Mascot Creator

SPRidley

SPRidley
Amazing, never saw the image of characters in development.
Theres going to be a medic! What does this mean for the game? Super excited to see what it brings to the table.

About the mascot creator, as much as I want it, I know how difficult it can be for them right now, when they are making the game from the ground up. If they ened to put something like that in a expansion, let them do that. The spore thing would be too time consuming for them to recreate (it was already super hard for maxis to do it at the time), something a lot more simpler could be done. Or maybe just make it easy for modders to create their own models and share, with easy menu implementation so people with no 3d knowledge can download and use fast and without too much fuss.
 

CoasterGuy

C
Mascots

Hi Guys,
I'd love for the Game to have customisable Mascots. Like Create a Peep, you could create your own mascot. Basically, When I create my Disney Park, I'd love to have a meet and greet area for Peeps to take photos with mascots, that aren't generic.
What do you think?
 

Nemmie

Nemmie
I suggested this months ago over at Atari. This is how I think it could work:-

There's a tool like RCT3's peep designer in-game which has lots of parts you can mix and match together to make your own mascot. Then you apply behaviours and reactions from a menu, similar to the killer whale shows. That way, it looks and behaves how you want it to. It can then be un-leashed upon your guests.
To add to this, I'd also like a bare animation armature that you could skin with your very own design you import into the game. Then, again, just give it a range of behaviours from the menu, and you've got your own unique mascot running round your park.
 

Best Melvyn EU

Best Melvyn EU
To tack onto this, has there been mention of character Meet n Greets? Specific areas throughout the park where certain characters would pop up to have pictures taken etc
 

Nemmie

Nemmie
Thanks Harbinger

Broadwaypizano said:
This is a really interesting idea! It does sound really, REALLY complicated to program, though.
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My idea is quite simple. It's just the peep editor and the mixmaster combined from Rollercoaster Tycoon 3. And that was from 2004. The only complicated part is if they implement the bare animation armature part. But it's nearly 14 years since that game so who knows what's possible now?
 

DaXin

DaXin
Hahhahaha

Is as crazy as fan option i saw for long!! hahahah I remember perfectly Spore! I was specting a lot of things about that game and the result was... well :( Not the spected.

Anyway!!! The hability to create our own creature/ character was a really fun point on that game n.n Could be great to got, like a tool or something like to create ours.. hahahh It looks a bit dificult ( maybe too much wishes on the list ) but could be nice to get that on a DLC or big expansion pack n.n
 

Angelis1

Angelis1
I need to admit that is not the "easiest suggestion" in term of dev time ... [uhh]

I would already be happy if we have something like :
- 4 or 5 mascots heads
- 4 or 5 mascots bodies
- 4 or 5 mascots arms
- 4 or 5 legs

and a color palette/wheel
 

Nemmie

Nemmie
The colourwheel/ pallet is a must. With even a small number of parts, it'll give loads of options. I think 10 of each part would be a good start and would give a huge amount of options.
 

CableGuy1

CableGuy1
Love this idea.
I'd add a little something - a "minder". In real parks, mascots always have a minder - a member of the staff/cast that follows the mascot, offering assistance in case of a fall or customer interaction. I was watching the 3rd dev diary and saw Coaster King walking about in his own and, from experience in real life, it didn't look quite right. (Still looks amazing btw).
So, I'd certainly suggest the minder idea with a regular staff member walking with the mascots for added realism. :)
 

Zuthilios

Z
No, this would be a bad idea.

Mascots are unique characters that act and entertain in ways specific to their character.

You can stick a bunch of parts together but it would have to use boring and generic interactions like 'wave' and 'pose' because you can't give a random character unique animations and expect it to work. It wouldn't work, it would look out of place and sub par.

If you want them to make you a mascot then expect a hefty price at the very least. Time, artwork, animation and personality all need to go into this to create a wonderful character or you'll end up with something dull and lifeless that doesn't fit into the game.

Edit*
One way I MIGHT be able to see this work, is instead of just straight up characters you instead change the characters skin. Different dinosaurs, different pirate kings or such. Same character, just different designs.
 
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Riddou

Riddou
if they're creating a tool for the vip passes to create visitors and staff, mascot creation should be possible the same way. maybe adding the editor to the final game could make the trick. :)

for the facilities, being able to create our own facilities from scratch out of a basic selfmade room seems like an awesome idea to me.
 
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