Weekly Digest for Week 7 (17th-23rd December 2022)
OK, everybody; we now begin
Week 7 of the competition! There are three key points to cover this week, so let's get straight to it!
Round 5 Results
After a week of voting, Round 5's results are now in! I can confirm that I got
4 responses in the Google Form, and the winners of Round 5 are as follows:
The leaderboard for Round 5 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 6 voting...
Round 6 Voting
We have finished the building stage for Round 6, therefore the voting stage must now begin!
Please vote for your Round 6 favourites via this Google Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgDvOye_jhvV98bjXB9kVETHDYr9pyJL6iekbjPgMvqG6B8g/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.
Here are the submissions from Round 6 so that you know what you're voting for:
- Excalibur, a Mack Rides XTREME Spinning Coaster by @Matt N:
- Unnamed Intamin Mega Coaster by @Connor98:
- Baden Karnan, a Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster by @RicketyCricket:
- Brexit: Die Fahrt!, a Mack Rides Mega Coaster by @Matt.GC:
- Unnamed B&M Inverted Coaster by @Poisson:
- Brexit: The Ride, a B&M Dive Coaster by @Thameslink Rail:
Voting for Round 6 will close on
Friday 23rd December 2022 at 11:59pm.
Now let's move onto Round 7, shall we?
Round 7 Building Stage
Now that Round 6 is finished, I think we need a new round! With that in mind, it's time for me to reveal Round 7! The Round 7 brief is...
Seuss Landing Family Coaster at Islands of Adventure! The context for this round is as follows:
Islands of Adventure may recently have received two huge coaster heavyweights in the form of VelociCoaster and Hagrid's, but Universal still feels that there is one coaster void conspicuously unfilled within the park... a family coaster for Seuss Landing! The park's family area has never contained its own family coaster, but Universal finally wants to change this, and they've picked you to spearhead the project! The area on offer is compact, and the ride obviously can't be too thrilling seeing as it's destined for Seuss Landing, but other than that, the sky's the limit! What family coaster will you concoct for Seuss Landing?
The round constraints are as follows:
- Maximum Footprint 262ft*167ft/80m*51m
- Maximum Height 66ft/20m
- Maximum Speed 50mph/80kph
For some idea, this is the area of Islands of Adventure we're working within (it's circled in black and marked "IOA Family Coaster"):
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=2899984764
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 7 submission deadline is
Friday 23rd December 2022 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 7! If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to get in touch with me.
Good luck, everybody... get building for Round 7 and voting for Round 6, folks!
