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The park is slowly growing, and thus, I come here with another update.

Doing more work on the entrance area of the park, I changed the colours of the glass roofs and sunroofs throughout the restaurant. It's not a major change, but I think it makes a big difference in its appearance - and for the better. And no need to point it out, looking at the screenshot, I realized I missed a piece.

In the same screenshot, you'll see a new attraction I added, a 3D theatre. I opted to use an all-glass dark-tinted roof that reminds me of a neat pavilion I went to as part of Expo 86 in Vancouver, BC. There is a method behind my madness...

Also, I got really tired of working on the same area, trying to make it the best it can be, so I took a break after adding the theatre attraction, and decided to work on my first coaster. It is a kid's wooden coaster in the corner of my Ice Age Chill Zone kid's section of the park. In the screenshot you will see the stats of the ride. From the day I made the landscape, I envisioned having a coaster run just above the water and take advantage of the little island... although I originally thought I'd use a bobsled coaster there instead of a wooden one. I am anticipating this ride to be a popular one, hence a long queue line.

At this time, all the rides/attractions in my park do not have names yet.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SCEENSHOTS, or simply click on my banner/signature to go to my website where the screenshots are posted.

Feedback appreciated.

Edited by thirstydeer, 03 July 2006 - 03:37 PM.

Nothing much to comment on...hmmm...
The entrace path that goes under the observation tower is nice, but there still are too much bushes around that ride.
You changed the colors of the glasses of the restauant, right?...well, I suggest changing the color again...just make them light blue or something alike.
The coaster looks good for me, but, aren't the stats too high for a kiddie wooden?
Anyway...you're progressing. Keep going.

Your screen name is silly, absolutely silly.

Mine or his screen name?

Edited by RCFanB&M, 04 July 2006 - 07:40 PM.

Your screen name is silly, absolutely silly.

says machchunk three.

Oh snap, ya got me there.

This is going to be somewhat long...

I've managed to get quite a bit done the past number of days, which I am surprised at because I am working overnights mostly. Not only have I done more expansion into my Ice Age Chill Zone family section, but I've done some retouching and modifications to my park entrance area. In all, I have 7 new screenshots posted.

Screenshot 1) Fox Action Cinesphere - After reading suggestions to change the exit for the ride, as well as modifying the queue line, this is what I came up with. I also created a new path that goes through the gift shop (in which the monorail station sits above it) and goes around the Cinesphere. One reason why I did this is early tests of opening my park shows that without that path, peeps would go into the shop and get caught in there and never come out - we all know how bright the AI is...

Screenshot 2) Lockers - Located right beside the entrance to the park, is a section for locker rentals. The lockers were custom made by Devilman at RCT Revalutions. As you can easily tell, the pathway is blocked so peeps don't actually walk in that area, as they'll get lost and fall into a black hole of sorts. Nonetheless, pretty much all major parks have them and I am trying to do a realistic type park (just as I made the amphitheatre and private groups section, but they too are blocked off.

Screenshot 3) Kingdom Of Heaven Live Action Show - Basically another space filler. Based on the movie Kingdom Of Heaven, this blocked off area is a live action show with all new custom stadium seating designed by Havingfun at RCT Revalutions.

Screenshot 4) Same thing as above, but a reverse angle. This particular view shows the custom stadium seating to a better effect. During one of my many visits to other parks in progress posts on one of the many RCT2 sites, I remember a screenshot from someone about a live stage show they made but at the back of the set they put up the supports to show how it was a set... I liked that idea, hence doing it here.

Screenshot 5) Diego's Dashin Toboggan Race - A new coaster located at the entrance to my Ice Age zone. Like Mammoth (my previously unnamed woodie coaster), the ride stats seem to suggest it isn't a "kids" ride per say, but the stats are right in the middle, at least compared to other coaster tracks I've designed, so I'll say that these two coasters are family friendly, rather then for kids.

Screenshot 6) Polar Cafe - a large restaurant in the Ice Age area. Has 3 stalls in it, each serving 2 foods/drinks. A washroom is located across the path.

Screenshot 7) Alpine and Chestnut Chase - 2 more rides in the mid-section of Ice Age. Alpine is a flat ride - not too much to say there. Chestnut Chase is obviously a little coaster for little riders. It is in the same mold as other junior coasters such as the Taxi Jam coasters for Paramount Parks. In this same screenshot you'll see my 2nd monorail station. Obviously, I am still working on this section of the park.

So those are my updates... 7 screenshots. I am getting a bit excited at how this park is shaping up.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MY SCREENSHOTS, or click on my signature/banner to go to my website where they are located.

NOTE: When looking at the screenshots page, it may show that one of the thumbnails isn't working or something. Ignore it, they all work fine, I don't know why the website is giving me that problem, but if you click on any thumbnail image, including any icon that shows a broken image or link, it will in fact work and take you to the larger image size.

Sorry this is so long, but on a side note, I wanted to add this last bit. Recently, my park was put on the RCT Peeps spotlight, complete with a well-written and detailed review by Wolfman of my first park, Six Flags Xtreme Canada.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE SFXC REVIEW, or again, click on my signature/banner for more information.

Cheers.

multi-colored lockers=BAD

Kingdom of Heaven... not thoroughly interesting idea... nice stands, though

The Polar Café was nice

and some nice kiddie rides in the last screen. Not too bad... I think

Ok...
1) I suggest getting rid of those abstarct objects.
2) I don't like the fact that the lockers are outdoors, that's not safe.
3) & 4) Not the most representative movie, but the idea is ok. Seems interesting. I like the seats, but the ice-color ones don't fit, IMO.
5) Nice coaster but I think that its "route" is kinda short.
6) I guess that is one of the best buildings of the park, so far.
7) I don't know what to say.

Nice job Thirstydeer. I cant wait to see more.

~Havingfun~

Even though I haven't done much on the park the past few weeks, as I have Paramedic licencing exams coming up in the middle of August, I wanted to post a couple of screenshots, and hopefully draw some feedback as I'm trying to get through a wall I've managed to hit in terms of better architecture in the park.

The two new screenshots I've posted on my site are of my Ice Age: Chill Zone family section. The first one includes my new toboggan coaster (Sid's Slidin' Tobaggon Run), a still unnamed underwater submarine ride, and a very plain, boxy, and dull building for the monorail stop (yes, I really want to spice that building up alot).

The second screenshot is an overall view of the entire section. All the rides that I initially planned on having in this section of the park have been made, but I can't help but feel there needs to be more. There are empty spaces, gaps, and, just quite simply, it needs more - not sure what to put in though. Perhaps adding a few static space filles (like I did for the lockers and amphitheatre at the front of the park).

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MY SCREENSHOTS, or click on my banner/signature below to go to my site.

So no need to tell me this area needs work, I realize that. Any specific suggestions as to how?

Well i think your most pressing concern is discovering the existence of the landscaping tool.

This park reminds me of like my first ever park in RCT2

This park reminds me of like my first ever park in RCT2

I'm hoping that is a good thing - despit this being my 2nd ever park.

And you're making a good job, considering that.

Well I've done some tinkering with my Ice Age Chill Zone section, mainly focusing on the monorail station, and adding some other tidbits here and there. After discovering the ability to re-introduce the mountain tool in game mode through the 8 Cars Trainer, I added some hills/mountains and replaced a little outdoor food court (I'll move it somewhere else) with a minigolf course.

In the first new screenshot, you can see the revamped monorail station. This time, it is a wooden lodge type building, and I changed the monorail track to the patented blue and yellow that Fox uses in its logo. Also, the station is partially imbedded into the mountain range I added there.

In the second screenshot, you'll see that my outdoor food court has been taken out. Instead, I added a little mountain and used it as the centerpiece for a minigolf course I put in there.

I don't have a screenshot to show this, but I also redid the forest landscaping so that there is a greater variety in treetypes.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MY SCREENSHOTS, or click on my signature/banner below to go to my site.

I am not done tinkering with this section, making it better and whatnot, but thought I'd show what I've done so far.

It's still a work in progress.

It's ok...nothing really special...the minygolf layout is good. The monorail station could be a little more detailed, but that's my only complaint. Keep going.

Dilemma...

One of my first and favourite ideas I had for this park was for my Behind The Enemy Lines suspended coaster that would be propelled off an aircraft carrier, go through a twisted track, and return to the carrier. Thing is, not too long ago, I came across a custom RCT2 park made by EastCoastn07 called Paramount's Great Lakes '09. I found this park on the Thrill Network. This park features a coaster virtually identical to the idea I had for my park (it's that user's version of Top Gun). Now I feel that if I continue with my planned coaster, that it would be seen that I copied someone else's ride (for those of you who would have both his and my park).

Click here to see an image of the ride I'm talking about. Is it ok to show an image of someone else's park? Don't want to be breaking any rules or anything. So much of the details of this ride is what I was thinking of, including how it launches (notice the block brake right after the station).

Truth is, we both happened to have thought of the same idea. It happens, right? Think it's OK to go through with my coaster as originally planned? Thoughts?

It's ok, but for some reason, I don't feel too much the realism this park is supposed to have.

Edited by RCFanB&M, 01 September 2006 - 12:29 PM.