October Quarterly Contest 2015- Results Posted

I got way too busy to devote much time to this, sad because it was a great idea for a contest.

[Mr. Freeze]

It has THE TREE. Looking great everyone, loving the progress and questions, keep up the good work as time is ticking downward to an end.

Just a quick question but are hedges around the path allowed as i think they look a bit ugly without them. Example shown below.

Another thing quickly does this count as the track being outside the template.

[Blase Rhine]

Bushes are allowed wherever you please

And the track is withing the acceptable range. Barley... but it passes.

OK thanks i am probably going to upload this tommorow.

[Blase Rhine]

Fantastic! Be sure to refer back to the front page on how to name and upload the track to the exchange.


EDIT: Here is how you should name the track file.

[October2015Quarterly-Trackname]



Looking forward to judging!

[Metazoanhaddock]

titanrocks01 wrote:

It has THE TREE.

....I know for a fact that tree was removed...see below:

[TTD03]

May I suggest a change in the filename structure.

How about October2015Quarterly- Trackname

Having it labelled by year will make it easier to do this next year.

[Blase Rhine]

Yeah that is fine. It would make it very much easier to understand. Thanks for the suggestion! Changing it now!

Got in some new scenery. Tell me what you think:
P.S. Thanks Meta for telling me about wingrider

[Blase Rhine]

Looking great so far! loving that atmosphere!

[Metazoanhaddock]

perhaps think about adding an exit platform? ;D

other than that, looks great from what i've seem

also for those wondering:
our Larson at Cliff's is 80 ft. instead if Six Flag's Bitch 70 ft. ;P

EDIT: figured I'd add some pictures of surrounding flat rides in case you guys get creative.

[Mr. Freeze]

-_-

[Blase Rhine]

Just a reminder that this Quarterly ends this Sunday, November 8th at midnight CT.

Good luck! We look forward to seeing your creations!

[Mr. Freeze]

Since I am the only one of the three of us that is in CT, I will be paying attention to the upload time of the tracks that are entered into the contest. Also, if you are having problems with the upload, PM either one us (preferably Blase or Meta as I do not have the mod operations) to let us know the situation at hand.

titanrocks01 (Operations and Safety Examiner/Judge)

I have officially uploaded it to the exchange follow this link http://www.coastercrazy.com/exchange/de ... k_id=21057
Just a message to the judges revision 2 is the one with the boundaries (still using the template) and revision 1 is the standard mode one without the template. Just thought i would tell you.

[Blase Rhine]

Awesome! We will be sure to check it out! Stay tuned for updates on Judging. Good luck!

Thanks!

[Paradox]

You might want to adjust your ride's trims. They seem to cause valleying.

How do I get rid of the disgusting white area?

[Mr. Freeze]

Here you go: http://bfy.tw/2cGm

What are trims?

[Blase Rhine]

The_Coaster_Team wrote:

What are trims?

To answer your question, Trim brakes are sections of brakes which are intended to adjust a train's speed during its course rather than bring the train to a complete stop. They may be engineered into a ride at its design stages at certain anticipated troubled spots, or later retrofitted once it is discovered that trains traverse certain areas at higher-than-anticipated speeds. Trim brakes are often either added for safety reasons, to lower g-forces in certain areas, or for maintenance/mechanical reasons, to lower the cost of wear-and-tear damage (especially on wooden roller coasters) caused by the trains traveling at faster than normal speeds. Usually, a proximity sensor precedes the trim brake in order to identify the current speed of the passing train. From this, the trim will then grab the train's brake fins to reduce the train's speed to that set by the control system.

Ok I will leave the coaster as it is as it fully stops the coaster in an e-stop. Just as another question what is 'valleying'