Planet Coaster - Magnificent Rides Collection Coming 18th December 2018!
Hey there, coaster friends!
As we come to the end of 2018, we thank you for another incredible year! We've seen some great new content including the Studios pack, Vintage pack, the World's Fair pack and the brand new Thememaker's Toolkit that lets your creative minds run free!
With so many amazing things released for Planet Coaster this year we thought we'd add one last cherry on top for 2018! So without further ado, we are thrilled to reveal the Magnificent Rides Collection, coming to you on 18 December, 2018!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyW6b2rrgX4
This pack will have nine new rides for you, one of which will have two variations! Over the next few days, you may be able to catch a glimpse of these rides... but you'll have to keep an eye out!
You will be able to purchase the Magnificent Rides Collection from Steam or the Frontier Store for £7.99 ($10.99, €10.99). Please note that you need to have the Planet Coaster base game in order to download and play this extra content.
On 12 December at 7PM UTC, you can join Community Manager Chanté and Lead Artist Sam Denney for a showcase of some of the new rides coming in this Collection.
Keep your eyes peeled on our official channels in December; we can't wait to show you more!
Frontier's 24 Hour Charity Stream 2018!
Hello everyone,
It's that time of the year again, where it's all about giving, sharing, and celebrating. And of course we wouldn't have it any other way then to celebrate this time with you...
[B]Frontier's 24 Hour Charity Stream![/B]
On 17 December, 2018 (midday UTC), Frontier will be starting our fourth annual Charity livestream to raise money for [URL="https://www.specialeffect.org.uk"]SpecialEffect[/URL], a wonderful charity which helps people with physical disabilities use technology and play videogames. It's a charity we are all incredibly passionate about, and last year we raised over £58,000 together with you all - we can't wait to reach more milestones this year and have 24 hours full of fun activities for you to enjoy. We will be hosting several activities in the weeks to come as well as during the 24 hour stream, which will end on 18 December, midday UTC.
[B]Charity Auction[/B]
This year we've got another exciting Charity Auction lined up for you; this Auction features unique prizes that you can bid on, like two special Elite Dangerous paintjobs, signed props from our Jeff Goldblum interview earlier this year, or a unique Planet Coaster cushion set (and loads more, don't worry!). We will post separately about all the prizes you can bid on in the coming week. All of the money from the Charity Auction goes to our Just Giving page for SpecialEffect, and you will receive your amazing prize (if you are the highest bidder) after the Charity stream.
[B]Charity Sweepstake[/B]
The Charity Sweepstake is the final hour of the livestream (so 11AM UTC on 18 December) and it's the hour during which we give out loads of amazing prizes to our wonderful community. For every £1 you [URL="https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Frontier-Developments"]donate to our Just Giving campaign[/URL] between now and 18 December 11 AM UTC, you get 1 entry into the prize draw (so if you donate £10, you get 10 entries, and so forth). At the end of the stream we will pick winners together on screen, so make sure to donate and enter your email address (the optional field at donation, not as a comment) for a chance to win one of the following amazing prizes:
[LIST]
<*>Noblechairs ICON in white
<*>PlayStation 4 Pro
<*>Xbox One X
<*>Thrustmaster (for platform of your choice)
<*>Elgato StreamDeck Mini
<*>HyperX headsets
<*>Corsair HS50, GLAIVE Mouse, MM800 pad
<*>Frontier Goodiebag
<*>Frontier Game Bundle on the platform of your choice x3 (contains Elite Dangerous + Horizons, Planet Coaster Deluxe, Jurassic World Evolution, and LostWinds 1 + 2)
<*>Planet Coaster Vinyl
<*>Frontier £25 Merch Design Voucher x3
<*>... and much more!
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[B]Milestones![/B]
You are changing lives by [URL="https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Frontier-Developments"]donating to SpecialEffect[/URL] and for that we cannot thank you enough! During the 24 hour livestream, for every £1,000 we reach in donations, we have a milestone activation - this will unlock a special giveaway or some secret Frontier content for you! So do keep supporting the cause during the stream as much as you can, and help us reach our target goal of £30,000!
[B]Streaming Schedule[/B]
We've also enlisted the help of some fabulous community content creators to help us raise as much money as possible. During the 24 hours, we have a separate streaming schedule where you can always find someone playing the game or doing charity challenges with their communities. We will post the full roster as soon as possible.
Thank you as always for the incredible and valuable support during the past year; from the launch of Jurassic World Evolution to the community meet-ups and the countless game updates, it means the world to us to have you by our side. We hope you're excited to join our cause and our celebration, and remember that it's all going towards SpecialEffect. Every little bit makes a huge difference in someone else's life.
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<*>Every full £1 (UK British pounds) donated to the Just Giving page is an entry into the prize draw.
<*>If a donation is made in another currency, it will be converted to make sure you receive the correct number of entries into the prize draw.
<*>The prize draw will be held on 18 December, 2018 at 11AM UTC as the final part of the livestream. Any donation made between the time this post goes live and 18 December, 2018 11AM UTC will count towards this prize draw.
<*>For prize draw tickets to be valid, they must include suitable contact details. Please put your email address in the donation field (not as a publicly viewable comment).
<*>Prizes in the Sweepstake may be substituted for one of equal value if, for any reason, they become unavailable, such as going out of stock.
<*>Prizes are available worldwide.
<*>Where a prize is not deliverable by a specific merchant, vouchers may be offered for a suitable retailer instead. Specifically for the Gaming PC, Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro.
<*>Prizes will be shipped in January 2019, after all the winners' addresses have been collected. Game codes will be sent as soon as possible after the stream concludes on 18 December.
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Planet Coaster - Thememakers Toolkit Now Live!
Greetings Coaster friends!
The moment you have all been waiting for has arrived! The Thememaker's Toolkit is here to let you unleash your creative minds and enhance your parks with models and scenery of your own design! The Thememaker's Toolkit is completely free to use and will convert your 3D models into Planet Coaster files that can then be shared on the Steam Workshop and added to your park. To access the Thememaker's Toolkit click here:
To learn more about how to use the Toolkit check out our User Guide here or read our comprehensive FAQ here.
Update Notes
Thememaker's Toolkit now available
Create 3D models or animated models within popular packages like Maya, 3ds Max and Blender.
Upload your .fbx file to the Thememaker's Toolkit website to author your creation
These can be later downloaded and placed in your Planet Coaster theme parks, or used as building blocks to make even more amazing piece-by-piece creations.
Place your creation in your park and create blueprints with it
Share your creation via the Steam Workshop
Ride and Coaster Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where the speed and EFN values on the Viper One coaster were being altered incorrectly by the lapping mode
Fixed an issue where custom colours were affecting the wrong areas on the Interceptor coaster car
Fixed the name of the Kraken's Lair in the Creature Awakens scenario
Scenery Bug Fixes
Improved the snapping points on the Qin Dynasty Wall 4m Shopfront
Fixed backface culling on the Victorian Curved Window's glass
Improved the icons for several scenery items in the World's Fair pack
Improved rotation of items while Position Snap is turned on
Improved the look of the Le Vingt Sept Neon sign during the day
Fixed an issue where the off state of screens was not remembered when saving
Signs in the Vintage Pack now allow for advertising destinations
Reduced the minimum re-trigger time on the Circles, Hearts and Stars Custom Shape Fireworks
UI Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where the number of items active in a hotel menu did not update
Fixed an issue where the Diner Drive-Thru Restaurant Blueprint appeared in the Coasters browser
Fixed issue selecting text and scrolling in the description field when uploading a blueprint to Steam
Added tooltips to explain the "Percentage of normal guests with a single ride" and "Number of rides to achieve normal guest rate" fields in the scenario editor
Fixed an issue where fireworks objectives with a calender time limit did not appear in the objectives panel correctly
Fixed an issue where autosaves were not occuring as frequently as they should
Improved the selection window when applying a custom tag to an item
Video Billboards can now be sorted by running cost in the Park Management screen
Fixed an issue where marketing campaigns would not appear when playing a scenario made in the scenario editor
General stability fixes and improvements
Staff, Guests and Facilities Bug Fixes
Guests now go to the correct location of a vending machine after it is moved
Fixed an issue where vending machines were costing money when the park's funds were negative
Improved guest thought wording when no security is present in the park
Guests now purchase the Priority Pass for use with hotels
Guests now purchase the Priority Pass for the Polarity ride
Audio Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where the Spooky Clock would chime every time it entered camera range
Fixed an issue where a sound effect was missing from the Props category in the Scenery browser
Fixed an issue where audio on Vending Machines would not fully play
Fixed an issue where Gelateria di Maria sound effects would not play fully
Fixed an issue where music on flat rides would glitch in the Artctic biome
Fixed an issue where the lapbars on the Coriolis would play its sound effect twice
We have some awesome news for you today! A short while ago we announced the launch of the Thememaker's Toolkit, a new pipeline system for turning your 3D creations into Planet Coaster files! We know you've been eagerly awaiting more information on this update and we are excited to reveal that the Thememaker's Toolkit will be launching on:
20 November 2018!
The Thememaker's Toolkit is a free update and will allow you to upload 3D files created in 3D modelling programs (we currently support Maya, Blender and 3D Studio) and convert them into small bespoke items that can be used as scenery pieces in Planet Coaster. These can be later downloaded and placed in your Planet Coaster theme parks, or used as building blocks to make even more amazing piece-by-piece creations. You'll also be able to share all of your bespoke creations with the community for everyone to enjoy via the Steam workshop.
You can learn more about the Toolkit here with our Developer Guide: - this guide will be continuously updated with improvements and information about the Toolkit. We've also updated the FAQ here, so please have a read there and if you have any more questions, let us know in the comments below.
As you may have already guessed based on the November streaming schedule, we will be doing a Thememaker's Toolkit deep dive livestream on 21 November at 7PM UTC on www.youtube.com/planetcoaster/live. Community Manager Chanté will talk to developers Joe Maddex and Sam Denney who will be walking you through the workings of the Toolkit and answer as many questions as they can.
Hope to see you there!
Planet Coaster Update 1.8.2
Hello everyone,
Thank you all for sending us your feedback and reports. Just to let you know, we have released update 1.8.2 which contains multiple big fixes.
[B]Staff, Guests and Facilities Bug Fixes
[/B]
[LIST]
<*>Fixed an issue where placing priority pass queues in parks where terrain editing was disabled, including the Cavernous Coasters scenario, would prevent further placement
<*>The Cosmic Cow Vending Machine now vends the correct items
<*>Fixed an issue where vending machines were ignored by Mechanics in custom scenarios
<*>Fixed an issue where restaurant expansions could not be selected after cancelling selecting
<*>Janitors no longer wait for a hotel, restaurant or toilet to become dirty before they clean it
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[B]Scenery Bug Fixes
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[LIST]
<*>Fixed a mesh seam in the Victorian Wall 4m Shopfront
<*>Improved the icons for the Qin Dynasty Decorative Roof items
<*>Fixed an issue where the Classical Archway Large and Classical Archway Small had text on only one side
<*>Added missing Inner Corner 2m, 4m Ridge and 1.5m Gable to the Qin Dynasty roof set
<*>Fixed gaps between the 1m Gable and Ridge and the 3m Gable and Ridge on the Qin Dynasty roof set
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[B]Ride Bug Fixes
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[LIST]
<*>Fixed clipping geometry on the pulley of the Jixxer and Interceptor tracks
<*>Fixed an issue where the ride operator booth would clip with canopy pillars on the Polarity ride
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[B]UI Bug Fixes
[/B]
[LIST]
<*>The colour options for flat rides now have labels
<*>Fixed an issue where undoing colour changes to ticket attendants would not update in the UI
<*>Rides no longer highlight when attempting to add rooms to Hotels or Restaurants
<*>Fixed an issue in the UI where rides would assume the tags of the last selected scenery or building piece
<*>Fixed an issue where the Recent browser category did not list any recently used items
<*>General stability fixes and improvements
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[B]Audio Bug Fixes
[/B]
[LIST]
<*>Fixed a missing audio effect when duplicating the Haya Sushi Swing Sign
<*>Did some detective work to find and return missing audio triggers on the Firework Shape - Letter P and Firework Shape - Letter I
<*>Fixed an audio stutter when attempting to advance move one of the Motorcycle coasters in the Race and Chase blueprint
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Planet Coaster - Update 1.8.1
Hi all,
Thanks to your reports and feedback we have just released update 1.8.1 for Planet Coaster. Here are the update notes:
Scenery Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where Restaurants did not generate a Steam Workshop tag
Fixed an issue where objects would not be easily rotatable when snapped to other objects
Ride Bug Fixes
The Polarity and blueprints made with it now appear in the World's Fair content pack filter
UI Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where certain combinations of World's Fair assets in blueprints would not upload to Steam Workshop
Watchdog now starts running from the main menu and not during the initial game load
General stability fixes and improvements
Planet Coaster World's Fair Pack Out Now!
Hi coaster friends!
Ready to add some international flair to your parks? Our brand new World's Fair Pack is now LIVE. Please have your passports and boarding passes at the ready before watching the trailer below:
As per our announcement post, the World's Fair Pack is taking you on a trip around the world to immerse yourself in new cultures and flavours: there's 10 new brands which include traditional building and scenery pieces, shops, signage, vending machines, and other props for you to have a play with.
There's also two new coasters, the Jixxer and Interceptor, which are dueling motorcycle coasters, as well as a new futuristic transport ride, the Polarity. Be sure to take your guests on a high speed journey with either of those options!
Part of update 1.8 is a whole host of free content, such as restaurants, new fireworks and scenery, flexi-colour operation staff, and loads more! Be sure to check out the 1.8 update notes below for a full list of what's been added to the game.
You can get the World's Fair Pack for £7.99 on the Steam or Frontier store now. Please keep in mind that it's completely optional for you to purchase; we're very grateful for your continued support.
World's Fair Pack now available
Jixxer coaster and Interceptor coaster - The Jixxer and Interceptor are a duelling duo of launched motorcycle coasters with a high-speed hydraulic launched track and riders leaning into the corners as they embark on a crazy motorcycle race!
Polarity tracked ride - The Polarity is an unmanned rapid transport system using magnetic forces to propel the train forward at great speed. It has a unique and flexible track system with a futuristic feel
10 new brands - eating experiences from different cultures, with shops, vending machines, signage and more
10 vending machines - providing automatic nibbles
335 building items - including brand signs, 10 new wall sets and a massive 50 piece tiled roof set
62 scenery items - including giant food props, swing signs for the new brands, plus props inspired by cultures from around the world
38 blueprints - including the Race and Chase duelling motorbike coaster, shops, facilities and buildings
New audio - 25 new triggered sound effects, 15 new music tracks and 16 new ambiences
New Hats - including Valkyrie helmet, crown and candy skull in 4 colours, for avatars and can be sold in the Hat's Fantastic shop
New Features for all players
Restaurants - effective eateries for large parks
Restaurants are built like hotels, in that you expand capacity with additional expansions
Restaurants have perks and can only have one active at a time, with perks for different sizes of restaurant
Perks change the demographic of guests that will visit that restaurant, so you can tailor the restaurant to the types of guests that visit your park
Each restaurant has its own menu and you can select which items to sell from brands in the Main Game or from the World's Fair Pack
Menu items are licensed from brands and you pay a flat licensing fee for each brand
The star rating of the restaurant is affected by the number of brands you’re using, the size of the restaurant, the scenery rating and the different perks
Janitors are needed to maintain the cleanliness of the restaurant
Food Vending Machines - New options for hungry guests
Automated alternates for Chief Beef, Hotdog Squad, Monsieur Frites, Missy Good, Cosmic Cow, Tikichiki and Mexelente
New Tags and Searching - faster access to all scenery and building pieces
Added a slew of new tags to filter by in the scenery and building browsers, across all items in the game
Active filters are displayed along the top of the browser
Expanded the More Filters panel to accommodate more filter selections
The search bar now also searches items with tags that match your search, as well as the item name
Tags an item has are displayed in the Overview tab
Tag Items as Favourites - curate a selection of your most used items
Added a new Favourites category
Simply click the star on an item to add it to your favourites
Surely a certain tropical rock would make the cut?
Custom Tags - create your own tags
From the More Filters panel or Overview tab, add tags to any object or blueprint
These tags can be searched or filtered as with other tags
Lapping Coaster mode - perfect for shuttle coasters
Changed and consolidated the Operations panel for coasters to include up to 3 modes - standard, lapping and block section
Lapping mode fixes the track to one train with a number of cars. The number of laps defines how many times the train can go through the station forwards or reverse
Standard mode works as it always has for most coasters with adjustable numbers of cars and trains
Block Sectioned mode works as it used to with the number of trains available based on the stations and block sections on the track
There is no change to coasters that used to have laps like Viper One or coasters that were using Block Sections already
Audio options for Camera Effects - add filters and reverb to your camera effects
New audio effect and triggered sound options have been added to the
Camera Effects panel
Use the preset effects linked to the colour grading or mix and match
Like colour grading, these effects can be triggered in the Ride Cam Time Machine
Triggerable Pitch and Volume - change the pitch and volume of triggered sounds
Trigger pitch, volume or both, with instant or gradual change
Create musical sequences or disturbing effects
Operator Staff Custom Colours
Players can now customise the colours of staff standing at ticket booths as well as the operators of rides
Open and Close events for Coaster Doors
Coaster doors can now be triggered to open and close in addition to their original animations
Trigger the door to open, close, or open for a set amount of time using the trigger editors in Coasters, Flat Rides or the Display Sequencer
New Scenery for all players
Added 42 new fireworks, including numbers, letters and special shapes
Blueprints
Added 2 Restaurant blueprints
UI
Added Smooth Height and Smooth Turn options to the Coaster editor
Disabled the blue highlight when changing the colours of a selected item
Added support for Watchdog. When a game hang of longer than a minute is detected the game will prompt to crash and send a report
Ride and Coaster Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where the preview of tunnelling coaster sections would not update
Improved the cinematic camera on the Island Adventure
Fixed an issue where the geometry was missing from the Gold Fever track
Fixed an issue where the Equalizer car had an extra custom colour
Fixed an issue where block brakes would not appear on short sections of the Gold Fever
Improved the elevator doors on the Erie Elevation blueprint
Fixed an issue where the missing User Audio popup was appearing on the Princess Amelie's Castle Karts blueprint
Fixed some missing geometry on the Hellion Ring ride's base
Fixed an issue where the The Witch's Haunt and The Jailer's Den were not tagged correctly
Fixed an issue where the drive wheels on the Centrum did not spin
Fixed an issue where the Reverse Loop High sequence on the Centrum did not lift the ride
Hydraulic Launched coasters now wait for the catch car to return before launched another coaster
Scenery Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where the name of small attractions would have very large numbers
Improved the snap points on the Biplane wing items
Fixed an issue where the custom colours on the Haunted House Roof Tower overlapped
Fixed clipping on the Adventure Temple Run blueprint
Improved the snapping points on the Shallow Steps Corner Outer scenery item
Fixed an issue where the Subway Entrance scenery item did not allow advertising
Fixed some missing scenery items in the Panic at the Parking Lot blueprint
Fixed an issue where Hotdog Squad Sign - Wall Sign 4 Lit was not, in fact, lit
Added an alternate Gulpee Soda Neon Sign that has a backplate
Fixed texture seams on the Modular Planter set
Fixed an issue where display cameras used world co-ordinates rather than offset from their display sequencer as a position
Fixed an issue where certain roof pieces would shift the building grid around
Fixed an issue where Spooky Candles had no base
Removed the Planet Coaster logo from Art Shapes items
UI Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where video billboard options could not be changed if the billboard was contained within a building
Fixed an issue where Haunted House Windows in the Spooky pack were missing statistics
Added a centre camera button in the guest popup for when guests report that they are stuck
Fixed an issue where the staff info panel would flicker when resized
Fixed an issue where UI buttons would move if the window was resized in ride cam
Improved the status updates for mechanics fixing coasters
Improved the way coaster heatmaps are selected
Fixed an issue where clicking the right box of a custom colour would not add it to the recent colours list
Fixed an issue where the time format would change to 12:00 when using camera effects
Added an Advanced move option for rides
Fixed an issue where Hotel Rooms could not be single clicked in the multi-select tool
Fixed an issue where the recent colours list would not be updated if editing a piece within a building
Improved sorting of triggers in Trigger Editors when using Sort All
Fixed an issue where the filters in the Research tab of the Scenario Editor would not be editable
Fixed an issue where the UI would scroll to the top when adding multiple triggers to a Trigger Editor
Fixed an issue where scenarios could not be saved when no bronze objective was set
Fixed an issue where recent down time was not decremented on Vending Machines
Fixed an issue where browser tabs would not be available when there was nothing unlocked from research
Fixed an issue where building names would not support apostrophes
Improved the frequency that autosaves occur when switching between browser tabs
General stability fixes and improvements
Staff, Guests and Facilities Bug Fixes
Improved the rate at which guests use picnic benches
Improved the geometry of the Police hat for child guests
Guests now take their hats off when riding the Loop Da Loop ride
Guests now have guest thoughts about games with high win rates
Fixed an issue where guests would perpetually watch the fireworks in the Vintage Amusement Blueprint. It was just that interesting
Fixed an issue where guests would not watch a fireworks display when it was moved
Fixed an issue where guests would try to use transport rides to get to destinations that the ride was not connected to
Fixed an issue where vendors in shops that had yet to be placed counted towards objectives
Improved the resolution of the Planet Coaster logo on the Mechanic
Fixed an issue where a shop would always remain un-staffed in the Chief Beef's Raceway scenario
Audio Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where the Pirate Band's audio would be occluded at certain angles
Fixed an issue where the Vintage Quartet Band's audio would be occluded at certain angles
Added a missing thud to the animation of the Ancient Rock door
Fixed an issue where high pitched sound would trigger on the Forge ride
Music speakers now default to No Music when placed
Fixed an issue where the audio for hotels and staff buildings did not sync with the game speed
Planet Coaster - World's Fair Pack
World's Fair Pack coming soon!
Our world is full of beauty and culture, so what better way to celebrate that by taking a theme park trip around the world?! Pack your bags and join us on the PlanCo Plane for the flight of a lifetime:
The brand new World's Fair Pack is arriving soon!
Inspired by real-world theme parks and celebrating global cultures, the World's Fair Pack will introduce you to 10 fabulous new brands from around the world; each of these brands brings with it some giant and regular food signs, vending machines, and traditional wall-sets including shop panels, doors, and roof pieces from that part of the world. Each new brand comes with a dedicated new shop for your guests to grab food from. There's also a host of new cultural props, fences, path extras, and character hats.
As if that wasn't enough, the World's Fair Pack also features two new coasters and a ride! The Jixxer and Interceptor are a dueling duo of launched motorcycle coasters with a high-speed hydraulic launched track and riders leaning into the corners as they embark on a crazy motorcycle race! The Polarity is an unmanned rapid transport system using magnetic forces to propel the train forward at great speed. It has a unique and flexible track system with a futuristic feel.
The World's Fair Pack will launch alongside our recently announced free update 1.8 on October 16, 2018! It is completely optional for you to purchase - you can get it from Steam or the Frontier Store at £7.99 ($10.99, €10.99). Please note that you need to have the Planet Coaster base game in order to download and play this extra content.
Boarding now for the PlanCo world tour!
Planet Coaster Update 1.8 Coming Soon!
Hi coaster friends!
We hope you're having a wonderful time, wherever in the world you might be!
We're happy to announce that we're preparing another update for you, which as per usual is a free update combined with a new special Pack! We're going to hold on to the Pack info a bit longer, but would love to share all the free stuff that is coming in update 1.8 soon!
(Please note that the recently announced Thememaker's Toolkit is [B][U]not[/U][/B] included in the 1.8 update, but in a future one this year instead!)
[B]RESTAURANTS[/B]
The PlanCo chefs have been working hard to prepare the most mouth-watering menus for the brand new restaurants you can now place in your parks! Have your guests get together for a yummy daytime or evening meal to enjoy in one of the fine establishments you choose to build. Restaurants are built very similarly to hotels by creating a restaurant facility that guests enter, and increasing its capacity with additional expansions. You can of course dress it up to your liking or use one of the provided in-game blueprints. Once your guests have finished their meals, they will leave with a boost to their happiness, food, and drink rating - which will vary on what your restaurant offers and what your guests have bought. You can customise what your restaurants offer by choosing from the different in-game brands and creating a menu; the more items being served, the higher your running costs. You can increase the effectiveness of your restaurants by using perks to attract different guest demographics and increase their star rating.
You can also play around with restaurant capacity (very similar to how hotels work). Each box represents a group of 4 at a table, so if you place 20 boxes inside your restaurant, you have space for 80 guests to dine. Guests who have a meal at a restaurant will feel spoiled and luxurious, so do try them out for yourself!
[B]NEW SCENERY[/B]
We're adding some extra vending machines, building on the ones that were released in previous update 1.7! You can now also expect to find Chief Beef, Hotdog Squad, Pizza Pen, Cosmic Cow ice cream, Mexcelente, Tiki Chiki, Monsieur Frites and Missy Good donuts. It's looking like a yummy update already...
[B]OBJECT BROWSER IMPROVEMENTS[/B]
We've added more tags to better categorise and identify objects in the building menus for Planet Coaster. You can add your own tags to scenery and blueprints, or based on projects you're working on, so that you can more efficiently find your more commonly used pieces. We've also created a Favourites category, which is an easier way to find the items you use all the time! You can now use the search bar to search for these tags, which should hopefully help with the endless scrolling for that one wall piece or, my favourite, the Dragon Poo.
[B]TRIGGER EVENTS FOR DOORS[/B]
All door animatronics have been changed in the game so that they have extra trigger options, and you can now open and close them as you please. This much-requested change allows you to perfectly time coaster doors with their coasters or tracked rides, right up until the last 100th of a second.
[B]NEW FIREWORKS[/B]
A host of new firework shapes including letters and Planet Coaster iconography are ready to shoot into the skies, and will give your park that extra spark of excitement.
[B]CUSTOMISE OPERATION STAFF[/B]
Another much-requested feature, you can now customise the staff colours of the ticket booth staff and the ride operators! Time to make those green and purple aliens!
[B]COASTER IMPROVEMENTS[/B]
Lapping has been added to 38 coasters, which allows you to lap the train through the station multiple times! We've also improved the Operations Tab with a dropdown menu showing only the possible operations mode for a specific coaster: Standard, Lapping, and Block section.
[B]EVEN MORE NEW ADDITIONS![/B]
You thought that was it? Think again! We've also removed the blue glow around selected scenery items, making it easier to change their colours; we've added new audio effects to the camera effects introduced in update 1.7, and triggerable speakers now have the option to change their pitch by trigger, meaning you can bend or snap to that pitch by up to an octave.
We hope you're excited about this amazing free update, and we will be telling you even more about the additional Pack really soon. Please be sure to tune in TONIGHT at 7PM BST to watch Lead Artist Sam Denney and Gameplay Programmer Robert Chisholm talk about the 1.8 free update (and Sam's promised us to not drop any spoilers about the upcoming Pack...) over at www.youtube.com/planetcoaster/live
We hope to see you there!
Bo
Coming Soon to Planet Coaster: Thememaker's Toolkit
Hello coaster friends,
One of our favourite parts of Planet Coaster is seeing all the amazing, funky, and creative blueprints our players display on the Steam Workshop. There's so much attention to detail, so much originality and creativity, and it blows us away every day to see what you've put together - whether that's a recreation of your favourite theme park, a super spooky haunted mansion, an elaborate Go-Karts track through the gears of a clock, or a scene straight out of a Hollywood action movie. There seems to be no limit to what you all build and create!
The team have been hard at work as we’re getting ready for another Planet Coaster update, but we've got a very special announcement for you today, which we hope enables and strengthens that creativity even further:
Thememaker's Toolkit
The Thememaker's Toolkit is a pipeline system for 3D models to be added as scenery items to your parks. It is a free feature we have been working on for a while now, and will truly challenge players who'd love to try their hand at creating all-new items for their parks! Skilled artists within the community will be able to create a host of items such as a sci-fi spaceship, or an amazingly crafted piece of foliage. The Thememaker's Toolkit will give you the ability to bring your 3D models to life and share them with everyone.
This much-requested community feature will make its way into the game later this year. We wanted to let you know today as some Thememaker's Toolkit files will be visible in the game folders after our next update. We also hope this gives you plenty of time to prepare your gaming stations with the necessary tools, or start planning your next creations which will be infused with boundless variety once the feature launches.
We will have even more news for you soon regarding the next Planet Coaster update, but for now: thank you for your ongoing support!
P.S. We've also got a Support FAQ here for you if you have any more questions, but feel free to pop any below this forum post as well.
