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Planet Coaster 2 - 1.8.1 Update Notes

[h2]Hayo Park Managers![/h2][p][/p][p]The Toybox Pack DLC and Update 8 will be available for Planet Coaster 2 on all platforms on December 4th.[/p][p][/p][p]Open your Arts & Crafts kit to create a sprawling city using wooden blocks, paintbrushes and anything you can find in your toybox, as you bring your park to life with the brand-new Toybox Pack. With new scenery, architecture, and a new entertainer, take your creativity to the max! Your guests will also get to enjoy FIVE new attractions, including the Vector - New-Gen Inverting Suspended Coaster and the F&N Thriller - Kid Coaster.[/p][p][/p][p]Update 8 includes the return of the Planet Coaster Festive Theme, which has been given a fresh coat of paint and 'holiday cheer' just in time for the festive season. We've also introduced several new weather options, introducing new challenges for your parks, such as plummeting temperatures that can freeze over your pools, and thunderstorms which put your rides at risk. A selection of scenery blueprints from each theme in the original base game, improvements to Management areas across Rides, Utilities and Guests plus Scalable Animatronics are all coming in this update too.[/p][p][/p][p]Please read below for a breakdown of what's in the Toybox Pack & Update 8.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]DLC3 - Toybox Pack Content:[/h2]
  • [p]New Coasters for your guests to enjoy![/p]
    • [p]Vector - New-Gen Inverting Suspended Coaster[/p]
    • [p]"Equilibrium" blueprint included[/p]
    • [p]F&N Thriller - Kid Coaster[/p]
    • [p]"Starfish" blueprint included[/p]
  • [p]New Flat Rides are also coming to Planet Coaster 2[/p]
    • [p]Highroll[/p]
    • [p]Airdrop[/p]
    • [p]WaveSim[/p]
      • [p]Watch as your guests get into their swimwear and ride the waves on the new WaveSim water flat ride.[/p]
  • [p]New Toybox Theme[/p]
    • [p]Let your imagination spring to life before your eyes with the new Toybox Pack, which includes:[/p]
      • [p]Colourful Plastic, Wood and Cardboard themed scenery building sets[/p]
      • [p]A whole new set of Toybox themed scenery props
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      • [p]Toybox themed lighting props and signage[/p]
      • [p]Toybox themed Bin, Bench and Picnic Bench[/p]
      • [p]Three new animatronics including a Police Officer, a Paramedic and an Alien[/p]
      • [p]Plastic wind-up Modular Animated Robot[/p]
      • [p]Animated Push Puppet[/p]
      • [p]A new staff member, please welcome our new Charismatic Toy Entertainer - Max Stormcloud[/p]
      • [p]Gift Shop Item - Police Officer Hat[/p]
      • [p]29 new Toybox themed scenery Blueprints[/p]
      • [p]4 new Toybox themed music tracks[/p]
      • [p]Toybox themed Triggered SFX and Ambiences[/p]
[hr][/hr][h2]Update 8[/h2][h3]Content[/h3]
  • [p]Returning Festive Theme[/p]
    • [p]The festive theme returns from Planet Coaster bringing a variety of scenery pieces:[/p]
      • [p]Festive Scenery Building Pieces[/p]
      • [p]Festive Scenery Props[/p]
      • [p]Festive Lighting Scenery Pieces[/p]
      • [p]Festive Signage Pieces[/p]
      • [p]Festive Animatronics[/p]
      • [p]2 Festive Music Tracks[/p]
  • [p]Returning Scenery Blueprints[/p]
    • [p]A selection of Scenery Blueprints from each theme in the original base game are coming to Planet Coaster 2![/p]
      • [p]Fairytale Theme Blueprints[/p]
      • [p]Festive Theme Blueprints[/p]
      • [p]Pirate Theme Blueprints[/p]
      • [p]Sci-Fi Theme Blueprints[/p]
      • [p]Western Theme Blueprints[/p]
  • [p]Flat Ride Blueprints[/p]
    • [p]10 new themed blueprints for existing Planet Coaster 2 rides have been added.[/p]
      • [p]Aquatic Theme - Coriolis[/p]
      • [p]Aquatic Theme - Synchronise[/p]
      • [p]Planet Coaster Theme - Big Wheel[/p]
      • [p]Planet Coaster Theme - Resurgence[/p]
      • [p]Mythology Theme - Bumpin' Derby[/p]
      • [p]Mythology Theme - Sky Watcher[/p]
      • [p]Resort Theme - Iron Claw[/p]
      • [p]Resort Theme - Pathos III[/p]
      • [p]Viking Theme - Scizzer[/p]
      • [p]Viking Theme - Tiny Eye[/p]
  • [p]Concrete Scenery Pieces[/p]
    • [p]A number of building scenery pieces have been added, including:[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Floor[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Floor - Quarter[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Wall[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Wall - Gable End[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Wall - Half Width[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Wall - Arch Extension[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Wall - Tunnel Arch[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Wall - Ridge Cap[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Wall - Curved Slope[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Wall - With Door[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Wall - Large Window[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Wall - Shop Front[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Wall - Slope[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Wall - Station Surround[/p]
      • [p]Rough Concrete Wall - Round[/p]
[h3]Features[/h3]
  • [p]New Weather Features & Improvements[/p]
  • [p]Weather is getting a series of improvements and two new weather states in Update 8[/p]
  • [p]New Seasonal Weather – Snow[/p]
    • [p]Snow will now fall in Temperate and Taiga biomes and settle on surfaces in your park.[/p]
    • [p]A new Guest Need has been added to the game: Warmth.[/p]
    • [p]In cold conditions guests will have a preference for hot food and drinks, prefer indoor dining and covered benches and become uncomfortable if they are too cold for too long.[/p]
    • [p]Park Managers will be able to keep their guests warm by adding the new Electrical Heaters scenery objects.[/p]
    • [p]Sheltered areas will maintain a level of warmth.[/p]
    • [p]Park Managers will need to not only keep their parks warm with Heaters but also their Pools to avoid the water freezing over in colder temperatures.[/p]
    • [p]Pool Heaters can be added to pools to keep them at the right temperature for your guests. Guests will not enter pools that are too cold or frozen.[/p]
    • [p]Park Managers can choose to keep their pools open and warm enough for guests to brave, or close them off during cold snaps to conserve energy and funds.[/p]
    • [p]New Heatmaps have been added to show temperatures in the park.[/p]
  • [p]New Seasonal Weather – Thunderstorms[/p]
    • [p]Thunderstorms are also coming to the game and can appear in all biomes, with an increased chance in a Tropical environment.[/p]
    • [p]Lightning can strike rides, generators and water pumps causing them to breakdown.[/p]
    • [p]Guests will enter a state of panic if their ride is struck by lightning.[/p]
    • [p]Park Managers will need to consider closing particular rides during thunderstorms due to potential lightning strikes.[/p]
[h3]General Improvements[/h3]
  • [p]Heatmap Changes[/p]
    • [p]A new Shade heatmap has been added to the Scenery Heatmaps category.[/p]
      • [p]This heatmap will highlight areas of shade that protect against direct sunlight as well as rain and snow.[/p]
  • [p]A new Temperature heatmap has been added to the Scenery Heatmaps category.[/p]
    • [p]This heatmap will show park temperature in addition to highlighting heated areas, heated Pools and enclosed areas of warmth.[/p]
  • [p]A new Warmth heatmap has been added to the Guest Experience heatmaps category.[/p]
    • [p]This heatmap will indicate individual guests temperatures.[/p]
  • [p]A new Dryness heatmap has been added to the Guest Experience heatmaps category.[/p]
    • [p]This heatmap tracks the dryness needs that are influenced by Weather.[/p]
    • [p]Guests who are in swimwear, in a pool, using a flume or the Wavesim will not be affected by these needs.[/p]
  • [p]The Sunburn heatmap from the Guest Experience category has been reworked and is now the Sun Cream heatmap.[/p]
    • [p]This heatmap will now show each guests exposure to direct sunlight and highlight guest services where they can purchase Sun Cream.[/p]
  • [p]The Needs Cleaning heatmap has been moved from the Scenery category to the Operations category.[/p]
  • [p]Notifications[/p]
    • [p]Frequency of guest ailment state reports has been increased.[/p]
    • [p]New informational reports to inform Park Managers of how to cater to Guests ailments will now appear, for example:[/p]
      • [p]Rain: In rain, guests will prefer dining areas that are sheltered, and may choose to buy umbrellas to keep themselves dry.[/p]
      • [p]Thunderstorms: Guest will leave pools, and some rides/generators could be hit by lightning which could cause your guests to panic.[/p]
  • [p]Sunburn Improvements[/p]
    • [p]Guests suncream no longer lasts forever and can now run out. Guests will now buy more suncream as they try to prevent sunburn.[/p]
  • [p]Hot & Cold Drink Preferences[/p]
    • [p]Guests now have preferences for Hot & Cold food and drinks, depending on weather conditions.[/p]
  • [p]Weather Affects On Utilities[/p]
    • [p]The effectiveness of Solar Panels will now depend on weather conditions and how much sunlight they are exposed to.[/p]
      • [p]Solar Panels in clear sunny conditions will work at 100% efficiency.[/p]
      • [p]Solar Panels in overcast or rainy conditions will have their efficiency noticeably reduced.[/p]
    • [p]Park Managers will need to make sure that Solar Panels are placed in direct sunlight in order for them to generate electricity.[/p]
    • [p]Solar Panels obscured from sunlight, such as placed indoors, beneath a shelter, or in a shaded area will not work.[/p]
    • [p]New notifications will be displayed if a Solar Panel stops working due to one of the above factors.[/p]
  • [p]New Park Settings[/p]
    • [p]Park Managers will now have control over the following game aspects in Sandbox Mode:[/p]
      • [p]The ability to toggle off particular weather conditions entirely.[/p]
      • [p]Adjust sim effects from weather conditions, such as guests getting wet, rides breaking down during storms, pools freezing in cold weather conditions.[/p]
      • [p]Turning off world temperature effects now also influences guests needs for Hot & Cold food and drink, and need for heat sources in cold weather.[/p]
      • [p]Turn off Utilities being affected by weather conditions.[/p]
      • [p]Turn off Pool temperatures.[/p]
  • [p]Scalable Animatronics[/p]
    • [p]The scale of all Animatronic props can now by customised to further fit your creative desires.[/p]
  • [p]Moving Platforms[/p]
    • [p]A new moving platform has been added - Moving Platform Spring[/p]
[h3]Updates[/h3]
  • [p]Management & Economy Improvements[/p]
    • [p]Changes to Scenery and Ride Prestige[/p]
      • [p]The area of effect of all scenery has been revised slightly to help reduce large spikes or drops in guest moods. All scenery now has an increased radius of effect and decreased strength.[/p]
      • [p]Prestige for Flat Rides has been rebalanced to prevent unexpectedly high prestige scores when adding multiple extra ride sequences.[/p]
      • [p]To prevent all rides from reaching maximum prestige too easily the maximum prestige bonus a ride can gain is now limited based on its ride type.[/p]
        • [p]This will also create more of a distinction in prestige scores between flat rides and rollercoasters.[/p]
  • [p]Changes to Wear Rates & Upkeep Costs[/p]
    • [p]Servicing rides, power generators and water pumps will now come at a cost, as well as now repairing the ride's condition to 80%.[/p]
    • [p]Rides, power generators and water pumps can still be refurbished to full condition but at an increased cost.[/p]
    • [p]Service badges on rides, power generators and water pumps will no longer prevent condition deterioration but will slow down wear rate, creating a greater challenge when maintaining ride condition.[/p]
    • [p]The wear rates of all rides, power generators and water pumps have been balanced to account for the above in addition to open rides with no guests now receiving less wear.[/p]
    • [p]A rides maintenance tab will now indicate low, average or high wear rate.[/p]
  • [p]Changes to Ride Ticket Pricing[/p]
    • [p]The cost of ride tickets has been rebalanced to offset the changes to upkeep costs.[/p]
      • [p]This will have no effect on players setting custom ride prices.[/p]
    • [p]An improved breakdown of a ride's ticket cost can now be found in a ride's info panel from the ticket cost tooltip.[/p]
  • [p]Improvements to Guest Needs & Thoughts[/p]
    • [p]Guests will now look to leave a pool if they have a pressing need, such as thirst/hunger etc.[/p]
    • [p]A delay has been added to guest needs when in queues, pools and rides to reduce guests needs from dropping too low if they are unable to leave an attraction to satisfy a need.[/p]
  • [p]Changes to Power & Water Utilities[/p]
    • [p]Power/Water capacity and total upkeep has been added to object browser tooltips to aid player decision making when selecting what type of utilities to use.[/p]
      • [p]Cost per unit has also been added to the power generator's object browser tooltip.[/p]
    • [p]The amount of regional power provided by park entrance gates has been reduced from 120 to 60 to provide more challenge to early stages of the game.[/p]
    • [p]Preplaced park entrances will now have each of their power connection nodes connected together by default.[/p]
    • [p]Info panels for power generators & water pumps now display condition penalty and effective capacity data to allow for better power/water management.[/p]
    • [p]Utilities heatmaps now fully highlight rides and flumes.[/p]
  • [p]Existing Ride Upgrades[/p]
    • [p]Upgrades have been added to some of your favourite coasters.[/p]
      • [p]Dart Kinetics Looping Coaster and Vector Looping Coaster now have an alternative track with double spines.[/p]
      • [p]High Peak Construction's Steel Tracks and Steel Topped coasters now have LSM pieces.[/p]
      • [p]Movement Construction Mine Train now has an alternative track without the wooden sleepers.[/p]
      • [p]Outamax LSM Raid Coaster now has a chain lift piece that can be set.[/p]
      • [p]Added a new track piece to the LSM Raid Coaster that holds trains before launching them in the direction of travel to work on Swing Launches.[/p]
      • [p]Additional coaster variant added to Sorcery Pack DLC.[/p]
        • [p]Vector Child Coaster Return, a boomerang variant of the Vector Child Coaster has been added to the game for Sorcery Pack owners.[/p]
          • [p]A blueprint for the Vector Child Coaster Return, "Backtrack" has also been added.[/p]
      • [p]Several tracked rides have been adjusted to play music per train - similar to coasters:[/p]
        • [p]Dart Kinetics Antique Powered Cars[/p]
        • [p]Deep Sea Continental Powered Automated Vehicle[/p]
        • [p]FD Vision Wide Log Flume[/p]
        • [p]Knotted Ghost Train[/p]
        • [p]Sadie Interactive Attractions Interactive Shooting Ride[/p]
        • [p]Big M's Narrow Log Flume[/p]
        • [p]Outamax River Rapids[/p]
  • [p]New Guest Moods from Rides & Queues[/p]
    • [p]Guests can now experience more moods when exiting or queuing for a ride.[/p]
      • [p]In Queue:[/p]
        • [p]When in a queue for a ride guests can now also be Excited or Happy based on the rides prestige.[/p]
        • [p]If the queue for a ride is too long guest's moods will now become Bored or Unhappy based on how long they've been in the queue.[/p]
      • [p]Exiting Rides:[/p]
        • [p]Guests will now become unhappy if they are kicked off of a ride.[/p]
        • [p]After leaving a ride that guests enjoyed, they will have a brief period of grace where they will not register some uncomfortable mood triggers.[/p]
[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3][p]We are continuing to review all your feedback and reports and will announce new updates and fixes when they are ready. In the meantime, do please continue to report any bugs on our Issue Tracker.[/p][p]Audio[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue where music was no longer synced across speakers. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Fixed the audio for multiple coasters which were playing chain lift audio on wheel lift track sections.[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue where muted billboards would sometimes become unmuted again upon loading a save. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
[p]Career Mode[/p]
  • [p]Added text to the objective panel of the Garden of Edith career scenario to clarify that the park only generates money upon completion of medals. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
[p]Coasters & Rides[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue where flexicolour could not be applied to the rails of the Antique Water Coaster. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Resolved a Z-Fighting issue on the lift section of the Vector Giant Inverted Return rollercoaster. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a texture issue with the LODs of the LSM Raid Coaster switch track pieces. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the aligned of the catwalks on the Vector Child Coaster to prevent instances of clipping when the train enters and exits a station. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue with the Rowdy Mouse blueprint where adjusting the Train and Car Steppers would cause station loading inconstancies.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a visual issue where a black cube object could be seen clipping through the front of the Vector Sit-Down - 4 Seater coaster car.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a visual issue where the hook of the tipper track piece would clip through the train model of the Vector Tipper Coaster.[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the rear wheels of the Outamax Momentum Coaster to adhere to the coaster rails correctly while banking.[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the Giovanni Inverted - 2 Seater wheels to adhere to the coaster rails correctly while making tight turns.[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the front wheels of the Zephyr Junior Coaster train cars to better adhere and conform to the the tracks.[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the Big M Ultra Spin Coaster's front axels to allow the wheels to better adhere to the coaster rails.[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted visuals of the Vector Tipper Coasters tipper track section which previously had incorrect texturing. 
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  • [p]Fixed a visual issue where the drive tyre wheels would clip through the supports of the LSM Raid Coaster.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed the Vector LIM Launch train car wheels alignment to prevent clipping issues with the coaster rails.[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the placement of the orbit camera for the LSM Raid Coaster to better track the coaster cars.[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the Single Deck Bus ride to allow larger groups of guests to use the ride at the same time.[/p]
  • [p]Reduced the size of switch track connectors to stop train wheels from clipping through them.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a visual issue where the Deep Sea Continental Powered Automated Vehicle piston rig was incorrectly setup.[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the wheels of the Vector Giant Inverted Return to adhere to track rails correctly.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a visual issue where the Turntables on the LSM Raid Coaster were missing LSM fins.[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the wheels of the Looping Sun Coaster to adhere to track rails correctly.[/p]
[p]Guests[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue where guests would become stuck in a finding a bin or bench state after reloading a save file.[/p]
[p]Park Construction[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue where one of the Lime Plaster Arches had an incorrect texture which lacked flexicolour customisation.[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the alignment of all Wooden Beam Wall Slope pieces to match up with their mirrored counterparts.[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the Stucco Wall grid based pieces to better align to one another when building.[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue where the Large & Small "Iron Gear" animated assets would play spinning sound effects when in a stationary deactivated state. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue where multiple Pirate Theme Sandstone scenery pieces would appear wet despite there being no rain present in the Park. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the collision detection of the stand alone Vendor Counters to disallow guests to walk through them. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted how the Bargain Price metrics work as part of the Park Management and Economy Improvements. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Fixed custom audio not playing correctly if speakers are too far away from a connected sequencer. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue where Classic Brick Wall Set colouration was not appearing even across all sides. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue where multiple lights would continue to glow at night even when deactivated. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue where some Stucco Wall Arches could not be selected again once placed. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue where multiple Stucco Wall Arch pieces were missing a flexicolour slot. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Fixed the orientation of the Pirate Theme "Water Well" texture mapping. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Resolved a visual culling issue with the Pirate Theme Cargo Fruit prop. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
[p]Staff[/p]
  • [p]Added tooltips to Facilities to state that a Janitor can be called immediately to the location or whether one needs to be hired fire to carry out the duty.[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue where Mechanics would become stuck at ride exits while enroute to repair them. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
[p]UI[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue with text formatting within the Management UI which was causing text to overlap. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
[p]Stability[/p]
  • [p]Resolved an issue with the Interactive Shooting Ride that would cause the game to crash if the car fell off an incomplete track when in test mode. - View on Issue Tracker[/p]
  • [p]Fixed Various other crashes.[/p]