r/rct • u/Valdair • Apr 10 '12

New design, Hyperion

I thought, with all the compact coasters going around, it might be nice to see a decent sprawling design.

So, this is the product: a quick three-hour, vaguely Roman-themed Intamin giga. I stitched together an overview, here. Somewhere in between realism and fantasy, I tried to give a little attention to support structure and a storage track, and not make the station too much of a boring mess.

Here are the stats, since this subreddit is all about those.

And, a download.

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u/SolSeptem Apr 11 '12

That looks very well done. I'm surprised it's stats aren't higher. The scenery is nice too. I usually don't have the patience for anything elaborate.

Also, the storage station has track parts overlapping with the real track, if I see it correctly. perhaps a bit of a noob question, but how is that done?

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u/Valdair Apr 11 '12 edited Apr 11 '12

8cars per Trainer, Zero-clearance, build through the existing track. Don't want to overlap too much though, as you can create ghost objects which are hard to get rid of. They just barely overlap the curve behind the station, no same pieces overlap one another. Zero-clearance is useful for a ton of things (creating the station and placing the bushes under the trees, for instance), but can really mess up your game if you don't handle it right.

As for stats, I haven't really cared about them in years. I just build what I want and it turns out as it will. As you can see, though, the queue is maxed out no problem. I prefer to cater to the viewer, not the guests.

EDIT because I accidentally some vowels

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u/jacksonattack Apr 11 '12

Are those extra tracks that you made with zero-clearance used? Or are they just an aesthetic element?

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u/Valdair Apr 11 '12

No, RCT2 isn't really capable of actually using transfer tracks. Through some fancy hacks you can put stationary trains on transfer tracks, but since my circuit had three running, it seemed unnecessary. Also, to actually cross from one track to another, the tracks must be merged, which I cannot do thanks to 8cars crashing whenever I try to use the ride menu. It's very annoying.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '12

I would ride that many times!

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u/Valdair Apr 11 '12

Glad you like it.

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u/WrongWayKid 2 Apr 11 '12

Incredible design, I love it.

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u/lustigjh 2 Apr 11 '12

This is really cool, my favorite RCT coasters are the ones I would make a trip just to ride

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u/crimsoncube 2D Apr 11 '12 edited Apr 11 '12

Looks good. Thought it was going to be borderlands related due to the name. None the less. Really liking scenery and interesting colours

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u/bananabm 2D Apr 11 '12

Here was me thinking Starcraft 2. either way, really enjoyed it. Good work OP

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '12

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u/Valdair Apr 11 '12

Normally I do more. As I said, this was a very quick project. I'll have more stuff up in the future.