Planet Coaster 2 | Free Update 1 coming December
Hayo Park Managers!
We’ve been thrilled with some of the creations we’ve seen already – take a look at the video below – and much like you, we’re just getting started! Last week we mentioned future updates, and today we wanted to share some highlights of what's coming in our next free update, arriving in December.
Here’s what the team are working on for the next free update in December:
Additions and Enhancements:
UI Enhancements
Edge scrolling
Browser tabs will remain on-screen whilst in tools menus
Colour picker adjustments:
Exiting the colour picker will apply the setting as well as clicking ‘Confirm’
The input field will no longer require the # when adding manual colours
Correct the mouse failing to move the cursor whilst outside the gradient square
Improve areas where scenery should remember the last custom colour picked
The browser no longer closing when placing Blueprints
Browser tooltips will show when in placement mode
Improved UI responsiveness
Control adjustments
The “Return to Browser” option will work when inside the Track Editor
Angle Snap and other sliders that have an Off option will have functionality for easy toggling
Embedding the create custom ride/coaster UI into the object browser rather than having its own bespoke UI
Coasters
Adding the ability to have separate loading and unloading stations where applicable
Guests
Adding a new heatmap for Guest Tolerance which will show their tolerance for Fear, Nausea and Ride Height amongst other factors
Scenery
Adding scenery pieces to create custom coaster supports
Add a selection of glass pieces for players to use in their parks
Weather
Adding the ability to change weather in Sandbox
Water Visuals
Water droplets will now be visible on the game camera when the camera goes into pools
Sandbox Mode
Increase the possible maximum guest cap whilst playing in solo play in Sandbox Mode
Miscellaneous:
Coaster bug fixes
Correcting jittering special pieces
General stability and performance fixes
But we’re not stopping there…
In addition to the above we’re also working hard to bring the following additions and enhancements to this update and will update you on our progress in the coming weeks.
Flumes
Improvements to flume physics behaviour
More realistic guests/dummy behaviours
Allowing multiple guests on flumes at the same time
UI Enhancements
Adjusted Colourblind friendly heat maps to make them more user friendly
Additional UI enhancements
Controls
Streamlined multi-select, Shift/Ctrl will now toggle between options rather than needing to hold the Shift key
Added custom rebindable controls for camera tilt and mouse controls
Coasters
Customisable tracked and transport rides
Guests & Staff
Additional guest and staff balancing- Including balancing guest tolerance for queue lengths.
Workshop
Remove the download limit
Increase number of items displayed in the browser per page
Thank you so much for the feedback you have shared with us so far. We really appreciate hearing how you’re enjoying the game and the suggestions you have; they are incredibly valuable to helping shape the future of Planet Coaster 2.
For any issues you may encounter in the meantime, please report via our Issue Tracker here.