🎢 Episode 4 · Improver · Data

Read the Park
Episode 4: Money, Guests and Rides

Now your plugin can read the park itself. You will look at cash, park rating, how many guests are inside, and the rides they are queuing for.

👶 Ages 10+ ⏱️ ~50 mins 🎢 OpenRCT2 ✓ Free workshop
💰 Park cash ⭐ Park rating 🧍 Guest count 🎡 Ride stats
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Ember says: reading data is what turns a toy into a tool. Once your plugin knows the numbers, it can give advice, or act on its own.
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Read the Cash
How much money is in the park
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Goal for this step

Print the park cash to the console.

  • 1The park object holds the money as park.cash.
  • 2Money is stored in the smallest unit, so you divide to show pounds or dollars.
  • 3Print it with console.log so you can see it.
context.subscribe("interval.day", function () {
  console.log("Cash now: " + Math.round(park.cash / 10) / 100);
});
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The park cash is found at park..
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Where does your plugin read the park money?
Apark.cash
Bpark.money
Ccash.park
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Read the Rating
How happy the park is
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Goal for this step

Show the park rating each day.

  • 1The rating is a number out of 1000 in the park object.
  • 2It rises when guests are happy and falls when they are not.
  • 3Print it alongside the cash for a little dashboard.
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The park rating is a number out of .
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A park rating of 1000 means what?
ABankrupt
BThe best possible happiness
CClosed
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Count the Guests
Everyone in the park
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Goal for this step

Count the guests using the map API.

  • 1map.getAllEntities("guest") returns every guest.
  • 2Its length is the guest count.
  • 3You can loop over them to look at each one.
var guests = map.getAllEntities("guest");
console.log("Guests in park: " + guests.length);
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To get every guest, call map.getAllEntities("").
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What does map.getAllEntities("guest") give you?
AA single guest
BA list of all guests
CThe park owner
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Look at the Rides
What people are queuing for
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Goal for this step

Spot the busiest ride.

  • 1map.getAllEntities("ride") returns every ride.
  • 2Each ride has a name and a queue length.
  • 3Find the longest queue and post a helpful message about it.
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A long ride is a sign the ride is popular.
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Why might a plugin watch queue lengths?
ATo close busy rides
BTo spot what guests love and tell the player
CTo delete the ride
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Build a Tiny Dashboard
Put the numbers together
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Goal for this step

Post one message with cash, rating and guest count.

  • 1Combine the three readings into one string.
  • 2Post it once per day.
  • 3Run a park and watch your dashboard update.
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A dashboard combines several into one message.
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What makes a good dashboard message?
AShort, clear numbers the player cares about
BOne very long paragraph
CNo numbers at all
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Your Plugin Can See!
You can read cash, rating, guests and rides. Next you will act on guests directly.
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Next: Episode 5: Working with Guests →