The Mummy

So I'm making a small rocket coaster with the main focus on theming. I'm trying to make it a little bit of a mix between Kanonen for trackwork and Black Mamba for Theming. Its flowing together really nicely so far. Hopefully I will actually finish this track [:p]. You can check out the progress right here - http://www.nolimitsdevcenter.net/p2040 . Thanks for comments. [8]

For the bit of track there it looks pretty good. The footers are especially nice.

Thanks for the comment man. I really like the footers too! ;p

The footer connectors look like they need some poly reducing. They look good, but its alot of wasted polys. Unless youll skimp elsewhere.

Each whole footer is only 5 poly's. I dont see any way to reduce it more...

thays a good ride cant wait to ride it the ride looks awsome.

No Im talking about the fins connected to each support thats part of the footer.

Theres at least 3 per (2 top and one for each side) not to mention the plate that sits on which is 10 at best. There looks to be 8 fins which is (8*3)+10+5=39 polys per footer. Times that by the average of probably 1.5 footers per support and thats 58.5 per support. It just seems like it would add up in a hurry and take away polygons that could be used elsewhere.


They look splendid Ive just never gotten into using them because Id rather put detail elsewhere. So I suppose its a matter of personal preference.

Yay I'm looking forward to another great creation of you! Looking neat so far...

I don't think there's a problem with using that many polies on a footer. I've done a similar thing on quite a few of mine with a fair bit of 3ds around and had no problems with fps being much lower than usual.

Originally posted by Wing-Over

I don't think there's a problem with using that many polies on a footer. I've done a similar thing on quite a few of mine with a fair bit of 3ds around and had no problems with fps being much lower than usual.

But you had very little else - which is when it works. I was only stating that because if he goes with a true Mummy style ride apart from the track, hes going to need a ton of other polygons around and in the ride.

You just have to balance where you stick your detail - thats all.

True, I didn't know if he was planning on using a lot more 3ds. If that's the case, I'd say maybe flatten the fins, make them have only 2 polies, one for each side, and perhaps make the part where the steel joins to the concrete a texture instead of two different cuboids. If all that's optimized it shouldn't be too bad.

Originally posted by Wing-Over

and perhaps make the part where the steel joins to the concrete a texture instead of two different cuboids.

Yea Ive been trying to work on that. I dont have the skills to make a texture, So I'm trying different things.

The trackwork is almost dont, Im about 3/4 the way through. I'm having problems with the heartliner, almost enough to just ditch it and go by hand like usual. [;)] We will see

wow you're finally makin it. I think I still have a copy of one of your old ones from like a year ago.

4 new screens!

http://www.nolimitsdevcenter.net/p2040

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Originally posted by Dynamix

4 new screens!

http://www.nolimitsdevcenter.net/i14412

You amuse me, man![lol]

lol, Why...?

Very cool man ... very cool indeed.

Tunnels look great. My only thought is that in this screenshot: http://www.nolimitsdevcenter.net/i14413 the base of the tunnel would look better with a different texture to the rest ofthe grass. I think it'd make it look more like a proper trench rather that just a lowered portion of the ground.

Great minds think alike my man. I just did that.

Where's the train at in this pic? http://www.nolimitsdevcenter.net/i14411
Ouch, hopefully at a point used just to complete the circuit. If not, ouch.. lol

lol, yes. Just at a point on the track used to complete the circuit. I wouldnt have mistakes like that on a ride I spent this much time on.

Ive taken Real's advice and updated the footers, they were starting to bog down my FPS way too much. Ive now got a texture for most of the footer detail.

Two new overview shots
-http://www.nolimitsdevcenter.net/i14474
-http://www.nolimitsdevcenter.net/i14473

New shot of trench with bottom (Thanks Wingover)
-http://www.nolimitsdevcenter.net/i14472