OS: Windows 10
Version: 0.2.5
Commit/Build: b5bcd0c
This has been an issue even as far back as the first release of OpenRCT2 or even RCT2 vanilla. The Manta Ray Boats from the Wacky Worlds expansion for the Water Coaster refuse to slow down greatly on water sections, just speeding through them as though they're normal steel track pieces, even though the other vehicle types (Coaster Boats from the base game, and Trilobite Boats and Flying Boats from Time Twister) do slow down. I looked in the json file for the Manta Ray Boats and it also doesn't have a "playSplashSoundSlide" flag. I suggest having this vehicle changed so that it not only actually slows down on water sections and plays a splashing sound effect, but also has the "hasShelter" flag activated (which should also be activated for the Flying Boats vehicle type, which should even get a description fix so that it mentions having a capacity of 6 passengers per boat, not 16).
Despite this bug, the Manta Ray Boats still do not get an excitement rating penalty that the Water Coaster gets for not having a water section.
- Reproducible in RCT2 (vanilla)? Yes
- Specific to multiplayer? No
Steps to reproduce:
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Build a water coaster (any design, preferably Splashtastic).
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If the Manta Ray Boats are available, select them. Otherwise, go to Object selection → Ride Vehicles/Attractions → select the Manta Ray Boats (it is at the bottom if you are sorting alphabetically by ride type from A to Z).
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Build the exact same design but without the Manta Ray Boats.
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The Manta Ray Boats version of the design will end up with higher stats due to lack of speed reduction on water sections, resulting in higher G forces, especially lateral Gs, which can potentially jeopardize the coaster's intensity rating.
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Alternatively, you can start the default Wacky Worlds scenarios "Australasia - Ayers Rock" or "Australasia - Fun at the Beach". For the former scenario, you already get a water coaster. For the latter scenario, you need to open the water coaster that's on the far side of the park.
Screenshots:
In this screenshot, you can see the exact same design built four times, with each copy using the four available Water Coaster vehicle types,
In this screenshot, you can see that the Manta Ray Boats refuse to slow down on water sections, which results in higher G forces, which can be especially dangerous as it can trigger a very high (or even extreme) intensity rating due to heightened lateral G force ratings. The Manta Ray Boats are still traveling at 33 mph at the last curve even as the other boat types slow down to 23.