Un-Official Contest: Microcoaster

that helps me a lot. Just got to start on this 3 days ago. Now I know it's not going to be a waste of my time.

Originally posted by slosprint

SCORE!!!

Hellz Yeah!

Woo!

Is it still possible to change my track if i already uploaded it?

Originally posted by Omnigeek6

Okay, contest extended. The deadline is now June 14th. That is the FINAL deadline.

THANK YOU!

PM from Tidus which I feel is relevant, and must be shared.

The station rule...

e572's station track vertices ARE within the template, so how is he STILL breaking that rule? Are you talking about the custom building? I don't get it, you said that the building itself can go as far as you want it to go, but the T-VERTICES can go no more than 10ft. from the template...so WHAT are your rules? I think you need to clarify them!

*facepalm*

Okay, obviously people do not understand the rule.

First: It applies to TRACK VERTICES. NOTHING ELSE.

Second: The vertices cannot go outside the template, but they also must be between 0 and 10 feet from the nearest edge. In other words, they must be inside the template, but 10 or fewer feet from the edges.

If you still don't understand, I will make a template to show you what I mean.



@Mijke: If your track has been disqualified, you can change it to make it qualify. Otherwise no.

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I keep getting this error when trying to upload


Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80040e57'

[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]String or binary data would be truncated.

/track_exchange/post_info.asp, line 777

Name too long

Thanks...

My entry is up

http://coastercrazy.com/track_exchange/ ... ?tid=16952

I give up. My track was a fail from the start, and now trying to stay with the rules makes it look worse every time I try to fix it. [dunno]

*facepalm* All you need to do is move the entire track and supports a couple feet.

Originally posted by Omnigeek6

*facepalm* All you need to do is move the entire track and supports a couple feet.

Yes, but when I do That the Station Building crosses over the template line. Also If I make the platforms smaller so it fits, the ramp dosen't fit. (Or I still don't get the rules).

[Metazoanhaddock]

you still dont get the rules

the station building IS allowed outside the template

Originally posted by Omnigeek6

PM from Tidus which I feel is relevant, and must be shared.

The station rule...

e572's station track vertices ARE within the template, so how is he STILL breaking that rule? Are you talking about the custom building? I don't get it, you said that the building itself can go as far as you want it to go, but the T-VERTICES can go no more than 10ft. from the template...so WHAT are your rules? I think you need to clarify them!

*facepalm*

Okay, obviously people do not understand the rule.

First: It applies to TRACK VERTICES. NOTHING ELSE.

Second: The vertices cannot go outside the template, but they also must be between 0 and 10 feet from the nearest edge. In other words, they must be inside the template, but 10 or fewer feet from the edges.

If you still don't understand, I will make a template to show you what I mean.

So you want the space to actually have track within 10 ft. of the edges? What if the track design works perfectly, but it's 15 feet away from the edges? It's DQ'ed? I just don't understand why you can't let us work out a layout within the template, and not have some weird rule that the track must be within 10 ft. of the nearest edge? Why not keep it simple? It's enough of a challenge figuring out a layout without having to then worry about the track being within 10 ft. of the nearest template edge...

[slosprint]

Originally posted by Tidus
Why not keep it simple?

Because it's more of a challenge and it's his contest so he can do what he wants. It's like saying god created the universe, it doesn't teach us anything or improve our understanding in any way, but it's simple so people just go with it because it's too much work to actually attempt to come up with anything that makes sense.

Originally posted by slosprint

Originally posted by Tidus
Why not keep it simple?

Because it's more of a challenge and it's his contest so he can do what he wants. It's like saying god created the universe, it doesn't teach us anything or improve our understanding in any way, but it's simple so people just go with it because it's too much work to actually attempt to come up with anything that makes sense.

You don't actually think I listen to what you say in ANY way do you? Because if you do, you've got a serious prick tick running through your veins.

[Metazoanhaddock]

lets just say its a contest and those are the rules. its like when a park gives a manufacturer a certain set of guidlines for a coaster. if you dont like thos guidelines, you can withdraw your bid. the rules are the rules and will not change. oh well.

[slosprint]

If you had an actual point to make you would have made it then.

Ok, I get it now. The problem was that Omnigeek told me that my station was in the wrong place so I moved the building. If you wanted me to move the station TRACK, just say so.

New idea! (A luanched shuttle coaster will be way easier to make) [approve]

[yoshifreak]

So how's the judging coming?

It's almost over. I only have to judge Blue Streak.

However, I have a problem: I have an obvious top three group, but the three tracks within this group are incredibly close in quality. Like, within half a point, and honestly within my margin of error when judging on different days. So, I'm just going to have to, once I've given the last rating, simply compare the top three. This will come later.

However, before I announcer the winner I have some honorable mention awards, as follows: Unlike the winners, these will NOT be repeated in my signature, so pay attention:

Most inversions: Metalingus - Sauronhimself (5 inversions)
Only woodie: Oreo: The Coaster - Metazoanhaddock
Only shuttle: Lightning, e572.

I built Blue Streak.

Yoshifreak made Polaris.

[yoshifreak]

^Yea, I was about to say that. Anyways, looking forward to the results!

So am I. Too bad I couldn't combine some of the supports more.