Building a Mid-Budget European Theme Park in Planet Coaster 2 | Le Jardin Magique

[@SPRidley]

Hohoho, i cant wait to show everyone what we are cooking 😁

[@mineraljunction]

heh heh heh heh

[@LPmerryLP]

It's crazy how everybody just believes luxumbourg exists, thanks for speaking the truth. It was eye opening, like that entrance.

[@mineraljunction]

it’s important to get the word out

[@ThisAlbino]

You definitely need at least one IP that's supposed to be for kids but is actually horrifying. Otherwise it wouldn't be realistically European.

[@mineraljunction]

@@ThisAlbino haha duly noted

[@KingRCT3]

"He'll be saying profound stuff... in french" Hahahahah! Lovely beginning! 11:57 French IP idea: Adibou! It's a children point-and-click game

[@mineraljunction]

haha thanks mate! and will look into Adibou.. 🤔

[@zacharybouve408]

You sir are a madman! I can’t imagine the patience that park sign must have required. I almost bursted out with laughter over the 800 piece tower base. As always, absolutely stunning work!

[@mineraljunction]

haha thanks!

[@Marys_Revenge]

Seriously, this is so charming, mate! The column base had me cracking up haha 🤣. But this fantasy style is very promising. I think a miniature themed area would look so good here, where everything is scaled up and guests are reduced to the size of an ant. A Bug's Life or Alice in Wonderland come to mind. Can't wait to see more!

[@mineraljunction]

haha thanks mate! this kind of shrunken audience perspective is actually gonne be part of one of the IPs. i love that vibe :)

[@CometsPlancoCreations]

I love it so far! Really amazing entrance, I can not wait to see more!

[@mineraljunction]

thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@OakieDokieSims]

I... when you started to explode the parts and showed what they are made from I nearly fainted. WHAT. oh my goodness, my brain can't even begin to comprehend 🤯 Incredible work as always, oh my gosh, its so beautiful! I am severely lacking in my European theme park knowledge, it's been so much fun learning about all of this, and seeing the different inspirations and references. It's so awesome! OOOO I can't wait to see how this park develops over time! awesome awesome park! 😄 there is a local park near me in New Hampshire called Story Land, and I they have some really cute scenes like this, one of which being a wonky little Cinderella castle! Its adorable! we have a mug from the park with mother goose on it, maybe some kind of goose or duck would be fun for an IP character!

[@mineraljunction]

haha thanks Oakie, glad you enjoyed it. I do like a cute little goose, that's a lovely idea. will see if i can find some stuff about Story Land to research as well

[@coastercoolgaming]

Very nice build, love the technique of sinking stone pieces into the walls to add realistic brickwork

[@mineraljunction]

@@coastercoolgaming thanks!

[@AmandaSigmon-ql8fv]

Ok absolutely love this. It's just the comfy cozy build I need this time of year. Can't wait to see what you guys do!

[@mineraljunction]

@@AmandaSigmon-ql8fv thanks Amanda, glad you enjoyed it!

[@DutchieBuilds]

this is crazy good. beautiful architecture, has a great vibe of its own. I am also very excited by the logo you made. and the middle bits of the towers look fantastic. I like the texture. wonderful new project, minnie mineral, something I never expected to see from you!

[@mineraljunction]

@@DutchieBuilds thanks, Dutchie mate, glad you enjoyed!

[@qwrtyu5092]

A Tintin type character would be cool, awesome work Mineral and SPR

[@mineraljunction]

@@qwrtyu5092 great suggestion, thank you!

[@AlbanDouze]

I love this details that makes this little park so realistic ! 😊

[@mineraljunction]

@@AlbanDouze thank you!

[@PlanetPlipcam]

Absolutely love this Mineral. Can’t wait to see how it goes.

[@mineraljunction]

@@PlanetPlipcam thanks Plip!

[@dicamba95]

Amazing start. Really looking forward to the series!

[@mineraljunction]

thanks!

[@WikzGaming]

I need more of this series, please. Love the entrance, it so good. Cant wait to see how this evolve my dude!

[@mineraljunction]

thanks man!

[@mystic8752]

Absolutely insane work so far, can’t wait to see the ips!

[@mineraljunction]

@@mystic8752 thanks Mystic!

[@CDiPaola04]

You have my favorite build style for this game so far. It's so realistic

[@mineraljunction]

@@CDiPaola04 thanks! glad you’re enjoying

[@filleis6374]

That tree is just the right amount of cursed.

[@mineraljunction]

excellent.

[@cedarpointenthusiast]

This is fantastic. Really reminds me of Toverland or the old fairytale kids area that used to be at Alton Towers. The way you use the in game pieces outside the box is really sensational

[@mineraljunction]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@Meneylas]

it looks really great, i LOVE realism and i must say you are great at it. as a french person i know some parks that look like this for example parc saint paul or walibi although i never been to these. i subscribed and can't wait to see what's to come !

[@mineraljunction]

thank you!

[@TMH-lw2je]

The tree 👀😍

[@lou9776]

This looks amazing and love that a lot of my homeparks are your inspiration! Belgium and France has some great comics as inspiration, like Tintin, Suske & Wikse, The Smurfs or Asterix & Obelix. Love how this looks already and can't wait to see what you and SP come up with!!

[@mineraljunction]

thank you, glad you enjoyed!

[@ashham2784]

The theme park I grew up with - Enchanted Forest in Oregon is like this but low budget and ONLY for little kids, this is like seeing it grown up!!!🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@mineraljunction]

ooh I've watched a POV of their log flume before haha. need to check out the rest of the park, I guess 👀

[@ashham2784]

@@mineraljunction They have a coaster that has one of a kind cars!

[@Toves]

Love this already!!!!!!

[@mineraljunction]

thanks Toves!

[@SlepeStone]

A good European children's IP should always have something a little bit surreal about it :p The programs I watched when I was small were weird, low-budget and sometimes a bit nightmare-inducing

[@mineraljunction]

agreed!

[@hd4c393]

My jaw literally dropped when you showed how the name sign is made. Absolutely insane.

[@mineraljunction]

haha thanks!

[@trackfactz]

So cool

[@mineraljunction]

thanks!

[@SleepyGoblin14]

Great start, the tree reminds me of the one they have in Efteling. Can’t wait to see more.

[@OriginalYonta]

I like the entrance a lot. that tree is really nice 2

[@mineraljunction]

thank you!

[@CoasterTrax]

Ips that came to my mind and are very popular in specific countrys, since you asked for it XD : Heidi (very popular) Biene Maya (very very popular) Miraculous Le Petit Prince Tim and Struppi (popular) Lucky Luke (very very popular) Peppa Wutz (very very popular) The park looks, as expected, to good to be true. Keep going

[@KosmikGamer]

I love this entrance, its reminding me of the Stone Hill (Spyro) themed area and coaster I tried to make in planco 1. Wish they would just give us more round/curved options off the grid

[@mineraljunction]

ahh that's a great ref, certainly wasn't intentional but i can really see it! and yes, I would really love some more round off grid pieces that we can scale

[@kylenunez4848]

Don’t burn yourself out brother! Cuz we want content for the long run 😈

[@mineraljunction]

@@kylenunez4848 haha I’m trying my best 😅

[@Iben]

Loving this already man!

[@mineraljunction]

thanks mate!

[@tagi3d]

Love the stone work. Agree there’s a bit of ghibli vibe there. Lovely

[@mineraljunction]

@@tagi3d thanks mate!

[@Combes_]

Maybe Thomas The Tank Engine would be a good IP for a family train or mine train coaster! The park looks great already!

[@mineraljunction]

ooo that's not a bad idea at all you know... knock-off thomas... thank you!

[@Combes_]

@mineraljunction NP, dude! Wish you best of luck on your park!

[@YannBK1608]

This Frenchman is happy to see a French (speaking) park 😍 Plopsaland is one of my home parks, and I gotta say, your park’s vibe is great, even far better than Plopsa! Oh and if you need a French actor for the tree, you know where to find me! 🇫🇷 That being said, as a console player, the absence of piece management with this entrance is triggering me so much! Would you happen to know the current piece count? 🤣

[@mineraljunction]

@@YannBK1608 ooo I may well take you up on that when the times comes, thanks Yann! and lol. I don’t know the piece count no, it’s several thousand 😬 I can check later 😅

[@YannBK1608]

@ would be my pleasure! I love doing voice work, I could even write lines in collaboration with you to make sure you get precisely what you need 😍 Several thousands for an entrance feels insane to me, I’m at 12479 for two areas in Camtaso 🤣

[@bluespirit1324]

Fantastic start! Love that parks such as Plopsa are getting a little more recognition. Very curious to see how this develops over time and can't wait to see that IP you're cooking with SPRidley ;) Do look at other parks from the Plopsa-group as well, such as the indoor parks, PlopsaCoo Ardennes or Holiday Park. Maybe even Plopsaqua if you want to take it that far as a resort! Might be cool to see how they use IP there as well.

[@mineraljunction]

thanks mate. will look into those others for sure. I have Plopsaqua in the back of my mind already but will leave that for down the line, see how I get on with the park first 😅

[@jodieecs913]

You are such a talented builder, I'm looking forward to see your wonderful ideas come to life in this series :D!

[@mineraljunction]

thank you! :)

[@McMcTear]

Typically British but the Teletubbies with that grassy hill futuristic house, could lend itself well to being adapted into a fantasy area very hobbit esque.

[@HannahJane1994]

Reminds me of some of the Spyro levels 🤩

[@spykimus]

If you want a wacky Irish IP, look at Bosco. Going back to the 80s, he was a puppet with a wooden head, red wool for hair and green and white stripped pajamas.

[@NotDeif]

oh i love that style! looking forward to seeing where this is going :)

[@mineraljunction]

thanks man!

[@AltManiaEntertainment]

Cool hear your inspiration is Plopsaland! I'm from Belgium and very proud on the company.

[@mineraljunction]

awesome! the park looks so cool!

[@seppemanderick497]

As someone who practically lives next to Plopsaland, I might tell you that it's very much not a French park. Either way, absolutely love how you took inspiration from my little home park. Keep it up! ❤

[@mineraljunction]

lol I am aware, I did not mean to make it sound like Plopsaland is in France, if that's how it came across I did a bad job explaining haha. cheers though! :D

[@jash2527]

Friend… regarding the park logo, nothing in this game is “ideal” when looking at it from not so far away. I really hope they fix the LODs eventually. This entrance would typically not be my cup of tea, but there’s just something in the way that you build and tie these building materials together that has me intrigued!

[@mineraljunction]

jashy they gotta fix these LODs pleeeeeeeaseee

[@jash2527]

@ I BEG OF THEE!

[@runebaas25]

What would be cool is that you make it so it’s french and dutch! I’m from Belgium so would love too see it!

[@fabulousk9014]

Yaaay finally a proper theme park 😍😍😍😍

[@mineraljunction]

@@fabulousk9014 haha I gotchu

[@sparrow838_]

Such a cute project! You should definitely have one of those photo spots where you stand behind an image and stick your head through the hole (I don't know how to describe this better lol). But it could be themed so many different ways!

[@mineraljunction]

haha I know exactly what you mean and that is a great idea!

[@bert4910]

fricken amazing

[@mineraljunction]

@@bert4910 thanks!

[@Ph4tPigeon]

Love the look of this, great start! I have been looking for inspiration for this style of park, might be worth checking out Mirabilandia, MagicLand and even Gardaland all in Italy. Also I'm not sure how big the planters scale without the mod, but they have a nice round shape and plaster type texture

[@mineraljunction]

thanks Pigeon! will check these out for sure, don't think I've ever heard of MagicLand

[@UnbelievableHotdog]

Just wondering, are you planning on having water area with a waterslide or two, or a pool? I feel like that would be cool but idk how far you have planned though

[@mineraljunction]

@@UnbelievableHotdog I’m not 100% sure about that yet, possibly down the road i’ve thought about having a hotel and small waterpark next to the park but gotta take it one step at a time and see what happens.

[@TheNicloHD]

So the park is gonna be in a small imaginary country like Luxembourg. Got it

[@mineraljunction]

😂

[@Schandorf-ms8sm]

As for wacky european cartoon parks try and have a look at Bonbon land in Denmark haha it's pretty low budget but it sure does have a lot of wacky characters

[@mineraljunction]

thank you! I will check it out for sure

[@justyarel]

you might want to have a look at Terra Botanica in Angers France...

[@mineraljunction]

thanks, never heard of it! I will take a look

[@TMH-lw2je]

[@TheTofu93]

You should also try to make at least one eye lid of the tree moving. That would look cool!

[@mineraljunction]

yes! love that idea. i want the eyes to move in general but again i need to figure out how to limit the movement..

[@mystic8752]

⁠​⁠@@mineraljunctionI could give it a shot if you want!

[@Thehoeh]

"The Original Jaffa" has some videos on this, not sure if he goes over the limitation specifically

[@mineraljunction]

@@Thehoeh thanks, I think I've basically figured it out now but will check out Jaffa's vids anyway

[@WolfTenor]

I was going to offer my vocal stylings for your talking tree, but then you said French speaking. 😬 My French accent just comes off sounding like Lumière from Beauty and the Beast. Love the entrance area. can't wait to see what you create.

[@mineraljunction]

@@WolfTenor haha yeah I think I might pass on that but thanks for the offer 😂 cheers Wolf

[@alxou1343]

Oui, oui! 🥐 "In a kind of imaginary country like Luxembourg. Like a tiny made up country." hahaha You just made a few enemies! Finally some theme park content inspired by the typical European parks we have everywhere. Toverland is an amazing source of inspiration. Efteling as well: Baron is still one of the most picturesque dive coaster ever built..

[@mineraljunction]

Hahaha I didn't mean to say it like that but I guess it did come out like that... 😅 cheers Al

[@MartWesenbeek]

I would love to see you use: De fabeltjeskrant its a dutch childrens IP and I really like their new artstyle

[@nitrinus2316]

Look for castles in Europe and make them wacky en cartoony

[@Fazcoasters]

What’s the inside of the entrance arches made out of?

[@mineraljunction]

i believe its the 1m plaster wall scaled down and then rotated around the arch shape

[@withergoat5453]

Please make an indoor kids area, cant have plopsa without one

[@modoIo]

Hey Mineral! I think the issue you're having with moving platforms not saving state could be solved by programming the triggers in the event sequencer! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6TEgXdrm56niqM this video from Planet Build explain how you can use the timings to your advantage :) I believe you would even be able to program successive sequences to mimic lipsync. Amazing work, I'm impressed at the details. I do think optimizing asset usage would be beneficial for the future of this project, though :D

[@mineraljunction]

thanks so much for this!

[@MrMatiashink]

when it comes to whacky ips, how about the moomins? i'm a bit late watchin this really