Five years of Parkitect!

Parkitect 1.0 was released on November 29th 2018, which as it turns out is 5 years ago tomorrow!
It's a bit scary to think about because it doesn't feel that long ago, but it's also a good opportunity to celebrate a bit.

We'll host a livestream on Twitch and Steam where we'll play the game for some time. If you want to come hang out a bit with us that'd be fun!

Parkitect 5th Birthday Stream

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We'll also do a reddit AMA. If you ever had a question about Parkitect or game development we'll try our best to answer it!

reddit AMA

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Parkitect development in numbers

I always find statistics posts about projects interesting…
We’ve been working on this for almost 7 years now, so here’s a bunch of numbers about Parkitect!

Project

Engine: Unity
Programming language: C#

Asset folder (the actual “content” of the game):
Size: 3.93 GB
Files: 35,944
Folders: 1,322

Total project folder (this includes Unity cache files etc):
Size: 21.6 GB
Files: 364,258
Folders: 2,837

Build duration (all supported platforms together): ~20 minutes (incremental build; a clean build would take 1-2 hours)

Repository

Type: Git
Size: 3.5 GB
Branches: 90
Commits: 13,778 (a “commit” is a change to the game, like for example the addition of a new feature or a bug fix. It can be anything from a single number being changed in the code to the addition of hundreds of new sound files in one go)

Here’s a visualization of all the file changes made during development.
Every dot represents a file in the project. A file getting zapped represents a change to that file. Every branch represents a folder in the project (with the folder name being shown as text).
The legend on the left side explains what the colors mean, and how many files of a certain type there are in the project.
The most important file types are:

cs: C# source code file
prefab/asset: Unity data files
fbx: 3D model
wav/ogg: Audio files

We moved the repository in 2017 which messes up the visualization a bit.

File changes by release:
Campaign: 46,732
Multiplayer: 7,230
Taste of Adventure: 6,404
Booms & Blooms: 5,117

Code

This only includes our own code, not engine or other third-party code

Size: 7.44 MB
Files: 2,112
Folders: 138
Lines: 241,156

Biggest files (Top 5):
1.: Park.cs (3,737 Lines, contains a bunch of data + methods related to stuff belonging to the park)
2.: MultiplayerController.cs (2,946 Lines, base class for multiplayer related code)
3.: TrackBuilder.cs (2,461 Lines, handles most of the track building UI)
4.: TrackSegment.cs (2,335 Lines, contains methods for positioning trains and connecting multiple segments to a full track)
5.: Attraction.cs (2,192 Lines, base class for handling user interactions when building things in the game)

Lines of code by topic (Top 4):
1.: Attractions (40,828 Lines)
2.: UI (35,915 Lines)
3.: People AI (13,607 Lines)
4.: Multiplayer (11,123 Lines)

Art

3D models:
Size: 221.49 MB
Files: 2,276

Textures:
Size: 227.07 MB
Files: 961

Audio

Sound files:
Size: 2.52 GB
Files: 4,789

Stores

Updates released on Steam: 533 (in addition to the regular monthly updates we like to patch immediately if there’s anything that might be inconvenient for players. There’s also many non-public updates though for testers)

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Announcing Parkitect Multiplayer!

Hey everyone, it’s the 2nd anniversary of Parkitect’s 1.0 release this week and we’ve prepared something for you to celebrate:

On December 8 we’ll release a new free update that adds a cooperative online multiplayer mode!

Up to 8 people can play together, building the same park. You can see what other people are doing - it’s a bit like everyone is playing together on the same PC.

Creating a new game or joining one is done through a lobby. You can also directly invite your Steam friends to join. It’s pretty easy!

Have a good one!

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Parkitect: Booms & Blooms released!

The big free update to Version 1.6 and our second paid DLC called Booms & Blooms are available now.

Here’s a summary of all the changes:

Booms & Blooms DLC (paid)

  • added Effects Controller for creating your own fireworks shows, fountain shows, triggering effects from rides, … (+ modding support for triggering animations!)
  • added Tilt Coaster
  • added Pivot Coaster
  • added Steeplechase
  • added Rowboats
  • added Heart Breaker
  • added Star Flyer
  • added switch segment for Mine Train Coaster, Junior Coaster
  • added custom image flags
  • added fireworks
  • added speakers for playing music across the park/custom sound effects
  • added new trees and shrubs

Version 1.6 (free)

  • added option for automatic day/night cycle
  • added mowed grass terrain type
  • added deco objects: frames, additional basic shapes, truck, small light that can be stuck to surfaces
  • added alternate font styles for 3D text signs
  • added German guest names
  • added stat boost display to stats tab in employee info window
  • added option for changing rotation direction to many flat rides
  • added leaf movement animation to trees
  • added depth visualization to blueprint builder
  • added Italian translation (thanks to Antonio!)
  • improved performance in heavily decorated parks by up to 50%
  • improved performance of ride lights to cost ~90% less than before
  • improved performance when placing blueprints
  • improved audio implementation, resolving issues with sounds not playing/being too loud after loading savegame
  • improved fire/water/smoke effects by allowing them to be stuck to any surface
  • improved number input fields to use proper decimal separator depending on system language
  • improved long grass deco object and other older plants to have custom colors
  • increased zoom range
  • updated most trees to be resizable
  • updated object highlighting to use an outline
  • fixed visual artifacts around objects in front of water
  • fixed game window getting resized when opening graphics settings menu after manually resizing the window
  • fixed a case where the height of the Skyfall ride could not be changed
  • fixed a very rare case where the UI could become unresponsive
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