TRON Lightcycles-Redux

Originally posted by Metazoanhaddock

Because the new TRON movie is coming out, i have decided to make a coaster themed to it. It's basically dueling motorbike coasters which are coming along quite nicely, I have the trackwork almost finished and i need a few testers, 3-4 to be exact. There are no pictures to post yet, but there will be some coming quite soon.

Edit: Damn! How could i forget! All credit goes to Gouldy for the idea.[:)]

Edit: No pics of the layout yet, but I nee some advice on color scheme.

Scheme 1: Rails colored according to track side, color comes out directly below the wheels, just like the movie. Choose support color too:


Scheme 2: Spine colored according to track side, color comes out in between cycles on trains. Choose support color:


DECIDE!

I prefer scheme one.[^]
EDIT: Black supports.

^Agreed.

I like the older style grid

Definitely color the rails and keep the spine black. It's sexy.

Black spine and supports, newer grid

^Agreed.

I like the old grid. And make it so the good guys always win;)

Make your grid like this:

Is tron the game where you are a bike and you make sharp turns, and create walls behind you, and you can crash into the walls?

[Metazoanhaddock]

it's a movie...

I play it quite often...

Originally posted by Metazoanhaddock

it's a movie...

i know meta. but there is a game like it

If you can get the new grid's white lines brighter, then definitly go with that one. I like scheme 1 for the track also.

[Metazoanhaddock]

Update: Heres a possible environment:



tell me what you think[:D]

[slosprint]

I think it would be better if you had a realistic environment and made it an indoor ride, the inside of which looked like that.

[Metazoanhaddock]

that is one of the possibilities i have been exploring, and it's something i'm going to try.

Yeah, Make it in a park but have the inside (floors, wals, etc.) the grid. With a que themed to tron and a park setting outside. Also, make it harder to see the station

I suggested builing walls around the coaster in OC, then set them to low opacity so they look like mirrors. Then export the track/supports, then place it all around the map to look like a reflection.

[TheArchitect]

You should make the "main track" or the central rail of the track the bright colour- rather than the rails because the bikes only have a single beam of colour coming from them, not two thin beams.

[Metazoanhaddock]

but there are two "bikes" per car and the rails are directly below the wheels of each bike

[slosprint]

I just had a cool idea. If you do end up doing it indoors, you could have one of the 90 degree 0 G turns up against one of the walls. It would end up looking a bit like that element on extreme rusher, but on a wall. I think it would work well on a motor coaster.

[Metazoanhaddock]

ehh, i already have the trackwork pretty much finished, i'm just working on "other things" right now.

EDIT: Woops, you posted right before me.

I thought it would be cool if you did the thing they do in this video at 1:45.

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Were one light bike jumps over the other.

I actually like the envirement right now. I'm 50% 50%. I'd like it like this, but I'd also like the coaster if it is in a building. Your decision.

Originally posted by Metazoanhaddock

it's a movie...

Also was a very popular game at the local arcades back in the early 80s.

If you do decide to go with a indoor theme, make the entrance to the building look like the entrance to Flynns Arcade

Speaking of Tron. Anyone seeing it tonight at 12:00? Or tomorrow?