Feedback on Planet Coaster 2
Played: at the day of the release, November 6 2024
First of all, thank you for creating PC2!
Hopefully, you will appreciate the feedback. Maybe you can use it to roll out fixes or add idea’s in free updates or DLC packages. I see a lot of potential for DLC’s btw.
It would be better to have these numbers shown in black, and going to red when it’s not possible to place the item on a certain spot. The minus-token will already tell the player that the money will be subtracted from their balance.
Ideas for free updates / DLC’s
Currently, if we create a custom water tile for just a slide exit, park visitors will recognize the water tile as a regular swimming pool. That’s not what we meant this for.
Even when the player don’t want to experiment with safety, it would add an extra challenge to maximize NPC excitement and keeping safety in control. Sometimes close to the edge of boundaries, sometimes going over it.
Inspiration:
Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HXGokF2Lg5k
^^ This one is a little extreme, but it would be fun to have the possibility!
At this moment, NPC’s swimming in these pool machines are swap up and down too calmly.
Please allow us to more adjustment!
As an extra addition, you can also think about different wave machines. These are an attraction on itself. Please get inspired by the next video:
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux7eBVt3kAM
The water scenery here in the second tutorial map is really impressive. Please allow this kind of waves in the pools. It would make the game so much more creative and exited!
Water grids
In real life parks, waves creates water overflow at the end of the pool. Perhaps, you can add an item where we have to place grids to catch up the water overflow. Perhaps you can add a whole new effect in the game: If players don’t add grids, water will overflow and park cleaners have to clean up.
Splashing water
It would be even so cool, it water from waves could splash up against objects in the water flow path. Ofcourse, the wilder the waves and the closed to the wave machine, the more splash it can create.
Entertainers:
More body entertainer, with float band around his waist
Items:
Banana to swim with, to sit on
When selecting the second path color, the first, red one is used. In other words: the first and second path are both giving the both a red path. While the second path should be blue, which is also texted in the interface as ‘blue’.
Swimming pool shops
People can buy swim tools like airbeds, but they don’t use it in the pools.
Only a few people using it while I had three shops with good sells.
That’s it for now! I will report more If I find more idea’s or bugs in the future.
Last but not least: I really hope the UI will be renewed for PC. It's really console focused and it's just not working well for PC players right now.
The UI from Planet Zoo was the absolute best. I don't know why the wheel has been reinvented again while it was already so good and developed so well.
Thanks Frontier!
Played: at the day of the release, November 6 2024
First of all, thank you for creating PC2!
Hopefully, you will appreciate the feedback. Maybe you can use it to roll out fixes or add idea’s in free updates or DLC packages. I see a lot of potential for DLC’s btw.
Alerts are not clearing automatically
Because alerts are not clearing, people are unsure if they managed to really fix the issue when the alert still persist.- Examples:
- people cannot reach an entrance. (Placing the entrance will not clear the alert automatically when the path has been done)
- Broken power stations. When fixed by an engineer, the alert must be cleared manually.
Placing items
When placing objects, or creating ride pieces, the costs are shown in red. This implies that the object cannot be placed. I am aware that you probably want to let the player know that it the amount of money will be extracted. However, RED normally means: NOT possible in most building games.It would be better to have these numbers shown in black, and going to red when it’s not possible to place the item on a certain spot. The minus-token will already tell the player that the money will be subtracted from their balance.
Ideas for free updates / DLC’s
Custom water pool exits
It would be REALLY great if we can add custom exits for waterslides and/or pools. This will create a lot of flexibility where to put the slides, instead of letting them end in a regular water tile.Currently, if we create a custom water tile for just a slide exit, park visitors will recognize the water tile as a regular swimming pool. That’s not what we meant this for.
Water pool customization
Please add more customization for the water tile object. Some ideas:- Standard underwater jets (as they are now currenty in the game)
- Customer underwater jets
- Safety:
Even when the player don’t want to experiment with safety, it would add an extra challenge to maximize NPC excitement and keeping safety in control. Sometimes close to the edge of boundaries, sometimes going over it.
Inspiration:
^^ This one is a little extreme, but it would be fun to have the possibility!
- Whirlpools
- Jetstream pools (where people can swim against to)
- Water Play (dropping water buckets, massage streams, rotating water objects for kids etc)
- Sauna’s
- Salt water (to make people float)
Wave pool machines
Sorry to say! We expected WAY more of the wave pool machines… There are currently 4 formats in width. But it doesn’t do anything with the wave reachability or intensity. Why are the waves so small and calm?! In real life, these waves are much more intens, wilder, higher. We expected a customization tab where we could intensifier the waves.At this moment, NPC’s swimming in these pool machines are swap up and down too calmly.
Please allow us to more adjustment!
As an extra addition, you can also think about different wave machines. These are an attraction on itself. Please get inspired by the next video:
The water scenery here in the second tutorial map is really impressive. Please allow this kind of waves in the pools. It would make the game so much more creative and exited!
Water grids
In real life parks, waves creates water overflow at the end of the pool. Perhaps, you can add an item where we have to place grids to catch up the water overflow. Perhaps you can add a whole new effect in the game: If players don’t add grids, water will overflow and park cleaners have to clean up.
Splashing water
It would be even so cool, it water from waves could splash up against objects in the water flow path. Ofcourse, the wilder the waves and the closed to the wave machine, the more splash it can create.
Entertainers:
More body entertainer, with float band around his waist
Items:
Banana to swim with, to sit on
Bugs
Waiting linesWhen selecting the second path color, the first, red one is used. In other words: the first and second path are both giving the both a red path. While the second path should be blue, which is also texted in the interface as ‘blue’.
Swimming pool shops
People can buy swim tools like airbeds, but they don’t use it in the pools.
Only a few people using it while I had three shops with good sells.
That’s it for now! I will report more If I find more idea’s or bugs in the future.
Last but not least: I really hope the UI will be renewed for PC. It's really console focused and it's just not working well for PC players right now.
The UI from Planet Zoo was the absolute best. I don't know why the wheel has been reinvented again while it was already so good and developed so well.
Thanks Frontier!
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