EDIT: And of course there's still a mistake in this video. Despite me literally talking about it on stream yesterday, I forgot to include that rain will water flowerbeds. Luckily this is just an aesthetic thing, so it's one of those small mistakes that I can live with. This video is a reupload because I made a very significant mistake. In the original version I claimed that guests don't get thirstier in hot weather while they actually do. Small mistakes and omissions I can live with, but when I specifically say something is a myth while it isn't it's too much. The new bits are at 14:57 (does snow count as rain?), 17:40 (path also covers rides), and 24:46 (guests get thirstier when it's hot).
Better principles than many. I've seen big educational channels who literally try to teach people about important stuff like health/science/math etc and make blatant mistakes but refuse to reupload a video because "the algorithm wouldnt like it :(((("
I was already surprised to learn that there are no “salty” foods that affect thirst, so it’s nice to see temperature does affect thirst after all. Thanks for the update!
The one that shocks me is paying more for umbrellas when it is cold. You ever been somewhere really hot and the sun is beating down on you? Umbrellas provide shade.
theme park manager from Bullfrog, which came out around the same time, had the feature were you can change the saltiness of your food, with more salt making guests thirstier. I assume this myth transfered over to this game.
@nihildwo4874 I certainly remember OG _Theme Park_ allowing you to set ice in drinks, fat in burgers, and salt on fries. Can't remember any other food stalls from there though.
Every time Marcel does a deep dive into the mechanics of these games, just makes me stop in awe of the brilliance of Chris Sawyer, and his ability to program the thing on his own. He could have just made a tabletop trainset simulator, but instead he added SO MUCH extra complexity to make it about rollercoaster theme parks.
It's goofy in general you can charge for maps in the first place. Like how *dare* you want to learn where the rides are in the park, that'll be $2, sucker.
@@Deathborn668 In our current age of lightweight portable computers (phones), I have seen some places and events start to charge for maps with staff people being directed to a qr code if they want a free one. It obviously wasn't the case RT2 was made, but it is being normalised now. Which, of course, doesn't stop it from being annoying.
@@grassypond I get the idea, and think it's neat, but the reality is that QR codes found loose in the wild are an extreme personal security risk. This is particularly problematic with restaurants refusing to print menus, and expecting you to scan a QR code at the table in order to see the menu, or get any service at all. Somebody can slap a modified QR on there with a virus and use the information it gathers to break into everything from your email account to your banking app to your digital wallet with all your credit cards.
Very based and honest You probably sacrificed a lot of viewer interaction stats for your video in favor of the correct facts and the best content for your viewers possible. Legend!
One of my favorite things to do was wait for a rain storm to start before building an info kiosk so I could watch the guests all flock to it and buy umbrellas at once
25:44 I appreciate, so much, the dedication to these scientific tests for the minutia of this game. This is why I subscribed, and I'm amazed that I'm still learning more even after however many years of being subscribed!
I actually watched thw OG and watching the reupload makes me realize i was more tired than I thought last time cause stuff that wasnt new I straight up didnt remember from the original upload. Appreciate the reupload to fix the mistakes.
@@texasboykc09 well, the person behind the game is in the UK, so months like November to Febuary doesn't seem a good idea but few parks are still not a good idea until like may... like that one in MTL
Growing up I spent maybe five years with RCT on Win95 as my primary video game, dreaming of becoming a meteorologist someday. This video connects me deeply to those feelings from long ago.
Another brilliant video about the best game of all time 🙌🏻 im always amazed at how much behind the scenes detail is in this game, and that the developer even thought to add it in the first place. Its truly a work of art and I want to play so much right now but I don't currently have access to my computer! I prevent the brakes failure from being catastrophic by placing brakes at the end of the ride right before the station, usually 2 or 3 in gradually increasing brake strength to slow the train down to a crawl followed by one chain piece to pull the train back into the station, never failed me.
You make such amazing videos. I really appreciate the effort you put on them, and how much information I get about the game we all love. Knowing all these details makes me enjoy the game even more. Thanks a lot for your service my friend. Keep going!!
Thanks for explaining Marcel! It's really impressive every time how much thinking is done in this game, and that without any modern solutions we have now. :)
I guess the reason why November, December, January and February aren't in the game is because those are the colder months in the northern hemisphere and the parks are closed?
Here in the American South West, anytime under around 30C is still jacket weather for many. What would be a dearly heatwave in the EU is normal for jogging in a hoodie here. I do find that weird though. Its been a rather cool summer so far this year, has yet to break above 40C more than about a dozen days so far, but still got 2.5 months of summer to go and August is often the worst.
Using scenery and path also helps avoid the underground penalty a few rides have while keeping it sheltered. Granted, I don’t know what gas this penalty besides Go Karts and Transport Rides. Also, I still wish the Water Rides thing wasn’t a myth. Oh well.
I remember being a kid and hearing a rumor that roller coasters could get struck by lightning, so any thunder storm I would close all my coasters down manually
Goedenavond Marcel. Ik probeer al jou video's te kijken ik speel het spel al jaren maar nog nooit zo uitgebreid als jij dat doet. Maar nu. Ga ik er nog meer mee doen. Maar wel met openrct2. En ik speel onder Linux Mint 22. Er is gewoon een versie voor Linux ( openrct2) ik heb natuurlijk wel de orginele 1 en 2 rollercoaster games. Ga door met het maken jou mooie vidoe's. 👍🌞
One thing I was wondering is whether or not coasters with _covered_ stations would have fewer brake failures whenever it rains. I somehow convinced myself that this was the case years ago, and I've always chosen station theming with roofs ever since!
Have you ever thought about a video where you rank every official RollerCoaster Tycoon scenario in the franchise (expansion packs and extra parks included)?
I wonder how many of these quirks are intended and how many are oversights/bugs. I kinda love when games have overengineered weather. Star Fox Adventures has a whole monthly forecast system for each area even though it's only a visual effect. I think Second Life simulates air pressure and temperature.
Maybe combine it with the "negative thoughts make guests explode" mod then come up with a "The weather is too intense for me" thought that only happens during lightning.
How do you make the micro-corkscrew work without the tail? I've only ever got it to work in RTC2 with a tail, because otherwise it flys off the back and crashes by default. I don't know if I'm using the wrong mode or coaster type.
I think the biggest impact of weather is--okay, I won't repost my half...uh, quarter-assed joke from the last video. Hats off to you for fixing your mistake, though! This is why you're double-digit excitement.
In OpenRCT2 you can use cheats to look at the scenario options and check the climate, but otherwise you will just have to observe the temperature. In March you can already tell the difference between cold, cool & wet, and warm/hot & dry, and then in April warm and hot & dry also have a different base temperature, allowing you to tell them apart.
Does the weather have any effect on flowers? Do the handymen have to water gardens more often in hot climate scenarios and do the flowers get watered when it rains?
27:40 - This is interesting, I didn't pick up on it on the 1st watch. Does this mean it's worthwhile overcharging and putting an entertainer in a food court?
An entertainer doesn't increase happiness quickly enough to make a difference for the 10 seconds a guest spends in a food court before trying to buy something. However, you can absolutely overcharge significantly if you keep your guests happy: th-cam.com/video/Cqlq6cRw0q8/w-d-xo.html
@@MarcelVos Ha. I remember seeing that video before but had forgotten the bit about happiness. It also explains why today I had guests exiting one ride "complaining" that the photo was too cheap, but on another ride they didn't do that... tbh I tend to leave shops and stalls on the default prices other than for umbrellas. I only bother to optimise these if I'm really struggling on a level. Rewatching your older videos you can clearly tell how much your videos have improved over the years :)
I am not a regular RCT2 player so I just noticed this: Why are there only 8 months (March - October), does anyone know? Is it funny or obscure reason or just limited because of 8 bit?
@MarcelVos Perfect!! I plan on using some of your tips across videos in my own very casual playing of it and pass it along to my dad who is playing it again now after I convinced him to get a steam account lol
A lot of theme parks (well in the UK atleast) close for the winter, I think Chris Sawyer was probably sticking to that, I think only really big parks like Disney stay open all year round but I could be wrong
Given how much RCT(2) takes shortcuts and defies what you'd expect to use CPU cheap math whenever possible (as seen in this video with C to F conversion), it wouldn't surprise me if it was a deliberate choice because 8 possible values need 3 bits and 12 possible values need 4.
EDIT: And of course there's still a mistake in this video. Despite me literally talking about it on stream yesterday, I forgot to include that rain will water flowerbeds. Luckily this is just an aesthetic thing, so it's one of those small mistakes that I can live with.
This video is a reupload because I made a very significant mistake. In the original version I claimed that guests don't get thirstier in hot weather while they actually do. Small mistakes and omissions I can live with, but when I specifically say something is a myth while it isn't it's too much.
The new bits are at 14:57 (does snow count as rain?), 17:40 (path also covers rides), and 24:46 (guests get thirstier when it's hot).
Ken gebeuren mienjonge
When is the edited section of the video?
I actually didnt know that at all!! Thats awesome
Don't worry, OpenRCT2 will update to better fit your original scripture. What Marcel says goes!
@@anonnymousperson Check the updated pinned comment
"This video from Marcel Vos is really good value"
Better than cheap😂
>>The current weather has zero influence on the next weather.
I see Chris Sawyer choose the Midwest as his weather model.
Bless Chappell Roan for inventing the Midwest 🙏🙏🙏
Britain and most of Europe are also like that.
I think that's what happens when you're stuck between a polar vortex and the gulf stream
The Pacific Northwest is like this too.
I love Oklahoma
I respect the reupload. Might just be game, but your principals are respectable.
Principles**
@@josephtattum6365 ok
Better principles than many. I've seen big educational channels who literally try to teach people about important stuff like health/science/math etc and make blatant mistakes but refuse to reupload a video because "the algorithm wouldnt like it :(((("
Peeps: I'm not going on that ride when it's raining.
Also peeps: I'll much rather walk in the rain instead.
Peeps: The Mega Murder Machine looks too intense for me.
Peeps when it rains: Guess I'll die.
To be fair, going on a rollercoaster during the rain is an interesting experience for your face.
I was already surprised to learn that there are no “salty” foods that affect thirst, so it’s nice to see temperature does affect thirst after all. Thanks for the update!
The one that shocks me is paying more for umbrellas when it is cold. You ever been somewhere really hot and the sun is beating down on you? Umbrellas provide shade.
theme park manager from Bullfrog, which came out around the same time, had the feature were you can change the saltiness of your food, with more salt making guests thirstier. I assume this myth transfered over to this game.
@@nihildwo4874 Also, it was suggested in the RCT1 manual. Manual writers are often divorced of their material, so it happens.
@nihildwo4874 I certainly remember OG _Theme Park_ allowing you to set ice in drinks, fat in burgers, and salt on fries. Can't remember any other food stalls from there though.
@@girlbuu9403intellectually I know this, but I don't think I've ever actually seen anyone use an umbrella to shade the Sun in real life
Every time Marcel does a deep dive into the mechanics of these games, just makes me stop in awe of the brilliance of Chris Sawyer, and his ability to program the thing on his own.
He could have just made a tabletop trainset simulator, but instead he added SO MUCH extra complexity to make it about rollercoaster theme parks.
Imagine a Dutchman stranding you in a flower garden path with a bathroom, dancing tiger, 999 other people, and free drinks and burgers for a decade.
He has moved past torture and death of his subjects. He now uses them to dissect their reality and become the one true force of their existence!
Don't spoil TES6's Sheogorath questline like that come on
@@girlbuu9403 Do I prefer this or "the goddamned furry convention"?
@@K-o-R There's only the one tiger fursuit here and he's only doing it because he's getting paid.
... as far as you know...
@@girlbuu9403 He's definitely getting... "paid".
26:55 I love how guests are willing to pay more for _maps_ when it's cold.
*_Maps,_* of all things.
Less willing to wander around lost when it’s freezing out, maybe?
It's goofy in general you can charge for maps in the first place. Like how *dare* you want to learn where the rides are in the park, that'll be $2, sucker.
@@Deathborn668 In our current age of lightweight portable computers (phones), I have seen some places and events start to charge for maps with staff people being directed to a qr code if they want a free one.
It obviously wasn't the case RT2 was made, but it is being normalised now. Which, of course, doesn't stop it from being annoying.
@@grassypond I get the idea, and think it's neat, but the reality is that QR codes found loose in the wild are an extreme personal security risk. This is particularly problematic with restaurants refusing to print menus, and expecting you to scan a QR code at the table in order to see the menu, or get any service at all. Somebody can slap a modified QR on there with a virus and use the information it gathers to break into everything from your email account to your banking app to your digital wallet with all your credit cards.
"Thank God this glass floating 400 feet above my head is keeping me dry from the rain"
I wonder if Chris Sawyer could watch Marcel's videos and think ""ohhh so THAAATS why that happens""
"Oh, there's the bug I was trying to figure out." 😂
Very based and honest
You probably sacrificed a lot of viewer interaction stats for your video in favor of the correct facts and the best content for your viewers possible. Legend!
13:56 "Decided to explode" is just as funny as the first time SuperVinlin
i love how this game is just a small, happy but blured memory from my childhood, yet i love this videos so much 😂😂
Thanks for the effort of a revised version. Rewatched. Reliked.
One of my favorite things to do was wait for a rain storm to start before building an info kiosk so I could watch the guests all flock to it and buy umbrellas at once
I know I said this in a previous video, but I love Marcels pleasant "Hello Everyone!" at the beginning as opposed to the stock "WHAT'S UP GUYS"
The table at 26:55 implies that guests will pay more for coffee when it's hot outside than they will when it's warm. I never would have guessed that!
maybe they can order iced coffee?
@@deathstinger13I would guess that; it just says it's coffee, not the temperature of it
Shoutout to Pearl! Love that you're a hermitcraft fan. TBF me and Deurklink are too lol
25:44 I appreciate, so much, the dedication to these scientific tests for the minutia of this game. This is why I subscribed, and I'm amazed that I'm still learning more even after however many years of being subscribed!
I actually watched thw OG and watching the reupload makes me realize i was more tired than I thought last time cause stuff that wasnt new I straight up didnt remember from the original upload. Appreciate the reupload to fix the mistakes.
Weather effects are surprisingly intricate, specially the effects of rain on break failures.
That section summarizing the video is a very welcome addition...
It's still strange to me that the winter months aren't represented in-game because that's when IRL parks are closed.
Depends on the area. For me, they are open year round.
@@texasboykc09 well, the person behind the game is in the UK, so months like November to Febuary doesn't seem a good idea
but few parks are still not a good idea until like may... like that one in MTL
Im glad you're dedicated to this and correct your mistakes. I definitely know some people who simply just say "eh screw it it's fine" and leave it.
Growing up I spent maybe five years with RCT on Win95 as my primary video game, dreaming of becoming a meteorologist someday. This video connects me deeply to those feelings from long ago.
Did you become a meteorologist?
I laughed out loud at the Skullcrusher bit haha. Great stuff man!
Another brilliant video about the best game of all time 🙌🏻 im always amazed at how much behind the scenes detail is in this game, and that the developer even thought to add it in the first place. Its truly a work of art and I want to play so much right now but I don't currently have access to my computer! I prevent the brakes failure from being catastrophic by placing brakes at the end of the ride right before the station, usually 2 or 3 in gradually increasing brake strength to slow the train down to a crawl followed by one chain piece to pull the train back into the station, never failed me.
Call me Daniel Thrasher, cause I’m queuing for Marcel’s Madness.
Ah, now I know what the now hidden video was in my watch later
You make such amazing videos. I really appreciate the effort you put on them, and how much information I get about the game we all love. Knowing all these details makes me enjoy the game even more.
Thanks a lot for your service my friend. Keep going!!
"I'm not paying $20.00 for an umbrella."
Oh yes you are!
Can’t believe Chris Sawyer made a game with this much depth, by himself, in ASSEMBLY. Is he God?
possibly
It constantly blows my mind aye
Marcel's Thirstiness Test Park looks too intense for me!
I just wanted to say, again, that I LOVE your videos! Keep up the amazing work!
I have trouble paying attention to an actual movie, but I am glued to the screen when it's a 29 minute video about weather in RCT2 by Marcel Vos.
Interesting that it can never thunder in March, which is known for being a particularly stormy month where I grew up. Same for June and July.
Same, I'm from Florida and those months are our peak rainy season here
I've already got a How does the Weather in RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 work?
It is a reupload with some corrections made. See his pinned comment.
@@JustinDrentlaw I know it's a joke based on what the guests say in RCT2
@@Chackravartin Ah I see, sorry, the joke went over my head 😂
@JustinDrentlaw it's fine, I dont think its that common of a thought they say
How does the Weather in RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 work? was great!
Heading to How does the Weather in RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 work?
15:52 - "I'm not afraid of getting a little wet, I'm afraid of an 84/100 chance of Brake Failure!" -- Guest 7134
The Sound of Rain and Thunder is kinda relaxing to me
Dutifully watching in full, commenting, and liking so as not to hurt your engagement. 👍🏻
Thanks for explaining Marcel! It's really impressive every time how much thinking is done in this game, and that without any modern solutions we have now. :)
I really respect reuploading the video to fix mistakes. I love that dedication! ❤
i loved it when it rained in this game, most cozy times
"I want to go on something more thrilling than Skullcrusher 9000"
New video, posted just in time for my birthday! Thanks for the birthday present, Marcel! :D [Reupload]
This gave me an idea. What if you made a park where it was stuck with the Thunder weather type, and you only used indoor/covered rides?
6:32 Which makes a lot of sense, because water can't freeze!
I guess the reason why November, December, January and February aren't in the game is because those are the colder months in the northern hemisphere and the parks are closed?
Your videos bring me much joy
Here in the American South West, anytime under around 30C is still jacket weather for many. What would be a dearly heatwave in the EU is normal for jogging in a hoodie here. I do find that weird though.
Its been a rather cool summer so far this year, has yet to break above 40C more than about a dozen days so far, but still got 2.5 months of summer to go and August is often the worst.
The perfect video for this rainy day
"Going from zero to a hundred thirst takes a little under a year."
Gah... if only 💀
Fine! I'll watch it again
Ooooh update on thirst! I'll def ned to rewatch this reupload. Even hearing the other explanations a second time will be beneficial.
Using scenery and path also helps avoid the underground penalty a few rides have while keeping it sheltered. Granted, I don’t know what gas this penalty besides Go Karts and Transport Rides.
Also, I still wish the Water Rides thing wasn’t a myth. Oh well.
I remember being a kid and hearing a rumor that roller coasters could get struck by lightning, so any thunder storm I would close all my coasters down manually
Goedenavond Marcel. Ik probeer al jou video's te kijken ik speel het spel al jaren maar nog nooit zo uitgebreid als jij dat doet. Maar nu. Ga ik er nog meer mee doen. Maar wel met openrct2. En ik speel onder Linux Mint 22. Er is gewoon een versie voor Linux ( openrct2) ik heb natuurlijk wel de orginele 1 en 2 rollercoaster games. Ga door met het maken jou mooie vidoe's. 👍🌞
One thing I was wondering is whether or not coasters with _covered_ stations would have fewer brake failures whenever it rains. I somehow convinced myself that this was the case years ago, and I've always chosen station theming with roofs ever since!
Have you ever thought about a video where you rank every official RollerCoaster Tycoon scenario in the franchise (expansion packs and extra parks included)?
I think there are way too many scenarios I just feel entirely "eh whatever" about to rank them appropriately.
@@MarcelVosmaybe a top 10 worst / best scenario list would work?
I wonder how many of these quirks are intended and how many are oversights/bugs.
I kinda love when games have overengineered weather. Star Fox Adventures has a whole monthly forecast system for each area even though it's only a visual effect. I think Second Life simulates air pressure and temperature.
Omg why is Daniel Thrasher going on Marcel’s Madness 😂
Tomska is much more sensible, changing his mind about Skullcrusher 9000
7:38 Still a lot cooler than an average summer day in real life
I love how Marcel says "Fahrenheit"
Nice explanation.
Thank you for this interesting video!
Respect the reupload. Commentimg for engagement :)
Overall awesome video, just a question. At 0:08, how do you make the coasters drop in a synchronized way?
what about the 4 other months
I'm pretty sure the game skips November, December, January and February
Why doesn’t it really seem to get above 79°F?
Hi Marcel, I'd love to see you do a let's play of Ayers Rock with the objective to get 10.000 guests. Just an idea I had when playing rct2 today!
Question does the park rate get's decressed when you drowning your own employed worker's at the park? 🤔
January: brings the snow, makes your feet and fingers glow!
February: Ice and sleet, freeze the toes right off your feet!
Welcome March with wintry wind, would thou wert not so unkind.
April: brings the sweet Spring showers, on and on for hours and hours!
Farmers fear unkindly May
Frost by night and hail by day
June: just rains and never stops,thirty days and spoils the crops!
In July the sun is hot
Is it shining? No, it's not
August cold and dank and wet
Brings more rain than any yet
Bleak September's mist and mud, is enough to chill the blood.
Then October adds a gale
Wind and slush and rain and hail!
Dark November brings the fog
Should not do it to a dog.
Freezing wet December then...
Bloody January again!!!
I would still have the idea that thunderstorms could k1ll some unlucky guests
Maybe combine it with the "negative thoughts make guests explode" mod then come up with a "The weather is too intense for me" thought that only happens during lightning.
14:50 i do wonder how bad is the coaster’s launch system at stopping a train. I still haven’t done the research myself.
Is it just me or did the brakes failure happen more often in RCT1 than in RCT2 / OpenRCT2?
good thing I did not watch the old one yet
How do you make the micro-corkscrew work without the tail? I've only ever got it to work in RTC2 with a tail, because otherwise it flys off the back and crashes by default. I don't know if I'm using the wrong mode or coaster type.
I think the biggest impact of weather is--okay, I won't repost my half...uh, quarter-assed joke from the last video.
Hats off to you for fixing your mistake, though! This is why you're double-digit excitement.
How do we tell which scenarios have which climate conditions?
In OpenRCT2 you can use cheats to look at the scenario options and check the climate, but otherwise you will just have to observe the temperature. In March you can already tell the difference between cold, cool & wet, and warm/hot & dry, and then in April warm and hot & dry also have a different base temperature, allowing you to tell them apart.
8:58 Hang on, why 29/16? The fahrenheit conversion is 9/5.
Does the weather have any effect on flowers? Do the handymen have to water gardens more often in hot climate scenarios and do the flowers get watered when it rains?
Yes, flowers get watered by rain. But I don't think they wither faster when it's hot.
9:42 what is that green liquid?
Liquid methane; that's what it's supposed to be, anyway.
Does sheltering queue lines keep them in a queue longer?
Hope Planet Coaster 2 gets thunderstorms and changing how severe they can be
yeah okay ill watch this entire video again.
27:40 - This is interesting, I didn't pick up on it on the 1st watch.
Does this mean it's worthwhile overcharging and putting an entertainer in a food court?
An entertainer doesn't increase happiness quickly enough to make a difference for the 10 seconds a guest spends in a food court before trying to buy something. However, you can absolutely overcharge significantly if you keep your guests happy: th-cam.com/video/Cqlq6cRw0q8/w-d-xo.html
@@MarcelVos Ha. I remember seeing that video before but had forgotten the bit about happiness. It also explains why today I had guests exiting one ride "complaining" that the photo was too cheap, but on another ride they didn't do that...
tbh I tend to leave shops and stalls on the default prices other than for umbrellas. I only bother to optimise these if I'm really struggling on a level.
Rewatching your older videos you can clearly tell how much your videos have improved over the years :)
whats the temperatures in Reamur or Leiden? we neither use Celsius nor Fahrenheit over here
Late rewatch as I just assumed TH-cam had glitched my watch history on the video. Commenting to hopefully help the algorithm
Do fountain trees give you waterlogs? I'll see myself out.
Always wanted to know why the year starts in march and finishes in october
The game doesn't have January? Feb, Nov and December?
So this video is a master class of why Celsius is objectively better than Imperials
Got it
Quickest relike of my life
ah weather... redone.
I still find it odd that open version of the game dose not have err rain snow i dunno what thats called in english.
I think you're referring to "sleet" and that might not even be the universal English term.. sleet sleet!
I am not a regular RCT2 player so I just noticed this: Why are there only 8 months (March - October), does anyone know? Is it funny or obscure reason or just limited because of 8 bit?
Chris Sawyer = greatest programmer of all time? THE GOAT???
Do anyone know do all these videos about Roller Coaster 2 also translate into the remaster i think its Roller Coaster tycoon classic?
They do!
@MarcelVos Perfect!! I plan on using some of your tips across videos in my own very casual playing of it and pass it along to my dad who is playing it again now after I convinced him to get a steam account lol
why aren't there winter months?
A lot of theme parks (well in the UK atleast) close for the winter, I think Chris Sawyer was probably sticking to that, I think only really big parks like Disney stay open all year round but I could be wrong
Given how much RCT(2) takes shortcuts and defies what you'd expect to use CPU cheap math whenever possible (as seen in this video with C to F conversion), it wouldn't surprise me if it was a deliberate choice because 8 possible values need 3 bits and 12 possible values need 4.
the game must be set on a tropical regiom with the lack of snow