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As you develop your park inPlanet Coaster 2, you’ll want to experiment with scenery to see what custom creations you can come up with. These specialized decorations will add to your overall scenery rating and make your guests feel more comfortable in your park. Animatronics, specifically, will improve the atmosphere.
We’ll show you how to create your own custom animatronics and use the event sequencer to plan the perfect interaction for guests. You can use these skills to enhance your rides, paths, and park with a bit of planning. Here’s everything you need to know to make your own animatronics in Planet Coaster 2!
How To Create Your Own Animatronics
When you want tostart experimenting with animatronics, open up the scenery menu andselect the Create Custom option. From there, you canaccess all available scenery.
You canuse pre-existing scenery, statues, and animatronicsto design the perfect scenery group.
Decorate how you like with as many objects as you want. Create an animatronic witha uniform theme or merge ideasfor something original. Statues and existing animatronics are a great addition to scenery and make your park’s attractions and walkways pop!
Use the different tools at your disposal toalter the scenery’s height and rotationto customize the overall appeal of your decor. Once you’re happy with everything,mark the scenery group as doneso that it can all be moved togetheras one large piece!
How To Save The Blueprint
When you’re truly proud of your work, you cansave the creation as a new blueprint. This allows you to place duplicates andcarry the custom animatronic to other parks.
You can even share your work online for others to enjoy through the workshop!
Use the selection toolto cover all scenery you want to save, including pathways and nearby scenery not included in the group. Then,confirm your selectionand choose the option tosave the blueprint.
A menu will appear where you mustfill out the following required fieldsbefore you can save the blueprint:
you’re able to alsospecify which filters applyto your animatronic, as well andpreview the in-game costto build it in your park. When that’s all done, you cansave the blueprint and use itat your leisure.
How To Use The Event Sequencer
Another way you canenhance your animatronicsis by usingspecial effects and the event sequencer. You’ll need toplace different special effectsfrom the custom scenery menu,such as the bubble makers, into the scenealong with an event sequencer.
From there, you caninteract with the event sequencer to adjust the triggersfor the scene. This can be acontinuous loop, a one-time event, or anything in-betweenbased on your preferences.
You canadd objects to the sequencerand play around with additional tracks to fully customize the experience!
you’re able to start or stop special effects,change the color of the effect, or manage the specific triggers to create something truly unique. Timing can be customized as well to change how long an effect displays.
The possibilities are endless, sospend timeexperimenting in sandbox modeto get a better grasp on the controls and develop your skills as a theme park master!