Automatically pause game while editing buildings and building coasters

RubberKerfuffle · Mar 8, 2017

Considering RCT3 pauses the game while the coaster editor is open and The Sims also pauses while you're building...and the fact my game has crashed twice while editing a building in play mode (although I have only 4.00 GB of RAM so I'm partly to blame here

), I think to have the game automatically pause when you're editing a building or building a coaster would be a great feature, as this will help the performance of the game and keep the FPS steady.

breezerHOG1 · Mar 8, 2017

i always pause when Im building too [up] but you cant test rides in edit [blah]

RubberKerfuffle · Mar 8, 2017

creaper said:
but you cant test rides in edit [blah]

And that's why I'm hoping ghost cars like in RCT3 will eventually be added. In RCT3 you can literally test a coaster in edit mode with the game paused and it would run so smoothly.

woeterman_94 · Mar 9, 2017

Kerfuffle said:
Considering RCT3 pauses the game while the coaster editor is open and The Sims also pauses while you're building...and the fact my game has crashed twice while editing a building in play mode (although I have only 4.00 GB of RAM so I'm partly to blame here ), I think to have the game automatically pause when you're editing a building or building a coaster would be a great feature, as this will help the performance of the game and keep the FPS steady.

This isn't RCT3 [happy][tongue]

LN · Mar 9, 2017

woeterman_94 said:
This isn't RCT3 [happy][tongue]

I don't understand why people keep comparing this game with RCT3 like that was the best game in the franchise?
Do we want Planet Coaster or RCT3.1?

breezerHOG1 · Mar 9, 2017

I don't understand why it matters that this isnt RCT3, nobody thinks that it is. I do however consider PC to be the true RCT4. Its the sequel to RCT3 from the same developers, so yes its the same series just a new name. Ataris RCTw doesnt count. But right now PC still has a lot thats missing from RCT3 and I for one hope that PC can surpass RCT3 in the quantity of features and rides

If OP didn't mention RCT3 his point would still be valid

woeterman_94 · Mar 10, 2017

creaper said:
I don't understand why it matters that this isnt RCT3, nobody thinks that it is. I do however consider PC to be the true RCT4. Its the sequel to RCT3 from the same developers, so yes its the same series just a new name.

You just contradicted yourself...

Also, I think people should mostly come up with new ideas / suggestions to improve Planet Coaster. Not suggest things that RCT3 had and aren't in Planet Coaster

breezerHOG1 · Mar 10, 2017

woeterman_94 said:
You just contradicted yourself...

No, I said PC = RCT4 not RCT3

woeterman_94 said:
Also, I think people should mostly come up with new ideas / suggestions to improve Planet Coaster. Not suggest things that RCT3 had and aren't in Planet Coaster

ok so what new things could we have that wernt in RCT?

Luuknoord said:
Do we want Planet Coaster or RCT3.1?

PC is very much like RCT3 vanilla, what I want is for PC to be more like RCT3+soaked or even +Wild! obviously its got a long ways to go [yesnod] we all know rctW wont ever get there so, that game doesnt count as part of the series cuz its a different developer. Frontier worked with Chris Sawyer on RCT2 expansions before doing RCT3 and PC is very very similar to RCT3 which is very much like RCT2

Ramm · Mar 10, 2017

I can find the pause button myself very well but I would love to be able to test coasters in pause mode. If you build while testing you are easily 5 years into your game before you finish your first coaster if you spend a little time on it. Having ghost trains that work in pause mode for coaster testing would be amazing

tyczj · Mar 10, 2017

And then when you are in career mode trying to build a custom coaster but you cant finish it because you run out of money but you cant get more money because the game is paused then what?

Having it auto pause seems like bad idea, if you want it paused then pause the game yourself.

Just sounds like you are trying to put a bandaid on a mistake you made

breezerHOG1 · Mar 10, 2017

tyczj said:
And then when you are in career mode trying to build a custom coaster but you cant finish it because you run out of money but you cant get more money because the game is paused then what?

Personally, I always play paused and I have since RCT1. If I want to build a coaster in career mode I wait till I have the money saved up (or close to enough) before I start construction that way I don't have to worry about my park. Thats how I play every scenario is to pause right on day one March 1st, spend every dollar I have, then fast forward till I have more money to build, then pause again when I'm building. Its the best way to manage your income.

tyczj · Mar 10, 2017

creaper said:
Personally, I always play paused and I have since RCT1. If I want to build a coaster in career mode I wait till I have the money saved up (or close to enough) before I start construction that way I don't have to worry about my park. Thats how I play every scenario is to pause right on day one March 1st, spend every dollar I have, then fast forward till I have more money to build, then pause again when I'm building. Its the best way to manage your income.

That's how you play not how everyone plays

breezerHOG1 · Mar 10, 2017

tyczj said:
That's how you play not how everyone plays

I get that, and thats why I said personally [wink] I just wish we could test rides in pause mode thats all

Ramm said:
I can find the pause button myself very well but I would love to be able to test coasters in pause mode. If you build while testing you are easily 5 years into your game before you finish your first coaster if you spend a little time on it. Having ghost trains that work in pause mode for coaster testing would be amazing

exactly [up]