Improved Friction Usage

[gouldy]

Here's the story;

I've been building a large scale wooden coaster for a couple of months now and somehow, idiotically, I never ever switched the improved friction on. So now, with it switched on, the train runs it's course, especially towards the end, much much faster than intended. Some of the air hills that were previously perfect in that they hit just on the green side of -1.5g each time in front and back seats, now hit -1.7 and -1.8. This is the same story for the corners, some that were a really nice 1.2-1.5g laterals are now hitting 1.8 lateral g's.

The coaster is massively supported, about 70% or so completed in terms of the supports, so now changing the track is going to be a real bastard.

The question, therefore, is; should I, or should I not bother to have improved friction on? At least with it off the ride will run as intended on NL for people who don't have NL1.6 and I won't have to spend a hell of a lot of time changing it all again. Does anyone else even bother using improved friction anyway?

have it on, for realism, but use trims in a few places to keep the g's in check.

Do uploaded tracks revert to 1.6 friction automatically when other people view them? If not, I think you should just leave the improved friction off.

[gouldy]

well, I've just looked back through my catalog of rides only to see that not of them have the friction switched on... whoops Even my best ride Doomsday Machine has the friction switched off. I obviously never realised before that you actually have to turn it on rather than it being automatically switched on, hmmmph.

EDIT: In fact, Doomsday Machine doesn't even work if you switch improved friction on... I feel such a failure [V][lol]

[Coasterkidmwm]

Why don't you raise a section of the ride by a cube of supports height so that way you don't need to modify it as much. This will slow it down a tad without detracting too much or your hard work.