News about our upcoming update!

[Evolution]

With the additions of claw and vending machines , I really do hope the dlc is a Midway/Carnival dlc with a chairlift, tons of flat rides, midway games/arcade machines, and vendors. The singing animatronics would be a nice addition to this theme as'well. Let's cross our fingers! [big grin][up]

 

[Kucewiczr]

I'm looking forward to this new free update (thanks for that [big grin]) and the announcements about the new DLC (hopefully we will see something of it in the livestream tomorrow [up]).

When listening to Spoiler Sam in this (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/277763305) stream at around minute 10-11 he talks about "these machines" but fastly corrects himself to "this" machine. Did he just spoil Midway games? (Just a guess, not confirmed at any way!!!)[big grin]I also think (again just my thoughts, nothing confirmed) that we will get some new brands. [big grin]

I bet Spoiler Sam did spoil what is to come with the new DLC. We will just have to wait and see when they make the full announcement about the DLC. It would be pretty cool if they did add midway games.

 

[Ramm]

- Vending machines: nice and it adds something but I dont see why they chose to add this instead of things with much higher priority

- Staff recoloring: should be there day #1. Recoloring EVERYTHING (with a color wheel and not pre-set colors) should be possible anyway in a game like this. How many lines of code is that even? Probably not alot. Also please allow us to recolor the HUD.

- Filters: not really sure about that since you can put stuff through filters anyway on the computer?

- Grouping: also not sure what this is or how it's an improvement over the current system.

 

[Juggz1]

- Vending machines: nice and it adds something but I dont see why they chose to add this instead of things with much higher priority

- Staff recoloring: should be there day #1. Recoloring EVERYTHING (with a color wheel and not pre-set colors) should be possible anyway in a game like this. How many lines of code is that even? Probably not alot. Also please allow us to recolor the HUD.

- Filters: not really sure about that since you can put stuff through filters anyway on the computer?

- Grouping: also not sure what this is or how it's an improvement over the current system.

Recolor the HUD! Really?! [haha][haha][haha] Oh boy...

 

[Ramm]

Recolor the HUD! Really?! [haha][haha][haha] Oh boy...

What you on about? I dislike that we are only able to choose from a tiny selection of bright colors.

Give us color wheels for everything. Dark huds are way more pleasant for the eyes.

 

[renansimoes]

Loved the update, but camera filter is totally useless. What about improvements at coaster smooth tool?

 

[Juggz1]

What you on about? I dislike that we are only able to choose from a tiny selection of bright colors.

Give us color wheels for everything. Dark huds are way more pleasant for the eyes.

Ah so now it´s clear what you were talking about...[big grin]

Today is not "give us" or "should have been there on release" - day, today is "yeah we are getting new content for free" - day...

Do not take it offensive @Ramm pls, just saying...[happy]

 

[Ramm]

Ah so now it´s clear what you were talking about...[big grin]

Today is not "give us" or "should have been there on release" - day, today is "yeah we are getting new content for free" - day...

Do not take it offensive @Ramm pls, just saying...[happy]

How can you even see this as "content". I'm not talking about the vending machines, I responded positive about that, but staff recoloring has been in every rct game and then 2 years later planet coaster releases this as a feature. Changing the uniform of staff in a theme park sim game shouldn't even be considered content. It should be a basic feature.

Also: WHY DID THIS TAKE SO LONG?

I mean seriously, why? Did they have to make all the animations again? Did they have to draw all the models again? I haven't created a game so i'm probably stupid but I *feel* this shouldn't be so complicated or time consuming. Someone please enlighten me

 

[Crowdpleaser]

How can you even see this as "content". I'm not talking about the vending machines, I responded positive about that, but staff recoloring has been in every rct game and then 2 years later planet coaster releases this as a feature. Changing the uniform of staff in a theme park sim game shouldn't even be considered content. It should be a basic feature.

So... you aren't happy at all that you can do it now? Ok then.

 

[Kucewiczr]

I'm happy that we are getting free stuff. Maybe the reason why it took so long it could be they ran into problems and that delayed it from being released.

 

[inspectorgadget1]

but camera filter is totally useless. What about improvements at coaster smooth tool?

Useless to you. Will I personally use it? Probably not. Do I think it's a 'useless' addition to the game? Not at all as a lot of people will like it. Why some get so worked up when they don't get what THEY want in these updates completely baffles me, it's all about them and them only (like Ramm's comment of why they are adding vending machines when they should be adding things with higher priority). As for supposed improvements to the coaster smooth tool I could say working on that would be 'useless'. See where I'm going with this?

And Ramm when you back up your claim for all things should be recolourable from day 1 with 'How many lines of code is that even? Probably not a lot' let's face facts that you're just guessing and that these devs who do this for a living are apparently in the wrong job. You make it sound like it's a ten minute job to get it implemented in game.

 

[Itsdavid]

What ever the DLC is, I hope it includes some small kids rides that you would find in kids areas in theme parks, such as a 20-30ft drop tower, a smaller set of tea cups, Red Baron style aeroplanes, a rockin tug boat / small pirate ship [happy]

If any bigger rides are added, I would love to see a ripcord / sky swing style ride, reverse bungee and a top scan, and a smaller style star flyer which isnt 2d for the most part, and a S&S combo tower or a new smaller drop tower around 200 foot top.

As far as coasters go, Id like more kids coaster trains for the junior coasters, and a powered minetrain coaster, then I think once we have all of those rides, or similar I think the ride amounts its well completed and we will have the veriaty we had in older games

Would also like to see some water special effects for the rapids rides, I know we can make them with lots of pieces, but some water falls, or even water guns which people can control would be pretty cool

Finally, some more entertainers who are not themed to the shops/brands. I would love to have the characters we have in animatronics to be entertainers, and other characters such a prince, space man and maybe some more generic ones, like drummers or singers or people on bikes, just some general entertainment you find in most theme parks [wink]

I dont see how much of this would fit in a DLC since they usually come as a theme, but I think the majority of the players would be very happy with this selection

 

[Kucewiczr]

What ever the DLC is, I hope it includes some small kids rides that you would find in kids areas in theme parks, such as a 20-30ft drop tower, a smaller set of tea cups, Red Baron style aeroplanes, a rockin tug boat / small pirate ship [happy]

If any bigger rides are added, I would love to see a ripcord / sky swing style ride, reverse bungee and a top scan, and a smaller style star flyer which isnt 2d for the most part, and a S&S combo tower or a new smaller drop tower around 200 foot top.

As far as coasters go, Id like more kids coaster trains for the junior coasters, and a powered minetrain coaster, then I think once we have all of those rides, or similar I think the ride amounts its well completed and we will have the veriaty we had in older games

Would also like to see some water special effects for the rapids rides, I know we can make them with lots of pieces, but some water falls, or even water guns which people can control would be pretty cool

Finally, some more entertainers who are not themed to the shops/brands. I would love to have the characters we have in animatronics to be entertainers, and other characters such a prince, space man and maybe some more generic ones, like drummers or singers or people on bikes, just some general entertainment you find in most theme parks [wink]

I dont see how much of this would fit in a DLC since they usually come as a theme, but I think the majority of the players would be very happy with this selection

I would definitely buy a DLC like this. I hope they add a good balance of kid and thrill rides to this DLC. Entertainers will be a nice add on to Planet Coaster as well.

 

[T-Mampf]

Some funny additions About the filters im not so sure if u want to Video edit the game external Editors are probably better. Im so hoping that u can colour Queue and ride / Coaster staff too.

 

[Nemmie]

That's great news, Bo [big grin]
The grabber machine made me grin like a loon. I want a King Coaster plushy right now. And maybe sometime down the line, Gulpee ones to go in there too? And how cool would it be if you could sell them as additional items in Just A Momento, hint, hint?
I also love the recolourable staff uniforms.
And the vending machines look great. I see people are pointing out that you wouldn't be able to stack them up against each other. How about some vending machines as scenery pieces so you can fill the gaps between the "real" ones.
I'm also looking forward to seeing what the new DLC will be.[up]

 

[Joël]

Awesome news! I am pleasantly surprised!

 

[Terravimenta]

Why we get a free-update with so much new things for a free-update more than 1 1/2 Years after release? Many people would pay for this stuff. So why its free and not in the coming Pay-DLC?

What I think is:
1. The coming DLC is really big and because it didn´t come 3 Months after the last and the fans wanted new stuff and frontier make this.

or

2. This is only a test for midway games in the coming DLC.
Maybe frontier are not sure, that this work correctly on every PC or in every Park. So we could test a simpler version of Midway Games, Photoshops or food and drink stalls. Midway games are one of the most wished things. And when we get vending machines for free, I think with the Pay-DLC coming much more things, not only new Rides and Theming Stuff.

But why we need Stores with staff, when a Machine can make this?

I didn´t think this will come, but a good idea are vending machines in waiting areas.

I´m very happy, that frontier not only make new Rides and Themingstuff. I think Shows and Parades are coming (but not in the coming DLC), maybe Water -and Wildlifeparks or Playgrounds and interactive Rides, Transfer-Tracks, weather..... We get so many new things this year.
Hotels, Vending machines, Rides, they can Stop. This all in a half year. All this things are for free.
Frontier want make complete new Things for the Game. I love this.

But many simple things looks so boring. And Frontier made only the big things. That isn´t good. The Stations looks so boring. The Station-Gates looks all the same. And we couldn´t theme it, because it is animated. The lamps are not enough and the flowers looks very bad. In RCT 1 the flowers looks better. And why need rides like the railroad and water-transport platforms with 2 sides.
Better is you can hoose if you want it or not.

And a very big wish are different looking trains. We can choose the color of every train on the track like RCT 1.
Frontier didn´t make small things like this. It can not be very difficult, if a 20 year old game has it. And maybe the trains can have different lettering like the bobsled-coaster in Europa Park and Heidepark with countries like "Germany""France""Canada""USA".
or numbers on the front for the number of the train. Or the name of the Park on the Train. And different types of trainslike Iron Horse and Connie Epress on the same time on the track.

 

[Caid]

Any chance of getting a vending machine that we can use our own textures with?

 

[JBProfessor]

This is Awesome! Would love to see the widely requested Chairlift Track Ride on the DLC or free update.

 

[Fisherman1]

From what I've seen lately, the chairlift, a large carousel, Schwarzkopf coasters, and Bobsled coasters seem to be the most requested rides. I'm sure the developers are seeing that too. [big grin]