GCI Wooden Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 I'll rate what I know: The first trailer for Planet Coaster was much better-produced than any of the trailers done for RCTW. (The end scene was adorable as well!) I was thinking the same thing! The trailer was really good!
KrakenKing Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Did anyone actually check out their site? They have a few 3D renderings you can look at of different aspects of the park. The amount of detail in the Giga-Coaster cars and the "Mindbender" flat-ride is astonishing!
Midgetman82 Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 ^I really do love the fact they're referencing real rides. I'm interested to see how much more current rides they put in. http://planetcoaster.com/ For those who can't render it properly.
Fallen Heretic Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 It looks quite cool so far. Also looks like it will have full freedom of track design rather than be limited to pre-set track pieces. But then I suppose in this day and age there is no reason not to. Â One thing though, looking at the wording on some of their non-game pre-orders, I kinda get the impression that there will be modern style DLC. I mean like buy a ride, or a new scenery item, rather than an expansion pack. Not sure why, it just feels that way to me. If thats the case then I also imagine that they will make custom scenery and rides deliberately hard to implement. I hope I'm wrong about that, but it is the popular business model these days. Â Pure, unfounded speculation, of course. Â Edited to say, I had another thought. Maybe they would also fund some things with options like the foundation stones they are selling. People pay for something special, but the actual ride/scenery is released for free? Unlikely, but what if? I personally prefer the expansion pack model, but with individual DLC you only pay for what you use. But then to get everything generally costs alot of money.
CoasterMan83 Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Looks like a great entry into the coaster simulation game market! Definitely will be the direct competition for RCTW. Â I am debating on buying the beta access but am trying to see if there are any details on it being available for Mac right out of the gate.
CpBluestreakCp Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 It looks really good so far! Planet Coaster is already a step ahead of RCTW in my books. Can't wait to see more.
fraroc Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 There is something about cartoony RCT-esque peeps with super-exaggerated screaming expressions riding a realistic No-Limits style B&M First Gen hyper train that really makes me smile  PLC is going to be good.
NieSch Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 The trailer looks promising. I really like the feel good vibe.
XShortestStrawX Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 Just saw the trailer and it quite clearly blows away RCT World's disaster of a trailer. Stylistically simplistic, yet it looks fantastic. Then again, the trailer probably doesn't accurately represent gameplay. Looking forward to this title much more than RCTW. I'm hoping it will finally be the RCT killer, much like Cities: Skylines was for SimCity. Frontier developed RCT3, but they also developed Thrillville. Hopefully this title is more on the RCT3 side of that spectrum.
BDG Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) Some new info...  - There will be so many different coaster styles (old ones and new ones) and lots of flatrides, it will actually be hard to think of a coaster style that will not be in it! Flatrides and Coasters will be super-detailed with functional moving parts, detailed coaster tracks and realistic supports. - Development of Planet Coaster is still in an early stage.  - The level of detail is unbelievable, the guests are so detailed (and unique, it will be hard to spot duplicates!), they interact with everything in the game like other guests, staff, rides, The deeper you zoom in the more details you will notice and you can go as deep as just seeing one guest on your screen.  - Guests' motion and facial expressions will tell you whether they are happy, fatigue, etc. even when zoomed out you can notice difference in their happiness by the way they walk.  - Staff's happiness will play a big role in their behavior towards your guests so you have to make sure staff is happy too!  - Curved paths are confirmed!  source: PlanetCoasterHub   And some new screens / images...  Giovanola inverted (super detailed)  Zierer Star Shape  peeps  Huss Jump  peeps  peeps & burger stall  random stuff   You can get them in high-res here:  http://www.pcgames.de/Planet-Coaster-Spiel-55772/News/gamescom-Vorschau-Video-Update-1167285/galerie/2416773/    . Edited August 13, 2015 by BDG
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 I am happy to see that in the first picture, there are a LOT of things they got right. Such as the elevated walkway, it looks great! And the ability to not only have curved walk ways, but ones that can change size while turning. Finally, the way the supports interact with the walk ways.. that's great looking. Everything seems to be very organic and free form in this game! Look at all the plants and flower beds and how they are shaped!And though the coaster seems under supported, the support style is great! No more single pylons!
fraroc Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 It looks like we might have the option of building a Giovanola Invert like Anaconda at Gold Reef City...Interesting choice for a preview
Ccron10 Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 It looks like we might have the option of building a Giovanola Invert like Anaconda at Gold Reef City...Interesting choice for a preview At first I thought they made just a random 2-across inverted coaster train, but upon looking Anaconda up, it looks like they perfectly nailed it with the trains! Can't wait to see the other ride types and further progress of the game!
MARK Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Dude, if they have coaster types from a defunct company with only a handful of coasters around the world, this game is going to be deep! My head is about to explode.
fraroc Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 I think this is going to be the perfect blend between cartoony and realistic.
Garet Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Â Not sure if that is actually a top-scan, with the arm attached like that. With Giovanola coasters and the unicycle it could be that they are putting in rarer rides that haven't been seen in roller-coaster games as often in which case it could be a zierer star shape.
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 ^That ride is a Zierer Star Shape. Its the same idea as a Top Scan but with a different ride experience.
fraroc Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 I now support PLC 100%. I took a gander at their forums, and I really got the vibe that this game was made by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts, yet by the cartoony motif of the food stand and the peeps, it seems like anyone can enjoy it, whether they know every roller coaster name, make, and model by heart, or they're still calling Arrow and Vekoma looping coasters "Steel Corkscrew Roller Coasters" Â Frontier could potentially give Ole Lange a run for his money.
Garet Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 ^That ride is a Zierer Star Shape. Its the same idea as a Top Scan but with a different ride experience. Â I managed to ride one when it was in blackpool pleasure beach for a few years, they didn't have an overly thrilling ride cycle so I'd love to try a carnival version some day. I brought it up because the original post said top scan but it's now been edited.
NieSch Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 I'm becoming more and more enthusiastic about this game!
BDG Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 The train looks more Intamin to me to be honest. Nope. It's identical to the Giovanola. The chassis, the seats, the restraints, the brakes. It even has the exact same "restraint-opening mechanism". Â Intamin's trains are completely different.
robbalvey Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 Weird that they chose that one. I wonder why...
Midgetman82 Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 Easier to model and can take tighter turns?
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