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[Sambo]

The Rally is leaving Hong Kong for the next destination in our 2009 Road Rally...New Zealand




The OBJECTIVES for the New Zealand leg of the 2009 Road Rally are:

• Use the provided 40 x 70 workbench

• Build a 'Looping Roller Coaster'. example

• Build a 'Log Flume'. example

• Theme it all to New Zealand

You can download the workbench for the New Zealand RR HERE . This is another special bench from Louis!

DEADLINE for the New Zealand / May Road Rally is: Midnight YOUR LOCAL TIME, Saturday June 27th, 2009.

Send your entries to: rctspacecontests@gmail.com, zipped with the applicants' Park name, Road Rally and Forum username.


Take special note of the CHANGED for 2009 rules:
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The Road Rallies will be held in tight consecutive order with the next beginning as soon as the previous leg ends - it is a grueling always moving Rally. There will be one Winner and possibly two Runner-ups each of legs/destinations and all winners/runner-ups will be invited to participate in the Final Road Rally of the Year in November, with the chance become the Road Rally Champion of 2009...

The judging will be done by the Staff and by other members as needed..

Each Road Rally leg/destination will have a specific country to theme your park around. The theme will be based on what country the Road Rally is taking place that month. Sometimes this coincides with local events that can guide the theme of your park. We may not tell you about these and rely on your local knowledge to build that into your park.

The contest will be RCT2 only.

There will be a set of directions to follow, objectives to be met. The goal is to build the best themed map, meeting all the objectives, and finishing by the deadline.

You will only have a minimum of 4 weeks from time of announcement to build your park - sometimes more. Each segment of the Road Rally contest, new objectives will be assigned and the Road Rally will be in another country.

This year, the Road Rallies will be all over the world and you won't know where it will be held until its time to announce the country and Road Rally for that month.

- Checkpoints : You will be given a series of objectives that must be completed. For example...build a go karts ride and a wooden coaster.

-Workbenches:
For every Road Rally either a new workbench will be provided, or it will be told which former one you have to use for that round. You are only allowed to use this official workbench for your entry.
The map size is approximately 50X50, And CAN NOT be changed!!!! You can take the bench into the editor to move or change the entrance, but that is the only change which is allowed to the bench!!! You cannot change or add any rides or scenery to the map. You must use what is available. You can build any rides that are available and use any shops/stalls that are available. You can of course landscape the workbench.

-Trainers: Trainers and Hacking are allowed. If however the judges cannot open your park, or need special tools or instructions - it may be disqualified.

The park is closed with a trainer. You are free to open it to test it with guests in it, but before sending it in the park must be swept of peeps and closed again. You can use a trainer for building purposes, but remember that the actual rides and scenery cannot be changed or added to.

-Submitting Entries: Send all entries to rctspacecontests@gmail.com, zipped with the applicants' Park name, Road Rally and Forum username. Example: Greece Road Rally-emergo. The Deadline will be given in the specific months rules.

-Received Entries: Entries will be acknowledged when received and names mentioned in the post. If you don't get a return message - it may not have been received.

If you send a park and your name is not added to the list, it will be for one of the following reasons:
1. I didn't receive it. (no email acknowledgment of receipt)
2. It was corrupt and wouldn't open.
3. You changed the ride or object selection.
4. One or more of the objectives were not completed.
5. You need some patience as the contest mail is not checked every day.

If any of the above happens, you will not be informed automatically. It will be up to you to figure out the problem and resubmit the park. We try to let you know of problems - but no guarantee, so don't expect it.

-Winning Parks: Only each months Winner and Runner-up's (if any) will be posted for download. Non winning parks submitted for the competition can be released at the discretion of the builder, after the completion of each months round.

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Any Questions or Comments can be posted in this topic.

Have fun and good luck!

~Sambo

[Wolfman]

You know? When you guys said something about what was to come, I had a daydream that New Zealand would of been selected. Then I came to my senses, and said, Nah! They'll probably never think of it. Well, I was wrong. But it doesn't mean I didn't pick up a few things from that daydream. Maybe it was HIV? And I waited to reply until after I saw the bench contents, and I thought that this one holds promise. So, my hat is off to the bench developers in this case.

But I've never worked an entry that has a good portion of it blacked out before. I looked over the rules, and I just could not determine if these blacked out areas are supposed to remain, or if they can be used. Here's a C/P of the rules...

-Workbenches:
For every Road Rally either a new workbench will be provided, or it will be told which former one you have to use for that round. You are only allowed to use this official workbench for your entry.
That's a given...

The map size is approximately 50X50, And CAN NOT be changed!!!! You can take the bench into the editor to move or change the entrance, but that is the only change which is allowed to the bench!!!

I assume this means you cannot make it larger than what is already available. Current property of the bench as it "visibly" stands, is 40 x 68? But it says nothing about whether the black-out area is available, or not, for development. Like I said, I looked it over, and if the black-out area was not to be used, I would imagine that the area would of been chosen as an area that could not be manipulated or built upon. Or otherwise known as un-owned property, not for sale. Which could of been designated as such when the terraforming and owned property had been selected. This may need some clarification to avoid confusion in the future.

I'm not questioning the rules. I just have a question about what areas are buildable. And that this should be made clear when a black-out area is featured. Thanks.

You cannot change or add any rides or scenery to the map. You must use what is available. You can build any rides that are available and use any shops/stalls that are available. You can of course landscape the workbench.
Also... a given. But it focuses on Rides and Scenery. Footpaths howerever, are neither. But I assume that the rule consists of altering the OBJECTS content. And that WOULD include footpaths.

Not that I would. I kind of like what is presented in the bench. I just thought that it might be a good idea to be clear that there would be no alterations of the object contents of the bench. Rather than name two types of objects, and let the third go unmentioned.

Adios, Amigos!

[nokia]

i hate how theres no glass on the bench, and the lack of supports on the bench also sucks :/

[Wolfman]

Yeah, but for a Steel Looper, you don't need much in the way of supports.
That coaster design really went with the minimalist approach anyway.
I heard it described as coaster track, perched atop pencils.

I found that while building the landscape & waterfalls,
there really wasn't much in the way of waterfalls.
But I'm going to give it a go anyway. Lots to do.

I was researching New Zealand, and I found this totally cool video. It's a travel ad, of course.
In the image of the mountains after you click on the link below, you'll find a "PLAY" button.
You won't be disappointed.

New Zealand Travel Video.

Another link to New Zealand Amusement Parks.
Theme Parks.

Edited by Wolfman, 26 May 2009 - 12:42 AM.

[Loserface300]

Ill try for realz tis time.....

[Ratatouille]

Hello, I will try this one

@ Nokia, Indeed. But that is the challenge, I guess  

[nin]

@ Wolfman - I'm assuming that you did not take into account that many people build more than just the requirements.

[Wolfman]

@ Wolfman - I'm assuming that you did not take into account that many people build more than just the requirements.

Thanks for pointing me to the required attractions.
Even though it has nothing to do with my question.

[Sambo]

Thanks for pointing me to the required attractions.
Even though it has nothing to do with my question.

I searched and found three questions. Sorry. I thought your questions were rhetorical. I assume though from your comment you want your questions answered. I'll try.

You know?

I didn't, but I might now. I'm really not sure if I know or not.

Maybe it was HIV?

Unlikely relationship. I'd suggest consulting a doctor.

Current property of the bench as it "visibly" stands, is 40 x 68?

Within a few tiles - yes. It falls into the "approximately 50 x 50" workbench mentioned in the rules. We were pushing the "approximately" limit.



There was one additional place where you said you have a question and allude to it's nature - but it is unclear as to what the question you had in mind was since it was never asked.

[Wolfman]

The map size is approximately 50X50, And CAN NOT be changed!!!! You can take the bench into the editor to move or change the entrance, but that is the only change which is allowed to the bench!!!

This rule does not state anything concerning the blacked out tile area. Is the blacked out tile area, an area that can be built upon, manipulated and otherwise "fair game"? As I said, I never used a bench in a compo, that blacked out half the tiles of a park. So I don't know what is expected concerning the blacked out tiles. This was the question I was most interested in an answer for. Can I delete the black out tiles, and build upon that area?

And the second one was about paths. (Not a question actually, so that's why it didn't actually seem as though it was "asked".) But merely pointing out that the paths were not mentioned as an element that was not intended to be altered. Since the rules talk about not altering the rides or scenery of the bench. The rules however don't mention the paths. I thought that this may be an oversight. And that it might be a wise choice to correct it, less it become disputed in the future.