Park / Merlin's Odyssey

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  posted 7 years ago

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  Jappy Offline

  I didn't know argonath made a butterfly object

   

   

  The first thing I wanted to do when I opened it was to zoom in. But I couldn't. I found the scale quite small, and the trees didn't help with that. I think you should've mixed in some of the in-game pine trees to add some variation to the foliage. The landscape itself could also have used a bit of variation. Some different textures under the trees, some jagged rocks on the river banks... It feels a bit to straight and artificial now.

   

  I did like the archy though. I liked the combo of the stone, wood and green roofs. Also pretty fun to see a kiddie coaster as the focal point for once, you don't see that too often. I also liked the details. The usage of lesser known object is always interesting.

   

  Fun and good little design, but room for improvement. I like it.

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  Louis! Offline

  Wait, RCTgo still exists?

  posted 7 years ago

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  BlazingEmpireHD Offline

  Yes, Louis, take it from me, perhaps one of the pillars of the site. It is indeed still active, and quite. A few names you see here on NE are also on RCTgo, such as Ziscor, Terry Inferno, SupraTheHedgehog and myself. (Others as well).

   

  RCTgo is a light-hearted place if you want a short break from some of the heart-wrenching posts you might find here on NE. 

   

  Join, I dare you, Louis! 

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  This design, I saw in competition and I thought it was great, and it still is great.

   

  For a first entry design, this is rather well done, but there is always room for improvement, and I do think Jappy has mentioned the length of it.

   

  I am far, in a way, proud to see you finally post a park, Ziscor! Which makes me excited for your future work as this, is, well, just a tinge from being really awesome. Keep it up!

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  Cocoa Offline

  this was a really lovely little thing. its size makes it somewhat hard to vote on, but I liked the archy, landscaping, and vibes. It felt lively and fun! good stuff. the layout was pretty solid for a kiddy coaster, something I've always struggled with tbh.

  posted 7 years ago

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  Ziscor Offline

  Thanks for the kind words so far!

   

  In retrospect, I'm certain this isn't yet my current best. That's kinda why I knew submitting this for an accolade submission would have been silly. Being made on a whim in 3 days, I think there is a certain level of polish that is sorely lacking. In particular, the cliffs: simply chunks of LOTR objects. Perhaps doing it by hand with quarter tile landscape objects would have yielded a much more respectable result, though it would have set me back on time. The same can certainly be said of the trees, which needed a lot more variation indeed. As for the size, definitely! It's too small, and perhaps even extending the borders just a little to do some more archy here and there (my main area of strength, quite frankly), this as a whole could have had a lot more depth.

   

  I'm very honoured to hear the layout is solid, Cocoa. I'm pretty terrible with layouts!

   

  If there is anything else worth commenting about (though I suppose it is too small to have much to say anything about '^_^), I'd love to hear more! I enjoyed working with this theme, as it was my first time trying this sort of generic fantasy/medieval, and hopefully, I can utilize this elsewhere on a much more serious level in the future. 

   

  Thanks for the comments, and keep them coming!

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  posix Offline

  Very charming and unpretentious - you chose a kiddie coaster as the main showcase (!). Good to see how you played with a lot of objects, making it look like you enjoyed building almost every aspect of this. Nice design choices, but room for stylistic improvement. I would love to see you continue exploring like this on a next project. I think you can trust in your talent. And it's good how you have a clear sense of time, how long things will take. Few people are able to manage their motivation well early on as a parkmaker.

   

  On a purely technical note, perhaps the whole thing could have been 1-2 rct height units lower.

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  inthemanual Offline

  This doesn't show up on the parks page for some reason. Might be why it's not getting many votes.

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  SSSammy Offline

  this is very sweet

  posted 7 years ago

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