PC2 - Snail Trail - WIP

[Tim]

I've been working on a full park in Planet Coaster 2, like those I used to share back in the RCT3 days. I really struggled making parks in PC1, as I'd easily spend months working on just one ride. But in PC2 I'm finding it a lot easier.

The park isn't quite ready to share yet, but I was having so much fun with one of the rides I really wanted to show what I have so far (and get some feedback).

It's called the Snail Trail, and for those of you that have been to Great Yarmouth I think the inspiration will be quite obvious:

When I was little I always remembered riding both the snail rides in Great Yarmouth and anticipating which snail I might end up on. So it was really important that I capture that in this ride. It was a little tricky coming up with designs because even with the new scaling feature I was limited to parts that could shrink small enough to fit on the snails head. I wanted to do a Viking snail, and a diver snail to fit with the new themes, these however just didn't look right.
Eventually I ended up with 8 designs I am happy with. My question for all of you is which is your favourite? I've created a poll so we can see which snail is holding up the lines (either for being too popular, or the one that everyone is avoiding).

1. Beige - The posh snail
From the start I knew I wanted to have one with a top hat and monocle. In PC1 these parts already existed, but for PC2 It was a bit trickier to find the right parts.

2. Purple - The magical snail
The rim of the wizard hat ended up being more floral than planned, but I liked the way it looked.

3. Red - The fancy snail
This one was meant to be wearing a fez but once I found this curled up curtain piece it reminded me of Hyacinth Bucket and I rather liked it.

4. Yellow - The regal snail
I love that this piece taken from the themed RMC coaster looks a lot like a crown.

5. Blue - The legal snail
Loved how this mythological piece looks like the old fancy wigs judges wear. I didn't want a black shell though to complete the judge look so I settled on blue.

6. Brown - Mohawk snail
As soon as I found this Viking piece that looked like hair I had to include it.

7. Green - The gardener snail
Not sure if I quite pulled of the gardener look, it actually looks more like a leprechaun (especially as the hat looks like a 4 leafed clover from above).

8. Pink - Unicorn party snail
This one was just good fun!

Also if anyone has suggestions for any of the snails names I'm considering adding names onto the ride cars (assuming I can shrink the text small enough).

I have a lot of theming planned for this ride, all of which will be revealed when I start sharing progress on the park.

 

[Tim]

Had chance to play the game for the first time since the latest update. The onride photos are amazing! Had to upload this one of the snails because it highlights how cool this feature is when each car is unique.

I think there might also be some clever tricks you could do with this feature. Like creating mirrors of the ride car. If you took a photo then displayed it back at the guests as part of a dark ride scene. That I'd like to experiment with.

However I do sort of wish I'd waited for this update before making the snails. They've added hat pieces to the game for each theme. Including, a Crown, Laurel, and Viking hat that would have looked perfect on a snail. But I quite like what I've made so I think I'll leave them.

Thanks for the feedback I've got from the poll so far!