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TowersStreet Planet Coaster Speed Build Contest 2024/25: Winners Declared (contest ended 22nd March)

Here is my Week 8 Submission - Jet Racer:


From: https://youtu.be/Wse9qANKJ_o


Manufacturer: B&M
Model: Family Launched Coaster?
Max Height: 36ft
Speed: 35mph
Length: 1651ft
Inversions: 0
Airtime Count: 0
Max Vertical Gs: 2.90g
Max Lateral Gs: 1.25g
Min Vertical Gs: -0.18g
 
My Round 8 submission is now here... say hello to Postman Pat's Parcel Flyer, a GCI wooden coaster:
Postman Pat Overview.png

The ride stats are as follows:
  • Name: Postman Pat's Parcel Flyer
  • Manufacturer: Great Coasters International
  • Model: Wooden Coaster (Custom)
  • Height: 40ft/12m
  • Speed: 32mph/51kph
  • Length: 1,220ft/372m
  • Inversions: 0
  • Airtime Moments: 7
  • Maximum Positive G-Force: 2.4G overall/2G heatmap
  • Maximum Negative G-Force: -0.8G overall/0G heatmap
  • Trains: 2 trains with 8 cars/16 riders
  • Throughput: 1,150pph (71-72 trains per hour, 1 train every ~50s)
If you'd like to play around with Postman Pat's Parcel Flyer for yourself, here's the Steam Workshop link you can download it from: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3402166469

So that's Postman Pat's Parcel Flyer, my Round 8 submission! I hope you like it; I thought something a bit more thrilling than Octonauts, inspired by some of the Gravity Group family woodies like Wood Express and Oscar's Wacky Taxi, might hit the spot in CBeebies Land!
 
Just to remind everyone, we are now halfway through Week 8. 3 days remain until the deadlines close and the Week 9 Weekly Digest is dropped.

There is no voting this week; Round 7 voting and Round 8 voting are to take place simultaneously in Week 9 due to the extension of Round 7.

There have been 6 submissions for Round 7 so far, including my own. If you would like a deadline extension for Round 7, please notify me before the deadline and I would be happy to facilitate one for you. If you have any issues with uploading videos or anything at all, get in touch with me and I would be very happy to solve these issues for you. If you do not get into contact with me before the deadline, I will assume that you are happy forfeiting this round and move on.

There have been 2 submissions for Round 8 so far, including my own. If you would like a deadline extension for Round 8, please notify me before the deadline and I would be happy to facilitate one for you. If you have any issues with uploading videos or anything at all, get in touch with me and I would be very happy to solve these issues for you. If you do not get into contact with me before the deadline, I will assume that you are happy forfeiting this round and move on.

The deadline for both Round 7 building and Round 8 building is Friday 10th January 2025 at 11:45pm. The Week 9 Weekly Digest will be posted on Saturday 11th January 2025 at 12am.
 
There’s only a bit over one day left of Week 8, and I’ve noticed that we only have 3 submissions this week, including my own. With this in mind, I’d be curious to know; would anyone like an extension?

I’m aware that not everyone can compete every week or wants to compete every week, and that’s absolutely fine, but I think 3 submissions is pushing the bounds of what I can feasibly run a Round 8 voting stage with; I’d ideally want at least 4 or 5 submissions before proceeding to the voting stage.

We have 6 submissions for Round 7 currently, including my own, and that round has already been extended from last week, but nonetheless, the same offer still applies. If you’d really like to do a submission for Round 7 and would like more time to do so, I’m happy to extend that one for a little longer.
 
Week 9 Weekly Digest (11th-17th January 2025)
OK folks; that's the end of Week 8! Let's get into Week 9, shall we?

As there was no voting during Week 8, there are consequently no results tonight and two rounds to be voted on in Week 9. Let's get straight into it!
Round 7 and Round 8 Voting
OK, folks. The Round 7 and Round 8 submissions are in, so the voting stage of both rounds can now begin!

Please vote for your Round 7 favourites via this Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1...VjOBN5-9uEMIVxeikRU0JnNaQ/viewform?usp=dialog

And please vote for your Round 8 favourites via this Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1...naWYKZaOJe1tXqjRquy0jYnyQ/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 for Round 8, please only pick a top 5 if you have not submitted a submission for Round 8. If you have submitted a submission for Round 8, please pick a top 4 to prevent voting for yourself. You can vote as usual for Round 7, as there are 6 submissions.
  • 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. Each Realism or Originality vote a player gets will grant them 1 point in the corresponding category.
  • Please only fill out each form once. I have not mandated this within the forms themselves, 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 for Round 7 so that you know what you're voting for:
  • Icarus, an RMC IBox Track by @Matt N:
  • Diphtheria, a Mack Rides Stryker Coaster by @mo237:
  • Heathrow Airport: The Ride, an Arrow suspended coaster by @Thameslink Rail:
  • Unnamed wooden coaster by @Poisson:
  • Hyperia Reborn, a B&M Dive Coaster by @tactic:
  • Skyperia, an Intamin Wing Coaster by @RicketyCricket:

And here's a reminder of everyone's submissions for Round 8:

Voting for Rounds 7 and 8 closes on Friday 17th January 2025 at 11:45pm, and the results for both will be revealed as part of the Week 10 Weekly Digest

Now we've covered voting, it's now time to move onto the final bit of the week...
Round 9 Building
Now that Round 8 is over, it's time to reveal the next round of the competition! The brief for Round 9 is... Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit Replacement at Universal Studios Florida! The context for the round is as follows:
When it was built, Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit was intended to be the icon coaster of Universal Studios Florida. And to a point, it did satisfy this aim, with it arguably providing one of the more iconic sightlines within the Universal Orlando Resort. However, the ride is growing increasingly old, increasingly unreliable, and increasingly out of step with the product Universal now wants to provide, so the difficult decision has been made to remove it. With the ride being removed, it needs a replacement... and Universal have hired none other than you to devise it! With Rockit having been a staple of the visual skyline of Universal Studios Florida for many years, Universal wants a coaster of equal scale to match the visual appeal and iconicity of its predecessor, but they also want you to bear in mind the very long, narrow plot that Rockit currently occupies. There are film studio soundstages and indoor attraction buildings on both sides of the ride at many points, so squeezing in a big coaster will be a challenge... how will you rise to it?
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The constraints for the round are as follows:
  • Must Fit Within Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit Area (Maximum Footprint 1,122ft*243ft/342m*74m with building as described in the below Google Doc)
  • Minimum Height 150ft/46m
  • Minimum Speed 65mph/105kph
  • Minimum Length 4,000ft/1,219m
For some context, the area of Universal Studios Florida we're working with here is as follows:
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit 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. Steps to build the building within this footprint (intended to parallel the various obstacles along the main USF midway blocking the Rockit plot in) are described in this Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1okCcNV2zeCx4HDq3XUdAc5E8EBd0zd3ek08rCLRyZ3E/edit?usp=sharing

However, if you find yourself unable to do this, I have created a Steam Workshop park template with the footprint constraints pre-imposed and the building pre-built, which you can download here (EDIT: Link updated on 11th January to make the template non-DLC requiring; apologies for the previous error): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3405186549

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 and following the instructions in the above Google Doc. 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 9 is Friday 17th January 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 9. Good luck with Round 9, 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.

But that's besides the point; get building for Round 9 and voting for Rounds 7 and 8, everybody!
 
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Heads up for people, this weeks template contains DLC. If you don't own World's Fair you cannot save any work done in the template.
 
Poisson said:
Heads up for people, this weeks template contains DLC. If you don't own World's Fair you cannot save any work done in the template.
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Apologies; that was a mistake on my part.

I literally just selected the first wall type I could see and built with it, forgetting it was a DLC-only wall piece.

An honest mistake on my part… I’ll go in and rectify this issue ASAP. The round certainly doesn’t require DLC to complete, so I wouldn’t want my absent-minded use of a World’s Fair DLC wall type in the template to inhibit people unduly!
 
Easy enough fix. Download template, replace wall type using template as a guide and the park can now be saved. Easily sorted for those without WF DLC. Certainly much easier than if were without the templates handily provided each week
 
Poisson said:
Easy enough fix. Download template, replace wall type using template as a guide and the park can now be saved. Easily sorted for those without WF DLC. Certainly much easier than if were without the templates handily provided each week
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That would be the case for you guys if I hadn't been a bit too clever for my own good and locked the building down to be unremovable in Scenario Editor... I spent a good few minutes trying to remove walls en masse using the multi-select feature going "why isn't it removing anything?" until I remembered...

The mistake should now be rectified, though; I've put a link to an updated, non-DLC requiring version of the template in the Week 9 Weekly Digest above and removed the link to the old version. All those pesky Adobe walls should be gone now in favour of some much more generic Metal walls! It should work now if you download the updated version from the link above and try and save a build in it.

I once again sincerely apologise for the error and any delay it may have caused to people getting cracking with their Round 9 builds.

Note to self; when creating templates, don't just select the first wall piece you see and casually start building with it without checking whether it requires any DLC!
 
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Matt N said:
That would be the case for you guys if I hadn't been a bit too clever for my own good and locked the building down to be unremovable in Scenario Editor... I spent a good few minutes trying to remove walls en masse using the multi-select feature going "why isn't it removing anything?" until I remembered...
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Is it? I managed to delete it without trying. Then again, these challenges prove I'm adept at ruining PlanCo with ease.
 
Poisson said:
Is it? I managed to delete it without trying. Then again, these challenges prove I'm adept at ruining PlanCo with ease.
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Really? That surprises me; when I tested it in Sandbox mode, the building was locked down and I couldn’t delete it, and I definitely locked it down when building the template in Scenario Editor.

Perhaps something gets lost in translation when I upload it to the Steam Workshop?

In that case, then, I guess all I can do is politely ask people to not remove the building and hope they keep to the spirit of things… I’m flummoxed as to why that setting seems to disappear on your computer @Poisson, as I definitely locked the building down in Scenario Editor and when testing in my own Sandbox mode, I couldn’t remove it.

It must be something getting lost when I upload to Steam, as I can’t think of any other explanation… I’ll give it another test a bit later.
 
My Round 9 submission is now here... say hello to Fast & Furious Hollywood Cruiser, a B&M Hyper Coaster:
Fast & Furious Hollywood Cruiser Overview.png

The ride stats are as follows:
  • Name: Fast & Furious Hollywood Cruiser
  • Manufacturer: Bolliger & Mabillard
  • Model: Hyper Coaster (Custom)
  • Height: 187ft/57m
  • Speed: 73mph/117kph
  • Length: 4,571ft/1,393m
  • Inversions: 0
  • Airtime Moments: 9
  • Maximum Positive G-Force: 5.1G overall and heatmap
  • Maximum Negative G-Force: -1.5G overall/-1.2G heatmap
  • Trains: 3 trains with 7 cars/28 riders
  • Throughput: 1,785pph (63-64 trains per hour, 1 train every ~56s)
If you'd like to play around with Fast & Furious Hollywood Cruiser for yourself, here's the Steam Workshop link you can download it from: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3405369624

So that's Fast & Furious Hollywood Cruiser, my Round 9 submission! A couple of the transitions are slightly jankier than I'd have liked due to the tight space, but I hope you like it nonetheless!
 
Just to remind everyone, we are now halfway through Week 9. 3 days remain until the deadlines close and the Week 10 Weekly Digest is dropped.

There has been 1 response to the Round 7 Voting form so far, and that is my own. If you’d like to vote for your Round 7 favourites, follow this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1...VjOBN5-9uEMIVxeikRU0JnNaQ/viewform?usp=dialog

There has been 1 response to the Round 8 Voting form so far, and that is my own. If you’d like to vote for your Round 8 favourites, follow this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1...naWYKZaOJe1tXqjRquy0jYnyQ/viewform?usp=dialog

There have been 3 submissions for Round 9 so far, including my own. If you would like a deadline extension for Round 9, please notify me before the deadline and I would be happy to facilitate one for you. If you have any issues with uploading videos or anything at all, get in touch with me and I would be very happy to solve these issues for you. If you do not get into contact with me before the deadline, I will assume that you are happy forfeiting this round and move on.

The deadline for both Round 7 and Round 8 voting and Round 9 building is Friday 17th January 2025 at 11:45pm. The Week 9 Weekly Digest will be posted on Saturday 18th January 2025 at 12am.

I’d also like to apologise for the slightly sporadic nature of my watching and commenting on submissions as of late, as well as my lower general engagement with this thread as of late. If I haven’t commented on a submission you made recently; it’s nothing personal, I’m just quite preoccupied with exam revision and other things at the moment and this contest is taking somewhat of a back seat. I come here at odd moments where I’m not busy and feel somewhat motivated to do contest stuff; I know it sounds bad, but if I’m being totally honest, I’ve been struggling somewhat to find the motivation for contest stuff recently.
 
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