September 2024 - Dark Ride Section Coaster Contest!
Hey everyone!
Hey everyone! There are several coasters in the world that feature a section of track where the train travels slowly through several show scenes, before finally reaching a lift or a launch section! This is usually referred to as a dark ride section. Some examples are Dragen at Legoland Billund, or Fluch von Novgorod at Hansapark! Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios does the same thing, but has several more show elements throughout the track! For this contest, I want you to build a coaster that has a dark ride section!
Rules
You are allowed to team up with one other person in this round!
- Rule 1: You have to build a coaster of your choice that has at least one section where it slowly travels past one or more scenes. How long you make the dark ride sections is up to you, but the voters will probably prefer longer sections over very short ones! If you make this section inside a building, I recommend making cutouts in the building or instructing the viewers to use cutaway view so they have a clear view of the scene.
- Rule 2: The coaster must also have a fast section, using for example a launch, a lift, or simply its own powered trains to travel fast!
- Rule 3: The deadline for this contest will be on the 26th of September at 19:00 CEST!
- Rule 4: For this contest, you are only allowed to use objects from the RCT1 and RCT2 base game and their official expansions, OpenRCT2-official objects, and custom objects that are included in the DKSO v2 bench. Custom objects that are not in the DKSO v2 bench are not allowed, so make sure you don't use those. You are also allowed to use a custom palette if you want.
- Rule 5: The maximum map size for this round is 2400 tiles. This number will be calculated by multiplying the size of the map edges. You could for example make a map that is 40 x 60 tiles, or 48 x 50 tiles.
- Rule 6: There is no limit to the amount of opened rides you can have in the park.
- Rule 7: Have fun!
How to join
- Step 1: Join my Discord server. Discord is completely free! https://dkmp.wtf/discord
- Step 2: Build your map and decorate it!
- Step 3: When you are done with your contest entry, go on Discord, and send the save file to me in a Private Message. For the name of the save file, I want you to simply use the name that you use on Discord. For example, if your discord name is the_bru, for the save file name, use the_bru.park. After you have sent the save file to me, I will look if it follows the rules, and I will check for anything you can still improve. You can resubmit your entry until the deadline of the round, even if I have already accepted it. Please deselect all unused custom objects before sending in the save file!
- Step 4: Submit a story for others to read in the voting poll! You can do this by writing your story in a Private Message to Deurklink on Discord!
After the deadline has passed, I will put up a voting poll with all the entries. In this voting poll, everyone who is a member on my Discord, including you, will be able to rate all the other entries, and leave a short review.
When the voting period is over I will announce the results in a Youtube video!
Good luck, and have fun!