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Tired of "The Void" that surrounds your parks, leaving your beautifully landscaped game to drop off into nothingness? Well, we've got a solution for you!

UCES is proud to feature several Backdrop Scenery packs designed to extend the illusion of your park's borders and get rid of hard edges of the park map. The Backdrop Scenery concept is one that is unique to UCES; we have not see this demonstrated anywhere else, though the concept is simple.

Each scenery pack utilizes the same idea: two-sided walls (with the foreground views transparent) are stacked on one another in repeating patterns to create the illusion of scenic backdrops. As the walls are transparent in the foreground views, the scenery will not obstruct your view of the park even when you rotate the game map.

Assembly recommendations are included with each scenery pack's details below. These scenery packs come as individual theme tabs for ease of use in the game, though individual tiles can be selected from the "Object Selection - Walls/Fences" scenery tab in RCT2's Scenario Editor.

All of these backdrop sets were built by MidwestBoyInLA.

Object Name: Details:
Backdrop Scenery:
Forest
The Forest Backdrop Scenery Pack helps extend the natural forest line of your own planted forests. This backdrop features three stacked layers (though can be used in two stacked layers) and can be used against blue sky or in conjunction with the Forest Valley Backdrop Scenery Pack (see final screenshot).

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Instructions:
This pack is fairly easy to assemble. First place the bottom row, then the center row, and then the top row. Most pieces within each row are interchangeable. Two top rows are provided; use the blue background if you want to have a sky backdrop or use the green background if you want to use the forest in conjunction with the Forest Valley Backdrop Scenery Pack.

Specs:
33 tiles in full scenery tab.
Minimum of 4 tiles required.

Backdrop Scenery:
Forest Valley
The Forest Valley Backdrop Scenery Pack can be used alone or in conjunction with the Forest Backdrop Scenery Pack (see final screenshot). The mountian formations in the valley provides some ability to mix and match for variety and the hilltops can be extended (using 2 varying pieces) to make long or short hills.

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Instructions:
This pack takes a bit to assemble, though there's some flexibility provided. The formation works best when assembled left to right as the tiles are laid out in the tab. The two hilltop are interchangeable and several tiles in the bottom row are interchangeable with one another to provide some variety (see the 5th screenshot). First place the grass gradient (two are provided for varying height) then the bottom row, the top row, and finally the sky to extend the backdrop higher.

Specs:
25 tiles in full scenery tab.
Minimum of 19 tiles required.

Backdrop Scenery:
Moonlit Forest
A large glowing moon hangs over the distant horizon of a shadow-hidden forest in the Moonlit Forest Backdrop Scenery Pack.

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Instructions:
A solid black tile is provided to allow landscapers to build the height of the forest as needed. Then place the treetops (9 variations), following by the darkening gradiations of sky. Each sky tile has at least 2 versions to provide some variety in the stars (so it doesn't look too tiled. The moon is 2 tiles high by 2 tiles wide and uses the lightest blue background.

Specs:
25 tiles in full scenery tab.
Minimum of 9 tiles requied with moon; 5 tiles required without moon.

Backdrop Scenery:
Snowy Forest
The Snowy Forest Backdrop Scenery Pack features a blue and purple-tinted snow-covered evergreen forest against a snowy white sky. The pack includes 4 modified tree objects that have had blue and purple highlights added to match the backdrop.

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Instructions:
This pack is fairly simple to assemble. Place the tree bases (they are numbered in the 6th screenshot), the tree tops, and then the white sky.

Specs:
14 tiles in full scenery tab.
Minimum of 3 tiles required.

Backdrop Scenery:
Sunset
Feel the calypso breezes with the Sunset Backdrop Scenery Pack. This backdrop features 12 different palm tree silhouette variations (including matching reflections) and can be used in any combination.

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Instructions:
This is one of the more complex packs. There are pieces for water (reflecting the sunset), horizon, and sky, which line up with the 12 tree variations and their reflections. There's 2 shore pieces which go on either end of any island arrangements. Islands can also be created without using the reflection pieces. There are also pieces that can be placed on top of the water along the edge of the game map to make the edge of the game's water blend more seamlessly into the reflection water piece.

Specs:
34 tiles in full scenery tab.
Minimum of 6 tiles required.

Backdrop Scenery:
Tropical Island
Move your park into the heart of the Caribbean by adding the Tropical Island Backdrop Scenery Pack. All of the island tiles are interchangeable and features include a resort and lodge buildings.

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Instructions:
This pack is pretty easy to assemble. There's pieces for sky, horizon, and 3 pieces for water (darkening gradients, depending on how tall you want the backdrop to be). The island pieces are all interchangeable.

Specs:
21 tiles in full scenery tab.
Minimum of 4 tiles required.

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