DC High Heat Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 CONFIDENTIAL: CYPHER III PROTOTYPE TEST 1 BACKGROUND: The top secret Unmanned Aerial Vehicle "CYPHER" project has been comprimised as the vehicle was damaged after experiencing erratic flight behavior over enemy lines. CYPHER III has been returned to base following last weeks recovery mission. MISSION: Potentially comprimised information after the crash accelerates the need for improvement in the Cypher project in order to maintain military dominance. Gather performance data during continued prototype testing under realistic field conditions. Data acquired will be employed during the reconstruction of CYPHER III and utilized to improve future iterations of the CYPHER project. Qualified volunteers must be prepared for high speeds, quick maneuvers, and unexpected behaviors. The mission will commence 8/2/2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davisal771 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Wow! The 3Ds look amazing! Are you planning on uploading this to No-LimitsExchange? This could easily get in the top 10 if its a good ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC High Heat Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thanks for the compliments, and yes I'm also uploading to Nolimits-Exchange.com. I'll continue to upload some more pics here and there as I near release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbrcace1234 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I would hate to wait in a line that long! Looks great so far though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightbeawannabe Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Was it made in Newton2, or AHG'ed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC High Heat Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 Both, mightbeawannabe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC High Heat Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 Hello again. I'd like to present what will be one of my last updates before release. First, some information: Name: CYPHER III Designer: DC High Heat Coaster Type: Intamin AG Suspended Catapult Coaster Propulsion System: Linear Induction Motor Launch Top Speed: 77mph Height: 205' 10" Max Drop: 198' 11" Track Length: 3322' 3" Ride Time (Station to Station): 1m 47s Ride Time (Launch Start to Brake End): 38s Track Design/Construction Method- Newton 2, Auto Heartline Generator (AHG) Some important notes before release: -This ride is intentionally designed to be short, original, and intense in the style of other launched Intamin designs such as Furius Baco, Storm Runner, Volcano, RITA, and Kingda Ka. The ride time keeps excitement up while maintaining reasonable cost. Here's a comparison: Ride Time (Launch Start to Brake End): RITA: 25s Kingda Ka: 26s Storm Runner: 30s Furius Baco: 33s CYPHER III: 38s Volcano: 44s I fully expect to get destroyed for my length, despite the fact that I think these stats show CYPHER III as one of the longer rides of the given style. I hope you all will consider trackwork detail, pacing, and overall quality along with stats *in relation to* real life counterparts. I'm fully open to discussion if you agree or disagree, so please feel free to comment and allow me to reply to any thoughts you may have before release. -The "Watch Your Head" sign on the side of the train, as seen on other rides such as Volcano, only works correctly on the loading side of the train. Because of constraints with No Limits cartextures, the other side of the train displays a mirrored sign. It's not very noticeable while the ride is moving, so I decided to leave in the extra detail despite the issue. -Please don't expect Thunderhead Falls; my focus was on overall quality and ride excitement, not a huge amount of scenery. What I've done is what I feel makes the coaster itself as realistic as possible (generally speaking: station, queue, pathways, electrical/mechanical additions, footers, lights/trashcans/benches) without going overboard with theming. With all that said, I think the ride really came out well, and I can't wait to release for you all to enjoy riding as much as I have designing! I'll end with a few more pictures: Questions and comments are welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu1651 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Wow. Not only do you make great coasters but you also hype like Alton Towers (no offence; I'm sure you'll live up to it)! I'm so excited to see this thing take off- figuratively, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 So glad you've gone for the short-snappy option. I love rides like that, you queue hours for a 30 second ride...and still feel satisfied! I know you'll put it off, the attention to detail looks absolutely outstanding already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Looks great, cant wait to ride it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcoasters Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 As said on CC, It looks awesome dc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC High Heat Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) CONFIDENTIAL: CYPHER III PROTOTYPE TEST 1 BACKGROUND: The top secret Unmanned Aerial Vehicle "CYPHER" project has been comprimised as the vehicle was damaged after experiencing erratic flight behavior over enemy lines. CYPHER III has been returned to base following last weeks recovery mission. MISSION: Potentially comprimised information after the crash accelerates the need for improvement in the Cypher project in order to maintain military dominance. Gather performance data during continued prototype testing under realistic field conditions. Data acquired will be employed during the reconstruction of CYPHER III and utilized to improve future iterations of the CYPHER project. Qualified volunteers must be prepared for high speeds, quick maneuvers, and unexpected behaviors. Coaster Name: CYPHER III Designer: DC High Heat Coaster Type: Intamin AG Suspended Catapult Coaster Propulsion System: Linear Induction Motor Launch Top Speed: 77mph Height: 205' 10" Max Drop: 198' 11" Track Length: 3322' 3" Ride Time (Station to Station): 1m 47s Ride Time (Launch Start to Brake End): 38s Track Design/Construction Method- Newton 2, Auto Heartline Generator (AHG) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Notes: -This ride is intentionally designed to be short, original, and intense in the style of other launched Intamin designs such as Furius Baco, Storm Runner, Volcano, RITA, and Kingda Ka. The ride time keeps excitement up while maintaining reasonable cost. Here's a comparison: Ride Time (Launch Start to Brake End): RITA: 25s Kingda Ka: 26s Storm Runner: 30s Furius Baco: 33s CYPHER III: 38s Volcano: 44s -The ending was designed to be unconventional and surprising like that of Volcano, Xcelerator, or Kingda Ka, but original in its own way. -The "Watch Your Head" sign on the side of the train, as seen on other rides such as Volcano, only works correctly on the loading side of the train. Because of constraints with No Limits cartextures, the other side of the train displays a mirrored sign. It's not very noticeable while the ride is moving, so I decided to leave in the extra detail despite the issue. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgements: Testing and Thoughts: SoCalDude, Jakizle, Matt, Real, A113, Freddie, Ragan Exporting/Scenery Help: AyTrane, A113 Thanks guys! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I thank you for downloading and reading my thoughts, and hope you will enjoy your ride on CYPHER III! I spent a lot of time and effort perfecting the design, so ratings and comments are greatly appreciated. Cypher III.nlpack Edited August 3, 2010 by DC High Heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightbeawannabe Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Why'd you release it here later than Nolimits-Exchange? Anyways, the ride is fantastic and I loved the way the launch started level and then the angle rose for the rest! Very fun ride! EDIT: What's Thunderhead Falls? It's not on Nolimits-Exchange. Where can I get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC High Heat Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 NoLimits-Exchange is my primary site, so I released it there first. Thunderhead Falls is a very highly themed ride designed a while ago by Phyter. It was on CoasterSims and I don't know if it's online anymore. Thanks for the comments. Glad you enjoyed the ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightbeawannabe Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 This is OT, but if you have it could you PM it to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC High Heat Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 I don't have it on my computer, and plus it's not for me to send out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightbeawannabe Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Oh...that's okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCoasters Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I'd post a music video of it on youtube with a link to the download to make it more popular! Even though I know next to nothing about NL this seems to be one of the best I've ever seen! Great Work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC High Heat Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 Thanks SoCal. I plan on uploading a video or two on YouTube at some point, as I have for a couple of my other rides. Just have to make one first lol. Glad you liked the ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC High Heat Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastersax68 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 I'm really glad you posted the POV, because i don't have NL. It looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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