Balloon Tour
"An aerial attraction for visitors. You must layout the tour route yourself."
Build Cost:
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4.000$
Units Allowed:​
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5
"Health":​
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2000
Also Known As:​
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Balloon Ride
Requires Research:
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Yes
Size:
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3x3
The Balloon Ride is one of the 3 Researchable Attractions of Operation Genesis, it comes with 3 main objects, the Balloon Station, the Waypoints, and the Balloon itself. Using these, players can create scenic and iconic tours across the island on the safety of a Hot Air Balloon.
In-Game
Alongside the Viewing Attractions and the Safari Tour, the Balloon Tour station takes the yellow Concrete and Wood aesthetic, with nice and charming green and white tents covering it. The Station has 2 levels for Visitors to wait. With a Rock pedestal on the back for the Balloon. The Balloon itself mimics the Color Pattern of the Land Cruiser.
Balloon
Costing $2,000, the Balloon is the main transport used for this Attraction, obviously. The Game lets you build a max of 5 Waypoints for the Tour across 1 kilometre.
The Balloon, as stated above, mimics the same pattern as the Land Cruiser. Balloons can still be damaged by Heavy Weather, in result, stranded Visitors will need to be rescued by Rangers.
Early Design
Although the Balloon itself didn't change throughout Development, the Station did.
Originally the Station didn't had a whole second level for waiting, instead, it had just a small elevated walking area. With much smaller tents covering it, and the addition of a smaller Staircase by the side of the Rock Pedestal, those elements were modified for the final Design.