the moon, it would require a 600' drop! For a roller coaster to reach a top speed of 100 MPH on the moon, it would require a 2,000'+ drop! Also, the size of the supports for a coaster on the moon would be considerably smaller as well.

Looking at the opposite effect, if we were on a planet with three times the gravity of Earth, a 100' coaster would hit a top speed of 95 MPH, while a 35' coaster would hit a top speed of 56 MPH! Not to mention since everyone is already under 3Gs the slightest increase in positive Gs would be painful. And, in order to get airtime, the coaster would have to FLY over hills at much faster rates of speed.

So a coaster designed on earth would not function the same if it were built on another planet. It could either become a snooze fest or a death machine.
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Never to old to learn something new I notice. [up] Nice calculations.

hos said:
genius minds recognized this problem and invented the launch coaster. coaster enthusiasts are always ahead of time ;). more problematic is the zero-g roll in a non-g environment. no way to feel the difference.
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Haha, everything will be zero-g yes.

But..... It does sound like a real challenge to gain good values. Will still be interesting to see what happens.
 

Chems

Chems
You still have acceleration in zero g so that wouldnt really be a problem, but still interesting to see how it would turn out!
 
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