Park / Forest Pioneer

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  • Comment System%s's Photo
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  • Liampie%s's Photo

    What an interesting park! Some of it is good, some of it great, and some of it not very good nor great.

     

    The great:

    - Log flume theming

    - Blue birds

    - General theming ideas: treehouse, rocking horse,

     

    The good:

    - Super charged trains on 'Blue Bird'. Love the idea of turning vertical coaster cars into a longer train.

    - Most architecture is good or at least interesting!

    - Shops and stalls inside shipping containers

     

    The not so good:

    - Coaster layouts

    - Plants with weird colours

    - Unnamed rides

     

    Always like seeing your parks on here. Looking forward to the next one (after Dynamic Dunes I mean)!

  • Lurker%s's Photo

    Some nice stuff here, some of my favorites are the log flume, the glass tower, the train and the custom carousel.

    Coasters had layouts that were a bit weird and a couple elements looked like they'd be pretty painful, but I like the theming.

    Overall, a fun and lively park.

  • Recurious%s's Photo

    Cool park! I agree with basically all of Liam's feedback. Some really cool and clever ideas in there and the log flume theming is great. I also liked the entrance area of the park!

     

    The ride layouts could use some work although some do have some cool moments. I like the Helix over the water on the launched coaster for example. But overall the layouts are somewhat strange and paced too quickly. I would suggest having a look at some real ride layouts and try to recreate them, this is a good way to learn how to make more realistic layouts.

     

    One more point of critique that Liam didn't mention is the foliage. The foliage is really repetitive, especially outside of the park. I think this could be improved in the future as well.

     

    Overall I do see a lot of potential in your work and for some reason I just really enjoy looking at it, despite it having some flaws, so please keep building, I would like to see more :).

  • Terry Inferno%s's Photo

    So much to enjoy here! High points for me include the hobby horse carousel with the lovely rainbow, the glass botanical tower, the park name in flowers, and of course that fantastic wolf's head that could easily be mistaken for an H2H setpiece. The flat rides steal the show with their theming, with even the more subtle ones like the bumper cars and the teacups helping set the scene. Coaster layouts are not as strong here, as they both contain some awkward elements that would be unpleasant for riders. Blue Bird starts off strong with its super-steep drop and clever "ring" inversions, but then spends the remainder of the ride ripping much too fast around tight curves and small height transitions. Maple Coaster is somewhat more forgiving, but a launch that fast directly into a diagonal turn feels as though it would be more jarring than thrilling to most riders. I do appreciate that you've kept everything very foresty to fit the overarching theme while taking said theme in new, original directions. The fun green marbling in the path is one of my favorite ways you've brought this theme to life.

     

    But as far as path goes, I am less sold on the six different path types used in a very short radius that do not blend, particularly that middle brick texture that feels like it's from a different game.

     

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    What I like most about this park is that everything about it looks like it was so much fun to build. The enjoyment you take in creating themed areas shines through in every park you release. I think that this one may have suffered a bit due to the constrained size of the scenario - without much room to breathe, the beautiful ideas you've brought to this park often feel as though they're competing with one another since they're fairly squished together at times. I look forward to when you release another one of your larger parks, but I still thoroughly enjoyed this one for what it is.

  • ottersalad%s's Photo

    Agree with everything Liampie said - the log flume theming was quite nice, and the bluebirds on the trees were cool too. Coaster layouts though weighed this park down significantly. 

  • SSSammy%s's Photo
    I think it’s a shame this didn’t quite get a bronze. I found it quite novel and fun to look through. The ride design was very whacky and lacks the aesthetic refinement we typically strive for, but I think that can develop with time. Looking forward to seeing more!