Check out this coaster: Mach 3

Hi coaster fans! I found this coaster a while ago on youtube and thought about sharing it a while ago but kept putting it off and forgetting it until now. So here it is! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeSAmoGUBf4

It's a good concept, but horribly executed. Crappy trackwork and way too many prefab supports. When I was a n00b, I thought it was a great coaster, but these days I could probably make a much better ride with 3 launches of increasing speeds.

I had an idea of doing (almost) the same thing... but it was pretty bad.

Well, it was fast anyways...

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yes, but the transitions were pumpy and terrible and in that case you don't want something to be fast because it might kill you.

i liked the coaster...it was a good idea to do something like this but i agree with Omnigeek6 it was really horribly executed

Why is it that so much people care more about realism than having fun in virtual reality? You can do anything in virtual reality, like become a jedi, fly an airplane, drive a racing vehicle. Why is it that people want virtual reality to be just like boring actual reality?

Originally posted by Omnigeek6

It's a good concept, but horribly executed. Crappy trackwork and way too many prefab supports. When I was a n00b, I thought it was a great coaster, but these days I could probably make a much better ride with 3 launches of increasing speeds.

Well then, impress me. Either upload the video to youtube or upload the track to the coaster exchange, but I'd like to see you try making a better coaster.

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n00b double post FAIL!

^thats what she said

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... I don't get it...

[Dirk_Ermen]

^Now that's what she said!

Originally posted by Racecarlock

Why is it that so much people care more about realism than having fun in virtual reality?

Why is it that people don't care?

@Racecarlock:

For your first reply:

Nobody is saying NL coasters have to be super-realistic. A ride can go over a volcano crater, or dive over a cliff made of ice, and still be a good fantasy coaster. But these rides, if uploaded to CC, would still be rated on technical stuff, not just adrenaline and originality. A coaster with smooth track, safe G-forces, and well made custom supports is still a better ride than one with jerky, unsafe track and a bunch of prefab supports. Unfortunately, Mach 3 falls into the later category:

For your second reply:

I accept your challenge. Excelsior is now under construction. When complete, it will feature a 60 mph launch, a 90 mph launch, and a 120 mph launch. I'm currently working on trackwork for the 90 mph section.

Oh Jesus...

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I think its only fair if you handbuild like he clearly did

Originally posted by CKidd

I think its only fair if you handbuild like he clearly did

Umm... no. Mach 3 was made in 2008, so there were tools like elementary and AHG around. This is like arguing that a handbuilt coaster is a better ride than a Newton coaster of the same track quality.

Originally posted by Omnigeek6
[But these rides, if uploaded to CC, would still be rated on technical stuff, not just adrenaline and originality.

Aww, those are my two favorite stats. [:D]
Also, upload to both CC and youtube.

Originally posted by Omnigeek6

Originally posted by CKidd

I think its only fair if you handbuild like he clearly did

Umm... no. Mach 3 was made in 2008, so there were tools like elementary and AHG around. This is like arguing that a handbuilt coaster is a better ride than a Newton coaster of the same track quality.

Hahaha. Where did you get taht info? Of course AHG and elementary were available in 2008. that's when I learned to use FVDs!

Mach 3 was uploaded November 2008, with the trailer appearing July 2008.
Since the builder never stated in either video description that it was an "old ride", and it can't possibly have taken more than 7 months to create, so it stands to reason that it was built some time during 2008.

WOAH! What the hell is up with you guys? The layout was nice, the concept was great; yeah, the shaping and technical aspects need work but for a handbuilt ride it's probably slightly above average.

Okay, the guy who made it probably isn't a member here, but trashing the ride in his absence doesn't exactly give good impressions!