Vekoma Fan Boy
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Most disturbing movie you've ever seen?
Vekoma Fan Boy replied to Sasquatch's topic in Random, Random, Random
QFT. Especially the scene where they drug the little boy and take his heart out. -
Living Dead Beat - Children of Bodom which just turned into... Are You Dead Yet? - Children of Bodom The entire Are You Dead Yet? album rocks, even if it's nothing like old Bodom.
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Project S (RCT2)
Vekoma Fan Boy replied to Stoksy's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
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Thats odd, I have never in my life heard death metal referred to as death rock. So you're speaking of bands like Cannibal Corpse, Necrophagist, Nile, and the like?
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I'm sorry, but what the hell is death rock?
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Official Windows 7 Discussion
Vekoma Fan Boy replied to andyuk200523's topic in Random, Random, Random
Well I was planning on building a brand new gaming computer and putting Win7 on it, but after reading this thread, I'm not so sure. Anyone willing to give a confused 16 year old a push in the right direction? -
Project S (RCT2)
Vekoma Fan Boy replied to Stoksy's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
Would you mind showing me where I can find Geewhzz's bench? I checked NE and couldn't find anything. -
Project S (RCT2)
Vekoma Fan Boy replied to Stoksy's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
^So I'm NOT crazy and I DIDN'T dream up that peeps could get that pissed off! I vaguely remember getting them that mad once and I couldn't tell if it actually happened or not. I've been spending ages trying to do it again! -
Dragon Fyre [NL]
Vekoma Fan Boy replied to davisal771's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
^Keep those tutorials saved. You will be going back to them A LOT. I've been using Newton2 for about 6 months now and I still find myself going back and saying "Wait... how did he do that again???" -
Intamin Giga Coaster [NL]
Vekoma Fan Boy replied to KrazyT's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
Uhh, I'm pretty sure this ride is dead considering KrazyT stopped updating the thread six months ago. -
^Wrong indeed. As long as you know how to change the forces to get a particular track shaping, you can do anything you want! I was just late hopping on the Forced Vector bandwagon because I could never understand how the concept of Forced Vector Design worked until Newton2 presented it in a visual format. Now I kick myself for not getting it. *sighs* Being a visual learner sucks. Just wondering though, how long did it take you to design The Red Dragon and Daboia in Newton2?
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^Thanks man! Keep up the good work! To be honest this thing almost reminds me of a pimped-out version of Black Mamba! ^^And I have a little trouble believing that a Quintic transition is truly the midway between an Agnesi and Bernstein, considering the transitions are based on the named curves being derivatives of the transition. (IE. The slope of the selected transition curve at time "x" directly correlates to how fast the variable, be it normal/lateral force or roll, is changing at that time.)* *NOT trying to pass myself off as a Calculus expert, I just know enough to understand the workings of Newton2
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Kings Dominion (KD) Discussion Thread
Vekoma Fan Boy replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Okay, having read the past 20 pages of this thread, I am quite surprised at the behavior of some members. I honestly would have expected better from TPR, but then again, its not like I haven't had my own share of immature behavior here. THAT BEING SAID: who are we to criticize what Intamin/Kings Dominion is doing? They are doing it for a reason, whether that reason be for reduced maintenance costs, increased rider comfort, or an increase in the ride's sexual appeal to badgers, we just don't freaking know! I'm not criticizing, I'm just an overly informed 16 year old kid. I am NOT a ride designer, I was NOT there during the decision to put the trims there, and most importantly, I am NOT an engineer! Do I hope to be a ride designer in the future? Yes! Definitely! But as of now I am not. If I want to question Intamin's/KD's logic, I will question it, but only so far as "Hey, why did you guys put those there instead of here or here?" as opposed to "Well they SHOULD have done it this way!" They had a valid reason for it, so they did it that way. Is it okay to wonder? Sure! It can be said that everything we know and love today has come from simply wondering "Hey, what would happen if..?" So why don't we just stop passing judgement until an Intamin designer comes to TPR and says "Yeah, we just winged it. Guess it didn't work out."
