Posted 03 May 2007 - 12:52 AM
^Trainman pretty much sums it up.
The long answer:
The peeps sometimes "take pictures" when they see scenery/theme elements that they like (usually accompanied by the "Great scenery!" thought). They'll also sometimes "photograph" rides and rides under construction. It's just a visual cue so you know that the peeps like what they see there. The pirate ship scenery item from the pirate theme tab draws a lot of "photos."
To prevent peeps from puking up your paths, you can do the following:
* Don't build a lot of high-nausea rides. It's difficult to keep enough thrill rides in the park this way, though.
* Keep the spin-and-pukes away from the food franchises! [There is an exception to this for paid-admission parks; I'll explain below.]
* First Aid stations. These are actually vomitoriums - if you use the see-through-rides option you can watch the peeps get down on their knees and hurl. They then emerge feeling quite happy, and your park rating improves. Unfortunately, only about 1/3 of "very sick" peeps will make it to First Aid before they "decorate" your paths instead, so you still need good handyman coverage.
IMPORTANT STRATEGY NOTE:
Sometimes you WANT lots of peeps to get very sick and vomit. In a paid-admission/free-rides park, you really need to get them in, get their cash, and get them out ASAP to make room for another paying guest, or you'll go broke. Once they've bought your souvenirs and on-ride photos, the only other way to get the rest of their money (so they'll leave) is with food and drinks. And they usually only eat once per game-year.
Unless... you ignore the game guide and put the Enterprise and the Space Rings right there in the middle of the food court like they tell you not to. The peeps will eat, then ride, then vomit their lunches back up. A few minutes later, they'll notice their empty stomachs, and buy more food, then ride again, and the cycle repeats. The money you make will more than pay for the extra handyman or two!
Don't bother doing this in a pay-per-ride park; there's no point. In paid admission situations it's a handy little trick. As is closing your coasters when it rains (just like real parks do!), dumping all those long queues into the downpour and causing a profitable spike in umbrella sales. Ka-ching!
Hope this helps. Happy coastin'