How to be GOOD at Planet Coaster

[@iammaybeasliceofpie4674]

Moomin if you’re “average” at this game then I’m the queen of England. This is a darn gorgeous build, and you explained everything wonderfully! Great video, as always!

[@MoominLittlesocks]

Thanks so much Pie!

[@LustraGaming]

I agree, this is lovely.

[@learei4642]

You mean If he’s average then you’re a trash can?

[@tukezdi]

if hes considered average then i would be far far worse than a player considered a noob

[@brandon3671]

Are you the queen of England ?

[@unstop1417]

Honestly I feel like the biggest thing you need to be 'good' at PlanCo is patience. I have never been able to finish a realistic park because I just don't have the patience to complete tedious placement of scenery objects. I know I am able to and have made some relatively good looking stuff but can never find the motivation to do scenery for more than an hour at a time.

[@dustmybroom288]

Same here. Planet Coaster is all about scenery and I am too lazy for that

[@Capybaraconq]

@@dustmybroom288 same lol

[@kunstderfugue]

Yeah I sunscribe to a bunch of scenery on Steam Workshop. I cant be arsed to make my own but I want a beautiful park and theres great ones there. Ultimately I enjoy the management part the most. The only thing I hate is having to manually replace broken benches and bins. I dont know why I cant have a staff member do it or something

[@chriskujawski13]

I bought this game over a year ago, played it for about an hour and set it down. This video has helped me finally understand how to approach things in game. In the last week I've sunk over 10 hours in and am finally happy I'm able to feel like I'm getting value from the game.

[@victimandvillan]

Finally decided to get Planet Coaster. I wanted to see how it works so came here and this was the first video I've watched. Amazed at how much custom detail can be put into the parks and even more amazed how well you implement them. Beautiful build and as a complete newbie it was very well described. The icing on the cake for me though "Well firstly, try not to shout!" That had me in stitches and hitting subscribe shortly afterwards.

[@MoominLittlesocks]

Thank you so much!! Welcome to the madness!

[@DrMcMoist]

I bought it on Saturday and this was the first video I watched while it was downloading. Very informative.

[@MandyvdW]

Oh my God! This is freakin’ amazing! Just started with this game and can’t imagine i’m going to be able building like this! Loved every single part of it!

[@GameSimu]

Same here ^^

[@jimbelushishamster8666]

@@MandyvdWif you ever get bored planet zoo is just as good

[@BaconDrive]

After watching this I feel motivated to start everything over from scratch in my game. This is just lovely

[@BoffaG1]

This guy has like 2000 IQ. I never would have thought of any of this

[@jimmykman7357]

It's just a bunch of add-ons unintended by the devs. It's like using aimbot I'm cod... Useless info here

[@jonahtowe]

@@jimmykman7357 frontier devs shit in your cereal this morning huh?

[@lynic-0091]

@@jimmykman7357 Damn, imagine being salty about a video like this.

[@Evnostic]

I came to learn how i am supposed to have money but came back knowing how to make the most aesthetically pleasing park.

[@coasterkraken6088]

This is all so true! I’m sending this video to my friend who was starting off on Planco and had trouble working on her first park. I told her pretty much all of this and it’s so validating to hear it from someone else

[@flatridefanatic]

Theres never been a video that has inspired me to play planet coaster before, but you sir have done it! Great job on this, i love some of the smaller details like the ropes up on the roof of the queue cover.

[@TommyT067]

Right?

[@ixion025]

The fact you can’t adjust the size of barrier drive me crazy

[@maxhunke5166]

Something I struggle with not in this game but with basically just life to is trying to do much, while more knowing how to do anything. Your advice on starting small in planet coaster helped me a lot here so thank you.

[@shuichid8181]

Playing that game for 4 years now (started when i was 10) and i cant even build a shop. I watched so many Videos and stuff but i think this one was actually helpful. Thank you

[@jthebarista]

Great video! You should expand on this small park. Showing us how to take something that might be considered 'basic' and turning it into something great.

[@lynic-0091]

I could watch you build all day with your calm vibe and music. Really inspiring, and thats coming from someone who struggles to get into building games :)

[@EldoSeven]

Just learned the most important rule I needed to know right now : hide everything you can from the PlanCo stuff. Simple, but soooo precious to remember. Thank you

[@Honethite]

Mind blown, haha. Played this game for over 25 hours and I had no idea how deep the customization was, you really are free to do what you want.

[@Av-vs1yh]

Ive carried over minecraft building advice to this game as well. The last little bits of details can really make the build feel lived in, like the lighting and plants.

[@SimplySammyK]

Ngl this is such an important video for beginner players. scenery and queue design can be so intimidating but its important to remember you can be creative with ANYTHING! Encouraging new players to use roofs and doors for custom floors, barriers, fences etc. I wouldn't have though to explore like that if I was new. I still am a newbie but I've made so many custom building I am happy with in my 2 years of owning this game. I wanted to make a mega park, I had my inspiration but I lack the relevant experience when it comes to working with terrain and bringing my ideas to life.

[@tg4589]

I’ve been playing this game for two weeks or so. You just expanded my thought process so much. Great video.

[@Sparkster217]

Just started playing after buying it a month ago and holy cow does this video inspire me a lot! Thanks so much for this! 💖

[@dannyeygelshoven6015]

Haven't played planco in such a long time, mostly due to time shortage and also because of "no inspiration". YT put this in my suggestions today and thank the lord i clicked it. I feel inspired again to start up the game as soon as i can. Count me in as a new subscriber. Thanks Moomin!

[@gb9727]

Here's an idea: take breaks while you're building something in game, maybe after a phase of building it

[@BKnight-sx5pc]

Planet Coaster has been in my library for over a year now. I want to be creative so bought all the dlcs except ghost buster. But I can’t create anything beautiful and like you said, I was thinking too much to build like a big park even though I don’t even know quite well. But today, I decided to try it again and I searched up for a video. I’m really glad to see you video at the top. Keep up the good work❤

[@chrispy9871]

Moomin, you are definitely one of my favorite to watch. I like your funny commentary, how you explain what you're doing and what pieces you're using it puts the whole building process into perspective and makes building of my own a little less daunting

[@BaconHairFish]

I remember longing for planet coaster when it came out. I went crazy when console edition came out. Now I have it on PS5, and finally, after 6 years, it’s finally my turn.

[@FluffyChops]

Your wisdom has been praised with this great build, I now have a greater understanding of the way i see objects to get more out of the box like what shows really helps a build. I sure will be using every bit of detail you have provided to help myself and if i ever can, i will pass this info down to others with full credit that i got this info from you. Thanks a bunch, much love to you mate keep up the great content.

[@cmhammo2025]

it been awhile since i played pc and whenever i come back im always gently reminded and surprised at how wonderful the soundtrack is

[@yuiyui6159]

Wow, this is great. Was really depressed at my art skills and creativity, but this simplification of thought process and "how to get there" has me encouraged to try again.

[@kalekaela]

This is insane and super inspiring. I'm a die hard RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 fan, and maybe I'm just set in my ways from playing that game for so long. Thank you for this video! Now I'm inclined to open this game again, and build food or drink stalls next to every ride like this.

[@lynareantoinette]

This was amazing!!! My children purchased PC for me. I did one large park. It turned out great!! As a perfectionist I spent hours learning all I could about this game. Unfortunately it was so labor intensive it has been over a year I just stay away!!! I do love your videos!!!

[@MoominLittlesocks]

Thanks so much! You should get back into it. Nothing wrong with putting hours into something you love!

[@ppdacat9845]

This video helped so much on my queue lines I’ve always had good scenery ideas but never been able to implement them to my work THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@stephenmartinez96]

i’ve really been wanting to get back into planet coaster, i stopped playing cus i feel like i’m not really succeeding in it when i play the story mode, but i’m glad i chose this video & looked how the little details can make it so much more than what it is, im gonna redownload it & back into it, thank you very much🙏🏻

[@shadeyshagonzalez]

1:43 you are my inspiration 😂

[@beans_n_kal]

i laughed so hard when you said "cover up that ghastly planco stuff"

[@MrSkippingpig]

It's a real shame that this game is so unnecessarily fiddly. Easy doesn't have to be simple, which is mantra the devs should be locked in a room and forced to chant ad nuasuem. Every time I'm inspired to fire the game up I find myself closing it back down pretty quickly, as a direct result of the crappy UI and design choices.

[@AlecTrups]

I'm in that boat right now. Coming from RCT 1 & 2, I keep getting turned off by the path tool in PC and the confusing menus. And while I'm trying to figure out why my paths aren't connecting my park goes bankrupt

[@iLLsauce]

I suck atcmiving the camera where I want it

[@aliciadear]

@@AlecTrupsI can’t even properly navigate around the screen with my mouse. Idk if it’s cause I have a Mac but after using openrct2 I thought this wouldn’t be tooooo hard of a jump.

[@elementalgolem5498]

Exactly, what got me reinterested in planco is enjoying the same type of "grind" I hated in planco while playing prehistoric kingdom, but unfortunately the love for detailing in prehistoric kingdom came from a very well designed experience, and didn't transfer to planco once I actually booted it up

[@SimplyStrength043]

@@AlecTrupsthe path tool in rct is also shit

[@girinathprthi]

amazing. I played planet coaster a lot but never expected this level of art can be created so easily. nice video.

[@CoasterPlanet]

Thank you so much for this video! Edit: Also congrats on 10k!

[@danny95621]

Played the game for 2 years now but after seeing this I got so much more inspiration for detailing. You earned a new subscriber!

[@WaldemirNetto94]

I never thought of building the park parts like that, I always went for a master plan, than for small parts! I really loved your ideas and construction possibilities! ❤️❤️❤️

[@spinhero]

Wow this was both inspiring and overwhelming haha so much details packed in this “small” area. Very good job!

[@Coasterlocity]

Wow man. This is actually helping me for my themed park project. I started following along and then started doing my own thing and I did struggle a bit but i never would have gotten so far without this video. I'm about to start the food shop area now.

[@ZacksHomeStudio]

With PC2 out now I was looking for some fresh inspiration and advice on the game. Thank you for making this awesome video! I know its old, but the info is still very relevant

[@Astranamic]

Bro, I was so stuck and frustrated and you just blew me away with this. This is insane talent for this game. Thanks for the inspiration fellow Imagineer!!

[@sebbehallin8067]

This gave me so much insparation, Great video and well explained. looking forward to explore ideas now

[@MrMatiashink]

This just popped up at my yt, and for realism i have one big tip for you: 4m walls are almost always too big for realistic buildings, especially in themeparks. Love this game

[@itsgoubie]

The other day i was watching a landscape architect talk about his sketching process. He says he prefers to sketch on small papers exactly because it gives him some sort of confinement/limit

[@MoominLittlesocks]

That's very interesting!

[@animefantastic9705]

I'm a creative person with a wild imagination so I know I have the ability to make an amazing park. But a few things do and did hinder me in this game. 1) I watch other people create their parks and instead of being inspired by them, I'm trying to copy them and naturally it will never look like theirs and it not only discourages me, but hinders my own creativity. 2) I rush through building and this the kind of game that you can't rush through and lastly 3) when I first bought this game I went right into trying to make a mega park and that didn't go well. I never thought to use the shapes pieces to gauge space like you did with the queue cover.

[@JohnsGoated]

earned a subscriber. This was probably the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in a video game

[@noosebrother]

the 'start small" thing is pretty much spot on. i usually give up during building of the entrance building. i fight the ui, fight the horrible placement of stuff, fight the enormous choice of stuff i can't put down.. it's all a bit too much so i end up with parks that look like how your first example look. i think i will just surrender to the fact i am a horrible diorama builder.

[@MoominLittlesocks]

Haha! Nothing wrong with building dioramas. I love packing a huge amount of detail into a small space!

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

Bit of advice for entrance buildings: They don't have to wrap around the entrance entirely; you can get away with having the building on one side (I tend to include the information kiosk inside) and a decorative fountain or sculpture on the other side. If you do choose to arch the building over the entrance, ensure the path underneath is well lit. The entrance should echo the core theme of the entire park. If accuracy with placement is a struggle for you, I recommend using the 'snap to position' option to align free-place objects with grid-place objects. From there, you can select the free-place objects (hold shift while clicking) and press 'x' to move the pieces with advanced move controls.

[@sheevpalpatine1105]

thank you for this detailed explanation, so far i have only found park management guides when i looked for starter tutorials while im mostly only interested in the creative/sandbox aspect of the game ive just started recently when PlanCo was on 90% sale and was quickly overwhelmed but i feel confident giving it another try :) one thing i struggle the most with is getting a proper entrance and the immediate area after that because i dont like how the road is just a straight line coming out of a mountain and if the entrance doesnt feel right I dont feel great going foward from there

[@MoominLittlesocks]

If you're on PC, I highly recommend using the scenario editor to move the spawn point and get rid of that horrible hole in the terrain! Allows for much more flexibility in park layout.

[@viniciusrecife9954]

i have to say, im just know starting to get into planco and i was looking at dome videos that have a little bit of guidance and omg, you did just that, im amazed how creative we can get with the game, and thank you fot give me my inspiration to start small and grow into a bigger park. definitely subscribing, and i really hope you expand the little example into an actual park of yours

[@AuntieShoeBoys]

I can’t even build a basic building this game is so hard to get the pieces to go in the right places

[@kempy2]

when I'm not creating a theme park in PLC I'm making a movie or a cattie in CS. when I'm not doing that I'm playing other games for inspiration for games to make. I'm always making stuff always have been. i also love to learn music on my guitar or im watching a movie or youtube. and thats just in my spear time.

[@TheAndyCooperz]

Great build, I constantly find myself coming back to watch this because it's so impressive! Any plans to create some more videos like this in the future, maybe a playlist? Loved the very Welsh park series. The whole aesthetic screams Wales (Swansea viewer). Many thanks for the great content.

[@MoominLittlesocks]

Funny you should ask... I have a video coming out tonight! But make sure to check out my Tips & Tricks playlist in the meantime.

[@4649-q7q]

I play Planet Zoo, my friend plays Planet Coaster. He sent me this video to help me learn how to decorate in PZ lol. Great advice! Thanks for the video :)

[@TerminallyNerdy]

Your vid just got recommended to me cause I am just starting to mess around in Planet Coaster. My brain HURTS after seeing how dope you made that simple thing.

[@opperhoofdrampeneer8324]

Of course I subbed...you sir are a VERY clever marketer. Also, this video is brilliant and I NEED (not want, explicitly) more of this, more shitty small layouts that you fix in this EXACT format. This truly was wonderful and helped me get back into the game.

[@MoominLittlesocks]

Thank you kind sir.

[@blueboytube]

What you showed before improving it is what “average” looks like. Don’t you dare call yourself “average” at Planet Coaster!

[@carsonreed657]

Yo, I saw this video and I just started a new mini park because I always force my self to build mega parks but never finish them.instead of the insanity ride I used the swinging pirate ship and you guessed it, themed it to pirates.Don’t worry though I didnt full on copy you because when I look at mine and yours I don’t see a lot of similarities other than MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF WOOD😂😂😂. I hope one day when I’m finished with this mini park you could see it but I need to take a step back because that’s never ever happening. Thanks for inspiring my work and getting me back into this game.

[@Ranndit]

My friend keeps forcing me to create an area to get better at the game but I never know what to build and then he referred me to this video

[@jazcena]

wow its really that easy, this gives me more motivation to actually create my own parks. You earned a new sub!

[@SpyroTheGerudo]

I built my first roller coaster and had so much free space that I built a prison next door to it XD

[@legowelt0809]

I have not played this game in a while. Didn’t except a recommendation for it.. but it watched it all the way through! Great commentary and tips! Keep it up. Maybe I’ll build a small park again :) this is really brilliant!

[@coach.pattie]

my mind was blown when he used the shapes to size the rope spacing. i never knew that's what they were for hahaha

[@ryangardocki6247]

Just found out about you! Definitely a new sub! This will be a big help. When you said average that was crazy! You’re amazing!

[@philliptucker2206]

This will help me a lot I just need to give my path no default fence instead do custom ideas around my park thank you so much this helps me a lot.

[@sonnysinnot7110]

I think my strengths imo are coasters, I love building them and creating unique smooth layouts. I also think a strength of mine is grand builds and immersive areas. I’m not that good at things like backstage areas, which I would like to improve on in the future

[@daveengland8931]

ive gotta admit ... i rarely sit here engrossed in a video like this, but i just did so lol Congrats moomin, and wonderful job ! a shame im 2 years late.

[@gozzyboy1989]

Wow never knew you could do so much detail, nice job

[@XlunacyinblackX]

I was excited to see how much of the ride scenery rating was boosted from all the little details. :(

[@nicolen8193]

First video of yours i watched and its absolutely amazing! Great job. I've got ideas but can't come up with a theme. Maybe ill go back and start small again and do more research. Thanks for the advice and inspiration!

[@whosthatchris8149]

Amazing video, so useful for all the new players that ALWAYS come to the point you mentioned. Thanks!!

[@kevint5149]

You are so talented and so funny…especially what you say at the very end lol. I’ve been watching a few planco YT ppl semi regularly and had PS4 console edition since the day it was released…I hope to one day finally be able to build like you do. I’m creative in ideas but it’s been info overload for me to get much done to my liking so far

[@carparked]

I have played a lot of this game. But have always found myself scared of the scenery tools. I just build coasters. but after this video I realised how stupid I have been! I gotta go make new parks now!! This video is perfect, thank you for all the tips!

[@GonTiger]

imagine you work as a hitman, and right after you shot him and saw the target's dead body, you have an inspection to build a park. next thing you find your self in a theme park ceo office, being the ceo.

[@Hybridsteel]

Iv just brought everything on the sale bundle and this video pops up in my main page on youtube... thank you for this.. im looking forward to jumping in and creating something special..

[@linkfiedproductions2246]

On inspiration, what always helps me is I don’t do anything remotely entertaining for about an hour. It keeps me really bored and unhappy, but the creative juices just explode after that (Watch the Veritasium video on boredom if you want to have a reason why). The one time I kept myself bored for 2 hours, and came up with a park on an island, with a lake, with an island in the middle, pirate themed. It worked really well and is my best park to date!

[@MoominLittlesocks]

Ooh very interesting method! Will definitely look into that!

[@lilpain1997]

wow... I just got this game and I didnt even realise you could do any of this stuff. Like my park looks ok but now I can make it look incredible.

[@jmscott31]

Dude, you are on point. Give yourself some credit. Great stuff. Very creative. Just gonna open the ole mind up eh? Love it man. Very inspirational if I do say so myself.

[@scubajoe3321]

Me who plays consol edition and this area alone would blow up my console

[@cosmonaut999]

Wow, this is fantastic. You have a lovely voice and great editing! That's on top of the writing and PlanCo skills - I've never seen one of your videos before, but you definitely earned my sub, and I'll be taking your advice into my next playthrough. It should be tremendously helpful!

[@-maxipoo-]

This video help me so much. I never even thought of covering up paths 🤦‍♂

[@bananaboy1225]

Very very helpful 💙💙

[@h0pesfall]

Oh man I love you! I play Planet Coaster sporadic since it was released but my "Parks" still look like that one at 2:12 lol This video is a great inspiration. :)

[@eliseo07206]

I love it. Great video. I mainly use the game to build roller coaster I made paths and all that but I solely focus all my time on building smooth transitioning coasters! I suck at decorating

[@thespeckyguyplayz9915]

Came across you just, first video I watched and you reeled me in to the point I subscribed instantly, amazing video buddy. Keep up the good work and keep growing 💪👊

[@MoominLittlesocks]

Thanks so much!

[@Blstnpls216]

Plan co really is a great game for letting you get creative, it took a while for me to realise that you could put asset's down individually :D. Brilliant Video mate well done.

[@revolutionine]

this is IMPRESSIVE. idk how people can be this creative.

[@deanward8584]

Wow, extremely talented. I hope you use these skills in your working career. You’ve either got this talent or you haven’t.

[@LustraGaming]

This kinda makes me go back into planet coaster and start creating smaller parks like you said in the beginning of the video. I tried creating bigger parks with multiple themed areas, and although they are pretty decent in the beginning I always lose track of what I'm doing and then switch to different scenery losing the vibe of the one I was working on before. My adventure theme was fine as it was the first one, then the Roman theme started off pretty well but I got bored and started on western AND sci-fi in the next few weeks. Like you said, it's the task ahead that can get you demotivated to continue.

[@timschultz2560]

11:14 11:15 13:20

[@Maya_Ruinz]

Just started Planet Coaster and this video was very helpful, TY.

[@underratedgamer5139]

Coming from someone that's only been playing for about a week now... wow.. thats incredible

[@TheRealKensterBoosteryt]

0:21 I must know how you got that truck.

[@bobbygould2551]

Love what have done to explain to us newbies. Just started playing last week and used almost everything you explained in this video. One question though. How did you square off your entrance to the ride? It was rounded then square in a couple of seconds. I thought I missed something so I watched it another 8 times but still missed it. I know about the grid but had no success at it. The rest of the que is great. Pleade keep doing what you do for us average folks.

[@MoominLittlesocks]

Thanks so much! It was just exactly what you mentioned. I start placing the path normally, then I select the last piece I placed as the grid reference and it'll continue square. Simple as that!

[@Freeridin07]

This is awesome. Information is gold 👍. I’d love to be able to do it like this, but…. One problem, I’m too impatient lol. I think the first lesson should be, how to do everything faster! Getting used to the controls in this is a must, and knowing where all your hot keys are definitely is essential to not getting too frustrated. I do wish the parks could be a bit bigger though.

[@mattgray7681]

this guy deserves more subs. amazing video for such a small creator. big props!

[@ezackyoung1]

this is really a art work to play this game , i had bought it and didn't start play yet and thank your video are good to learn from it..

[@SirDistic]

This is amazing. I'm an idiot. So seeing things put together and watching you explain things that I would never think of makes it so much more realistic and nice. I'm currently downloading the game and looking for guides when it finishes.

[@MoominLittlesocks]

I guarantee you're not an idiot. But glad I could help! Have fun!

[@gazzaraces1452]

I love this but my creativity is awful, I used to build either big parks with big gaps which were hard to fill in and went very basic with the environment atmosphere, I will definitely be using this video as inspiration for my new park! Thank you :)

[@MalarClaw]

The amazon rainforest cried the day this was built XD I love the tips! Gonna use them in my own parks :)

[@thatguywesmaranan]

stop being so humble... you're amazing at this, good sir... 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾