I hate the "adults and teens only" restriction. Not only is it totally unnecessary and redundant because another game mechanism does the same job, the restriction is totally arbitrary in its application. The PC versions of many rides which allow kids on them in real life do not in PC, and there are a few PC rides which do allow kids but might not in real life. Furthermore, this restriction prevents folks making tamer, family-friendly coasters using certain car/track combinations which are possible in real life. So get rid of the "adults and teens only" restriction. It's redundant anyway.
The other game mechanism that keeps kids off coasters is the finished ride's overall fear rating. Peeps will never go on rides with a fear rating higher than their maximum fear tolerance. The absolute maximum fear tolerance for families is 4.0, and only 1% (or less) of all families have a fear tolerance of 3.9 or 4.0. The breakdown is approximately like this:
Fear = 3.0: Too scary for about 50% of families
Fear = 3.3: Too scary for about 66% of families
Fear = 3.4: Too scary for about 75% of families
Fear = 3.5: Too scary for about 90% of families
So it's actually pretty simple. You control the number of kids on a ride by building it to a target the fear rating. If you don't want any kids at all on a ride, just make it so the fear is 4.1. If you want to allow some kids but not all (IOW, limited to the larger pre-teens), put the fear somewhere between 3.0 and 3.4.
Bottom line: let customers control whether or not they allow kids on their coasters by designing rides to have fear ratings to suit their target audiences. Down with the "adults and teens only" restriction!
The other game mechanism that keeps kids off coasters is the finished ride's overall fear rating. Peeps will never go on rides with a fear rating higher than their maximum fear tolerance. The absolute maximum fear tolerance for families is 4.0, and only 1% (or less) of all families have a fear tolerance of 3.9 or 4.0. The breakdown is approximately like this:
Fear = 3.0: Too scary for about 50% of families
Fear = 3.3: Too scary for about 66% of families
Fear = 3.4: Too scary for about 75% of families
Fear = 3.5: Too scary for about 90% of families
So it's actually pretty simple. You control the number of kids on a ride by building it to a target the fear rating. If you don't want any kids at all on a ride, just make it so the fear is 4.1. If you want to allow some kids but not all (IOW, limited to the larger pre-teens), put the fear somewhere between 3.0 and 3.4.
Bottom line: let customers control whether or not they allow kids on their coasters by designing rides to have fear ratings to suit their target audiences. Down with the "adults and teens only" restriction!
