Screenshot / Swamp Monster station

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  posted 10 years ago

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  Liampie Offline

  Everything is so cramped! Narrow paths with high fences, station tucked away in a corner, coaster is all over the place sometimes unsupported... It's probably too late to make the area spacier, but there are other solution. More path. Delete the path leading up to the station, and make a new one. The new one won't look like a straight line or an 'L', but more like a slice of swiss cheese. A large diagonal plaza with holes here and there to allow for foliage. Interaction with the coaster is good but take the supports into account. Trees are good for the swampy feel but take in account sight lines. Both the peeps and us want clear sight lines on interesting features (bits of coaster, station building). Were do you want the people to look at? Guide our eyes towards that.

  posted 10 years ago

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  Faas Offline

  There is a common problem with all your screens. And Liam hit the nail on the head in pointing out what I have been trying to point out with every screen you posted so far. 

  posted 10 years ago

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  Dusty Soul Offline

  

  Is this any better?  

   

  Also I'm sorry for not understanding.  The station is there because I didn't want to have to build it in the water.  I also wanted this to be a major attraction at the park, so I needed it to be big.  I didn't have the room to build it anywhere closer to to the park.

   

  About the supports I think I'll add more of those supports.

  posted 10 years ago

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  csw Offline

  I like it better. Now make the queue weave in and out of the lift supports and put an awning/sign over part of the queue. 

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  Liampie Offline

  Much, much better!
  
  What you can do to further improve the area is of course extend the swampy landscaping all the way around the station, where it's still generic trees on mowed grass. If path is on land, colour those land tiles with either tan dirt or red clay. This always works in making something look more complete. Last thing I want to suggest is to make a new queue line. This one is short and boring and it's weird how it goes out and then disappears in the station building. What I'd do is make it go out of the station building, and then zig zag through the lift supports all the way to the end. Connect it to the second to last path tile on the left. And perhaps, while you're at it... Different (less dull) colours for the coaster. Dark purple/blue could look good.

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  Dusty Soul Offline

  

   

  Ok, I did the queue line differently.  It does look cool with the entrance of the queue line in the tall grass.  I don't know if I should make the canvas roof stand out more or not.  Thank you so much for the tips!

   

   

  posted 10 years ago

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