Park / Canyoneer

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  Liampie Offline

  Your castle sort of looks like The Alton Towers doesn't it? I can use it in my park if you let me.

  posted 12 years ago

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  Phatage Offline

  I thought it was brilliant. Having been to the Grand Canyon and much more recently the Canadian Rockies, I've developed a deep appreciation for the vast expanses of nature and this 100% catered to that. The sheer size of the map really worked well, even having all that flat space that was once carved out by a glacier was so much better than cutting off the map with black tiles. The foliage was great, really looked like the place was overgrown with its vegetation after the glacier receded the way that the pine trees are set farther away from the glacier's path. I thought the architecture was perfect; obviously it was heavily inspired but there's a lot to say for how well you executed it.
  
  I thought the coaster was solid. The pacing kept up a little too much for it to be that long imo though. I think it would have been cool to make some Great Bear-esque supports for the final helix so that footings wouldn't have to exist over the red dirt land rock layer, implying that there is some sort of construction limitations in this National-Park-type-area. Either that or I would've just said "to hell with it" but as a double entendre; have the final helix of the coaster surprise riders by going all the way down to the canyon floor before heading back up to the station. Right now you have Hydra when I would prefer Hercules.
  
  For the terraforming, the size of the map lets you get away without using quartertiles to refine the landscape. I still would've liked to have seen a mixture of quartertiles used with monorail track to create those rich colors that canyons are known for as well as give it a more organic look. Actually you know what, I still do want to see this done like that, it's great as it is now but if you still have inspiration to work on this (it seems like you've already "used" a lot of it up to begin with) I would love to see what modern RCT2 terraforming methods could make this into.
  
  If I had to quantify my feelings on this, I would say 80%. Great job!

  posted 12 years ago

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  Luketh Offline

  Hey dude, major gratz on this sweet lookin' design that I, for one, really enjoyed, as well as reaching the front page of /r/skyrim. Both of these events are tough to achieve, and you seem to have done both simultaniously.. Assuming, of course, that you're a redditor named Xophe. If not.. well.. that's ironic.
  
  Hope to see more front page hits on both websites! ;D

  posted 12 years ago

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  Midnight Aurora Offline

  Wasn't so much a fan of the roller coaster/amusement park parts. I adore the landscaping.

  posted 12 years ago

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  Brent Offline

  Excellent landscaping, loved the station, but one of the least exciting layout's I've seen. It could've been so much better with what you had going.

  posted 12 years ago

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  Xophe Offline

  @Luketh, hahaha it's just a really weird coincidence - that wasn't me!
  
  @Phatage, thanks for the detailed feedback! I actually tried experimenting with different landscaping methods to try to get the appearance of different coloured rock strata, but the colour palette in rct was just too vibrant and it ended up looking ridiculous with bright orange and pink layers. It would be amazing if someone made some new land blocks with different coloured edges that are more natural-coloured, or at least more subtle.
  
  @Liampe, I'll send you the file across when I get a minute and you can have a look.

  posted 12 years ago

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  Wanted Offline

  very very good. best thing seen by me in a long time.
  

  
  
  

  Agreed,fantastic design with subtle details
  

  
  
  I'm sorry I just don't understand. I mean it's nice...but best in a while? fantastic design? I guess we just have COMPLETELY different views.

  posted 12 years ago

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  prodigy Offline

  absolutely great, the landscaping and the coaster are superb and i love the minimalistic but totaly realistic theming! only after 2 min an error trapper comes up everytime i open it...

  posted 12 years ago

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  Ride6 Offline

  DAMMIT ALL WHY IS MY OPTICAL DRIVE BUSTED!!!!
  
  I need to get RCT2 reinstalled; as if that wasn't already true that landscape looks truly incredible. The little platforms along the trails, the colors, and the way the foliage is arranged reminds me more of Bryce Canyon than the Grand, but either way it's beautiful.
  
  Ride6

  posted 12 years ago

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  Toon Offline

  Hey there! Been browsing some work over the last couple of days and thought it time to make a few comments. Xophe, I actually loved this. One of the things I've noticed in a lot of newer work is this feeling that parkmakers now feel the need to cover every last square of the map with something. I absolutely loved the way you executed this design by using space and landscaping rather than heaping on the architecture. It takes time to create a beautiful landscape and I think you really captured something here. As a whole park, of course it would have needed more, but it isn't a whole park, it's an attraction and as such, I think you executed the design beautifully. I truly wish a lot of the parks I've been looking at had taken a page from this and added a little more space, so that the beauty of the other work had room to shine a little brighter.

  posted 12 years ago

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  disneylhand Offline

  This is genius. Near perfect execution.
  
  -disneylhand

  posted 12 years ago

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