Planet Coaster 2 - 1.5.1 Update Notes

Features

• Security & Crime
  • New Staff type: Security Guard
  • New guest behaviour: criminality
    • Pickpockets will now enter parks looking to steal from unsuspecting guests and flee from Security Guards once spotted.
    • If guests are unhappy for too long, park managers might find themselves dealing with a vandalism problem too.
    • Players can now add Security Guards and Cameras to their parks to prevent crime and apprehend Criminals.
• Sci-Fi Theme
  • Update 5 will bring Sci-Fi themed static and animated scenery objects to parks as well as Sci-Fi themed music, triggered SFX and ambient audio tracks.
  • New Sci-Fi themed billboard videos have also been added.
• Glass Panels and Customisation
  • Colour customisation options have been added to glass scenery pieces.
  • New glass panel scenery pieces have been added to the game, each available with and without a frame.
    • Circle
    • Hexagon
    • Octagon
    • Semi Circle
    • Triangle
    • Long Triangle
• Rock Customisation
  • A new set of 'custom rock' scenery pieces with colour customisation options have been added.
• Inflatable Customisation
  • Colour customisation options have been added to flume inflatables and mats.
• Path Tool Improvements
  • Path tools are getting some quality of life additions in Update 5.
    • Players will now be able to place invisible paths.
    • Kerbs and path foundations can be toggled on/off.
    • Paths and pools stamps are getting a circle stamp option.
    • A new tool has been added to the delete panel, similar to the draw tool, allowing players to specify an area to be deleted.
    • Coaster stations and flume platforms can be customised with path materials.
    • The minimum height required to build paths over pools and other paths is now reduced.
• Standard 'de-themed' Coasters
  • The standard versions of 2 more coaster rides will be included:
    • High Peaks Construction - Wooden Hybrid Steel Rails
    • High Peaks Construction - Wooden Hybrid Steel Topped
  • The decorative pieces from these coasters have now also been added as individual scenery pieces to be used throughout parks and other rides.
• Returning Ride
  • Inspired by the Trident coaster from the original game, the Vector - Return Mk II is coming to Planet Coaster 2, ready for players to customise and guests to enjoy.
• Career Mode Sandbox Maps
  • Pre-made maps from Career mode Act 3 will be added to Sandbox mode as a starting point for creative projects.

Updates

• Western Theme Additions
  • New Western themed objects are also included in Update 5, including:
    • 9 half-width non-grid wall pieces
    • 4 roof pieces
• Ride Prestige Adjustments
  • Added clear break down of the ride impact on prestige, calling out both benefits and also now penalties.
  • Changed the ride reputation threshold to include the full prestige score (ride experience and now scenery bonus).
  • Increased the required threshold for a classic ride to be at least 800 prestige rating.
  • Simplified the "scenery rating" and "scenery bonus" UI to just call out scenery bonus, which is the value that is used in the prestige calculation.
  • Adjusted the display of the scenery bonus cap.
  • Updated help screens inline with the changes above.
• Ride Reputation Adjustments
  • Added a new 'Established' stage between the current 'New' and 'Dated' stages to give a more realistic flow.
  • Display the appeal bonus/penalties at the different stages.
  • Added explanation of the Prestige impact on a ride's reputation to the ride info panel.
  • Updated reputation stage icons.
  • Refined the readability of what stage the ride is at.
  • Updated help screens inline with the changes above.
• Guest Moods
  • The reasoning for a guest's mood will now be shown on a guest's infopanel.
• Water Rides Visuals
  • Water rides (tracked rides and coasters) have undergone enhancements to water visuals, including:
    • Big M's Rides - Narrow Log Flume
    • FD Vision - Steam Boat
    • FD Vision - Wide Log Flume
    • Outamax - River Rapids
    • Big M's Rides - Water Coaster
    • F&N Thriller Industries - Antique Water Coaster
    • Outamax - Water Coaster (available as part of the pre-order bonus)
• Career Messaging
  • The messaging upon completing a career scenario has been adjusted to better indicate when to move onto the next level.
• Light Activation Settings
  • Lights now have activation settings, allowing players to override the night only setting of lights.
• Special Piece Tooltips
  • Tooltip descriptions have been added to track and flume special pieces.

Bug Fixes

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.

Audio

• Music from other nearby trains will no longer be heard when riding onboard coasters. - View on Issue Tracker
• Resolved an issue where soundtrack music would fade out when near music sources muted in settings. - View on Issue Tracker

Coasters & Rides

• Resolved an issue preventing track supports from being drawn on some parts of Grand Coasters Worldwide coasters. - View on Issue Tracker
• Flume supports will now appear more consistently on flume pieces that are close to the ground. - View on Issue Tracker
• Adjusted the alignment between car wheels and track on the Vector - Sit Down - 4 Seater coaster. - View on Issue Tracker
• Resolved resolution issue on Outamax - Sit Down - 4 Seater - Brake track piece. - View on Issue Tracker
• Resolved an issue where changing a ride's colour causes flickering of the previous colour.
• Resolved an issue causing freecam to become inaccessible during coaster creation. - View on Issue Tracker
• Resolved an issue preventing the auto-completion of tracked rides due to conflicting terrain collision settings. - View on Issue Tracker
• Resolved an issue where the testing tab for flat rides would not include the rides duration.

Guests

• Resolved issues around guests not using Sun Loungers. - View on Issue Tracker
• Guests will now interact more frequently with lazy rivers. - View on Issue Tracker
• Resolved issues causing guests to wander repeatedly while trying to regroup.
• Resolved an issue where guests would pile up at the end of lazy rivers.
• Guests will now enter lazy rivers at the start of the river, rather than the end.

Park Construction

• Adjusted the names of cuboid scenery shapes to match the object. - View on Issue Tracker

Stability

• Fixed various other crashes, including a work-around for certain instances of the AMD driver-related crashes affecting some players. We are continuing to work with AMD to investigate this issue further.