Planet Coaster home screen - players all wearing same hats?

Still new to the game here (301 hours so far!) and of course, still figuring things out as I go. When I start up PC, the home screen has the picture of Earth with all the players wearing gold crowns. Perhaps I hit an option during set up or something, but how does the game figure out who to show on that screen? Is that people who are playing right now? Why are they all wearing the same hats (except me; I had a brown hat now I switched over to the Alligator hat)?

On a related note, I will sometimes see a player in my game. I think they were usually wearing a gold construction hat. Is that person virtually visiting my game and actually able to ride my rides on their screen? There is also a prompt for me to sign up for one of these gold construction hats. Is there a reason I should do that, or just simple fun?

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They may be what's known as Featured Creators - have a look on the list on the right hand side to match the images there to what's on the globe.

Shane
 
These are yourself, featured creators, and Friends to make in the workshop. The hats are what they pick when they set up their player in the game. You may just be seeing all crowns, but I have a mixture on mine. I personally have a gold helmet. As far as those on the parks...they are not virtually visiting, but these players on your map do get inserted into the game as random guests...yourself included.
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These are yourself, featured creators, and Friends to make in the workshop.

I understand myself being on the screen (I'm on your screen too) and the idea of showing "featured creators," but what do you mean by "Friends to make in the workshop"? Is this all the people currently logged in right now? It always seems like the same people. I have not once seen anyone (besides me) wearing a hat other than the crown. Why would people (in different hats) show up on your screen but not mine?


You may just be seeing all crowns, but I have a mixture on mine.

I triple checked again, mine are all crowns (except me).
 
I understand myself being on the screen (I'm on your screen too) and the idea of showing "featured creators," but what do you mean by "Friends to make in the workshop"? Is this all the people currently logged in right now? It always seems like the same people. I have not once seen anyone (besides me) wearing a hat other than the crown. Why would people (in different hats) show up on your screen but not mine?

Friends as in Friends in Steam that own Planet Coaster as well.
It's the same people because they are all the Featured Creators.

Different people show up if they own the game and are Friends with you in Steam.
If you don't have any friends that play PC they won't show up. Also keep in mind, that they are situated on the globe as where they where placed when creating the avatar. There might be some on the other side of the globe as well, currently invisible to us.

I guess all Featured Creators wear crowns by default?
 
^Thanks for the further explaining. Sounds like I better make some new friends on steam [big grin] so far I have zero [mouth shut]
 
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