Release the ghouls and ghosts and pumpkins! Our new Planet Coaster Spooky Pack is now LIVE. Please take a look at the amazing trailer that’s just appeared on our channels:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b65zhUh75rc
Haunting, isn’t it? There’s LOADS of scarily beautiful stuff for you to discover, so best get to it! You can get the Spooky Pack for £7.99 from the Steam or Frontier store now. Please keep in mind that it’s completely optional for you to purchase; we’re very thankful for all of your support!
See the Update 1.3.8 (Spooky) notes below; aside from the Spooky Pack content, the team have also worked on some UI changes and bug fixes.
[B]UPDATE 1.3.8 NOTES[/B]
[B]Spooky Pack now available[/B]
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<*>[B]Hoax[/B] - a free spinning haunted house ride, it can fit in the smallest spaces with its tight track that twists and turns to thrill your guests
<*>[B]Huntsman[/B] - Planet Coaster's first ever motion platform ride. This ride is uniquely designed by the way it rotates on an axis. Wow your guests with this fitting ride for the spooky theme set
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<*>The Huntman's yaw, pitch and roll can be controlled as it goes around the track in the track Utility Settings panel
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<*>[B]Spooky Witch Hat[/B] - for avatars and can be sold in the Hats Fantastic shop
<*>[B]Spooky Skull Hat[/B] - for avatars and can be sold in the Hats Fantastic shop
<*>[B]King Ghoster[/B] - the ghoulish new Spooky entertainer
<*>[B]227 scenery items - [/B]including 46 animated items, 18 special effects, 31 scenery items with billboard functions and 2 path extras
<*>[B]124 building pieces[/B]
<*>[B]A host of new audio [/B]- including 7 music tracks, 18 sound ambiences and more than 70 sound effects
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[B]New Coasters[/B]
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<*>[B]In-Descent[/B] - This rapid steel shuttle roller coaster isn’t for the faint hearted, this ride will leave your guests breathless
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<*>The In-Descent coaster has different variations of the tunnel piece, found in the track Utility Settings
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<*>Stone Slab Path and Stone Slab Queue added
<*>Two new fonts added for signs with Editable Text - UncialAntiqua and UnifrakturMaguntia
<*>Added a new content pack filter for Spooky to the Scenery and Building browsers
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[B]UI[/B]
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<*>The Hats Fantastic shop facility can now sell DLC hats, if the player owns them
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[B]Ride/Coaster Bug Fixes and Improvements[/B]
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<*>Added a new Game option for Coaster Friction Controls
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<*>Enabling this option provides a slider on coasters to control the friction of the track
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<*>Fixed an issue where the tweaky tool would not disappear when editing Boomerang coasters
<*>Removed the requirement to test transport rides
<*>Transport rides can have trains added without having to close the ride
<*>Improved the LODs on Tiamat catwalk stairs
<*>Improved functionality of multiple passes through the Viper One station
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[B]Scenery Bug Fixes[/B]
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<*>Streetlamps and Lamposts now correctly turn off during the day
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[B]Audio Bugs and Improvements[/B]
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<*>Improved the responsiveness of the following coasters:
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<*>Steel Vengeance
<*>Bakasura
<*>Black Falcon
<*>Rival
<*>Trident
<*>Equalizer
<*>Sprint 500
<*>Cloud Runner
<*>Dragon
<*>Wendigo
<*>Rage
<*>Torque
<*>Malice Unchained
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<*>New sound effects
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<*>10 new sound effects and 1 new ambience tailored for the In-Descent coaster, demonstrated in the Spire of Shock blueprint
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Spooky Pack new DLC coming soon!
Hi everyone,
With the summer months behind us, we are slowly gearing up for our Frontier Expo in October, during which we will be able to tell you more about some great new content making its way to Planet Coaster. The team has been so busy, our office has turned into a ghost town... creepy creatures are lurking in the corners, our desks are covered in cobwebs, and the lights seem to flicker every other minute... Strange, isn’t it?
It must be the side effects from our brand-new SPOOKY PACK!
That’s right: on September 25, 2017 we are releasing a spook-tacular Spooky Pack for you to get creative with. This is our newest paid content pack, specifically themed for those horror lovers and dark ride fanatics. The content pack contains two new powered tracked rides, a spooky themed wall set and static and animated attachments, special effects, shop fronts, path extras, doors and windows, fences, triggerable coaster doors, themed custom signs and facility signs, and themed hats for your Planco avatars. We’re also joined by a new entertainer, King Ghoster, who will happily haunt your parks and thrill your guests!
The Hoax is a free-spinning haunted house ride with a tight track that twists and turns through each corner, and the Huntsman is Planet Coaster’s first ever motion platform ride which rotates on an axis and fits the theme perfectly. As always, the rides are fully customisable so it can fit your park just the way you want it to.
In addition to this paid content pack, we’re also releasing a third coaster, the In-Descent, for everyone to enjoy for free! This is a rapid steel shuttle coaster not created for the faint-hearted... every Planet Coaster owner will automatically receive the In-Descent with this update on September 25 (it is *NOT* part of the Spooky content, it is a *FREE* coaster).
The Planet Coaster Spooky Pack is completely optional for you to purchase – you can get it from Steam or the Frontier Store for £7.99 ($10.99, €10.99). We will also be giving away a couple of codes on our livestreams, so be sure to tune in to those on Tuesdays at 1PM on https://twitch.tv/frontierdevelopments and Wednesdays at 7PM BST on https://youtube.com/planetcoaster/live for a chance to win. Please note that you need to have the Planet Coaster base game in order to download and play this extra content.
Keep your eyes peeled on our social media channels for some exclusive screenshots over the next few days!
We hope you’re excited about this hauntingly boo-tiful new Spooky Pack...
Livestream tonight (Sept 6th) at 7PM BST on YouTube!
Greetings everyone! From our Community Manager, Bo Marit...
Hi coaster friends!
It's been really busy the past few weeks with gamescom, PAX West, and Frontier Expo preparations so I'm really sorry we haven't been able to do the weekly livestreams for a while. We miss you!
However, tonight we are back at our regular 7PM BST slot on the official Planet Coaster YouTube channel :) Ed will be hosting because unfortunately I'm sick at home with a nasty case of conflu... But Ed is awesome and Head of Animation Nick Rodgers will be on too so I'm sure you'll have a lovely time.
If you've sent me an email or workshop item to be shown off I promise I will show it on the stream really soon after I'm back :)
You can watch the live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/c/planetcoaster/live
The awesome folks in the Planet Coaster dev team have been hard at work on some new and exciting content. Luckily for us, they've managed to grab a few moments to bring in a few small changes today to further improve the game experience.
In today's release we will be updating the Cedar Point exclusive Steel Vengeance blueprint to make our in-game replica even more authentic. We’ll also be adding some new textures to the Steel Vengeance track as well as some small bug fixes.
We hope you enjoy and we’re looking forward to sharing more news on what the team have been working on at Frontier Expo17, we’re looking forward to seeing you there, or joining us for the livestreams.
[B]Coaster Improvements[/B]
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<*>Improved the Steel Vengeance coaster blueprint to more closely match the speed and height of the ride.
<*>Reduced the wear on the Steel Vengeance track.
<*>Guests will now get on the Steel Vengeance in the correct order.
<*>Improved the lighting on the Steel Vengeance car.
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Update 1.3.6 - Cedar Point’s Steel Vengeance!
Hi coaster friends!
We’re very excited to announce a special partnership with Cedar Point today, resulting in another free update for all Planet Coaster players!
In Spring 2018 Cedar Point will be opening its hyper-hybrid rollercoaster, the Steel Vengeance – a revamp of their famous wooden coaster Mean Streak. Steel Vengeance is set to be the tallest, fastest, and longest hybrid rollercoaster in the world!
However, you won’t have to wait until next year to see this beauty in action: in Update 1.3.6, we are releasing the Steel Vengeance for free! The new hybrid coaster is fully customisable, and you’ll also have the premade blueprint of the Steel Vengeance to place and ride in-game! We’ve also added Steel Vengeance’s own brand new ride entrance sign as well as Cedar Point’s official logos to the sign collection.
Big thanks to both Cedar Point and the Planet Coaster team for this one-of-a-kind collaboration. We cannot wait to visit the real coaster in Spring 2018!
Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO3KSYiBJJw
[B]UPDATE NOTES[/B]
[B]New Coaster[/B]
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<*>Added the Steel Vengeance coaster, from Cedar Point.
<*>Added the Steel Vengeance coaster blueprint for the Steel Vengeance coaster.
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[B]New Scenery[/B]
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<*>Added 2 Cedar Point signs and the Steel Vengeance ride sign.
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[B]UI[/B]
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<*>Added a prompt to enable extended debugging when a GPU crash is detected.
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[B]Bug Fixes[/B]
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<*>Fixed an issue where display sequencers would not trigger at certain times.
<*>Fixed an issue where activation times on display sequencers would reset.
<*>Improved the monthly cost feedback for closed facilities.
<*>Edges of custom biome parks will now appear correctly on lower spec machines.
<*>General stability fixes and improvements.
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Update 1.3.5
Hi all, as seen from our forums: https://forums.planetcoaster.com/showthread.php/28378 - we've released update 1.3.5 today!
We have a quick update going out right now, which should help some of you who've been reporting issues. Please keep doing so on the Bug Report forums when you're having troubles and provide as much information as possible so the team can help you with these fix updates!
[B]Scenery[/B]
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<*>Video billboards now support audio playback
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[B]Bug Fixes[/B]
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<*>Blueprints requiring DLC content are now correctly tagged with the DLC they require
<*>Updated the Gnarler coaster so groups of 4 will use the coaster
<*>The running cost for video billboards now updates correctly when they are turned off
<*>Updated trim breaks section for the Manic Mouse coaster since they should not be able to bank
<*>Improved the performance of parks with a very large amount of scenery items
<*>General stability fixes and improvements
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Frontier Expo: October 7, 2017
Hi coaster friends,
Get ready to board the hype train to Frontier Expo!
On Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, we are hosting our biggest community event yet! If you want to find out more about the future of Planet Coaster, our other games, the Frontier studio, and other exciting announcements, this will be the place to be this year!
We will have loads of Frontier developers you can talk to, special industry guests and experts on several panels, demo stations with exciting activities, community events, and a massive party in the evening! For more information on what’s happening, you can keep your eyes on this page for news articles and teasers of the event.
Tickets are going on sale on Friday, July 28, 2017 at 12PM BST with an early bird discount running until Monday, July 31, 2017 – there’s limited availability on each ticket type, so make sure you grab yours as soon as possible! As you can see, there will be loads of goodies and special events going on for you to enjoy.
For any questions, please check our Frontier Expo FAQ, reach out via the forums, or contact our community team via community@frontier.co.uk!
Frontier Expo is for you, our amazing community, and we cannot wait to see you all there.
Just letting you know about two bug fixes we encountered after today's content update. These are now both fixed - if you are still having problems, please continue to send us your crash reports or post in the Bug Forums on our official forum here: https://forums.planetcoaster.com/forum.php
Thank you so much, and have a lovely weekend!
Ride/Coaster Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where parks with the Connie Express in them would crash when loaded
Scenery Bug Fixes
Fixed a crash with using the snapping functionality on scenery pieces
Greetings everyone! From our Community Manager, Bo Marit...
