Beta 8 is now available for download! The full change log is at the end of this post.

Devlog

We got two new rides this month:
The Hyper Coaster is a high-capacity coaster capable of 60m+ drops. It can’t invert, so it’s all about speed and airtime! The Plane Carousel is a nice calm ride that slowly spins around a central axis like a carousel, but guests have control over the up/down movement of the planes.

Beta 7 Build Challenge Results

All submissions can be found on the Workshop - thanks for everyone participating! These are the 5 winning entries: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1403069070&searchtext= https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1406058340&searchtext= https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1404676642&searchtext= https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1403053352&searchtext= https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1408970912&searchtext=

Beta 8 Build Challenge

For Beta 8 the new Build Challenge is to build a Water Coaster! The top submissions get included in the next game update as default blueprints.

Changelog

• added Hyper Coaster
• added Plane Carousel
• added some new fences
• added deco score graph to market research
• added deco score scenario goal
• added inner glass roof corners
• added new sound effects
• added lowest transparency setting when hiding objects hides them completely
• changed research so you can research calm rides/thrill rides etc. instead of flat rides/coasters
• improved queue building to not remove path attachments when dragging in parallel to paths
• improved wooden supports
• improved decision making for when to enable underground view when placing ride blueprints
• made it easier to see which parts of an object are below/above ground when building
• some UI improvements
• lots of small game balance improvements, most notably:  * improved popularity of calm rides  * increased overall guest count again  * changed guest spawn speed  * changed advertisement effectiveness  * reduced park advertisement cost  * increased toilet capacity  * guests get annoyed by trash less quickly  * slightly reduced vandalism  * adjusted research times  * slightly increased guest money  * adjusted how long guests stay at the park  * guests leave earlier if they run out of money  * adjusted flat ride intensity ratings  * increased tracked ride maintenance costs
• fixed guests not using newly bought umbrellas
• fixed parts of concrete walls not being recolorable
• fixed camera not following guests when they are on rides
• fixed a case where Twister wouldn't stop when it should
• fixed guests disappearing when deleting benches/rides
• fixed path builder switching into underground mode on sloped terrain
• fixed remove button in path builder sometimes not working as intended
• fixed a case where guests could immediately leave the park instead of staying for a while
• fixed a case where trash could get stuck on trash bins and never disappear
• fixed research unlock rewards for completing scenario goals sometimes not getting awarded
• fixed goal rewards being awarded a second time after completing all goals
• fixed an error when subscribing to mods
• fixed objects built below wooden supports being hard to click
• fixed a case where scenario editor UI would stop working
• fixed a case where guests could not despawn
• fixed guests naming the wrong intensity when complaining about no rides of a certain intensity being around
• (hopefully) fixed not being able to build track segments sometimes due to location being occupied