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[thirstydeer]

Darn, it was an acorn wasn't it...

Edited by thirstydeer, 10 July 2006 - 09:26 PM.

[thirstydeer]

Even though I haven't done much on the park the past few weeks, as I have Paramedic licencing exams coming up in the middle of August, I wanted to post a couple of screenshots, and hopefully draw some feedback as I'm trying to get through a wall I've managed to hit in terms of better architecture in the park.

The two new screenshots I've posted on my site are of my Ice Age: Chill Zone family section. The first one includes my new toboggan coaster (Sid's Slidin' Tobaggon Run), a still unnamed underwater submarine ride, and a very plain, boxy, and dull building for the monorail stop (yes, I really want to spice that building up alot).

The second screenshot is an overall view of the entire section. All the rides that I initially planned on having in this section of the park have been made, but I can't help but feel there needs to be more. There are empty spaces, gaps, and, just quite simply, it needs more - not sure what to put in though. Perhaps adding a few static space filles (like I did for the lockers and amphitheatre at the front of the park).

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MY SCREENSHOTS, or click on my banner/signature below to go to my site.

So no need to tell me this area needs work, I realize that. Any specific suggestions as to how?

[RCTtom]

The bobsleigh looks great thirstydeer, but maybe there could be more tunnels, to make the ride more exciting. A bobsleigh looks strange without some tunnels.

[thirstydeer]

Well I've done some tinkering with my Ice Age Chill Zone section, mainly focusing on the monorail station, and adding some other tidbits here and there. After discovering the ability to re-introduce the mountain tool in game mode through the 8 Cars Trainer, I added some hills/mountains and replaced a little outdoor food court (I'll move it somewhere else) with a minigolf course.

In the first new screenshot, you can see the revamped monorail station. This time, it is a wooden lodge type building, and I changed the monorail track to the patented blue and yellow that Fox uses in its logo. Also, the station is partially imbedded into the mountain range I added there.

In the second screenshot, you'll see that my outdoor food court has been taken out. Instead, I added a little mountain and used it as the centerpiece for a minigolf course I put in there.

I don't have a screenshot to show this, but I also redid the forest landscaping so that there is a greater variety in treetypes.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MY SCREENSHOTS, or click on my signature/banner below to go to my site.

I am not done tinkering with this section, making it better and whatnot, but thought I'd show what I've done so far.

It's still a work in progress.

Oh, and as per RCTtom's good suggestion, I added some tunnel components to Sid's Slidin' Bobsleigh Run, thanks RCTtom.

[thirstydeer]

Dilemma...

One of my first and favourite ideas I had for this park was for my Behind The Enemy Lines suspended coaster that would be propelled off an aircraft carrier, go through a twisted track, and return to the carrier. Thing is, not too long ago, I came across a custom RCT2 park made by EastCoastn07 called Paramount's Great Lakes '09. I found this park on the Thrill Network. This park features a coaster virtually identical to the idea I had for my park (it's that user's version of Top Gun). Now I feel that if I continue with my planned coaster, that it would be seen that I copied someone else's ride (for those of you who would have both his and my park).

Click here to see an image of the ride I'm talking about. Is it ok to show an image of someone else's park? Don't want to be breaking any rules or anything. So much of the details of this ride is what I was thinking of, including how it launches (notice the block brake right after the station).

Truth is, we both happened to have thought of the same idea. It happens, right? Think it's OK to go through with my coaster as originally planned? Thoughts?

[Emergo]

^ Like with many things in RL, also in RCT people come to have the same idea as someone else.

There's no real "copyright" in RCT (apart from the game itself of course), whether on coasters or on archy or whatever.
I personally cannot judge if it was/seems a rip-off of the other one......
If you yourself are sure it is not, and later others will comment that it seems to be, then just explain how this happenend I would say (that you had not seen it before, but saw it later and still had your reasons to keep it, etc..).

I think there is nothing against showing a screen of someone elses' park, on the condition that this other park was released to the public already, and on the condition you clearly mention who's park it is........

Happy building, the park seems to be getting really nice!

Emergo

[RCTtom]

Looks like a nice rollercoaster thirstydeer! I must admit though, the name 'Top Gun' is used alot in the parks, and maybe you could give it a better name. Other than that I really like the layout of the coaster. Perhaps you could add a small tunnel at the boost section at the start of the ride. I'm glad you found my bobsleigh suggestion useful. Keep up the excellent work!.

[thirstydeer]

Looks like a nice rollercoaster thirstydeer! I must admit though, the name 'Top Gun' is used alot in the parks, and maybe you could give it a better name. Other than that I really like the layout of the coaster. Perhaps you could add a small tunnel at the boost section at the start of the ride. I'm glad you found my bobsleigh suggestion useful. Keep up the excellent work!.

Umm... thanks. But I don't think you read my last post right. That picture is of a coaster someone else made for their park, and that it happens to look almost identical to an idea i have for a similar coaster in my park.

[Eh!Steve!]

Ignore what Metal said. You're doing great. One thing I noticed, I thought Top Gun was Paramount, not Fox. Anyway, I'm wondering when Predator will come.

[thirstydeer]

Thanks to your replies about my upcoming Behind Enemy Lines inverted coaster.

I've got a bit of an update for everyone...

I had to redo my Ice Age Putters mini-golf course due to some freak accident when I used RCT Reliable for something, so it looks somewhat different from the screenshot available on my site - but for the most part, it's basically the same.

Also, I lengthened my Toboggan coaster in the Ice Age area. Don't have a screenshot of that.

That being said, Ice Age is basically done, with the exception of little pieces of this and that to round it out (well-placed food stalls, washrooms, static scenery like midway games, etc)

I got a bit antsy to start on my next coaster, so I started working on my Star Wars Galaxy area. More specifically, I began work on the signature ride in that section, Death Star Trench Run (may reconsider name later). This is a flying coaster (only the 2nd one I've ever tried) that takes you through the climactic scene in Star Wars where the X-Wings and Y-Wings tackle the TIE Fighters in an effort to precision fire a torpedo down the shaft in the end of the trench, and then get out quick.

Click here to see the screenshot of Death Star Trench Run, or click on my signature/banner below to go to my site and view it.

I haven't placed scenery yet, except for a few objects within the Death Star trenches (but I have scenery turned off right now so you can see the whole coaster). The colour of the coaster hasn't been chosen yet, so no need to point that the current colour pattern doesn't fit. The intensity rating for the ride is a bit more then what I hoped for, but I am not sure how I'd want to reduce it.

This is my first try at designing this coaster, and it is a work in progress, so feel free to provide some feedback and suggestions. Indeed the final coaster could look quite different from what you see on my site right now.

Cheers.