Разработчик: by Jan Zizka
Описание
Gameplay mechanics
The core gameplay mechanics of Ski Park Tycoon lie in ski lift and slope construction. Before building a park, the player needs to study the mountain topography and terrain. Therefore, it was imperative to allow the player complete freedom of camera movement. Building lifts and slopes is as easy as drawing lines on the ground. Skiers coming to the resort want to enjoy their stay so - apart from lifts and slopes - the player also needs to provide other infrastructure such as restaurants, ski patrols, snow cannons etc. This is where the economic simulation aspect of the game comes into play.
You can learn more about the game in the online tutorial ().
Game features
- classic tycoon gameplay
- full 3D environment
- explore your park in third person view
- hundreds of skiers in one resort
- 7 types of lifts
- 12 types of buildings
- campaign with 29 missions of various objectives
- sandbox and unlimited game modes
- real world ski resorts
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP
- Processor: Intel i5 Dual Core
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8
- Storage: 700 MB available space
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i7 Quad Core
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX
- Storage: 700 MB available space
Отзывы пользователей
Why do you even charge people for this shit how can i just return it right away?
This game has a UI that feels like an excel spreadsheet, I feel like I'm at work trying to play this game. Very non-friendly ui, and when i did sandbox mode, there are only 5 buttons to press, 3 of them don't relate to playing the game.
i hate this game. it dosent feel like a skiing/snowboarding game nor a tycoon game its just a stiff clunky mess that i didint even manage to squeeze one bit of fun out of this game, like i feel like the developer never even went skiing/snowboarding once in there life and they dont even show you a a tutorial first like yeah you could argue that they have all of the instructions in the menu but like its harder to navigate than a corn maze. so in conclusion dont buy this game. if your looking for a tycoon game or skiing/snowboarding game take your money and go far FAR AWAY FROM THIS GAME.
First game I ever bougth and I like it! It has some bugs and dosen't look that good, in terms of graphics. But if you're looking for a sandbox style ski resort building game with a nostalgic feeling to it then this is for you.
Also worth noting that its mostly about the slopes and lifts, not many deep manangement aspects to it.
This game is more about finding out in which horrible way the game should work and how to avoid all random errors about things that are not allowed. When you work through all the oh-so-boring tutorials, you see that there actually is a way that you can get a ski park to work, but it is barely playable. Don't buy.
A flawed game, but the only one of its kind available on Steam. Will help to scratch the Ski Area Tycoon itch from the RTC days, but only worth it if you really like this style game. I wish Steam gave me a neutral option. If the developer stuck around and fixed a few things, it would probably be a bit more popular.
Sorry Developers......
EVERYONE!! do not buy this game. Horrible, not worth it. There was minimal effort put into this. I like games that are similar to this play style (City build, management, SKIING!!!) but it is absolutely horrible... so many bugs.. things don't line up, game play is terrible. Please don't waste your money.
Honestly I really want to be able to say that I recommend this game. But I really can't. I've only spent a few hours with it, and I think I'm going to continue to because I want to enjoy it. I wanna unlock everything and I wanna get good at it. What I can say is this: its basically the only fully 3D tycoon game about making and managing your own ski resort that I know of(that isn't in some sort of alpha or beta). That's basically all it has going for it. As for the problems. There are many. The game will crash for no apparent reason. In fact, the reason I'm writing this review is because it crashed upon loading one of the campaign missions. It kept giving me popups about "integer overflow" Weirdly enough these were popups using the game's popup frames, not those native to windows. It would play THAT noise on every popup, which was about 1 per second. Aside from the crashes, the game also suffers from issues with core game functionality. It's virtually impossible sometimes to get a slope to join with another, or even complete it at the bottom of a lift. In fact, trying to start a new slope, either at the top of a lift or part of the way through another slope can be just as difficult to pull off. Combine this with the other issues with this game, Including a campaign which has missions that REQUIRE you to unlock stuff from later missions, but are sprinkled in as "side missions" early on, buildings that you build always have their prices lower than what they should be for you to make any money, and several other minor issues and you'll find yourself wondering why its even listed for $9.99 on Steam. Overall, I'd say you're better off buying something else, maybe [url:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124260/Snowtopia_Ski_Resort_Tycoon/]Snowtopia[/url] when it comes out? For now you could [url:https://www.playsnowtopia.com/]try the alpha[/url]
Now I would like to send a message to The Developer of the game Ziza Zan. I absolutely love your enthusiasm for this type of game and this area has been very limited as there is only around 3 other alternatives. As of my knowledge you are a one man developer, And you have done great but hear me out this game is far from peferction. My number one request is that you UPDATE THE GAME, I understand this game is not popular but as one of your statements "Just trying to keep the game alive" Shows you want the game alive. Keeping a game alive is adding new content extending campaign and making a larger community modding as there are some great coders out there. Some of the lift and run building is a little clunky but acceptable. You should also allow the abillity for alpine village management to the game such as a Resort like many ski parks around the world have. In conlusion i applaud your work and i hope to hear your feedback. Remember Dont give up!!!!!
Now i finished the campaign and and the sandbox lvls too ...
THX Jan for creating such a cool game.
Maybe it got a few bugs and graphic mistakes,
but i dont care .. it was so funny to play and it made me addicted...
great simulation and AI, but I don't like the small amount of space you get to build a ski park, and the ski lifts aren't that realistic. for one, the aerial tram isn't like a cable car where there are more than 2 cabins. there are only 2. secondly, only the 6-pack chairlift looks like a detachable. there should be a quad detachable as well as a fixed grip one and PLEASE make the lift designs consistent. third, maybe try a bit harder to make it look like the chairs/cabins/bars turn around the bull wheel and not just go in 2 straight lines.
I really liked the old Ski Resort Tycoon games, so I had a lot of hope for this... but it just doesn't measure up. For starters, the build options are incredibly limited, which really hinders any tycoon game, and the campaign is boring. The navigation controls are very tempremental, which can get incredibly obnoxious, as are the controls for placing the few available buildings and "designing" the ski trails--creating interesting trails is almost impossible, and even trying to becomes frustrating, as the build trail tool snaps back to more linear options from the top of the chairlift.
If there was still work being done to improve this game, I would hold out hope, but it looks like this is the final product--and its not even worth $5 on sale.
*** it`s very similar to 2003 "Val d'Isère Ski Park Manager", an old gem ***
*** if you got it on sale - ok ***
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very handy & relaxing
you MUST change between different missions during campaign - very innovative
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very small buttons
camera zoom out too close
I love this game. I would definetely recommend to anybody that has a love for skiing or just designing a resort.
Pros
1. Unlimited Mode is very fun
2. All around great game that has no severe bugs that stand out
3. Free Ride is an excellent feature that allows you to enjoy the resort
Cons
1. Campaign too hard
2. Skiers get stuck in some situations and all go into a huge clump
3. Lifts don't have realistic range and they can't go over blocked terrain, in most cases
Things to Add (In order of importance)
1. Ski Patrol needs to be improved
2. Unlimited mode unlocked from start
3. Map Editor would be very helpful, or just a tutorial on how to make your own and put it into the files yourself
4. Add more lifts such as a Triple Chair, High Speed Quad, and High Speed Six. Also add mid-stations and down-loading for gondolas and such
5. In unlimited mode, skiers cannot fall and get injured
6. Can choose whether terrain is blocked or not
7. An option to make the run colors Green for beginner, Blue for intermediate, and Black for advanced/expert
8. Make unlimited mode available on the addon maps
9. More run types (Double Green, Double Blue, Double Black)
10. More buildings such as a lodge, a sit-down restaraunt, hotels, cabins, stores, and walkways
11. Make bridges to allow runs to go over or under a road
12. Terrain Parks
13. Exposed rocks to make realistic chutes and an option to make a bowl (A zoning tool to drag and area that is a bowl)
14. In free ride, you should be able to actually be on the lift, not just zipping to the top of it
15. Ability to create more roads
16. An option before starting a game to have the map full with trees, some trees, or no trees (I love trees and I have to fill the whole map with them so I can have the trees :)
Overall, awesome game. You did a really good job on this and I wan't to see this game do really well. Thanks!!
Do not buy this game, The developer has abandoned the game. Its really a trashy ass game, unless someone can learn how to mod it, its bullshit. Ski resort tycoon had better graphics.
Ok, so the graphics on the game arn't great, and there are some minor glitches, but this game is excellent if you have the patience. You can design your own resort, how you like. There are very little restrictions unlike many other simulation games. If you like skiing and or tycoon games, then this is for you. The game is simple and easy to use and well worth the cheap price.
( The game can be confusing at the start so here are a few tips:
- Skier happiness is key in a profitable resort, this should be your number one priority
- Food, shelter and Rest are essential to skier happiness, make sure skiers can get all 3 at every lift station
- Keep the lifts and restaurants at under 20% of people saying they are too expensive
- Make sure lift queues are not long mid day (there will always be queus at the start of the day)
- Close lifts and restaurants with very few/no customers until more skiers arrive to cut costs
- Upgrade service quality and you can charge higher prices for the same running costs
- Follow these steps and you can't go to far wrong )
very addictive, very good game. however nothing is perfect so here some things i hope you could add:
-hotels and appartmentbuildings you can rent
-skirental
-skibusses
-langlauftracks (and other "non casual" stuff like ski jump ramps etc)
-middle stations for gondolas
however it is an amazing game, played it a lot and will probably play it a lot more.
advice to people in doubt: buy it!
This game remined me of an old game called ski resort tycoon. It sadly is not even as good as that one and it is many years older than this. The graphics are very weak. The controls are flaky at best. If it had solid game play, I could look past all this. The campagin lacks depth and imagination. You do the same thing over and over. I' ve really enjoyed tycoon games. Sadly, there has not been a good one to come out in years. The theme of this game has so much potential. Think about snowboard courses, lodges, ski lesson booths, ski rentals, etc. So many possibilites and not once has it been tapped. I was hoping this would be a gem in the rough, Sadly, just a rock.
The game doesn't work. No one should have to downgrade their nvidia card driver. This game should be taken off steam until it is fixed. With that said I did change the card driver. This game has very little to do in it. There are very few buildings and you take a very small role in creating a lift chair and adding slopes. The create slope mechanic is straight forward but very limited. Trails need to go from top to bottom starting at the end a chair lift and ending at the start of a chair lift. Due to this alot of terrain is wasted. The role of the player in maintaining the resort is very limited as well. You can add a snow gun and place a snow cat garage. The maps you work with are also small.
Overall there is potential here but the game just misses. For $10 I would not recommend this game, for $.99 - 5.00 you will get an hour of almost fun out of it.
I've really enjoyed this game so far. It took me a few tries to get a hang of things, but once I was finally able to get a park up and running and was able to make a profit, I was hooked. There are a few things about that game that can be a little bit frustrating at times such as "finishing" a slope or selecting a specific building or lift in order to check stats or build slopes.
For only $10 I think this game is a great Ski Park simulation and I hope that one day we see an upgraded version game of this type.
Generally I like games like this. I really been looking forward to seeing a tycoon in this area for some time and for a short time the game is a neat idea. But thats the theory. This game has quite a few problems that is unknown if they will get fixed.
Once a day every day (It's hard to know if its by day, basicially its whenever the daily quarter is over) you will have stacks of skiers go to the top of your staging area, only to go all the way back down to the bottom and exit the park through any terrain imaginable. Plus there is not very many things to build (Why no hotels? Bus or airports? Taxi service? Multiple kinds of vehicles for each building type?)
At first you are confused, and if you like me start off in sandbox, you will probably (maybe not all will) need to go to campaign and try a few missions to understand the basics. You won't learn much, the tutorials are rushed. Each map designed is poor, no random generating maps so you will have to pick the same maps over and over if you play the game for some time (low replayability), skiers look bugged (If you place a lift wrong the skiers will take the lift downhill and attempt to slide down the hill upwards which makes them stuck), and you make little income from the skiers. Charge too much, less will come.
In some games this might just be the challenge, but after some time you realize you can't afford what you need to run the park in the first place. So you constantly restart in the hopes you attract more customers. But then you realize all of you skiers are stuck in one spot so you let them stack up hoping they will die only for the next day they magically decide they can go through four mountain passes on skis and snowboards through forests and nothing but dry land and pulling out your hair wanting to grab your screen and throw it across the room while yelling "Stop SCAMMING ME". Yea, sorry, pro and cons.
Pro
Potential
Quite a few maps and some hidden bonus ones apparently
Cons
Small maps (Lower graphics requirements should mean bigger map capability in todays age)
Bugged Skiers
Bugged lifts
Not many building options
Must spam same buildings (What, I need fifty small 10 car garages in the same spot)
Need more ways to make income and attract tourists (HOTELS)
Slope creation mechanics look barbaric (Looks like something a child would draw.)
Not enough information sometimes to determine why you are not getting or losing customers.
Low graphics (This can be turned into a pro but at this time and stage the game is just so limited that it should have been put on better graphics. Now if the game is really expanded than I would accept the game in this condition but really, it does not deserve to be placed higher.)
Random bugs (I think the game has issues running on more powerful machines but so far no crashes for me, just random error messages every once in awhile.)
Map scrolling issues (sometimes in tutorial or when starting a new map the game prevents you from zooming out very far so you see a very small stretch of map that you have a hard time doing anything with. Trying a different map fixes the problem.
The game has a few issues that are difficult to reproduce so the bugs are not really a problem the developers will have a easy time fixing. But it should be run a little bit more before releasing. Also I played this game for a couple of hours. The game personally should be played in small doses. I would not recommond this game unless you love tycoon games and want to catch them all (oops wrong game). And for those who want to bash me for not playing more for the review, well, I'm sorry but the game is just too simple. It's not like dragon age, in this game you see all your options in the beginning of the game, not halfway through it. You don't research new things. You don't craft. You just build a few buildings and hope for success. Simple
Also, how come there is no town interaction? Or even town growth or anything that we can do in that line that would increase our customer growth?
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | by Jan Zizka |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 20.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 56% положительных (41) |