The Swarm

[Inferno]

It’s such a shame isn’t it. Thorpe does have a lot of cool features around, but they’re mostly abandoned.

 

Hyperia’s one minute wonder water effect being one of the worst offenders ever.

 

The screens feel to me like another casualty of the cutbacks. I suppose they’re running on the bare minimum staff now, meaning maintenance will be prioritised to essential stuff first. 🤷‍♂️ 

[JoshC.]

It's strange because the rest of the park received new TVs which are basically always on and working. So is Swarm just cursed with other issues, or is there another reason why it doesn't work. 

 

The effects situation is a crying shame. It's easy to forget that when the train goes through the tower before the station fly over, it used to (/ is still meant to?) trigger the Swarm 'noise'. I can't remember when I last heard that.

 

There's definitely a disparity between creative and operations. I find it hard to believe that Thorpe would actively have wanted the water effect on Hyperia given the way Swarm's has gone down, and how quickly it stopped working. Hopefully they can stabilise and streamline that process in the future. 

[Cal]

On 6/17/2025 at 1:48 PM, JoshC. said:

The effects situation is a crying shame. It's easy to forget that when the train goes through the tower before the station fly over, it used to (/ is still meant to?) trigger the Swarm 'noise'. I can't remember when I last heard that.

 

 

Yeah I remember that. Little things like that add so much in making the area feel more alive. 

 

Wasn't there 1 or 2 more locations that triggered that sound too? Or am I imagining things, its been a long time 🤣