Pre-Alpha 6 is available now! Simply grab it from the download link that you received back when you purchased the game. Use the key resender if you lost your download link.
The full change log is at the end of this post.
We also have a Windows 64bit version available now (we already had a 64bit version for Linux, and Mac is universal).
Note: if you’re using any mods you should update them, as mods from Pre-Alpha 5 aren’t compatible anymore. Most mods should have been updated to make them compatible by now.
Devlog
Gordon has been very busy with Parkitect audio this week!
Here’s what he’s got to say:
Audio stuff! I know you’re as excited about sound as I am and I am VERY. EXCITED. Firstly, we have added over 200 new audio files specifically to deco items, so now we have 30 new decos that whomp and clank into place when built.
But the really exciting news is that after hearing me whine about how hard it is to get authentic carnival instrumentation, reddit user mikeymillsjr reached out and blew our minds. Mikey is a band organ enthusiast, and has got us access to an INCREDIBLE instrument/machine, a legitimate 1924 Wurlitzer 165 owned by fellow enthusiast Glenn Thomas. This thing is the real deal–an absolute work of art–and we couldn’t be happier to have access to such an amazing machine.
Not only do we now have access to a bunch of real-as-it-gets classic tunes from the early 20th century played from physical paper rolls–roughly half an hour of which will be available in this update–but the machine is equipped to accept MIDI data so we can actually get it to play original compositions as well, and it is all thanks to these two awesome guys. We seriously cannot thank you enough.
Community Update
The modding community made some exciting progress this week as well, specifically H-POPS started working on the first custom flat ride:
More progress has been made since that video, so it looks like there’ll be some cool stuff coming up soon :)
Pre-Alpha 6 Changelog:
- added Inverted Coaster
- added ride music
- added people <-> water interaction
- added saving color palettes, picking colors from existing objects, repainting existing objects
- added mod settings
- added sounds for: Bobsled Coaster, Vertical Drop Coaster
- added new background music
- added a couple hundred new build sound effects
- added attraction options: wait for half full, wait for full (+ Alpine Coaster can’t run without full cars anymore)
- added new rain
- guests can leave trains now before they reached the front of the station
- improved mechanics behaviour for maintaining/repairing rides with multiple stations
- improved blueprint builder preview performance (a lot)
- some AI improvements; most notably made employees return to their assigned zone if they’re outside of it
- improved track heightmarks: always keep them visible at unconnected track ends
- made sure windows don’t accidentally get lost behind menu bars
- Windows: moved savegames, blueprints and mods to “My Documents/Parkitect” folder; fixes issues on Windows 10
- Linux: should fix windows not rendering properly
- fixed terraforming tool being fiddly when raising/lowering large sections of terrain
- fixed delivery crates getting stacked so high that handymen couldn’t pick them up
- fixed objects not following cursor nicely when snapping to grid corners
- fixed guests being stuck on ride exit if exit isn’t connected to a path
- fixed changing attraction waiting time not working
- fixed bobsled trains derailing when loading the game
- fixed bobsled trains derailing when pausing the game
- fixed excessive bobsled car swing on non-tube tracks
- fixed parts of notification bar text entries/windows sometimes showing through tunnel entrances
- fixed scrolling the deco builder window using mouse wheel sometimes not working properly
- fixed path builder remove button sometimes acting unpredictable, especially when removing stairs
- fixed zone borders/park fences not rendering properly in loaded parks
- fixed file name input fields (for savegames, blueprints) allowing invalid characters
- fixed being able to select/delete underground objects while not in underground mode