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Post July 31st, 2009, 4:35 pm

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Originally posted by AyTrane

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That looks a lot better than from before, keep up the good work!![:D]

Post July 31st, 2009, 4:50 pm
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There are three trim brakes; one at the top of the third hill, one after the the helix, and one in the second tunnel. They are for pacing, but they only take off 1/2 to 1 mph each. I wanted it to sync up with the official pov better, and the pov has an empty train. The train in the sim was traveling too fast in some spots, so I decided to trim it off.

Post July 31st, 2009, 4:52 pm

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Originally posted by GerstlCrazy



No, you're not. You told him "not to pull a Tidus". How is AyTrane, a relatively new member, supposed to know what a "Tidus" is? It was exactly as Tidus called it, an unexpected and unneeded attack on him.


Search feature. duh. And it was perfectly needed.
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Post July 31st, 2009, 5:11 pm

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AyTrane, that's right! You forgot to Search Tidus in the search engine and look through each of his posts!

Heck, you should probably read all 18,566 topics on this website just to freshen up your knowledge of all the posts that go on here so in turn griffonluv can act whatever age he wants.

/sarcasm [stoning]

Post July 31st, 2009, 5:31 pm

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Originally posted by GerstlCrazy

AyTrane, that's right! You forgot to Search Tidus in the search engine and look through each of his posts!

Heck, you should probably read all 18,566 topics on this website just to freshen up your knowledge of all the posts that go on here so in turn griffonluv can act whatever age he wants.


Wow. You actually agreed with me! Yayz.

Anyway, back on-topic. Aytrane, I'm not sure if having trims where they really aren't is a good idea; even if the pacing is more realistic. With a full train, the coaster would go as fast as in the sim. People will mark off on accuracy if those are there.
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Post July 31st, 2009, 6:18 pm

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I would rather the ride run better than the POV (or in real life...) anyway.

Post July 31st, 2009, 6:26 pm

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Does the banking after the first big air hill really start that high off the ground? Just curious.

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Post July 31st, 2009, 6:59 pm

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Hey I know this isn't on topic at all, but I don't think the arguement between you guys is either. But now that the NLDC is closed do you guys think you can send me the White Enviroment like the picture. As many times as I saw it at NLDC, I never downloaded it.
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Post July 31st, 2009, 7:02 pm

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That's not the white environment...that's a Keith McVeen rendering using 3dsMax...one of the first he did. Also note that it's very inaccurate, and nobody should be using it for anything more indepth than only the largest details.

Post July 31st, 2009, 7:10 pm

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Yeah. I was just showing where I think it starts banking in real life.
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Post July 31st, 2009, 7:48 pm
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Post August 1st, 2009, 9:21 am

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...? So? Im sure it does but that means your parabola is exactly as long and at all the correct angles? Id rather use the supports to determine where it starts combined with known or educated guesses on the supports heights and distances from the base of the pullout.

also, saying it ends at the end means the parabola flattens out which it doesnt. The radius widens but doesnt flatten out (ending) then pick back up for the turn. Thats why so many people blackout there. The g's are sustained, weaken slightly as you turn up, then more g'ss at the apex of the turn.

Post August 1st, 2009, 1:54 pm

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Originally posted by AyTrane

I wanted it to sync up with the official pov better, and the pov has an empty train.


Look closer.

Post August 1st, 2009, 4:45 pm

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Originally posted by AyTrane
I know the real ride has a few shaky spots, and I wanted to make sure that I recreated them.


NO no no no! MF's track is PERFECTLY smooth! The "shakiness" only occurs when the trains havent been rehabbed. Ive ridden the trains before and after rehabs and the only spots that remotely shake are the back of the train. In the front car there is zero shake and if there is any its NOT from the track.

Recreating a "feel" is, IMO, very incorrect. Recreate the perfectness of the track, not how it feels. Even the pacing - We KNOW will be off because those trains arent exactly your standard trains...they are much heavier than standard Intamin trains.


So if pacing is off by only a few seconds but its pretty spot to layout - good job. I would push fervantly to get ride of any shakes. It should ride true and perfect throughout.

Post August 1st, 2009, 6:10 pm

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I remember waiting in line for Millennium and seeing a giant gap between track sections. On B&M coasters, the gap is nonexistant. What did they leave such large gaps, and is that the cause of the bumpiness?

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Post August 1st, 2009, 7:02 pm
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I think he means the area where they bolt the track peices together
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Post August 1st, 2009, 7:27 pm

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And he means he's pretty sure that gap doesn't exist, at least to the extent implied. I agree with Real...Millennium Force was one of the smoothest rides I've been on, and considering the high speeds I don't think a "giant gap" is accurate.

AyTrane, you get my PM?

Post August 1st, 2009, 8:35 pm

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Where I noticed it was on the long stretch of queue on an incline up to the station, where only a metal fence is between you and the last airtime hill. On the descent of the hill, the rails of the track segments are separated by around a half-inch.

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MF is smoother than melted butter. anything other than a golden track is a false recreation. the same way a golden track of mean streak would be an accurate recreation.

Post August 2nd, 2009, 9:18 am

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ill be there monday and i sincerely doubt that any track pieces are not touching. These trains use either nylon or a polyurethane wheel and at any speeds traveling over that gap with sharp steel edges would obliterate! the wheels. Theres no gap and if there is its been welded together and sanded. That wouldnt create a shake, it would create a jolt.

Post August 2nd, 2009, 2:46 pm

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Originally posted by pali_gap

I remember waiting in line for Millennium and seeing a giant gap between track sections. On B&M coasters, the gap is nonexistant. What did they leave such large gaps, and is that the cause of the bumpiness?


A gap? Really? Do you think Cedar Point would allow a coaster to have a gap in any part of the ride? Also, Cedar Point would have looked into this "gap" (if it existed) and fixed it back in 2000 before the ride opened.

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This will most likely have thousands of downloads the day it is released lol

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