My findings on the Oswald-Eugene counter

[WingardiumLevicoaster]

Started playing on my PS4 pro last night to see how the counter ticks as such. Now it may be different on different consoles but the findings are interesting. I also was playing in 4k. The game specifically told me my hdmi port was not configured for it but could be so I did.

• terrain/guests/staff seem to have no/minimal effect
• flat rides for my console are worth 1 percent each
• Scenery has a small effect. You can place quite a lot without a counter change. I haven't tried comparing many different textures or glass to see if it has a bigger effect.
• paths are a big killer. I guess it might be accounting for pathfinding logic and guests? If I built a flat ride with small / medium entrance and exit paths that's 1 percent for the ride plus around 2 or 3 for the paths.
• Coasters/track rides make a big difference. Especially with a raised coaster with lots of generated supports. But a small coaster or track ride could be 2 or 3 percent on my console.

I tried to fill a map and counter as quick as I could with varied things. I ended up with 7 coasters, one of them raised high taking over 10 percent. 4 track/water rides. 3 flats, 10 themed shop blueprints. Some of the track/water/coaster rides were themed blueprints. And I placed quite a few trees and random scenery blueprints.

For me and the kind of things I build this will be plenty I feel. And the game runs beautifully. The UI and controls are great.

I know some like to fill their parks with huge coasters or embed thousands of scenary objects into each other, and on this generation of console if building a huge park, these things are going to be challenging.

 

[LN]

I know some like to fill their parks with huge coasters or embed thousands of scenary objects into each other, and on this generation of console if building a huge park, these things are going to be challenging.

What surprises me, is people expecting to have the same content and performance run on their 400,- console, while I had to spend at least 1000 on my pc to get good performance from this game. (note: I already had a powerful pc, so I did not really bought a new one).

That's what you get with consoles. You are (*sort off) cheaping out, and thus should not expect the same as a PC.
(edit: I just want to iterate, a console is not a bad thing. It's just different. Loads of games on consoles don't share the same quality as the pc versions. Consoles have some benefits as well compared to PC's)

I think this solution is perfect tbh.

 

[WingardiumLevicoaster]

You can certainly build quite a detailed park with a lot of flats and several big ticket rides so it's something. Path design needs to be thought about, but it should be anyway to get the guest flow right.

 

[WingardiumLevicoaster]

Art shapes don't effect the counter much.

 

[Pixelated Sparkster]

I am interested to see what it is like next gen compared to past gen. I do wonder what my parks could look like, and how big I could get them with a causal mindset.

This is a helpful post! At least now I know that paths are a big percentage killer, looking forward to try out the system myself in a weeks time!

 

[Ron Burke]

I did some capture on the Xbox Series X. I did my best to overwhelm it with a ton of coasters, and then again with a bunch of objects. I can't see me building a park packed enough to really tip it.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGL_2IdlAys

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdm0M6KRkRU


Don't know if it'll help answer questions or not, but I think it'll be just fine. Now, PS4/XB1? Sorry...can't help you.

 

[WingardiumLevicoaster]

That's cool it works so well on next gen!

 

[Ron Burke]

That's cool it works so well on next gen!

I was surprised to see it work this well. That's way more objects than I will likely ever place in my park. I'm sure somebody out there will exceed it, but I tend to tinker more with aesthetics than build grand structures from scratch. Whatever floats your pirate boat!

 

[Hawk269]

I did some capture on the Xbox Series X. I did my best to overwhelm it with a ton of coasters, and then again with a bunch of objects. I can't see me building a park packed enough to really tip it.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGL_2IdlAys

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdm0M6KRkRU


Don't know if it'll help answer questions or not, but I think it'll be just fine. Now, PS4/XB1? Sorry...can't help you.

Great job with this. I build back in the day on PC with a very high end rig a park with about 15 coasters and the frame rate just came to a crawl. You seem to crap a ton more than that it and it still ran great.