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I like Steve Franks' first drop better, but I understand why Fatha did it his way, he was pressed for space, and he wanted to put his own personal touch on the coaster, which I would have done if I were making this, too.

Fatha's first drop looks much better, it's actually quite a nice way to start of a coaster. I know it's a rec and all, but that drop doesn't look bad to me at all. And it looks much better than the steve franks rec, i don't know about accuracy, but theming and layout wise fatha is on top.

Im with WME on this one I prefer that drop and looking at the pictures of the ride itself fatha's versions drop does seem to fit better.

Love everything about the two screens and really cant wait for this to finally be released.

Looks very dood, as allways

Am I allowed to ask how big the map is you're working on?

No.

BTW, amazing touches with those wooden coaster footers, Fatha'
...at least that's what they look like...

Edited by Ling, 10 July 2007 - 10:47 AM.

Looks nice. I suppose you're going for the nicer look of wood then the steel structure of the original? I think that's probably the best choice.

Just to respond to some comments and clear things up...

>CoasterForce, Ling, PBob
The trees were just put there by me as a means of experimentation....i didnt necesarilly think about what color the trunks were or what color the leaves were, I just wanted to see how a tall palm tree would look juxtaposed against the CBC. When the park is released the trees will have normal trunks.

>Comet
Thanks, but that building is going...well, actually its being moved. In the second screen you can see its no longer there. Ill prolly throw it somewhere else in the boardwalk area...it was taken out because I felt the need to have a viewing area for peeps to watch the CBC's drop.

>JDP
If you are referring to my CBC in terms of size, yes, it is oversized. I did it for a couple of reasons, but mainly it was to make the coaster appear large and legendary...The real CBC is about 90-95 feet tall, mine runs a cool 110 ft. So its slightly larger than the original.

>Ride Exchanger
Space wasnt an issue of why I made my CBC the way it is....Its actually probably just as large as Steve Franks' recreated in area because its a bit taller than Steve's. My reasoning for the first drop being so was strictly based on accuracy, and in order to capture the steepness of the CBC drop and its intensity, you must have a steep twist involved somewhere. What you see in the screen I just posted is the best possible way to use this steep twist, and in my opinion the best way to represent the first drop of the CBC.

>Fr3ak
The map size is 150x150. The park is very spread out to a certain degree, but the areas really only account for about 60% of the map space, if that. I chose such a large map size because since this is a scenario, expansion room is key (mainly for large attractions like coasters). The park will only have 4 areas (MAYBE 5, but the sprite limit wont let me im sure of it).

>CP6
Yes, i chose wood for this recreation. I could make the supports gray, but really it would still look like wood and not steel, so there isnt any point ot coloring the coaster supports gray.

I think the ugly-ness of the first drop adds to the old time feel of the ride. Way back when a lot of them were built there was far less technology available, so when they were built they were far from perfect. I remember going on one older woody(Comet at Hershey?) that had a crooked lift, almost like there was an "s'" bend halfway up the lift. If it were meant to be a new coaster it would look bad, but since it's a recreation of a classic woody, it looks fine.

That drop actually looks closer to the real horror that was the CBC than Steve Franks attempts.

I'm not terribly familiar with the layout of the CBC but I do know it was a compact, twisted, mess. Looks like you hit that spot on, so I really like it.

That palm tree still looks rather "eh" though...

Ride6

Good job on the colour scheme of the woodie, i really like it. I think the darker brown looks better than the lighter brown you had in your first screen. The layout looks cool with that first drop.
The palm trees should have another colour though...but maybe thats just because im not used to them the way they are now.

>JDP
If you are referring to my CBC in terms of size, yes, it is oversized. I did it for a couple of reasons, but mainly it was to make the coaster appear large and legendary...The real CBC is about 90-95 feet tall, mine runs a cool 110 ft. So its slightly larger than the original.

Nah I just meant the track that comes with the game (not the hight of the coaster).
-JDP

Ill give you guys a choice.

In the next screen, do you want to see the CBC double helix, or the Ghost Train ride "House of Flying Rainbows" ?

Its either or, not both.

CBC double helix.

Ghost Train...

Ghost train please.

I wanna see how you handled a ghost train.

Ghost Train

Double fuckin helix. Its not ghost train tycoon dammit.

^amen

OUCH.
The vote is....4-2. In favor of.....the Ghost Train. Looks like yall will have to wait till the park release to see the double helix (its not the extraordinary, im sure u all can visualize what it would look like in RCT haha). I think yall chose well, heres House of Flying Rainbows:



Shows one of the four ghost houses (which I will all officially announce to u all in my next update). Also shows one of two or three "old-school" diners. CBC is shown at the top left.