New Patch 2

[CoasterBuff]

Reading through the list of Fireworks improvements for Patch 2, there is no mention of making the Advanced Fireworks Tools available. Is this part of the improvements or will we still have to rename a Peep, Guido Fawkes, to get in to the Advanced Fireworks Editor?
Any more news on the release date for this Patch?

[Silkius]

re: patch 2 news - not as yet - I somehow think it will be towards the end of the week (seeing as how long it takes most 'normal people to get back up to speed after the break _ I know I am struggling :) ) anything ahead of that will be a bonus :D (IMO) - yes I want it now - but I would rather they took another few days and got as much fixed/adjusted as poss - than having one today and needing another next week. I have been pleasantly surprised at the speed Frontier have worked on this - some games have been waiting for much longer with much more showstopping bugs, while others seem to point blank refuse to aknowledge some gameplay issues need adjusting.

As for the advanced editor - I would be surprised if this is ever a 'standard' extention, as it would quite likley confuse a lot of peeps (it does take some understanding of particles etc.,) and doing so would mean that it then has to be officially supported - which seeing as it is really a dev tool is lot to ask of either co. (a bit like the map/mod editors & sdk's for games like Quake they are happy for you to use them but it will be the fans who release any material like manuals etc.,)

And the cheat/re-name option isn't exactly the hardest workaround I have come accross.

[CoasterBuff]

Re: Patch 2
Thank you for that Silkius. Regarding the Advanced Fireworks Editor, I can see where you are comeing from regarding the complexity of it and the support that the Dev team would have to give in order for it to be an integral part of the game.
Yes it is a bit complex, but there is a downloadable tutorial ( in pdf format than can be printed )available from
www.RCTPyro.com

It explains how to make a simle firework and is not that difficult to grasp, obviously the author explains that to master it, is a matter of experimenting with it by trying out different settings etc.
For anyone not up to making their own fireworks, this site has lots of downloads of complete Firework shows, Video Shows and individual Fireworks Packs and single fireworks, which just go into your Fireworks Folder of RCT3. The Firework Shows go into the Fireworks Folderof RCT3 which is in your My Doccuments Folder and any music files that come with the shows, go into My Doccumments\Music\RCT3 Folder.
Well worth going on this site if Fireworks are you thing with RCT3
CoasterBuff

[eddie_4720]

Patch 2 coming anytime now. :D

[CoasterBuff]

Will make life easier when using the Fireworks Mixmaster Drop down List for making your own Shows.
The game comes with about thirty fireworks, but I have now got one hundred and forty two.
And there are some really brilliant ones too, especially the Disney Fireworks (just like the real thing).

CoasterBuff

[Hooch]

Hey,

My question regarding patch-2 would be more of a when it finally does get released, is the USA market going to get it before the update for the UK version.
I'm going to breakdown and cry if I see that USA got it and we still have to wait. :cry:
What exactly is different in the versions, we suffer from the same bugs. USA spelling is different here and there, but I’m pretty sure that if Frontier reads the forums, they'll notice that nobody is really bothered by spelling.

One Patch to fix them all, and in the…. :weirdblue ?!? Nah, can’t think of a witty thingy to end the ... aaagh whatever. :confusedb

[CoasterBuff]

Yes you can bet your bottom dollar (excuse the pun) that the good old US of A will get Patch 2 before us mere mortals on this side of the Pond.

Reminds me of a signal flashed from an American Warship to a British Warship during an exercise out in the Mediteranian, way back in the sixties (when I was a budding submariner)

" Good mornig Limey's, how is the world's second biggest Navy "

Followed by a swift reply from the British,

" Very well, how is the world's second Best "

The yanks always have to be the biggest, but they are never the Best. So bite your bottom lip and be prepared to wait a fews days after they get theirs first.
:rolleyes:

[Hooch]

LOL - Thanks Coasterbuff
That is absolutely true. Let the them beta test it. Problem is will bugs in patch 2 be fixed before we get it?

[Silkius]

LOL Coasterbuff :D

EU patches take longer because EU = English, French, German etc., - Also agree that I would rather wait another week and get a bug-free bug squasher than one which could kill some bugs but create a monster. :dark: :dark: :dark:

[Silkius]

Just seen this note from David B (on US forum) -
The US update #2 is already available for download. "Check for Updates" should be enabled shortly, but is not there at the time of writing this post. The European version is also imminent. I'll update here when I have more info.

Here's hoping we get it for the weekend - with auto update by early next week.

[DraytonManor]

Thank's Silkius for the latest info. The US Patch is available for download from www.RCTPyro.com
But this will not install on my Euro copy, I tried it. Each version must be coded differently.
Anyway, like you say, finger's crossed we get it before Friday ends, otherwise we will have to wait until next week.

[Silkius]

EU copy is considerably different due to language options (as in German ,French , Dutch etc.,) and I believe they had to attend to a couple of German specific issues for EU patch

whereas US just has funny spellings of common words :D