Week 4 Weekly Digest (30th November-6th December 2024)
OK folks; that's the end of Week 3! Let's get into Week 4, shall we?
I'll start with the Round 2 results...
Round 2 Results
There were
5 responses to the Round 2 Voting Google Form in total, and the winners of Round 2 were as follows:
The complete leaderboard for Round 2 is as follows:
And following this week, the overall contest results are now as follows:
I can't do Round 3 voting just yet due to an extension request; that will come on
Sunday 1st December 2024 at 12am, after the closure of Round 3 on
Saturday 30th November 2024 at 11:45pm. With this in mind, let's now move onto Round 4 building...
Round 4 Building
Now that Round 3 is over, it's time to reveal the next round of the competition! The brief for Round 4 is...
Kingda Ka Reloaded at Six Flags Great Adventure! The context for the round is as follows:
With the hydraulic launch technology starting to show its age, Six Flags Great Adventure have faced a ticking time bomb with Kingda Ka, their world record breaking launch coaster, in recent years. They originally considered a swing launch revamp, but Top Thrill 2 being the disaster it's been quickly put paid to that, so they ultimately decided that the time has unfortunately come for Kingda Ka to be retired. Six Flags ultimately knows, though, that they need a replacement, and they've commissioned none other than you to design it! The park wants the new ride to make a big statement, so they want you to retain Kingda Ka's epic height and speed at bare minimum; with Falcon's Flight looming on the horizon in Saudi Arabia, Six Flags needs all the bragging rights they can get, and quickly. Unfortunately, however, this is not Saudi Arabia, and Six Flags only have a limited budget and space for you to work with. As well as the site of Kingda Ka itself, they've offered up the combined plot of Green Lantern and a couple of other small flat rides as collateral damage to build your record breaking ride, but that's all they're willing to give you. Kingda Ka was an icon of the industry, and its departure has left very big shoes to fill... will you rise to the challenge?
The constraints for the round are as follows:
- Maximum Footprint 512m*261m/1,680ft*856ft
- Minimum Height 456ft/139m
- Minimum Speed 128mph/206kph
- Maximum Budget $45,000
For some context, the area of Six Flags Great Adventure we're working with here is as follows:
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=3370865895
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 4 is
Friday 6th December 2024 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 4. Good luck with Round 4, 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.
Voting for Round 3 will be on its way tomorrow, but in the meantime... get building for Round 4, everybody!
