Tip-of-the-Hatt's Construction Thread (ParkBuild)

^ I desperately want to watch all of these 4 videos!

Result: I felt that all tracks needed tweaking or you had to rethink about the placement, specially for brakes. (I noticed they were on curved sections.) I thought Accelerator was the best and unique! One well-executed layout.

lol240 wrote:

^ I desperately want to watch all of these 4 videos!

Result: I felt that all tracks needed tweaking or you had to rethink about the placement, specially for brakes. (I noticed they were on curved sections.) I thought Accelerator was the best and unique! One well-executed layout.

I agree. Im not happy with brake placement. They do need some tweaking here and there. The first turn around on The Monster needs to be smoothed out a bit. The lateral movement is minimal but there seems to be waves of positive g on that turn.

I plan to make a few adjustments to the end of Accelerator later today. It's missing substance. Will post an update when completed!

Edit: I forgot to mention that I plan a complete overhaul on Jacknife. Im not happy with the length, elements or the type. I am wide open to suggestions on this one.


Thanks!

Made a bunch of changes to Jacknife and Accelerator. Will upload a video of those as soon as possible. In the mean time, here are some screenshots!

Jacknife:






Accelerator:













Park teasers:

[What are the rules on double-posting? I don't feel like this is a double-post because its about new stuff. (let me know if its annoying or not something I should do.)]

You know you have a sickness when you are sketching new coaster layouts at work. New concept for a Eurofighter.


Have not depumped the vertices yet!

Introducing The Great American Slide. 3 stations. 3 trains. 3 drops.

Red, white and blue color scheme:






Unpainted:






Thoughts???

^ I have to say the twisted dive (not a dive loop) at 1:33, is an unexpected fun part! I seriously love how the train begins to twist down there, before entering a continuous airtime hill section!

The double post thing is no big deal. It's ok if you're the owner of the thread or if you have some progress to show, or even for a bump to get people to notice.

As for the new wooden I think it would look better with white for the supports and red/blue for the track. White is sorta a classic wooden color if that's what you're going for.

Coaster Hero wrote:

As for the new wooden I think it would look better with white for the supports and red/blue for the track. White is sorta a classic wooden color if that's what you're going for.

I agree - I was worried this would work against Accelerator (which might get a color change anyway - sort of feeling an unpainted look for that). Accelerator is on the other side of the park but still. Thoughts?

That color scheme reminds me of the wireframe track from NL1.

^ Exactly what you've just stated! He should keep those colors for "The Great American Slide"!

[Coasterkidmwm]

You do know there are these G force things right....

Coasterkidmwm wrote:

You do know there are these G force things right....

Heck yes! Im very careful about making a smooth ride. El Toro is my favorite ride because of its smooth ride. Most corners, turns or drops don't exceed +/-4vG and +/-1.5hG on my coasters. Are you concerned with a particular area?

Here comes Dragon Force - an inverted launch coaster. The rider is launched 446 ft. into the sky at 118 mph. The train crests the hill in an inverted position. At no point does this coaster exceed (+)4vG (-)1.6vG or (+/-)1.5hG. This ride is incomplete. Supports will be finalized as well as some smoothing on the entry into the corkscrews. This coaster is not for the faint of heart. Thoughts on this coaster would be appreciated! (Video below!)

I personally like how this ride approaches the full speed launch into a towering inversion! The riders feel a mild acceleration from the station, and they hit a right turnaround with a good snap. With that, they experience a moderate acceleration into a Flat Spin. You literally find that roll intense! You will soon notice a left turnaround which takes them to a full acceleration into an Inside Top Hat!

Dang man... it's like a B&M "Volcano"... but on steroids

Also is it just me or is Accelerator now a different color in those screenshots?

lol240 wrote:

I personally like how this ride approaches the full speed launch into a towering inversion! The riders feel a mild acceleration from the station, and they hit a right turnaround with a good snap. With that, they experience a moderate acceleration into a Flat Spin. You literally find that roll intense! You will soon notice a left turnaround which takes them to a full acceleration into an Inside Top Hat!

Thanks for the great description!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Coaster Hero wrote:

Dang man... it's like a B&M "Volcano"... but on steroids

Also is it just me or is Accelerator now a different color in those screenshots?

That is exactly what I was thinking about when I created this coaster - the Volcano. Great coaster. It's about time someone creates a larger inverted launch. It seems like the Volcano was just a good test for something bigger.

It is not just you. That coaster is now unpainted until I decide what to do with that and The Great American Slide. Thanks for looking!


I'm open to suggestions on a Park Name as well. I have a few ideas but I'm not sure which to go with. Wish I could have a poll on here.

Neptune's Wake rises out of the sea of twisted steel. Enjoy! Neptune's Wake has 4 stations so you may hop on the ride from any direction in the park. Enjoy a 150 kph launch up 100m of track with a slight twist.

It strikes me that you really love high speed!

lol240 wrote:

It strikes me that you really love high speed!

to be honest i find high-speed trains easier to work with than slower trains. I tend to put off slower-train builds but they will be made and included in this park build!


Who doesn't love speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed?