Week 16 Weekly Digest (18th-24th February 2023)
OK, everybody; Week 16 is now here! As per usual, I have 3 things to get through this week, so let's get straight to it!
Round 14 Results
After a week of voting, Round 14's results are now in! I can confirm that I got
4 responses in the Google Form, and the winners of Round 14 are as follows:
The leaderboard for Round 14 is as follows:
As such, the leaderboard for the overall contest so far is as follows:
Great round, everybody! Now let's move onto Round 15 voting...
Round 15 Voting
Our Round 15 submissions are ready and built. Therefore, the voting stage must now begin!
Please vote for your Round 15 favourites via this Google Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9eEpsi4iGf5QTb5h-qqFI3vJ7Ehen9tAqgNHdd8KfNQBClw/viewform
Let me just recap a few things about voting, if you need a reminder.
- If you're not clear on how I'd like you to vote; please pick your top 5 track layouts and rank them in order of preference from #1 to #5. If you give a player a particular ranking, the points allocated are as follows; #1 ranking = 5pts, #2 ranking = 4pts, #3 ranking = 3pts, #4 ranking = 2pts, #5 ranking = 1pt.
- You will also receive the opportunity to nominate a submission for Realism or Originality if you wish. Unlike last year, these nominations are not compulsory; you can award them if you wish, but you do not have to nominate anyone for Realism or Originality. Each Realism or Originality nomination a player gets will grant them 1 Realism point or 1 Originality point.
- Please only fill out this form once. I have not mandated this within the form itself, but I'm trusting you all here.
- Please do not vote for yourself. I know that there is no way I can mandate this, but I trust you not to. Please can I request that you only nominate submissions that are not your own.
- Please judge submissions on track layout only. This is a coaster layout building contest; theming is pretty much irrelevant here.
- I know that this form of voting is a lot more anonymous than the voting process was in the last contest. If you would like to add a slightly more personal touch, you can still post a comment in this thread indicating your top 5 choices, as well as any Realism or Originality nominations, like you did last year if you would like to. However, can I please request that the Google Form be your first port of call for voting; I will only count votes cast within the Google Form, as if you post in this thread, I wouldn't like to assume whether you've already voted in the Google Form or not. Post your choices in the thread by all means, but please make sure that you log your votes within the Google Form first, as the votes within the Google Form are the votes I'll be counting.
For this week only, I do have one final request. As there were only 5 submissions for Round 15, please only choose a #5 if you did not compete in this round. If you posted a submission for this round, please only vote to #4 to ensure that you are not voting for yourself. I have made the #5 choice optional within the form for this reason; please only vote for a #5 if you did not post a submission for this round.
Here are the Round 15 submissions so that you know what you're voting for:
- Poseidon's Revenge, a Mack Rides Water Coaster by @Poisson:
- Allura, an Intamin LSM Launch Coaster by @Matt N:
- Icon Reborn, a Mack Rides Launch Coaster by @Connor98:
- Formula 1 racing with Jeremy Hunt, an Intamin Accelerator Coaster by @Thameslink Rail:
- Splash Landings Breakfast: The Ride, a B&M Hyper Coaster by @RicketyCricket:
The Round 15 voting deadline is
Friday 24th February 2023 at 11:59pm.
Now that I've covered Round 15 voting, it's about time I moved onto Round 16...
Round 16 Building
Now that Round 15 is over and done with, it's about time I revealed Round 16, don't you think? The Round 16 brief is...
Hero Replacement at Flamingo Land! The context for this round is as follows:
Hero at Flamingo Land may be a relatively new roller coaster in the grand scheme of things, having only opened in 2013, but it's not the most popular among guests. It has already garnered a reputation for its supposedly brutal ride experience, so Flamingo Land have decided that they no longer want the ride operating and being an active drain to the park's reputation. As such, they're calling upon none other than you to devise a replacement for it! The park are not letting you stray outside of the ride's area, which leaves you with very little space to work with, but other than that, the sky's the limit! What Hero replacement will you devise?
The constraints for this round are as follows:
- Maximum Footprint 50m*53m/164ft*173ft
I would recommend using Scenario Editor to apply the footprint constraints if you are on PC. As per usual, I have created a Steam Workshop park with the constraints applied that I would be happy for you to download if you struggle to design a scenario yourself:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2918727830
As for console users, I would recommend setting out the footprint constraints using wall pieces or path pieces to build yourself an "area" to work within. I know it's not ideal, but it's sadly the best I can offer given that neither Scenario Editor nor Steam Workshop are seemingly available on console... sorry for the inconvenience, folks.
As for how to determine your ride height, please use Terrain Relative height markers (the option denoted by the picture of a mountain).
As for what you need to do to submit; please build your submission, film a POV and off-ride shots, and post them in this thread. You can do a brief description of what your ride is if you wish. If you have any issues with uploading your video(s), please don't hesitate to PM me.
May I once again emphasise that this is a
coaster layout building contest. By all means add some light theming and landscaping if you wish, but the
coaster layout should ideally be the focus. Quality of coaster layout is pretty much the be all and end all here; heavy theming won't gain you any points, and no theming won't lose you any points.
The Round 16 submission deadline is
Friday 24th February 2023 at 11:59pm. If you struggle for time and would like me to extend the deadline, please PM me or request an extension in this thread before the deadline. I would be more than happy to facilitate an extension for you if you would like one.
If you do not make contact with me and ask for an extension, I will assume that you are happy to forfeit this round and move on after the posted deadline.
So, that's everything for Week 16! If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to get in touch with me.
Good luck, everybody... get building for Round 16 and voting for Round 15, folks!
