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Robb if you can tell me anything in my post that was a bash I will be happy to change it. The comment about video cards might be construed that way but I believe most people would agree that an Intel Extreme Graphics sharing memory isn't a real graphics card.... I can understand completely that it is what you use at work. I was just adressing the comments in your post about cost. The truth is that there is a lot to be desired in mac development circles. Documentation isn't great and is quite spotty in places. There are many programs that are only on Windows thus shutting Macs out. Doesn't mean it can't be done. Just means that many companies choose not to because they decide they can't live without X program. But I'm not even gonna argue that because if you are making a game for computers you aren't going to be targeting macs because the market is just too small for a first run.

Um Robb just out of curiosity can you cite any time when Macs became more expensive? This seems like typical PC owner Mac bashing... There is now a Mac that is less expensive than most PC's and actually has a real video card. Besides that it comes with all the software you need to make a DVD and edit your own music. I'm not meaning to create tension just point out that really Macs have never gone up in price. They have consistently come down in price and were only stuck at 500Mhz for a year because of Motorolla. Now working with IBM the Macs are easily comparable with any PC. Hopefully we will see Apple adopting the Cell chip at some point and once again becoming the top performing personal computer.

Well believe it or not my first ride was on the Whizzer at Great America in Santa Clara. It was also my only ride on that particular coaster. I was in a summer day camp thing and I went on the ride at the end of the day and was scared incredibly. I can't really remember anything about the ride except watching the trains climb the screw lift. So yeah my first coaster ride ever was also the only ride I ever got on that ride... Kinda has always left an empty spot in me...

So Rob what do you actually use now for editing and stuff? Just kinda curious because Apple's Final Cut seems to be growing in popularity(real time transition and effects previews)... And I've been amazed by how easy Apple's iDVD is to use (drag and drop is great ). Every time they show it I want to get a machine with a Superdrive... Then I remember that I don't have a video camera nor anything worth shooting...

Yes but if you ride a coaster with an empty stomach nothing is gonna come up is it...

Auggghhh Where is the Katamari Damacy love...? :shock: Seriously with the love of crazy Japanese games here where is the love. $20 people, $20 is all you need to buy into this crazy happy funfest. Better than a cat better than a dog better than that thing you found under your sofa last week... Yes it's Katamari Damacy. Full of crazy happy go fun wondergraphics and featuring state of the art sticky crazy ball physics Katamari Damacy is a true tour de force. Yes you aren't truly a gamer until you have rolled up your first skyscraper in the passionate pursuit of refilling the sky with stars. Yes friends this is truly a unique game scoring an average of 86% on gamerankings If that isn't enough for you to want to go check out this game you should pluck out your nose hairs with a pair of barbecue tongs because well I don't have a reason... But here is a movie from gametrailers... Oh and did I mention that it has one of the best soundtracks in a game ever featuring an eccentric mix of different varietys so everyone should find something they like. So run don't walk to your local game emporium and ask them for a copy of Katamari Damacy and if they don't have it please feel free to slap them with a fish. (I apologize for the length and the craziness of the post... But honestly it is in line with the sheer happy craziness that is this game. Please give it a try. Oh and if you have OPM I believe the Feb issue had a very small demo which will give you some idea of the play mechanics but remember that it is nothing compared to the full game. Just get back to me when you roll up your first cloud )

C'mon 10 downloads and not a single comment?

You know this isn't really fair... First off RCT1 & 2 has serious problems... Remember the DST bug that erased all your saves? Remember all the little things that never got fixed period in RCT2? Also consider that RCT3 just came out and has had no expansion packs yet but you are comparing it to two games that each got two expansions. RCT3 is a departure for the series but you guys are probably the same ones who complained that RCT2 wasn't enough of a change from the first. So take it for what it is a new game. That should be enough and give it time to grow. Sure we lost a few things in the transition to 3d but the game is ultimately good with more track pieces than ever before. Sure I have some problems with some of the building in RCT3 but when I think back to how long it took me to become proficient in RCT1 and 2 it really doesn't seem so bad.

Mr. Volcano it seems your comments on the Flat Rides seem like they might be based on when they break down. You see when a ride breaks down it runs incredibly fast (well at least when it has a control failure). You may have seen this an misinterpreted it. BTW those of you that are really tinkerers will enjoy the advanced firework editor. It's a blast to play with. Just look online for the guest name and you can open up and play with all the firework creation tools. You can create fogs fire and all sorts of things from firework generators. It is actually pretty cool.

How much will FRAPS record without being registered?

5 downloads and not a single comment yet... Sorry I'm kinda anxious to get some feedback on some of the rides.

Ok well I'll post what I believe is the full park. Hopefully this will work for you. I really don't like the fact that they are just .dat files because really it doesn't tell you anything about the contents. Hopefully it works for you. If it isn't the right thing please tell me and I will get rid of it and attempt to correct it. BoulderBlast(unfinished).dat Hopefully this is the park.

Seriously don't everyone comment at once... :crying:

I can hardly walk at talk at the same time... I don't think I would do too well with a shift.

Ok yeah so I thought I would try posting some images from a park I have kinda been playing around in. Basically it was just a game for me to mess with the landscaping features and with fitting coasters into some semi-odd shaped terrain. Hopefully the pics aren't too big. Well hope you guys like the pics. I have the actual level (I think I found it lol) and might post it later. Depends on the sort of responses I get. It was pretty fun just messing around with building up terrain and then making as minimal changes as I could and building around it. My Drop Machine Coaster looking really cool in the lighting. Keep in mind that it drops off the top of that highest point you can see. Shot of my wooden coaster and a tiny flying turns I pushed against the mountain. Little picture out the monorail window.... Thought it looked cool. You can see the drop machine in the far distance.

Can someone tell me what tta is? I'm sure it makes sense but I'm not familiar with it.

Um well why don't you make it a real poll then...

Out of curiosity on the Wonderland coasters why don't you build the lines to the center? I'm just kinda curious. RCT2 has an exploit in the way that the money is added and subtracted for building rides over buildings and trees. Basically build anything that has a volume (ie not walls or fences) that is a building material and stack a ton on top of each other. Then build a ride that will get rid of all of them. You will get money for installing the ride and bulldoze the ride and you will have more money. The larger the amount you put in and the larger the ride the more $$ you get out. Does that make sense?

lol thanks rob... We gotta try and get a downloadable one. I loved the "Uh why are we rolling back"... LOL

Evil toboggan rides? But seriously the BarnStorm will have a lift that basically pulls you through an inversion. Thats insane!!

lol yeah if you want lightning don't go to Cali... Come to Colorado. Ah the joys of going to a waterpark in summer watching incredibly dark clouds crash over the mountains and then being kicked off the rides mid-afternoon due to a lightning storm coming in. All that when the day started beautifully clear. It has only happened once to me thankfully. Still all sorts of fun being told to find shelter when all the buildings were already crammed full of people. Of course the lightning usually isn't accompanied by rain which makes it even more fun...

I dunno on one hand I think that Hypers are a great idea as they are very visible and can bring a lot of money for a park. But ultimately they are all the same sort of ride. I mean are there any left with inversions? Really I enjoy them on the first hill (I'm seriously afraid of heights) but usually the rest of the ride just kinda seems like an anticlimax. (BTW I hated the upwards helix on the Texas Titan... Ugh that thing hurt... Maybe it was the fairly hot humid day...) Wooden coasters on the other hand seem to find ways to surprise you throughout their layout in many cases. Also the unpredictable nature tends to make them a completely different feel entirely. I love a good wooden coaster and especially the ones that really push the layouts. I love what GCI (I know others don't) is doing now as they are creating an entirely new generation of twisters and those seats are great because they cushion against the occasional jars that people have problems with. I think they are honestly leading the way in a new generation of wooden coasters.

Does it strike anyone else that Paramount seems to like pimping their movies that just royally suck with rides and the like. Am I the only one that sees this ride as being a potential nightmare? I mean those are ITTY-BITTY trains and what is it like 3 of them... This thing is gonna be a zoo all the time. Unless they have absolutely amazing maintenance the effects are gonna be down a lot. Besides half the ideas in the ride seem half thought out at best. I don't know maybe it is sour grapes... Although truth be told I would KILL for a Sky Captain ride...

You are missing like 3 or 4 on there... I refuse to vote until Maurer Söhne gets their due for the X-car!!! I mean what other manufacturer has a lift hill that goes beyond 90°?

Rob better be careful with the top posters type things... It tends to breed spammy posts just to increase post count. Things like "++" or "+1"'s are not uncommon on some boards.