Planet Coaster

Shiminay

So it seems like the theme park/rollercoaster sim genre is back with a bang as there are 3 new games in semi-public alpha stage at the moment*. The best looking one seems to be Planet Coaster by the folks at Frontier Developments (Elite:Dangerous). For example, it lets you make stuff like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRJhPKLXvVs

Terrain tools, building tools, a very flexible looking building system and tons of extras to decorate and light things the way you like. Looks like it might be a lotta fun and if it gets VR support for experiencing your creations...

Anyone else have any sort of interest? https://www.planetcoaster.com/ to check it out for yourself.

* The other games on their way are RollerCoaster Tycoon World and Parkitect.

The_Valeyard

Looking at the disaster that tycoon is shaping up to be, this is the game to watch.

Pacifico

Looks great!

Alpha 2 is available now

Shiminay

Yea, saw some of the devs' videos of what's in Alpha 2 - the land manipulation tools look really good, can't wait to start making weird stuff I'm thinking a 100% underground park for Vampires... :P

Mr. CooL ICE

Loved RCT3 but haven't tried anything since, which apparently isn't a bad thing.

Looks set to be to RCT what Cities: Skylines is to SimCity. Awesome

The_Valeyard

It's a great game to let your imagination run loose in.

Shiminay

I think the most important selling point for this game is that it's really, really easy to make a really impressive and insane roller-coaster

Shiminay

Yes

The_Valeyard

Alpha 3 released.

Adds a huge amount including magical village props.

Massive change list

https://forums.planetcoaster.com/showthread.php/9420-Planet-Coaster-Alpha-3-launch-and-Update-notes

Drexel

Only came across this a few days ago. Loved 3 and was really disappointed with the mess they made of the new one. Really looking forward to see how this turns out

Any one actually played the alpha?

Drexel

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

Looks set to be to RCT what Cities: Skylines is to SimCity. Awesome

Amazing if it turns out like this

The_Valeyard

Been playing all the alphas


It's great fun, lot to do. Busy making my pirate themed section, fairy village and futuristic sections. The downloadable mods on the steamworkshop are incredible. Some dude has redone the rides from Alton Towers.

Hours of fun and it looks really nice.

The_Valeyard

I'm enjoying it. The Steam Workshop has some amazing add-ons.

Someone created Alton Towers, Hogwarts, And related Harry Potter rides, extra rides, houses, etc. It's just a lot of fun to run let loose in. Reminds me of my first experience with the original themepark

Drexel

Downloading this now. Reviews on steam are very positive.

Dcully

This game looks very relaxing, in a good way.
Watched a stream lastnight and found it engrossing to watch,id imagine its a lot of fun to play.

The_Valeyard

It's a very smooth game. Beautifully done.

Drexel

OSI wrote: »

It's both relaxing and infuriating in the same way anything creative can be.

"Now the coaster is done I'll just add a couple of lights so you can see it at night."

6 hours later....

"If I just put an uplighter on the trusses, then I can set the lights in the rocks off with a trigger point. But then the bushes look a bit harsh under the white light. Maybe I should just put some lanterns in the tunnel instead."

I spent an hour designing what was supposed to be a steam punk inspired shop before I realized it was just a wooden hut. Think Il stick to the workshop items for a while

Dcully

Holy jaysus !!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw0dpG4rI5Q

Hyzepher

That first park has no rides at all -kind of weird

The_Valeyard

major new update released, loads of new goodies.

https://www.neowin.net/news/planet-coasters-free-spring-update-adds-crime-security-systems-and-more