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TowersStreet Planet Coaster Speed Build Contest 2024/25: Week 13 ends 14th February

Are any extensions needed this week? I only ask because we only have 3 submissions for Round 12, and there’s less than 6 hours until the deadline.

I wouldn’t want anyone to miss out on the chance to build if they can’t submit a submission by 11:45pm tonight; I’m more than happy to extend if anyone would like an extension.
 
Here is my week 12 submission - Training Wings:


From: https://youtu.be/CPOg4Y8nfP4


Manufacturer: B&M
Model: Family Wing coaster
Max Height: 77ft
Speed: 46mph
Length: 3087ft
Inversions: 2
Airtime Count: 6
Max Vertical Gs: 3.32g
Max Lateral Gs: 1.46g
Min Vertical Gs: -1.24g
Cost: $12,399.10
 
Week 13 Weekly Digest (7th-13th February 2025)
OK folks; that's the end of Week 12! Let's get into Week 13, shall we?

I'll start with the Round 11 results...
Round 11 Results
There were 4 responses to the Round 11 Voting Google Form in total, and the winners of Round 11 were as follows:
The complete leaderboard for Round 11 is as follows:
RankingUsernameOverallRealismOriginality
1@Matt.GC1430
2@Matt N1401
3@Thameslink Rail1200
4@Poisson1012
5@RicketyCricket801
6@mo237000
7@Matt.GC000
8@GJMarshy000
By extension, the overall contest results are now as follows:
RankingUsernameOverallRealismOriginality
1@RicketyCricket11638
2@Poisson101411
3@Matt.GC10080
4@Thameslink Rail10012
5@Matt N9702
6@tactic8780
7@GJMarshy2912
8@mo237610
Great round, everybody! Let's now move onto Round 12 voting...
Round 12 Voting
OK, folks. The Round 12 submissions are in, so the voting stage can now begin!

Please vote for your Round 12 favourites via this Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1...T7jy19HnlzI9DSjp872wqyhKg/viewform?usp=dialog

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. Therefore, 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. Note: As we only have 5 submissions this week, please only pick a top 5 if you have not submitted a submission. If you have submitted a submission, please pick a top 4 to prevent voting for yourself.
  • You will also receive the opportunity to nominate a submission for Realism or Originality if you wish. These nominations are not compulsory; you can award them if you wish, but you do not have to nominate anyone for Realism or Originality.
  • 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 bear in mind that the numbered ranking categories in the Google Form (#1, #2, #3, #4 and #5) are intended to be mutually exclusive, and if you put a submission in one ranking spot, you should not put it in another. I will reject any ballots cast with one submission nominated for multiple ranking spots (for instance, you cannot nominate a submission as both your #1 and your #2). This does not apply to Most Realistic and Most Original, however; if you are making nominations in these categories, you can nominate the same submission for both, and you can also nominate a submission that you have already put in your 1-5 ranking for one or both of these categories if you wish.
  • 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 more anonymous than some may like. If you would like to add a slightly more personal touch, you can post a comment in this thread indicating your top 5 choices, as well as any Realism or Originality nominations. 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 is a reminder of everyone's submissions so that you know what you're voting for:
  • Tango Impact Wave, a B&M Stand-Up Coaster by @Matt.GC:
  • Cyclone, a Maurer spinning coaster by @Matt N:
  • Lancelot, a Vekoma looping coaster by @Thameslink Rail:
  • Training Wings, a B&M Wing Coaster by @tactic:
  • Bloody Big Blue Bird, an S&S Free Fly by @Poisson:

Voting for Round 12 closes on Friday 14th February 2025 at 11:45pm, and the results will be revealed as part of the Week 14 Weekly Digest.

It's now time to move onto the final bit of the week...
Round 13 Building
Now that Round 12 is over, it's time to reveal the next round of the competition! The brief for Round 13 is... New Coaster for Plopsaland de Panne! The context for the round is as follows:
In 2021, Plopsaland de Panne surprised just about everyone by opening Ride to Happiness, Europe's first Mack XTREME Spinning Coaster. For a family park, this represented a truly drastic departure from the norm... but it turned out to be a roaring success, with the ride being revered by coaster fans across the globe! With RTH now being nearly 5 years old, Plopsaland have decided that it's time for their next big thing to be built... and they've hired none other than you to design it! Now the park has cut their teeth in with Ride to Happiness, they've caught the thrill coaster bug, so they want another fairly substantial ride. However, they're only prepared to offer up the fairly small plot of land taken up by the Het Bos van Plop dark ride, and as Plopsa isn't a huge park, the budget they're giving you to work with isn't endless either. It'll be a challenging build... what will you offer up?
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The constraints for the round are as follows:
  • Maximum Footprint 190ft*299ft/58m*91m
  • Minimum Height 100ft/30m
  • Maximum Budget $15,000
For some context, the area of Plopsaland we're working with here is as follows:
Plopsaland Plot.png
To apply the footprint constraints, I would recommend using the Scenario Editor to make yourself a park template that allows you to enforce the constraints.

However, if you find yourself unable to do this, I have created a Steam Workshop park template with the footprint constraints pre-imposed, which you can download here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3420616564

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. Path and wall pieces are typically 4m in length, for reference. I know it's not ideal, but it's unfortunately the best I can recommend given that neither Scenario Editor nor Steam Workshop are available on console... sorry for the inconvenience, folks.

To submit, please build your submission, film a POV and/or off-ride shots of it, and post the video(s) in this thread. You can briefly describe your ride if you wish. YouTube is the website I'd recommend for uploading videos to, as this would integrate best with the Google Form when it comes to voting, but if you want to upload your video(s) using a different method, then that's also fine. If you have any issues with recording or uploading your video(s), please don't hesitate to contact me. I will try my best to assist you.

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 submission deadline for Round 13 is Friday 14th February 2025 at 11:45pm. 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. If you do not make contact with me and ask for an extension, I will assume that you simply do not want to compete in this round and move on after the posted deadline.

I think that's all I need to cover for Week 13. Good luck with Round 13, folks! If you have any questions or concerns about the round, please don't hesitate to contact me. I am always more than happy to help.

Get building for Round 13 and voting for Round 12, everybody!
 
My Round 13 submission is now here... say hello to Ride to Euphoria, a Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster:
Ride to Euphoria Overview.png

The ride stats are as follows:
  • Name: Ride to Euphoria
  • Manufacturer: Gerstlauer
  • Model: Infinity Coaster (Custom)
  • Height: 130ft/40m
  • Speed: 59mph/95kph
  • Length: 3,157ft/962m
  • Inversions: 5
  • Airtime Moments: 4
  • Maximum Positive G-Force: 5.9G overall/5.3G heatmap
  • Maximum Negative G-Force: -1.6G overall/-1.5G heatmap
  • Trains: 3 trains with 4 cars/16 riders
  • Throughput: 1,372pph (85-86 trains per hour, 1 train every ~42s)
If you'd like to play around with Ride to Euphoria for yourself, here's the Steam Workshop link you can download it from: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3423501618

So that's Ride to Euphoria, my Round 13 submission! I hope you like it!
 
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