shyguy

Yes. Sometimes "inspiration" just hits me in the middle of creating these videos. Dr. Hannah catapulting through the ceiling and walking through glass doors just happened during filming. So I left it in, and actually, this is completely "normal" behavior of the employees and guests in these games. Wanda's transformation into an AI rock star, on the other hand, was planned from the start.

It looks like it, doesn't it. No, it's just some of the ride supports sticking out of the shell. Yes. That's how it was done.

For anyone interested in the process that goes into creating these videos. Over 40 video clips, dozens of stills, sound effects, music tracks, over 80 lines of dialogue, and special effects like green-screening in characters from other games. How nuts am I?

The Rotor was the last ride I built before I abandoned this park. From here on, everything will be brand new.

My intentions are always to make a video about my park, but then I get side-tracked and this happens...

Perfection. Wait! Is that Hervé Villechaize in the poster in the second to last shot?

As opposed to today, when you have to deal with massive crowds, massive prices, and everyone walking around staring at their phones while using the app to get around.

I hope to see an aerial view of this land at the end. Looks charming.

Meanwhile... Landscaping is coming along at Animal World. Aerial view of the Flamingos Exhibit.

Not exactly with him. In contact, yes. Paying homage to Atari would be the last thing on my mind.

I'm really liking the Paradise Pier section.

Very nice. I especially like the night lighting.

Back to "As the Animal World Turns" ... Meanwhile... The Flamingo Exhibit is complete. The 387 foot tall Observation Tower. The tower was inspired by 2 existing structures... The Martyr's Monument in Algiers, and the Monuments des Martyrs in West Africa. Wanda and Scooter take some time off to contemplate on their next move.

Wanda makes her first video.

Very nice. I wonder how long a land like this would have actually lasted at Disneyland. They tried this theme in Disney California Adventure when it first opened (what were they thinking?) and it failed miserably.

Six Flags and Cedar Parks merged recently, and closing underperforming parks was all part of the long term plan. Both have been struggling, but this merger should help by combining both company's resources. I'm still finding it difficult to accept Six Flags Knott's Berry Farm. Seems so sacrilegious. (Okay, so they didn't actually change the name (not yet) but they have made their presence known in the park.)

Don't give me any ideas. 😁

Yes. It is indeed the native dance music. It will probably depend on just who does their programming...Wonder or Mr Head. 🤔

Love the Chicago Pie Company. Did you make the custom chairs or are they from the workshop?

Some people may wonder why on earth did I make Gumbies employees for the park. Aside from the fact that I'm a bit touched in the head, for those who don't own the game, there are really no employees in the game. Well, there are, but they are just guests skinned as employees...construction workers, scientists, etc., who just wander around like other guests. So I needed something to man my ticket booths, etc. I'm not good at building "characters" with the Planet games tools, and it would be even harder in JWE3. But Gumby is a pretty easy "object" to create in game, and I've added Gumby to other creative projects I've done. Before I got into RCT3, I created a couple of games using an old RPG creation software program. And to be funny, I created an island where the Gumbies live that the player can visit. I added even more Gumbies to a second game, giving them a bigger role. So I thought it would be fun to add him once again, to one of my projects. And putting an evil, potty-mouthed Gumby into the video was something I couldn't pass up. So there is a method to my madness. Sometimes....

Frontier has planned to do the sequel for quite some time, in conjunction with PC2. So this should in no way impact its continued development. We just got PC2's anniversary update and confirmation that more is coming before the year's end and beyond. Frontier's financial reports suggest a minimum of 3 years of support, so hopefully they stick with that plan. As far as what I feel about the Planet Zoo sequel... I don't expect it to be a huge technological leap ahead of PZ1. I do expect many of the new features we got in PC2 like the new paths and scaling ability, plus better lighting and improved graphics. I'm not too keen on it coming out just as I've begun playing the original. But that's just bad timing on my part. Will I purchase the game? Maybe. If it's got aquariums, I might build an aquatic park, like SeaWorld. 😉 Oh, and "hi" ChicagoZohan. 😀

Yes, the music is from 1933 King Kong. The waterfalls do look better than PC2, but they're a pain to build. You literally sculpt the landscape and then paint on the water and hope the falls come out decent. A lot of trial and error and randomness, with little control over what you end up with. And if you do any terraforming anywhere near where they are, you risk the chance of wiping them out completely. Then you have to start all over again if you save the game without noticing what you did.

Looking good. Love the rope-climbing course.

My most irrelevant video yet? I expect I'll be posting updates to Primeval World in the Other Games forum, unless we get a dedicated JWE3 forum here, which I doubt.

Thank you. You know, a lot of people are hoping for the TMTK to be added, but I personally don't think the games needs it, especially if they add some more basic shapes and make the scaling tools more robust. I never used objects from the TMTK in PC1 until I booted it up recently. And then after downloading a hundred or so objects (and making some of my own), the game became even more sluggish than before. I'm sure it has to do with poly counts being higher in TMTK objects than Frontier's. Just give us better tools in-game to create whatever we want. And honestly, what players can already create now is pretty mind-blowing.