The Most Efficient Coaster Design in RCT2

We all love big coasters, but this tiny corkscrew coaster beats all of them at being efficient.
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[@MarcelVos]

It's funny how many people are saying that this design isn't realistic. It's almost like that's the entire point...

[@folfielukather8083]

i always build them in squares usually i put 10 lumped together, i enjoy the money

[@commandosolo1266]

Definitely a loophole. Or maybe a half-loophole. "I want to go on something more exciting than Half-Loophole 1." Hopefully the OpenRCT2 folks will find a way to close it.

[@notmuch_23]

People that want an efficient yet realistic coaster can build a shuttle loop.

[@LtBarclay]

I like to be cruel and build an awesome looking track after the corkscrew just to tease them as the train will never get there lol

[@fruitproof115]

I don't even think that it is too unrealistic. Looks like a very short but fun ride which could be nice for beginners who are too afraid to ride an actual coaster. What I do think is unrealistic is that you can just build the same ride over and over again and nobody cares.

[@MannyBoy96]

This coaster design has come through for me on so many scenarios, so much so that I have it pre saved in my track list under the name "Marcel". Only problem with that is that when I spam it in my park, I often don't bother changing the name and end up with a bunch of coasters named "Marcel" which then leads to the game eventually telling me "Marcel has broken down" and I don't know how you feel about that.

[@Rexter2k]

Everybody asks “who is Marcel?” But nobody asks “HOW is Marcel!”.

[@ellies_silly_zoo]

Make sure to help Marcel the Ride through those tough times

[@aidangarvey7049]

"I'm not paying that much to ride Marcel!"

[@chupetaparabose1]

@@aidangarvey7049 uWu

[@mysteryninja354]

I did the same, except my saved design is named "Vos"

[@notmuch_23]

If you build two next to each other and synchronize stations, they'll both get an excitement boost, which allows you to charge _even more!_

[@nthgth]

That's how I routinely use these! (With sufficient space)

[@James-eg3fr]

And don't forget about the on-ride photos of BEHIND the station!

[@notmuch_23]

@@James-eg3fr Yeah, the guests are buying photos of ground surface, maybe another ride, maybe other guests, depending on where it is!

[@James-eg3fr]

@@notmuch_23 Preferably, behind the station!

[@AmyLovesYou]

A little bit of scenery for extra excitement can help you keep the price a little higher as well.

[@1upclock]

Marcel Vos, in his ceaseless pursuit of efficiency, creates a bleak dystopian theme park where thousands of guests are enthralled to pay five bucks for four seconds of hollow thrill, and then do it again on the exact same ride a short walk away, rejecting actual roller coasters to satisfy their craving for the single inversion.

[@MoultrieGeek]

Sartre would be proud.

[@DjTake1One]

Bob Chapek would be proud.

[@James-eg3fr]

Don't forget about the on-ride pictures of BEHIND the station for an extra $7.00!

[@camwoodstock]

@@DjTake1One Chapek would be mad because he can't find a way to cram the Hulk into it.

[@fjkdjal2504]

Imagine going to an award winning park and learning it was just 24 copies of the same five second ride.

[@aurastrike]

I did this, had about 40-50 of 'em at $7.20 per coaster

[@SlickGokuBaby]

Don't give Six Flags any ideas.

[@araxximatthewp293]

😂😂😂

[@kamo7293]

and you have 0 problems with it too 😂

[@spdutahraptor777]

better yet... imagine banging your head trying to come up with ideas to fit 10+ coasters in your park.... and realizing that all you needed were just 4 tiles and a entrance

[@jeremyquiros5483]

I'm surprised Six Flags hasn't stolen this design for their parks yet.

[@thenarstar]

Wait! Listen !! Why don't *we* build it!? I'm sure either one of us can cobble together 350 bucks. If not, we can start a croudfunder and we can all chip in a few loose coins for Marcel to build one. We just need to find a field or a car park to build it. Or, maybe even the beach...

[@jeremyquiros5483]

@@thenarstar What, you're saying we just take some bumbly stretch of coastline to build them?

[@batmandalorian5504]

I got the paint covered - pretty sure there's a couple half-full buckets of paint in the basement

[@johnfoltz8183]

Six Flags be like:. Write this down. Write it all down.

[@joeygassmann5595]

This is the S&S Freespin equivalent for a Six Flags park. Cheap and widely cloned

[@majorian9406]

I have this design saved in-game and named it "Godmode" because that's basically what you're on when you place down like 20 of them.

[@Flowfighter1]

Lol almost the same for me! I have it as VosGod

[@StriKe_jk]

I like how RCT2 now allows for massive parks in size and amount, meanwhile Marcel is creating even more compact rides.

[@SergeantExtreme]

This is because some scenarios don't leave you with much room for building. A great example of this would be the Micro Park scenario from the Loopy Landscapes expansion pack. You're given a park size of 15x15: that's it. No land buying is available for this scenario. As you can imagine, this design is an absolute must for that scenario.

[@ClovissenpaiDotR]

I like to just place one as a junior ride. I've seen real 'rollercoasters' in the kids area of a park that look less entertaining than being launched into a half corkscrew.

[@GretgorPooper]

Are we having a deja vu? I could swear Marcel had already done a video on this coaster design.

[@art1637]

looked it up, turns out it was a different coaster apparently. Altho you're kinda right, I do kinda remember seeing that design (or something similar) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnu6gIB4rbesbqM

[@PhyzinicStudios]

Yes, and it used to be his channel's pfp

[@Davtwan]

He mentioned it before in his Corkscrew Coaster review as well as a brief note in his video about the most overpowered coaster design.

[@jeremyquiros5483]

@@art1637 It was actually his profile picture for a good while. And yeah, he's done a number of videos featuring them, like the Urban Park one.

[@MrCheeze]

He had it as his profile picture before his channel blew up, and mentioned it in many videos, but never gave it a dedicated video in itself.

[@matt.604]

Totally random but I'd like to take Marcel's biggest most complicated park and print it out in mind-blowing detail as a huge mural for a wall.

[@robotspark363]

OpenRCT2 could do something similar to what OpenTTD does where the title screen is an example of a working park (other than the default one) and have one of Marcel's parks be one of those parks

[@C.I...]

@@robotspark363 Already does. Look up the title screen editor.

[@MichaelfromtheGraves]

I refuse to spam this coaster specifically because it just feels too unrealistic but this definitely inspired me to spam slightly larger corkscrew launch coasters. Was definitely necessary for Gravity Gardens.

[@gissala2988]

Unrealistic? I'd ride it if I found one like this IRL.

[@xdeser2949]

@@gissala2988 ....you'd pay to be suspended upside down for a few seconds?

[@gissala2988]

@@xdeser2949 I'm used to pay-for-entry not pay-to-ride so yes.

[@PanekPL]

THIS!!!!! I completely agree. I love Marcel's videos and his ideas, however I only build parks with rides that would seem realistic, I never spam this stuff and I never do double rides, unless it's something like a racing coaster

[@MarcelVos]

I don't really use it myself anymore either, except when I'm really trying to optimize. The great thing is though that you can learn from these tiny designs and create slightly larger designs that are more efficient than usual.

[@nuggs4snuggs516]

I feel like saying this design is "cheating" is harsh. While it may not be something I plan on using, it's a neat exploitation if a likely-unintended interaction, and that's perfectly fine. It's great for challenges, high scores, and speedruns, but maybe not something for casual play. It requires knowledge of the game's workings to conceive, and I think it's just kind of cool. Would I want to ride it irl? No, but my designs usually end up snapping your neck when entering the station because I'm bad at managing speeds, so what do I know

[@zuthalsoraniz6764]

It's not cheating, but it's definitely cheesing. You are not modifying the game itself, all the mechanics involved are working as intended, but yes, the result probably is unintended and breaks the balance of the game.

[@methyod]

lmao this is why it's important to build your break run first or at least before you're about halfway done with your coaster. i always use block sections though, so this is really not optional for my coasters

[@Yeldren]

This coaster design is basically the epitome of "not cheating, but definitely not in the spirit of the game either."

[@AmyLovesYou]

@@zuthalsoraniz6764 Yeah. It's not like Chris overlooked this particular ride. You can technically spam any small ride that meets the minimum stat requirements and thrive as a result. It likely would've been too hard back in those times to code spam prevention into the game, but I bet nowadays it would be a lot easier with current programming languages. He did what he could by making there be a percentage cut for having more than one of a single particular ride type, but programming the ability for the game to identify copycat track pieces in an exact particular order no matter the size of the ride... I'm sure he thought about it, but decided it was too much of a hassle to write.

[@StarfoxHUN]

There's only one thing i miss, a comparison between this, and the Air Powered coaster's 'small' design.

[@MessiahofFire]

When saving the track design make sure inspections are set to 10 mins as a brake failure will always crash this, but its such a rare breakdown that you probably won't run into it within normal scenario play unless you have 10s of these or a very old park. thought i'd never use these in scenario play, till i ran into absurdly small/annoying scenarios like japanese coastal reclaim/micro park/urban park. also a good way to finish a scenario if i'm out of space but already near the goal.

[@Davtwan]

The most important feature of this design is that it fits in tiny profile pictures.

[@9zamire]

the perfect roller coaster for the 2020's considering everything is caught in a supply chain issue

[@buckrodgers1162]

Yeah no kidding.

[@universe7soap]

Marcel this is the 7th week in a row you've shown Corkscrew Cheap in class which isn't a bad thing btw because I use it all the time in scenarios :P

[@blutrünstigerbube]

I made it a holy mission to complete all scenarios of the rct classic steam version. and lets be honest, there are sooo many scenarios, it's complete madness. I am so grateful for this neat little trick to speed up the hustle a bit, highly appreciated Vos, you are a true RCT King :)

[@T90Official]

I love this game.

[@Mzuka-Moto]

I love AoE2 and this game - we just need a LEL for this

[@Flow-Joe]

The world is so small sometimes. I just discovered Marcels channel today and felt the same nostalgia i had when i found your channel. Played both games casually as a kid, without deep knowledge of the game, but every PC i owned had both of them installed at least once. It's time to catch up with a T90-Marathon. But only after i'm done with my RCT-Marcel-Marathon

[@Janovich]

The Aoe2 Chad has arrived to marvel at the RCT2 chad

[@jrizzelli]

T90 I need casting rct2 game in my life.

[@MlCHAELHlCKOXFilms]

I suggest doing mirror images and synchronizing. Little clusters of joyless cash grab in the park 😂

[@weldin]

Wow, I’ve watched your videos for over a decade, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen you in a comment section!

[@MlCHAELHlCKOXFilms]

@@weldin Thanks for your support!

[@Gameprojordan]

That's what I did, I saved 2 seperate designs. One normal and one mirrored

[@SupersuMC]

@@MlCHAELHlCKOXFilms Since you're here, why not do a LEGO Roller Coaster Tycoon? ;-)

[@kABUSE1]

@@MlCHAELHlCKOXFilms Just noticed by chance, why are you getting bullied by the youtube algorythm? It's interesting. And a little sad.

[@ShadowScrub]

I have this design saved as the "Voss Toss". I try not to use it unless I need to, but it works miracles.

[@jameshanus3813]

I think it’s just so cool that having the one corkscrew just barely fulfills all the stat requirements. Sawyer knew what he was doing…

[@jensk.8379]

I would like to point out, that the LIM coaster has three cars and the suspended coaster has 4 cars, which means they have a higher throughput then the corkscrew. This might make them more efficient then the corkscrew coaster. In the end all three coasteres have their pros and cons. Anyways, great viedeo as usual.

[@DoritoTime]

Six Flags would buy Marcel Vos Tiny Corkscrews for all of their parks and name all of them either "The Joker" or "Goliath"

[@BramowitchIII]

We need a documentary on RollerCoaster Tycoon 1+2+open narrated by you, you should put a crowdfunded on it, so you can afford to travel and perhaps interview people who worked on it (and are working on Open RCT2)

[@LtBarclay]

100% this

[@BattleCow]

Over the years i have experienced this coaster going beyond the corkscrew and crashing. It is very rare so i think it only happens when the coaster is filled with heavy guests. Tough luck.

[@MarcelVos]

I just tested the ride with the heaviest train possible and it didn't crash, so at least in OpenRCT2 you don't have to worry about guests making it too heavy.

[@BattleCow]

@@MarcelVos interesting. Any Idea on why it crashes then in normal rct 2 ? Maybe weather? Or is it Just brake failure? 🤔 I am convinced it crashes by going off the cork

[@MarcelVos]

@@BattleCow With brake failure it can crash behind the station, but if you're launching at 35 km/h it should not be possible for it to crash past the corkscrew.

[@BattleCow]

@@MarcelVos thanks for the clarification

[@Jimmy-Mc]

You build coasters for fun. I build them for efficiency. We are not the same.

[@weedmantrudeau5783]

me: "yeah these adjacent synchronized Shuttle Loops are pretty efficient hehe" Marcel: "hold my beer"

[@ImTMZ]

That world map park towards the end looks *AWESOME*

[@zuthalsoraniz6764]

However, one each of the corkscrew, LIM launched and inverted versions of that design (assuming you have no other coasters of this type in your park) is going to of course be far more profitable than three of the corkscrew variant, thanks to the bonus ticket price you get for it being the only ride of that type.

[@hergetp]

The themepark at 5:03 is one of my favorites, Vomit World! The roller coaster is okay, but the vomit collection is out of this world!

[@toimine8930]

What's the highest throughout you've ever achieved with a coaster? What about flat rides etc?

[@nthgth]

"Highest possible throughput in the game" sounds like an awesome video topic for Marcel!

[@1WolfFan]

@@nthgth I feel like he's already done a video on that, that covered all the rides. But I can't for the life of me, remember WHICH video it was. :/

[@MarcelVos]

@@1WolfFan You probably mean my video on the how many guests fit on a ride. I don't think I've done one on throughput.

[@nthgth]

@@1WolfFan in fairness, fitting a lot of guests on a ride sure is related to high throughput

[@C.I...]

@@MarcelVos It would be a great subject. I'd like to see benefits of a separate exit station just before the entry station with precisely timed block sections as one of the things you try.

[@ambeer6]

Thank you so much for this video. I actually ended up being curious whether or not this design works in RCT3 as well and it does! Several coaster types end up with decent stats with this design and will easily earn themselves back. They also bring in a lot of new guests when you're playing pay for entry scenarios like New Blood. I actually beat that one by building a long street with just these. I love having them all identical, but giving them fun names like "Haunted Cork" or "Vierbaan" (halve achtbaan). This design really improved my speed on scenarios! Thanks!

[@MoonguKang]

Great video Marcel! I was wondering if you could do a breakdown of something for me: If we were to raise the terrain under a guest from minimum to maximum height, what is the g-force that we would end up inflicted on them? How does this theoretical g-force compare to that which can be produced by rides?

[@The213pr0ductions]

Although I like building more realistic roller coasters it’s pretty funny how it has such good ratings. Also your breakdowns of this game are amazing man, it’s fascinating just how much details and quirks this game contains knowing Chris sawyer made it 20 years ago.

[@archtansterpg4246]

1:36 Imagine actually going to a park with like 30 of the same tiny coaster.😄

[@Gameprojordan]

Thanks to you I always save a section of my map for a cluster of atleast 6 of these rides. And I label the section "Money Generator"

[@bentowers3614]

I actually placed several of these in a Halloween themed area of a park I did. I arranged them and colored them in such a way that they blended in with the Graveyard themed scenery area I had them placed in. It sort of made it so it was like the dead were reaching arms out of their graves, ready to rise again. They were all given the same name and given a subtitle to numerically sort them (i.e. "Dead Hands [Track 1]", etc.). At the center of the graveyard was the big centerpiece coaster, which was called "Necromancy". Lore friendly way to implement them in the park without it being extremely obvious cheese. XP

[@ExtraTechy]

This is literally amazing. I love when you can break games like this. Well done. Great video too

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

This is the instant ramen of roller coasters.

[@phoenixashlynn]

I finally had an opportunity to use this design in a scenario, and I don't know if I've ever had that many guests so fast. I'm definitely going to keep using the design lol

[@LetustheDragon]

Chris Sawyer: Here is a video game for you to make massive coasters and great theme parks! Marcel: Hold my 300 unnecessary parts for a Corkscrew Roller Coaster.

[@performa9523]

I have it saved as the "Marcel-O-Coaster" in my files.

[@belacickekl7579]

Dang, my 8 year old self would have loved to have this design!

[@blkmskpvd]

I managed to eke out +0.63 excitement with scenery, synchronization, putting the queue under the inversion, and putting the stations underground. Costs more but you could probably get away with charging an extra $1-2 for the first 5 months if that's a concern.

[@feloniousbutterfly]

I saved this coaster as 'The Mighty Juke.' It's saved a few scenarios for me.

[@DarKnightKilla13]

I truly appreciate seeing your videos, you put so much effort into them with explaining every little detail. Thanks, Marcel...and I will as always catch your next livestream!

[@disasterjones5798]

gonna open a new Starbucks theme park with only this coaster copypasted in a grid and the rest of the park is coffee and donut shops, save for two spots: the park entrance and a singular lonesome bathroom tucked into an underground tunnel

[@tubbzchain2569]

This also works with the corkscrew coaster in RCT1, I tested it out to find a powered launch coaster that can do a half corkscrew and it worked surprisingly well and has roughly the same stats.

[@LEWIS1992]

Imagine sitting in the back row of the train, paying so much money to basically not even move.

[@camwoodstock]

WHO WOULD WIN? A) A giga-coaster to challenge the heavens themselves B) funny heehoo upsy-down machine :>

[@thijshagenbeek6554]

When you start with this coaster design in your base opening rides whenever you start a new park, This coaster mirrored so you can get the excitment bonus aswell will earn you somuch cash in the early game it makes anny park you play so easy.

[@doc.rankin577]

I know this ride is efficient and all, but needs more throughput!!!

[@nilisstaal1984]

This tip and the 20euro umbrella tip makes allmost every scenario so easy

[@hannibalspectre637]

I miss this game so much it hurts. Thank you for the nostalgia

[@djubigboss]

Here we go again ! Marcel keep worshipping this masterful design ! Funfact : It's was his profile picture in the past, for a while 😁

[@kasaneteto5718]

I ran the scenario today where you were limited by tree height, I used this first design about 10+ times in my park and the guests LOVED it. Not only that but I kept receiving the Award for "Best Roller Coasters" and it was the only design I had. This was better than 99% of stock tracks. I think this has broken rct2 for me.

[@RunstarHomer]

1:33 These parks filled with the same ride over and over again look so creepy

[@dudemusicofficial]

This helped my park so much, thank you.

[@王泓竣-v1n]

absolutelt outstanding dude😃

[@jellywillreturn]

All cork, no screw

[@3SevenStangVids]

Man i love your videos this is insane knowledge that you share. Glad i found your channel

[@lionelhutz4046]

That’s such a neat design, you should use it as your profile picture or something!

[@SleinMcAwesome]

2:17 That's a lotta guests. :o

[@TechnicalJump]

About a year ago I made this design in NoLimits 2😝

[@gudbrandurmagnusson9784]

I cant believe 16 year old me hit on this when I was playing it back then, even thought I built it with a screw on both sides and set it to launch several times to give the guests a bit more meaty experience.

[@faselblaDer3te]

People in the last row of seats, after paying 7€ for one launch into a quarter of a corkscrew: "Is this a joke?"

[@bradenjob622]

Does synchronizing with adjacent stations add or reduce the efficiency?

[@TheBushmyster]

Also if you change the name or add a piece then delete said piece the game counts it as a brand new coaster. So when the guests start saying it’s getting “old” just do that.

[@akasection]

well tbh if I can see corkscrew coaster this short IRL, I would try it too and pay sum money for "short-and-weird" experience :D

[@silverbeach1557]

Let's be honest, that coaster does look pretty fun. Even if it is just a high-speed vomit launcher.

[@gredangeo]

Peep logic is weird. It's amusing that somehow that ride is entertaining. :)

[@mik310s]

I used to love this game back in the day, I spent an entire summer holiday making a park.

[@pmk2000]

playing since RCT1, never noticed this, thanks for the tips LoL

[@wilfredwong92]

The smallest coaster build with decent stat is the Inverted Roller Coaster with 1 station and 1 half corkscrew with 27mph power launch without passing the station.

[@sfisher923]

Love this coaster for one reason It's easier Copying and Pasting Scenery than with the Twist since It's smaller and can be tiled better

[@jas16899]

Great video, lots of fun

[@jacobplemmons]

I have this coaster layout saved as ‘The Marcel Special’

Marcel, how about making the two stations synchronized to boost excitement when you build the mirrored set of rides :)

[@carynpinkston1939]

Thank you for this design!

[@Megaritz]

It makes the blood rush to the rider's brain and tricks them into thinking they had fun

[@soltanas9141]

Everytime he says "Corkscrewcoaster" you have to drink.

[@wafeb3500]

such a perfect design! really happy i came across it ont his channel!

[@gfrewqpoiu]

I would love to see a "hard mode" added to OpenRCT2 specifically for these players that know how to optimise gameplay. Not really with harder scenario goals, but more with some rides with changed stat requirements that make rides like these impractical. For example, all coasters should get a minimum length requirement that always applies. Park Value is only given if at least X peeps rode that ride in the last month, etc. Just some random ideas though.

[@toddkes5890]

I'd want the game to calculate the stats for each car in a max-length train, and use the worst stats to get the coaster's values. In this case the second car does not reach the inversion point, meaning the coaster count as inverting, meaning the requirements missed at 4:12 will penalize for ride value. Similarly, the photo section would be based on distance from the start of the ride (ignoring repeats), and based on the speed of the coaster's train at that point (whichever car is going the slowest). So the closer to the end and the faster the coaster is going, the more each photo will be worth.

[@Laf-Adventures]

The best thing about this game : building rollercoasters This rollercoaster : exists Game : Ruined

[@openmetro]

Guest: "Deja vu. I've just been in this ride before. Higher on the street. And I know it's my time to go."

[@mcmudkipp]

The "Hello! I like money!" Coaster

[@LordOfNothingreally]

I love this design every time you feature it in your videos. I try not to use easily spammable coasters, personally, (I don't even like repeating flat/thrill rides too closely together) but then again I'm not very good at the game lol

[@Junipart]

random question- do you get an excitement bonus for having the queue pass under the corkscrew or does it not count for any of the path bonuses

[@itskittyme]

2:14 "a shoe ming"

[@xyzzy62fubar]

Love your videos. If you haven't done so already, could you beat the heck out of every nuance of ATMs! I'd love to know things like: when do guests get money, how much can they get, can they repeat, etc.

[@kid_doonski]

This is the RCT 2 Equivalent for people like me who spammed Shuttle Loops in RCT 1

[@nitiratp]

How have you only just done a video on this masterpiece?!?!!??!

[@JakeBrickmobile]

Such a great salesman for this coaster!

[@Meltorizor]

The good values stem from the courage test you make by believing in the machine to not shoot you to death and surviving

[@PeepsBucket]

"bit more vomit" The entire walkway is completely covered in vomit

[@Flowfighter1]

The return of the greatest micro-coaster ever

[@karamelkax]

If you also synchronise the adjecent stations in the 4 coaster version, you can get even better results

[@Frank-ze9mq]

Bro i love this game but when you design some bad ass roller coasters and the visitors say its too intense 😂😂