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The 'Trojan horse' looks more like a gigantic dog, and the name is simply horrible. However, the rest of the screens seem to be comming along nicely, although they are a bit on the boring (and typical) side.

Ohhhh! I see what you were going for! I was looking on google for pictures of horses because I was trying to figure out what the hell you were trying to create, and I found this picture. Personally, I would have gone with a normal horse, but if birth disorders are what greek wooden horses are prone to, then I guess its cool.

I found that strangely amusing.

Horse needs to be way taller and way narrower. Make the legs one 1/4 block wide, instead of two. I would keep the spacing at 2, though, for symmetry's sake and so you can make the head 2 blocks wide and have it symmetrical.

Or just ask someone to create one as custom scenery.

YEY!
The map is very realistic! I love overview map..
good luck your work!

Ohhhh!  I see what you were going for!  I was looking on google for pictures of horses because I was trying to figure out what the hell you were trying to create, and I found this picture.  Personally, I would have gone with a normal horse, but if birth disorders are what greek wooden horses are prone to, then I guess its cool.

gah... you're such an arrogant asshole. Why don't you try making a better horse? RCT is much harder than it looks.


Well Austin, loving the screens. The map is superb. Great work here.

Mike Robbins- Thx....I have taken your advice and used some white flowers....but I warn you, the Greek section will be using a lot of white...

I can see from the large screen (from what I can see) this might look a lot like the Greek section (Kriti) of Myths, Legends, & Folklore.

Love the overall map by the way. Great idea.

I also love the map. My only suggestion on it is to go back and level out the land underwater. I know it is time consuming, but it makes such a big difference overall.

I would also try to make the horse more "massive"...It did hold a butt-load of men inside, so it should be a little bit bigger. The horse looks okay now, but with thinner legs that are under the body instead of sticking out to the side like a grasshopper, it might look better.

Good luck.

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Um, wow. This is wonderful. You've captured the theme perfectly, and the atmosphere is wonderful!

2 gripes.

1. The walls next to the paths are a bit much, and maybe too high? Not sure, you're call of course.

2. The queue line in the 3rd pic is horrid. The blue sticks out way too much, and the fences around both the queue and regular pic make it look way to crowded.

Aside from those, its beautiful.

I agree with freak.

A suggestion to make the horse more "horselike": I think you should add about 4-6 levels of height and make it longer. Then slope the back of the neck to the back instead of that steep drop you have there now. Extend the black line for his mouth a block and fix the eyes somehow.

I love the Greek/Roman themes, and you obviously do them well. Maybe you could do a Mount Olympus rollercoaster along the lines of the Matterhorn?

Thx for the comments...

About the horse...I think some of you may be forgetting that I am building it in rct not drawing it...there are restrictions to what I can do....but I might continue working on it...and about the size, it is big enough already imo...even big enough to hold the number of men that it did...the updated picture is in the first post...

I think it should be thinner, longer and higher. It looks more like a hippo than a horse at the moment. But whatever, just do what you like the best.
By the way, the map is very cool.

I don't like the land underwater, it's too hilly. Also, I'd lose the horse... it's not an original idea and it's been done before, but better imo. The rest of the park is looking great.

Looks great AP. I like the horse except for the hooves...they need just 2 toes. Otherwise it's great. And Deanosrs, I don't think he's going to even think about removing the horse since it's a big part of the story he's doing.

Make the body longer and chunkier... (Ewww... chunky sounds wrong) but it does look like a hippo now... I like the map and the other screens though...

everything looks good besides the horse, its too fat for it height and its also way to short and it doesnt tseem long enough

Yea i suppose that it is a bit hard to get rid of the horse due to its big role in the park but i you have spent a lot of time improving this horse and i think that it is complete other than the hooves. Looking forward to screens of other parts of the park.

either

-ditch the horse, forget about it

-keep the horse, forget about it

-spend more time on it, and make it talled longer thinner, and make it look like a horse

since your whining the entire time, i suggest option two. It´d be a nice asset, but won´t get you any praise.

Their's only so much you can do in RCT, the horse looks fine by me, i mean if i were looking at a greek/roman themed park, and i saw that, ofcourse i know what its supposed to be. its a wooden horse, plus think about it, during the Trojan War i don't think the Greeks were worried about how "pretty" or "right fit for a horse" was, i think that they would of just tried getting for something that looked nice, and call it a horse if you want and send it in.

I like your work so far, really i have no complaints, except the constant "girl" like gossip about what you should do with your park.

"I don't like all the bumps under the water" ppphhhee...

I don't like the land underwater, it's too hilly. Also, I'd lose the horse... it's not an original idea and it's been done before, but better imo. The rest of the park is looking great.

I am going through and leveling the land underwater.....it'll take awhile...

Lose the horse!?!?! I am making Troy...and the horse plays a major part in the story of the fall of Troy...also, it's not an idea...I didn't come up with it...most historians agree that the Trojan horse actually existed...so of course it's not going to be original...the Greeks came up with it...also, I don't know of any park that has done this...so if you could post a link to it so I could see their version of the horse...

As for the "hooves"...they aren't supposed to be hooves...they are the wheels...

Anyway...I took some comments and redid the horse...the final version of the horsecan be seen in the first post in this topic...

Expect update #2 later in the week...

Looks alot better. It's more like a horse now. His tail looks like he's shitting though. lol