Building Your Park

Every theme park in Planet Coaster 2 is created using a huge range of objects, from the lowliest rubbish bin to the biggest rollercoaster.

The Browser

You can find all objects available to use in your park directly within the Browser at the bottom of your screen. The Browser features tabs allowing you to toggle between:

• Coasters
• Flat Rides
• Tracked Rides
• Flumes
• Pools
• Facilities
• Staff
• Scenery

Within these tabs you can choose to Create Custom i.e. place your own individual objects or select a pre-made Blueprint. Learn more about Blueprints in our Blueprint guide.

Placing an object from the Browser is incredibly simple. All you need to do is select your object of choice and then the object will appear in your park, ready to be moved with the Move Tool.

Move Tool

This simple all-rounder tool allows you to adjust the height, orientation and scale of the selected object.

You can use Move Snap and Angle Snap to set fixed intervals for an object's position or orientation.

• Global Snap allows you to move an object relative to the entire park.
• Local Snap allows you to move an object relative to its own current orientation.

Advanced Tools

The Advanced Move Tool can be opened from the Settings panel of a selected object or in the Radial menu to give you more precision in how it is placed.

The Advanced Move Tool allows you to choose between each specific axis, and move your object into the perfect position. Just like the normal Move Tool, you can also choose to snap by fixed amounts.

You can also use the Advanced Rotate Tool and the Advanced Scale Tool in the same way for more precise rotation and scaling.

Duplicate

The Duplicate function can be used to make copies of objects and Blueprints. You'll find the Duplicate option via the Object/Blueprint menu and also in the Radial menu.

Once Duplicate is selected, the Object/Blueprint can be duplicated repeatedly without needing to repeat the selection.

Demolish Brush

The Demolish Brush is a quick and easy way to delete Scenery, Rides, Paths and more.

Filters can be changed to control the size of the brush and what will be deleted. For example, a large brush could be created that only deletes scenery.
The Area Mode allows for quicker large-scale changes, while the Pointer Mode gives more precision.

Multi-Select

Multi-Select allows you to move, duplicate or delete multiple objects at once. Once in Multi-Select mode, you can add or remove objects from the selection at any time.

Multi-Select is ideal for creating Scenery Groups as well as new Blueprints.

Paths are the arteries of your park, providing your guests and staff with access to your attractions, shops and facilities!

Path Types

There are three types of paths in Planet Coaster 2:

• Standard Paths - Standard paths are for both guests and staff, they can connect flexibly, and even directly attach to ride entrances.
• Queues - Guests use queue paths to access a ride entrance from a standard path. Each queue path can only have 2 ends: an entrance and an exit. Guests will join a queue when waiting to board a ride. If the wait gets too long, you might find the line stretches out of your queue and onto your normal paths. Consider creating winding queues, decorated with scenery, to increase their capacity and keep waiting guests happy.
• Staff Paths - Staff paths can only be used by staff, providing fast access between areas that don't need scenery to keep guests happy.

Plazas

New to Planet Coaster 2, plazas are larger paved spaces created using either Standard paths or Staff Paths. Plazas allow you to create wide areas for your guests or staff to move around in, removing the restrictions of paths and creating a true to life theme park experience.

Path Building Tools

Planet Coater 2 features a variety of tools for creating paths, each with different advantages for certain scenarios.

Line Builder

The default path tool, the Line Builder allows you to place paths using a series of points – each time you place a point, the path extends to meet it. This simple, intuitive tool, enables you to very quickly place paths around your park.

The Line Builder features customisation tools which allow you to customise the style and shape of the path being placed:

• Line Style – switch between straight and curved paths.
• Terrain Style - switch between paths suspended from terrain or choose when terrain follows the path that you are building.
• Connection – switch between Angled or Square connections to choose how the new path joins and leaves other paths.
• Line Width – adjust to increase or decrease the path width.
• Fixed Length – toggle a fixed length for each part of your path. Great for creating symmetrical paths.
• Angle Snap – allows you to place paths with consistent curves.
• Working Height – sets the height of your paths so you can cut through terrain or build over water with consistent placement.
• Snap Height – allows you to snap the path to a fixed height. Perfect for making consistent staircases.
• Merge – choose if you want your new paths to merge with existing paths or come to an end. Turning this off gives your existing paths priority over the new ones, including the custom colours, railings and path extras. 

Classic Paths

The Classic Paths tool returns from the original Planet Coaster, with some quality-of-life improvements. Rather than creating automatically connected larger paths, the Classic Path tools allow you to place each segment of the path individually.

The main differences from the Line Builder are:

• All paths are constructed with a single action.
• All paths are a fixed length.
• Straight and curved paths are both available on the same tool.

Draw Tool

The Draw Tool creates shapes one side at a time, completing the shape when you connect back to its starting point.

Mix and match your curves with straight lines for great looking paths and plazas.

Snap to existing corners to fill any gaps between paths, or to overwrite existing path sections.

Stamp Builder

The Stamp Builder creates precise geometric shapes chosen from a selection, that snap together to make excellent plazas. Toggle the pathing grid so you can see exactly where your stamp shape will place. Stamps can be scaled to quickly make larger shapes, ideal for intersecting other shapes with the Merge setting.

If you’re a seasoned builder the Stamp Builder can be used with the Advanced Move Tool to create raised platforms and then combined with other pathing tools such as the Line Builder to make completely custom pathways.

Edit Tool

Tweak existing paths a border at a time, adjusting their position or height. This tool is very useful for tweaking paths to get them just right, or if you want to make a particular extension to an existing path.

Selecting the Edit Tool will give you two options. Launch back into the Draw Tool for freeform pathing changes or select the move button to drag your path border to your desired point.

Rounding Tool

Smooth and round off any corners on your existing paths with the Rounding Tool brush. The strength and size of the brush can customised so you can make tiny tweaks or massive changes.

Path Customisation

When building a path, you can customise its appearance through the Customise Style tab of the Path menu, choosing from a wide variety of colours and textures, some of which are supported by flexi-colour.

Choose to automatically add bins and benches as you lay down paths, adjusting the style and distance between the objects in the Customisation menu.

You can also copy an existing path’s style by using the Copy Existing Texture button and selecting the path you want to copy.

Paths can be further customised with the addition of Path Extras, like bins and benches. Learn more about Path Extras in our Facilities guide.

Customise Brush

Wish the park had a different colour path? Easily paint your current path or pool style over any existing paths with the Customise Brush. Adjust the size of the Customise Brush to make sweeping changes across your theme park or shrink it to make precise edits.

Painting over the curbs of your pathways will also add or change railings depending on which custom options you have chosen.

Delete Brush

Ambitious pathing plans not worked out? No problem! The Delete Brush gives you two options for tidying up.

The standard Delete Brush can be sized up or down, much like the Customise Brush, allowing you to remove large areas of pathing or make tiny edits.

The Stamp Delete Brush works just like the Stamp Builder... only in reverse. Remove specific shapes from your paths to create custom designs; Perfect for plazas!

In Planet Coaster 2 you have the power to shape the very earth to fit the vision of your theme park. Terrain tools allow you to edit the terrain of your park, creating hills, caves, lakes and more!

Terrain Brush

All terrain editing is completed using the Terrain Brush, which has three modes:

Sculpting Brush

Used to change the shape of terrain, the sculpting brush allows you to pull, push, flatten and chisel the terrain. With customisation options available to change the size and intensity of your sculpting, the power is in your hands!

Painting Brush

Used to change the texture of terrain, the Painting Brush allows you to paint a chosen texture onto your existing terrain, choosing from a variety of textures and customising the intensity of the brush.

Water Tool

Used to add or remove water to appropriate areas of your terrain. Simply choose the type of water you’d like and place in suitable terrain, such as a pit. The tool will highlight in blue if water can be placed or red if you are unable to place it.

Don't forget to immerse your guests in magnificent surroundings!

You can place Scenery from the Scenery Browser to improve the mood of your guests, as well as your park rating.

Additionally, improving the queue scenery of a ride will increase that ride's prestige and draw more guests over to it.

If you want to build your own scenery creations piece by piece, try the Create Custom option in the Browser. Otherwise, choose from the available Scenery Blueprints or head to the Frontier Workshop to find other player’s creations!

Themes

Scenery in Planet Coaster 2 is grouped into different themes, with similar styles and appearances. Learn more about Planet Coaster 2’s themes here.

Themes are more than just appearance – guests will have a preference for a particular type of scenery theme that they want to see in your park. Creating a variety of consistently themed areas not only looks great, but also helps to keep guests happy.

Scenery Rating

Your park’s Scenery Rating is one of four metrics used to calculate your overall Park Rating.

You can find your Scenery Rating in the Park Management menu. Here you’ll see what your Scenery Score is and how many points you need to increase your Scenery Rating to the next star level - learn more about improving your Park Rating in our Park Management guide.

You can check your overall Scenery Rating within the heatmaps too!

Each scenery object has its own score which contributes to your Scenery Rating. Check what the scenery score for an individual item is by selecting the object, then navigating the Advanced Settings in its individual info-panel.

The more complex and expensive the scenery object is, the higher its scenery score tends to be.

Scenery Groups

Exactly what it says on the tin, Scenery Groups are a selection of scenery that can be moved and edited as one.

Scenery Groups can also be used to create Buildings, with some scenery items automatically snapping together as they’re placed (depending on your Settings menu when placing the scenery).

Scenery Brush

The Scenery Brush can be used to quickly place a larger number of scenery pieces.

There are brush presets available to help you, but you can also create and save custom brushes using your own scenery.

The Scenery Brush can be customised to choose:

• The size of the brush
• The intensity of the brush
• Whether scenery will align to the surface
• Whether scenery should avoid paths
• Whether scenery should avoid other existing scenery

What is a theme park without some exciting attractions for your guests to enjoy?

Attractions, including coasters, flat rides, tracked rides and transport can be placed like any other objects using the browser to select a Blueprint or Build Custom.

Learn more about building the best possible attractions in our Coasters & Rides Building Guide.

New to Planet Coaster 2, create a splash with pools and flumes in your ultimate water park.

Flumes can be placed like any other attraction and pools are created using similar tools to paths.

Learn more about creating a water park to remember in our Pools & Flumes Building Guide.

Keeping your rides running and your guests happy is no easy task!

In addition to thrilling rides and soaking flumes, your park needs a network of talented people and support buildings if you want it to stay open. You’ll also need to keep your guests fed, stocked with souvenirs and more if you want them to spend any real amount of time in your park!

Visit our Facilities guide and Staff guide to learn about your park’s support network and the people who keep it running. Then head on over to the Guests guide to learn what makes your visitors tick, before supplying them with plenty of goodies in our Shops and Vendors guide.