New to the game, Need help with coaster building and making dark rides

[iMPERIALWOLF]

Hello all,
I am a new player to the planet coaster game and while Im not great at building stuff I wanna say that I am ready to learn and play this game the way it was meant to be played.

But anyways, I have a few questions as a new player that I havent seen answered anywhere else that I have done a search on:
1. How do you properly build special effects on a tracked or coaster ride such as fire, mist, etc?
2. Do building fasads add to a rides prestige?
3. How do you make a dark ride?
4. What is a dark ride?

Hopefully I can get a properly response and I can make some great rides.

[hoodatwhatzit]

I'm hardly an expert but I hate to see new players with questions that go unanswered. I may not be able to give you a detailed response but I can probably point you in the right direction. For special effects on rides you will need to learn about triggers and trigger sequences. You can probably search this forum for relevant posts but if it were me I'd start with a YouTube search.

Yes, absolutely adding facades and scenery to buildings and rides will boost prestige and scenery ratings.

A dark ride is a ride or coaster that is completely contained in a building or underground. Think Disney's Haunted Mansion or Pirates of the Caribbean.. Space Mountain. One of the things many players kvetch about with Planet Coaster is that when you put a ride inside a bulding, it's still not truly a "dark" ride. During the game's "day time" it's still too light. You will see workshop items with the suggestion that the ride is better at "night" in the game. The game peeps really don't care if your haunted house ride is brighter during the day but if you like ride your own creations, take screen shots or make game videos, you'll want to change your time setting in game.

Like I said, I'm hardly an expert but hopefully that helped out!

[Swan_Electro]

LOL
4.) & 3.) A dark ride is a coaster that is in the dark so you can't see the rails. The best way I know is to build your coaster underground. I like to start by clearing out a large crater. build most of my coaster, then fill in a dome over it.

2.) Yes, Building facades adds to your coaster's prestige. Any scenery or structures near your coaster will have that effect, as well as water.

1.) It's easiest to place your effects (fog, lights, fire. That sort of thing) first. They don't have to be on, or even around your ride. Then, go into your ride's menu and select the ride triggers tab, Then "add effects". you'll see that objects that can be triggered are now highlighted in cyan. If it's a coaster, you'll be able to move your trigger points around the track.
When you save your ride as a blueprint, be sure that any effects it triggers are also selected with the multi-select tool.