Hello again. I'd like to present what will be my last update before Monday's release. First, some information:
Name: CYPHER III
Designer: DC High Heat
Coaster Type: Intamin AG Suspended Catapult Coaster
Propulsion System: Linear Induction Motor Launch
Top Speed: 77mph
Height: 205' 10"
Max Drop: 198' 11"
Track Length: 3322' 3"
Ride Time (Station to Station): 1m 47s
Ride Time (Launch Start to Brake End): 38s
Track Design/Construction Method- Newton 2, Auto Heartline Generator (AHG)
Some important notes before release:
-This ride is intentionally designed to be short, original, and intense in the style of other launched Intamin designs such as Furius Baco, Storm Runner, Volcano, RITA, and Kingda Ka. The ride time keeps excitement up while maintaining reasonable cost. Here's a comparison:
Ride Time (Launch Start to Brake End):
RITA: 25s
Kingda Ka: 26s
Storm Runner: 30s
Furius Baco: 33s
CYPHER III: 38s
Volcano: 44s
I fully expect to get destroyed for my length, despite the fact that I think these stats show CYPHER III as one of the longer rides of the given style. I hope you all will consider trackwork detail, pacing, and overall quality along with stats *in relation to* real life counterparts. I'm fully open to discussion if you agree or disagree, so please feel free to comment and allow me to reply to any thoughts you may have before release.
-The "Watch Your Head" sign on the side of the train, as seen on other rides such as Volcano, only works correctly on the loading side of the train. Because of constraints with No Limits cartextures, the other side of the train displays a mirrored sign. It's not very noticeable while the ride is moving, so I decided to leave in the extra detail despite the issue.
-Please don't expect Thunderhead Falls; my focus was on overall quality and ride excitement, not a huge amount of scenery. What I've done is what I feel makes the coaster itself as realistic as possible (generally speaking: station, queue, pathways, electrical/mechanical additions, footers, lights/trashcans/benches) without going overboard with theming.
With all that said, I think the ride really came out well, and I can't wait to release for you all to enjoy riding as much as I have designing! I'll end with a few more pictures:
Questions and comments are welcome!