RCC70 - Ride Recreation Contest 3! (February 2025)
- Deur Klink
- Jan 31
- 3 min read
Hey everyone! It's time for a new Ride Creation Contest. And for this one, we will revisit a contest we last did several years ago: The Ride Recreation Contest! In this contest you will have to recreate a real coaster that exists or one that has existed in the past. You don't have to rebuild the actual location of the ride, you can put the coaster on the moon if you want to! You'll have to do your best to make the coaster recognizable, though! Several coasters types have gotten new track elements, which may help in recreating their layouts!
Some tips: RCT2 is a grid based game. Most real coasters are not built on a grid, so feel free to take some creative liberties to fit the coaster in! Focus on what looks best instead of adding awkward turns of transitions in an effort to be as realistic as possible.
Rules
You are allowed to make teams of up to two people in this round!
Rule 1: You have to recreate a coaster that currently exists, or has existed in the past. Try to keep it recognizable. I recommend naming it after the recreated coaster and painting it in the same colour scheme.
Rule 2: You don't have to environment which the real coaster sits in, you can put the coaster in a completely different landscape if you want.
Rule 3: The deadline for this contest will be on the 25th of February at 19:00 CET!
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 v2.5 bench. Custom objects that are not in the DKSO v2.5 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 4000 tiles. This number will be calculated by multiplying the size of the map edges. You could for example make a map that is 80 x 50 tiles, or 63 x 63 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!
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!
Tutorial
Here's an old tutorial I made several years ago with some tips on how to recreate a real coaster: