Planet Coaster 2 Deep Dive | The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

The Planet Coaster 2 Deep Dive was PACKED with new features coming to the Planet Coaster Sequel in Fall 2024... it was MOSTLY AWESOME!
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1:04 So far, So Planco
3:10 I Got a Woody for Paths
3:36 Suddenly, a Pool
4:13 Splashy Flats
5:24 Teacups? More Like Tea-Mugs!
7:27 PC Master Race
8:21 I Just Pathed My Pants
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[@MrMolova]

Sorry, did you mention paths?

[@Geekism]

shit I knew I forgot something

[@FoundationAfro]

I didn't hear it, but I think it got drowned out by the mention of paths.

[@Mylo.J.Jacobs]

The lack of hotels really bugs me. They weren't great in the last game but I would've rather stuck with what we had compared to just not having them at all. Of the three planet games, this feels like it would be the one to actually introduce a proper hotel/resort mechanic that would be a fun to use and implement into our parks. But I suppose those sexy af paths came with a sacrifice haha.

[@SliceOfLife93]

They’ll probably be added in a later update/paid dlc.

[@Geekism]

Personally, I felt hotels were so poorly added to PC1 that I really DON'T mind them not being here in that form. But I did partly imagine a redux of the system (maybe windowed boxes like Planet Zoo that show a family enter the room and pull the curtains closed?) Perhaps to much to ask for, but the promo material suggested they would be a part of the game. Maybe an update down the line!

[@AlutaShade]

@@GeekismMaybe an update down the path*

[@aaaaanotthebees]

No hotels?? Ugh

[@Sergioshi_]

It 100% will be a DLC, some kind of tropical resort expansion

[@RainbowDemon]

They really said oh you have issue with our pathing? Here do LITERALLY ANYTHING YOU WANT

[@Geekism]

Yup! lol, looking forward to still trying to break it

[@AxeGaijin]

Paths? Path path paths? Path path, paths. Paths path path, path paths. Paths!

[@jelledemaeyer7329]

they also added some pools to the game

[@AxeGaijin]

@@jelledemaeyer7329 Paths?

[@SliceOfLife93]

OI een mede Limburger! PATHS😍

[@AxeGaijin]

@@SliceOfLife93 Paths!

[@Geekism]

APPPAPPAPFTHS!

[@brimark1]

2 things off the top of my head: I'm sure hotels will be part of a later DLC, I just really hope they improve them and make them incredible, not just visually and possible room variations, but also affects guests staying in park: stay happy, stay longer and spend more. Second, I'm also not geeked about the diver, but if they stopped and took pictures of guests they could then buy, I would probably change my mind.

[@thatoneguy6432]

Planet Coaster ❌ Planet Path ✅ also some Timestamps! So far, So Planco! 1:04 I Got a Woody for Paths! 3:10 Suddenly, a Pool! 3:36 Splashy Flats! 4:13 Teacups? More Like Tea-Mugs! 5:24 PC Master Race! 7:27 I Just Pathed My Pants! 8:21

[@Geekism]

Thank you!

[@unknownregions5014]

I currently massively struggle with theming the paths down a themed street as the paths dont really get wide enough and can be really tedious to place, so this will definately help flesh out those areas. They are getting rid of Hotels, are they getting rid of restaurants as well? Are they keeping any of the expansive modules? I hope they really go into more detail and what the plan is with other themes they will have in game. I hope they bring over the DLC's and building peices from Planet Coaster 1.

[@Geekism]

A handful of pieces seem to be from PC1, but I wouldn't expect 'western' or 'pirate' etc, perhaps as a later DLC. I'm hoping Hotels/Restaurants are removed so we get them as more fleshed out updates in the future

[@theprinceofgaming1545]

​@@Geekism Would hope they wouldn't remove any of the base game themes for 2, especially not the two that felt like the most fleshed out of them. I could do without the spooky theme (as much as I use the wood texture) or some of the other DLC stuff I guess but I don't see any positives to removing anything that was in 1 at launch. I can do without Hotels and Restaurants tho, along with the security features. None of them really felt interactive and the security stuff in particular felt more like an added expenditure moreso than an actual management mechanic.

[@Geekism]

@@theprinceofgaming1545 I would put money on the original themes not being in the game

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

@@Geekism I could see that with things like The Munsters or Knight Rider (which, I know, are DLCs, not part of the original game) or whatever, but a pirate theme is really pretty generic. Whether it's Busch Gardens or Disney or Six Flags, pretty much every park has something at least somewhat jungle or pirate themed. They've got to have some kinds of themes, don't they? Or do you think everything will just be generic and we'll have to wait for modders to give us less generic stuff?

[@ArchitectPlaysparkitect]

Wooden coaster 1 looks too intense to me

[@Geekism]

Doesn't it just? jesus

[@TheMoodbeam]

'At that point I had to go away and change my pants' 😂

[@Geekism]

We all did

[@bulletboy159]

The themes in the game looks like it only works with pools in mind. I don't see fantasy themes, western, the types you see in every amusement park

[@Geekism]

They do seem a little water park focused. Especially the aquatic one.

[@tibtib6550]

It's a test build at the start of plan co we only had pirate and futuristic theme

[@Geekism]

@tibtib6550 I think the point they are making are that the announced themes all sounds 'Water park' focused

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

@@Geekism If that's one of only 2 or 3 themes in the basic game, that's right in line with the original PlanCo, no?

[@Geekism]

@@ArtofFreeSpeech 5 themes at launch for both games

[@LeafProductions]

Love this style on you buddy. Fun and informative! 🙏

[@Geekism]

Thanks Leaf! Like I said, quality of quantity is coming back to KZbin! (he lied to himself)

[@mattbell1789]

1:25 The same scenery globe piece was rotating in a different way on top of the flume and pool blueprint so I think you might be right about a rotation piece!

[@Geekism]

Occum's razor suggests that there are multiple scenery items that look like that, a static one, a rotating one, one that rotates with the other crown. Happy to be proved wrong, but that's what I would expect currently

[@mattbell1789]

@@Geekism That would be rather unfortunate but more likely 😅 Always love the videos. Wishing you happy creations!

[@Sergioshi_]

Imagine the possibilities, like being able to create a rotating a solar system. It's a piece they will surely be adding in an update after the community requests if it's not right there on release

[@joesnowden9786]

The complexity meter in planet zoo was honestly pretty great, or at least better than I expected for a console. If it matches that level, or even goes beyond that I think people will be pretty happy, you can make a decent size park with it.

[@Geekism]

Yes I heard to zoo one was much better, so here's hoping!

[@macgyveriii2818]

Thanks for the video :) To answer you, I want to hear more of.....you ranting. lol Fully agree with your points. In PlanCo 1, after the vintage pack, I wanted to be able to ACTUALLY make a 'carnival sized' park (based on one in my area), but footprint sizes were still too large. All in all, Paths seem to be great, so that's a huuuge plus.

[@Geekism]

The new 'rides just on paths' system means we are closer than ever to a parking lot fair... JUST TIGHTEN UP THOSE DAMN PAD SIZES!

[@Coasterfan312]

I was cracking up at so much of this video lmao

[@iammaybeasliceofpie4674]

10:55 I snorted milk out of my nose, thanks for that

[@Geekism]

that's hot

[@fitzy9703]

Paths? Paths! Paths.

[@Geekism]

OH PATHS!

[@stephenbeyer4315]

Jonti, you crack me up 😂😂 Never change mate

[@Geekism]

Cheers Stevo!

[@imlewisblackman]

5:22 PATHS! 😂

[@Geekism]

P A T H S

[@EquinoxDoodles]

Glad I wasn't the only one not only disappointed but losing my mind not getting to see the game get played! Can't wait for Planet Coaster 2.

[@Geekism]

Man they like to edge us lol

[@sunnyquartz]

I like a lot of the updated stuff they’re bringing, I’m still nervous about the size of stations and like you mentioned flat ride pads, but hopefully there’s more to show. Was kinda interested in like separate loading and unloading stations and smaller food stalls and facilities. Really hope the management is actually upgraded and fun too but will have to see

[@Geekism]

Some good suggestions!

[@AItaica]

…okay but can we talk about the path system please? The way they just throw paths on top of paths… and it just WORKS, has absolutely blown my mind. I could cry. Paths were such a nightmare in the first Planco! And you can just do shapes and paint them down? I’m buying this game just for the path system to be honest. Coasters? Flat rides? What are those? 😂

[@Geekism]

I feel like I may have mentioned paths...

[@loogoo]

Ha ha! I agree, and would happily build a park with just paths where I could have guests walk around where I wanted them to. 🙂

[@DistinctionDave]

Yeah, very excited for this one! I get why you might not like the scale of some of the rides, but I suppose they want to really make it more accessible to making a Busch Gardens than a Blackpool Pleasure Beach. I also think there will be several smaller blueprint rides too. The path thing seems nuts to me. If it works well, it'll be game-changing. The two major concerns I have are about the scenery and performance; while I understand Frontier's model is to release it as a AA title and then release several DLCs, the base game really does need to have a fair amount of rides and scenery options from the get-go. Cities: Skylines 2 failed in making it far too generic and not allowing you to make significantly different looking cities, and if we don't get enough difference in scenery from the start I think PlanCo 2 could suffer a similar fate. Also, while I've got a fairly beefy PC, I'm still concerned that making all these different scenery objects spin and rotate will be a massive drain on performance. I'd rather the game ran well and I could build a big park rather than watching my frames tank because I've got a few rollercoasters running around with a few scenery objects draped over them. Time will tell, I guess! Also, bit disappointed we don't get hotels or splash pools from the start, but maybe we'll see that in later releases. Thanks for the video, Jonti!

[@Geekism]

Agree with all of this tbh... Whilst the park they showed off wasn't particularly beefy, they had 6k guests in it and it ran smooth as butter, so hoping they've made changes to use the newer architecture of DX12

[@scottk3292]

I agree with you telling them to shut up and play during the live stream. There was far too much time spent on them sitting around and congratulating each other, and it started to get rather "heavily caked on."

[@Geekism]

Hopefully as they move forward we'll see some more focus :)

[@orangetheory5307]

Great video. I loved the editing and it is a great summary of the live stream.

[@Geekism]

Thanks!

[@TheRealJordanGaming]

Gotta say, your thumbnail game for this video is fantastic. The video itself was entertaining and informative, well done! 👍

[@Geekism]

Well shucks, thanks!

[@uhPolyot]

It's not so much an agreement with Sony and Microsoft, more a requirement. To pass CERT a game must perform to a certain standard.

[@tiarnancleary8923]

Thanks for the Recap Jonti! I would’ve preferred a little more time spent on paths though.

[@Geekism]

Sorry, glossed over them here

[@dointhebiz]

Wow. I know it's so far away but IF Planet zoo 2 comes about with this new path system. I will cry pathy tears of joy.

[@Geekism]

Fall 2024, not that far!

[@slipknottin]

Pathing looks great. Generic rides are great. The electrical thing looks incredibly stupid. Area of effect electrical is not how it works. Please let us disable that nonsense. Also disappointed that the station queue gates still exist, and are still massive and ugly. Also I saw that the staff member for the ride is like an external employee who id assume needs to go on break and what not, which means even more ride downtime. In real life you’d have a staff member there before the old one goes on break. We will see if they implemented anything like that

[@Geekism]

Yeah, have the ride staff member down as a note for a second video... hopefully it'll be something you can set up a rota for and then ignore. We'll see. Hoping and assuming electricity can just be toggled

[@adaxxusairsoft]

My god, Geekism? I haven't watched your videos in eons! Good to see you again!

[@Geekism]

Welcome back!

[@voltageart6064]

God that pathing system seems so MUCH better then the garbage we got in Planet Coaster 1 and Zoo , I can't tell you how much I hate the path system we currently have.

[@imaginationsquare]

The Maurer Skyloop was in Planco 1, guys, why do so many people think it's new??? This coaster has been there since the first

[@Geekism]

I wasn't saying it was new. I was saying it was the first time we had seen it in PC2, but it was unclear, sorry

[@Malkuno]

While the open & closing parks with guests entering & leaving novelty might wear off, this doesn't really seem like an issue if they include park opening/closing times like they did in Planet Zoo. Just set your park to be open 24hrs & then the guests never have to leave. I however am going to drain the wallets of my guests with entrance fees.

[@Geekism]

Yeah, totally. If it's a feature I can toggle off, that's fine by me :D

[@eugene.mp4]

@@Geekism I can see why some people don't like it. Personally I think it'll be cool for scheduling events near closing/during opening and also building your park with entry and exit more in mind. also this is just wishful but would be cool for more expensive tickets for an early entry

[@JordoLG]

Well, this was one hell of a video. I haven't stopped laughing! I feel like frontier are force feeding every player with this waterpark style theme... yes, it's cool, it's new, but why can't I stick to conventional theme park styles (Pirate, fantasy etc) and have a waterpark on the side as part of a themed area. Very heavy to digest. 'Planet Water Coaster 2'. P.s I would have liked to seen more on 1st reveal regarding the lighting/game engine. Wasn't sure if the ambience followed Planet Zoos beauty in lighting, or if it remained very sterile like Planco 1. To summarise, more videos like this please Jonti! Hilarious AND informative!

[@Geekism]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. I'm still hopeful that the water park stuff is still 'the new thing' and the rest of the features are coming. Has to be, right?

[@mineraljunction]

the paths though

[@Geekism]

you know it king

[@wifidoorbellguy4351]

I'm the most pessimistic person I know, and I was excited about the "Deep Dive". 😊 I was way less critical than you on frontiers videos. Keep in mind , they have to release marketing videos that appeal to children as well as adults. Im drooling 🤤 for PlanCo 2. Can't wait

[@Geekism]

I'm critical because I care :D I don't think there's a huge kid audience for this game though... but yeah, It's all good... I just want MORE of it lol

[@lizziecoles91]

This is the only way I want to receive Planco2 updates

[@Geekism]

Noted!

[@mithramusic5909]

Updated paths and pools are great but this feels like the same exact game again. This is RCT1 to RCT2. I'm hoping for RCT2 to RCT3!

[@MagicKillerClub]

Loved this style of vid! Look forward to seeing more updates in the future.

[@Geekism]

Thanks!

[@toby6418]

The sky loop was definitely in PlanCo 1

[@Geekism]

It was, sorry... I was saying that it was the first time we had seen it in PC2, but it was unclear

[@ajtopia]

The path drag tool kind of reminds me of the city skylines road tools 👀👀

[@Geekism]

Yeah, very similar

[@KironKabir]

I noticed how there was a lightning bolt symbol above a ride before plopping it down, indicating that there’s an electrical need to add power stations and such

[@Geekism]

Personally it's not a feature I love, but happy it's there for people who do

[@clayton205]

Fan theory that the Planco 2 janitor is modelled on Jonti's likeness

[@Geekism]

Yup

[@zariarogers2846]

Planet Paths looks great!

[@fabulousk9014]

I think the only problem of the game is that the graphic isn't updated that much. That's why peoplefeel it's the same game just with an big update. I really want an more realistic looking game, the peeps are great, but it's also possible to have them with more realistic style

[@Geekism]

Who's 'people'? I've seen very few comments regarding the graphics, I certainly wasn't expecting much of an overhaul

[@loraliefinlay8681]

Jonti got paths on the brain. Did anyone count how many times he said Paths? 😂

[@Geekism]

38 million and six

[@RichSmithson]

When I first saw that 3 story building in the "Deep dive" that had the "zzz's" on the side I thought they had finally added Hotels. Then they said they were just facades 😢 WAs really hoping for little Hotels we could customise for guests to stay longer in the park.

[@Geekism]

Does seem like a strange choice, I'm sure we'll see them in the future

[@user-wx2hs5se9q]

After watching this video I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who was loosing their mind cause of the pa……. Frame rate

[@worshipthenephilim]

OMG PATHS!!!! Plazas!? Freehand Paths?! They HEARD me dreaming!! I am also very jazzed by the scaling and the auto-entrance/exit possibilities. Thanks for the Dive Jonti look forward to your next look at what's coming with PC2!

[@Geekism]

Exciting stuff! Can't wait to see more :D

[@Eilavamp]

I don't know if they said what stage the game is at, but the first trailer said it was pre-alpha footage, which is REALLY really very early in the dev process. It's so early I'm surprised they've announced it. Surely we have quite a while to wait until release. Anyway, I think the new game looks really awesome. Shame about the hotels just being facades but oh well. It's not really about that I suppose, still would have been nice.

[@Geekism]

I can only assume they are much further on in development and are showing us older but more stable builds. I'd be amazed if the release wasn't early November

[@ClassicLes]

Oh the pathing looks intresting, Now I'm curious about Elevated pathing! :D

[@Geekism]

Yeah, I'd like to see elevated and more terrain interactions

[@Pendlesauce]

Very entertaining delivery

[@Geekism]

Thanks!

[@Snake756]

I was watching the 'deep dive' with my kid and we both agreed, WHY ARE PEOPLE SWIMMING AT THE END OF WATER RIDES? Like I've never seen that in an actual water park ... maybe like a hotel park, but any real intense rides have their own pool for obvious safety reasons. Also, the disappearing tubes when they hit the water, was kinda silly but I get it might be a limitation of the engine\performance

[@Geekism]

I can forgive the disappearing tubes as a gameplay choice... I don't need to see guests lugging them around. But I NEED seperate skid pools for the end of slides

[@CommanderRealwar]

I know you talked about the teacups, but the new Monsoon Chute also have a large footprint on the sides. It's also strange that the Monsoon Chute is elevated off the ground when the pools can cut through the paths. I know in PC1 if you elevated a ride off the ground it would have like a 2m tall metal base, so maybe they weren't able to increase the size of that? Just speculation. I hope they can change things before the release, but I don't think they will 🤷 Honestly, if they were to change something before the release I hope it's the waterslides/flumes. I was looking forward to those but they are super janky. The high walls for curves are have "U" shaped walls, when most of them have a "C" shape curve to them. The physics on some of the slides looked non-existent (hopefully this is just due to the fact that it's an earlier build of the game). The Bowl slide was too small, and the entrance into it was too sharp (unless that's something we can adjust) Also, the manta/fly-trap like slide was at too steep an angle compared to it's real counterpart. I was pretty unimpressed by the slides stuff. I know they didn't talk about pools too much, but from what I saw was pretty cool. I'd love to see more about building them in future updates. Finally, I know they briefly talked about transparent slides and also patterns, I hope that we'll see opaque slides with transparent daylight patterns (like rings, dots, etc.) I can't say much about coasters, my other great interest. From the brief look, the game looked like it was still using the RCT3 first person camera instead of a new static/fixed one (which is a huge disappointment). The only other thing I can think of after seeing the deep dive, is that I hope they improve the Star Loop they showed off (The Twisted Arc blueprint they showed off). I'd love for them to have added a Block Section mode to the ride, along with just a plain chain lift segment (that was still capable of going 180 degrees). Couldn't recreate rides like Shock at MagicLand, G Force from Drayton Manor, or (the most famous coaster of the type) Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit from Universal. You couldn't do those in PC1, so I'm hoping the ride isn't a straight port. So a lot of exciting things, but a few concerns. PS I know they mentioned a new upgrades to animatronics and stuff in the original announcement. You talked at the beginning of your vid when you mentioned the rotating King Coaster and Queen Splash. The Queen Splash piece looks to be the same one on top of the Pool and Slide blueprint. I'm thinking we might be able to edit animatronics!

[@Geekism]

Some great points and all stuff I agree with. I will say that the animatronics at the end could just be different pieces (a lot of PC1 scenery is duplicated to offer a static/non-static one, or lit/unlit etc... so we'll see

[@kevinroberts5996]

Such a great format Jonti. This was fun and therapeutic as I feel the same way about everything you mentioned.

[@Geekism]

Thank you!

[@grouchyberry7279]

i want the dlcs from last game to carry over. i love building boardwalks

[@Geekism]

We wont see that at launch, we may see similar releases as DLC though

[@SliceOfLife93]

They comfirmed that Planet Coaster 2 is its own thing. Planet Coaster 1 Saves, DLC’s and other stuff will not be comparable with Planet Coaster 2.

[@ThereWillBeCake]

Oh my Path!

[@Geekism]

Paf

[@Coasterteam]

Did anyone else notice how well the game was running with 5600 to 6300 guests in the demos???

[@Geekism]

Sure did, nice to see!

[@immersivewerks]

Tue only thing i miss in the pathing tool is a function for sidewalks. Shouldnt be too hard to implement

[@Geekism]

No reason why you can't do them easily with the new tools

[@immersivewerks]

@@Geekism I mean especially raising them up, not flat sidewalks

[@lemonbalmmel]

Ah man, please can we get this path system in planzoo!!

[@SliceOfLife93]

Planet zoo 2 will have it I assume? 👀😂

[@Geekism]

PlanZooTwo, I bet :D

[@NathTrains]

The skyloop is already in Planco 1

[@Geekism]

Yeah, sorry, I meant that it was the first time we had seen it in PC2, but I was unclear

[@clairejoanne]

Oh my Path!!! Can you Pathlieve it?!?! It’s pathing awesome!! Jonti, this has been my favourite video covering the Deep Path Dive! 😂 Loved it and can’t wait to hear more thoughts on stream this weekend!

[@Geekism]

Woo Paths!

[@blazex224]

THE PATHS

[@Geekism]

What about them? I was not excited for paths at all ;)

[@gamelover260]

i always felt the big scale was so things are more readable from far away

[@Geekism]

Yeah, totally, It's a design decision

[@TheTofu93]

Loved the commenting style! Please continue this for the next deep dive recap!

[@Geekism]

Thanks! Will do!

[@Amy-hz4df]

In summary: Paths? Paths. But the Paths? How are the paths? The Paths????

[@Geekism]

Solid summary. Paths

[@Nerdchacho]

The time in game seemed to be moving at the ratio of 1 planco 2 day is 1 planco 1 year. There was also a "daily income" thing that I saw some-where.. I think this does suggest a daily open / closed cycle.. which I personally love the idea of if they also vary the number of guests you get based on time of year, weather etc - but I hope you can turn it off (or have 24 hour opening times) for players like you who dislike the idea...

[@CoasterBroCam]

i really hope we can turn the 24 hour thing off too lol

[@Nerdchacho]

@@CoasterBroCam it would be a brave design decision if it is in... it will be the first time we have seen this in this type of game... I'm all for it, but I know I'm in a very niche player base who wants it..

[@Geekism]

They did it in Planet Zoo, it just didn't work... everyone almost instantly dragged that slider to 'open 24hrs'. Tbh, if that slider is there though, I'm happy. I'll never NOT want a feature, I'll always want the feature to be optional :D

[@captain4318]

No hotels is a huge bummer. Really hope to see them down the line.. and this time around in a greatly improved way. I don't want to spend a year or longer waiting for a hotel update/DLC just to get the same nonsense system.

[@fabianwix]

Loved the way you made the video! Great work. Was a bit upset yesterday about a few things in PlanCo2, but you made me smile again!

[@Geekism]

Thanks! Sorry to hear you were upset... still lots to see I think!

[@Coppertine_]

There one thing that I just realised and kind of urks me. Every coaster and flat ride requires power to even test or run it. I don't know how people are going to like this (quite frankly) minor annoyance that would happen any time you make a park.

[@Geekism]

Yeah, it's a 'management feature' I guess, hoping it's a day one toggle for sandbox mode

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

Doesn’t bother me

[@Coppertine_]

@ThrillsofColdplay yes, but it might get to the point that you need to actively place down power stations before just making a single coaster. And doing it tons of times could make some park creators to just make an entire powered park. Honestly, like geek. I don't think it would go to sandbox. Let's hope so

[@ToddWeekleyVO]

Nice recap. Surprised you didn't mention the bits about rides needing power, filtration for pools, dealing with heat/sun for guests. While those may be good for people who love the management side of things, I hope that those can all be turned off in sandbox, because I just like to build. The pathing looks significantly improved. With the plaza drawing tool, I hope there are tools to adjust edges after you've drawn them to move/smooth things out. And when I saw the pool stuff, my first thought was how I might be able to use them instead of the landscape/water tools to create water features.

[@Geekism]

This was very much a 'first pass', already making a list of stuff I missed for a listicle this week :D

[@alexandrecosta5271]

Beard looks good to me :D

[@Geekism]

Thanks... it might in a month or two... just hit the itchy stage, which is usually the latest I shave. We'll see lol

[@mattcrazy7070]

I think for the community in general, it’s important to remember this is alpha footage, and they will withhold certain features and items for DLC and updates because that just how it works now days

[@Geekism]

I completely agree... I don't think I commented on anything that we may still see though?

[@mattcrazy7070]

@@Geekism no no, not a comment at you, or your video. more towards the community in general

[@SliceOfLife93]

Not only are paths great.. pools work exactly the same as the paths. It’s gonna be great!

[@Geekism]

you love to see it

[@benderandownz]

I have to disagree, having a day night cycle where guests leave would be amazing. You could do so much with that. Another thing is you can actually have night events with normal operating hours. There's so much you can do with a day/night cycle where guests leave.

[@Geekism]

They did it in Planet Zoo and everyone turned it off lol. As long as it's optional, I'm fine with it, but I'll be toggling it off lll

[@benderandownz]

@Geekism I can agree with that! Optional would he the best way to do it. I have not played PZ but I might have to give it a shot!

[@Chase108]

Did you know that planet coaster 2 has paths?

[@Teletubbo89]

Paths, paths, paths, paths. Did somebody mention path?

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

Parks will be more true to life now

[@Geekism]

Yep, great changes

[@PunmasterSTP]

lol I almost thought this was a graph theory lecture 😆

[@fanglespangle110]

You know when you hear a word so many times that it starts sounding weird? Paths. Paths... Paaaaaaaaaaths... paffs? But yes! Consoles. There's three reasons I can think of why they might have ye olde asset limit. RAM - Used to be a much bigger issue than it is today but it's probably still there. You have a fixed amount of RAM and if you're putting objects in, that's gonna go up and then it'll hit the max which leads to performance hits and reason 2 Performance - As you alluded to, Sony in particular have really strict requirements on how performant a game should be. So editors can cause stability and performance issues on Console. If adding more stuff causes the game to slow down or even start introducing the risk of crashes, that's a compliance issue and Sony get very upset about it. Microsoft probably do too but I don't know much about their compliance policies. File Size - Both PlayStation and Xbox have rules on how big a game is, but also how big a game can GET. Custom user content is a great way to fill up a hard drive and that's considered not very console gamer friendly because I guess console gamers are not expected to understand such things as hard drive space and basic arithmetic. Spite - Devs hate consoles. I only half joke, a lot of dev's REALLY hate consoles. PC ignores all these issues because Steam's only rule is "Does the .exe work?" if yes, goto publish. If the game runs like crap, that's your fault... probably.

[@Geekism]

Thanks Andrew! Nice to have someone in the know confirm my hunch :D hope you're good bud!

[@Aydentries12568]

Paths of the pathitey path! Path path path path path path path!

[@Geekism]

Pafpafpaf

[@scouter715]

Drink everytime he saids "paths" 😂

[@Geekism]

I'd be dead

[@michgeeson278]

Dude, but did you see that the slide rings just dissolve in the pool, after phasing through the people swimming at the bottom? could they not at least had a return box?

[@Geekism]

I saw everything, yeah.

[@wickednailsrylee]

😂😂😂 no notes 😂😂😂

[@linda-akaswjosdotschka8648]

I won't be able to watch any other Planco Reaction videos of that live stream now, because they will all seem boring. This was perfectly entertaining 😂 I never had major issues with paths (but I only play zoo and build crappy), but I can see the improvement. I'm curious if they are improved with terrain elevation and water as well, because THAT is when they drive me bonkers.

[@Geekism]

Well thanks, At least watched Masked's one as he's my buddy

[@linda-akaswjosdotschka8648]

@@Geekism Yeah, okay, I admit I wouldn't truly skip him either. Watched Conifer Slopes right after Frontiers stream aaaand.. had more fun. 😅

[@KennethStokes]

It looks very similar to the first.. I was hoping the guests would be smarter, interact with the environment more and not feel so stiff.. and the graphics look exactly the same, maybe more like planet zoo’s.

[@Geekism]

I didn't expect a graphical overhaul tbh... everything looks a little crisper and the lighting is improved etc... I would love to see the guests be a bit more fluid though

[@MatecaCorp]

PATHS OMG PATHS

[@Geekism]

omg paths

[@lostfrequentie_7476]

Planet path

[@Geekism]

Planath

[@robertcherman]

Everybody is getting the path wrong. It's not 3 paths, one on top of each other. It,'s just one path and it replaces what was there before it. Since you can draw the paths now, whatever is in the drawn in area is the path. When you place a path on top of another path, what you are doing is drawing another line that deletes the old path and puts the new path in. All you are doing is saying, is drawing a line basically and changing the color of the preexisting path.

[@Geekism]

I felt like when I said '3 paths on top of each other' I was being clearly facetious. I'm well aware it's just one path with different textures :D

[@robertcherman]

@@Geekism nope it didn't seem funny at all.

[@Geekism]

@@robertcherman okay

[@robertcherman]

@@Geekism You looked and sounded confused about the paths to my ears.

[@Geekism]

@@robertcherman yes. it was a skit. Don't worry, it's not your thing and that's ok

[@mrmacc1312]

Ha ha ha brilliant well done!!

[@Geekism]

Thanks!

[@HayFatYT]

I thought I was the only one who felt dissapointed.

[@Geekism]

I mean... there wasn't much I was really disappointed about?

[@StadiumsCenter]

Awesome recap! Just throwing it out there, the cactus is pronounced SUH-WAHR-OH. I just learned that when I moved to Arizona last year haha

[@Geekism]

Oh thanks! Only saw it written down, appreciate it!

[@The-Coaster-Craze]

Fantastic video! Just wanted to point out that the Maurer SkyLoop is in Planet Coaster 1.

[@Geekism]

Thanks! and It sure is, did I say it wasn't? EDIT: Just watched it back and I meant it was the first time we had seen it in PC2, but it was unclear, sorry!

[@keithkolmos5933]

When do you think they’ll release system requirements?

[@Geekism]

Maybe at Gamescom? Not sure tbh

[@JuanM-pf6ez]

Is anyone anoyed with the tubes just disapearing

[@Geekism]

A little, but I'm not sure of the alternative

[@MoominLittlesocks]

What are paths?

[@Geekism]

Just the boring things in between all the rides and pools, nothing really

[@Plebcy]

Am I crazy thinking that the graphics/UI of the game is a downgrade from Planet Coaster 1?

[@Geekism]

Graphics? Yes, they are clearly better. UI, it's subjective I suppose... I prefer the coaster menu that's closer to Planet Zoo's menu

[@oliviabeanland530]

I’m a console player and now I feel like I’ve done everything wrong…

[@Geekism]

I'n just jealous, I'm terrible at console games and I'm always amazed by the incredible stuff people make on there!

[@CoasterBroCam]

I cant help but wonder what let's game it out is gonna do...

[@Geekism]

Not my sort of thing, but I hope you enjoy what ever it is :D