#Planet coaster review mod
#Planet coaster review full

The problem I kept running into, however, was that building an ambitious supercoaster almost never resulted in anything anyone wanted to subject themselves to.

For example, you can view a heat map that displays, track segment by track segment, which parts of your coaster are getting your guests pumped and which ones are making them spew a deluxe caramel sundae onto unfortunate passers-by down below. And to Planet Coaster’s credit, it gives you great tools for determining where these ratings are coming from - at least in theory. Fear is more of a balancing act where you want to have some, but not too much. Each coaster, once tested, is given ratings for Excitement, Fear, and Nausea. It gives you great tools for determining where ratings are coming from. There was just one problem: I could build the coasters of my dreams, but that didn’t mean anyone would actually want to ride them. And every coaster also comes with some pre-made loops and turns I could mix in, resize, and reposition.

#Planet coaster review full

I had full control over the slope, turn, and bank of the track, allowing me to create just about any shape I could think of. There are 28 distinct types of coaster to start with, from wooden to chain-lifted steel to hydraulically launched, each with different behaviors and track restrictions. The coaster editor may be the best example of Planet Coaster’s spirit of freedom and experimentation. The array of possibilities available just from remixing the stock items is gargantuan, and the pool of bits and pieces is already expanding through Steam workshop, which is easily browseable by a well-organized, responsive interface from within the client. Fine control, such as setting custom angle-snapping and widths for paths, can almost seem overwhelming at first, but ultimately allowed me to tweak every square foot of my park to look precisely how I wanted it, down to the smallest details. I used simple keyboard shortcuts to place, reposition, resize, recolor, and edit gift shops, ice cream stands, coasters, carousels, and walkways. The basic routine of building and running a park manages to be more straightforward and intuitive than its extreme versatility would suggest.

#Planet coaster review mod

A huge diversity of rides and attractions team up with a nearly absurd level of terrain, structure, and coaster customization options so effectively as to beg the question: where did this type of game go for so many years? It’s still far from an interesting economic simulator, and it’s definitely wanting for certain types of buildings, but many of these weaknesses are likely to fade over time thanks to the shrewd inclusion of full mod support. Planet Coaster is just about everything I could have asked for in a modern resurrection of the theme park sim genre - and then some.