Coming soon: RCT3D (pictures inside)
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The pictures are now working!
That's right. I am building a program which will let you explore your own parks and ride your own rides at your own will.
Some of you noticed the original screenshot I posted a while back. Since then, I've made an amazing amount of progress, and the game is really starting to take shape.
For historical purposes, here is the original screenshot
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-preview1.jpg
That was taken from the first milestone, which had a blocky terrain, and no texturing whatsoever. Since then, I've added RCT-like terrain, textures, and water. All of the screenshots below are from the latest build. I used Joe Holland's old IOA recreation for this round of pictures, so most of you will be able to identify these screenshots. Unfortunately, it's not perfect, but this is easily the best IOA recreation I've ever seen.
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-PortOfEntry1.jpg - Looking down the Port of Entry from the lagoon inside the park. You can see the lighthouse in the far background.
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-Hulk1.jpg - The station and launch tube of the Hulk, with the lagoon below. You can also see the Port of Entry in the background. It's not difficult to imagine green steel twister track going around the station, is it?
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-DrDoom1.jpg - Looking down the street towards the entrance to Dr. Doom's FearFall
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-DrDoom2.jpg - The view from the top of the towers (the height is estimated)
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-PopeyeBluto1.jpg - Looking at Popeye and Bluto's Bilgerat Barges from the top of Me Ship, The Olive. You can clearly see the path that the ride will take through the canyon and into the tunnel. You can also see the queue buildings (middle), the infamous boatwash (background middle), and Dudley Doright's Ripsaw Falls (background left)
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-DudleyDoright1.jpg - The main mountain for Dudley Doright's Ripsaw Falls. You can see the explosive house that the logs travel under on the big drop, as well as the location of the bunny hop and splashdown areas.
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-JPSplashdown1.jpg - The splashdown area for the Jurassic Park River Adventure
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-JPRideStart1.jpg - The view from the beginning of the Jurassic Park River Adventure. You can clearly see the tunnel/cave you pass through, and the huge show building in the background
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-JPDiscoveryCenter1.jpg - The Jurassic Park Discovery Center as seen from the lagoon
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-DuelingDragons1.jpg - The castle and queue of Dueling Dragons, as seen from the queue's entrance
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-Mythos2.jpg - Looking at Mythos from the restaurant's entrance
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-Mythos1.jpg - Mythos as seen from Sneetch Beach in Seuss Landing
That's right. I am building a program which will let you explore your own parks and ride your own rides at your own will.
Some of you noticed the original screenshot I posted a while back. Since then, I've made an amazing amount of progress, and the game is really starting to take shape.
For historical purposes, here is the original screenshot
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-preview1.jpg
That was taken from the first milestone, which had a blocky terrain, and no texturing whatsoever. Since then, I've added RCT-like terrain, textures, and water. All of the screenshots below are from the latest build. I used Joe Holland's old IOA recreation for this round of pictures, so most of you will be able to identify these screenshots. Unfortunately, it's not perfect, but this is easily the best IOA recreation I've ever seen.
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-PortOfEntry1.jpg - Looking down the Port of Entry from the lagoon inside the park. You can see the lighthouse in the far background.
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-Hulk1.jpg - The station and launch tube of the Hulk, with the lagoon below. You can also see the Port of Entry in the background. It's not difficult to imagine green steel twister track going around the station, is it?
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-DrDoom1.jpg - Looking down the street towards the entrance to Dr. Doom's FearFall
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-DrDoom2.jpg - The view from the top of the towers (the height is estimated)
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-PopeyeBluto1.jpg - Looking at Popeye and Bluto's Bilgerat Barges from the top of Me Ship, The Olive. You can clearly see the path that the ride will take through the canyon and into the tunnel. You can also see the queue buildings (middle), the infamous boatwash (background middle), and Dudley Doright's Ripsaw Falls (background left)
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-DudleyDoright1.jpg - The main mountain for Dudley Doright's Ripsaw Falls. You can see the explosive house that the logs travel under on the big drop, as well as the location of the bunny hop and splashdown areas.
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-JPSplashdown1.jpg - The splashdown area for the Jurassic Park River Adventure
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-JPRideStart1.jpg - The view from the beginning of the Jurassic Park River Adventure. You can clearly see the tunnel/cave you pass through, and the huge show building in the background
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-JPDiscoveryCenter1.jpg - The Jurassic Park Discovery Center as seen from the lagoon
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-DuelingDragons1.jpg - The castle and queue of Dueling Dragons, as seen from the queue's entrance
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-Mythos2.jpg - Looking at Mythos from the restaurant's entrance
http://www.progoth.com/~darkhelmet/rct3d-milestone2-Mythos1.jpg - Mythos as seen from Sneetch Beach in Seuss Landing
*** This post was edited by DarkHelmet on 9/9/2001. ***
*** This post was edited by DarkHelmet on 9/9/2001. ***
This is Awesome!!!!!! I can't wait to see my Cedar Point, and Kings Island in 3D!!!;)
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-Matthew Couts
Rct Recreations (just e-mail me for these)
1.Cedar Point(voted best CP Recreation ever)
2.King's Island (only pki recreation)
3.coming soon... Idlewild *** This post was edited by Elroy on 8/17/2001. ***
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-Matthew Couts
Rct Recreations (just e-mail me for these)
1.Cedar Point(voted best CP Recreation ever)
2.King's Island (only pki recreation)
3.coming soon... Idlewild *** This post was edited by Elroy on 8/17/2001. ***
Great shots! That must have been a lot of hard work.When is the program expected to be completed?And will you be able to download and run it on any copy of RCT?I'm wondering if it requires special hardware or software to run,after all you are doing something with the program that it was not designed to do.When will you be posting any screen shots of the actual rides?
*** This post was edited by BATWING FAN SFA on 8/17/2001. ***
Q: When is the program expected to be completed?
A: I have no idea. To quote 3D Realms, it will be done "when it's done". I will release different builds periodically to see how it performs on different computers, and to get feedback.
Q: And will you be able to download and run it on any copy of RCT?
A: Actually, it doesn't require RCT to run at all (that may change if I get into legal trouble). Right now, all you need is a valid savegame file. In the future, I may check to see if you actually have RCT installed. Aside from that, the program will never actually require RCT to run.
Q: I'm wondering if it requires special hardware or software to run,after all you are doing something with the program that it was not designed to do
A: Well, I'm not using the program at all. I'm writing my own program which reads a SV4 file (the save game), and constructs a 3D world based on the information in the file. The only requirement that I will have is that you need to have OpenGL on your computer, and that you run Windows. OpenGL is supported in hardware by most cards on the market today, and it is available in software mode (with significantly slower performance) if you don't have it in hardware.
Q: When will you be posting any screen shots of the actual rides?
A: I'll do this when I actually finish the rides. I'm gradually adding features in order of complexity. First, I want to perfect the landscape engine. It currently runs at a whopping 6FPS on my current computer, which is unacceptable. After I finish optimizing the landscape engine, I will start adding other objects.
First, I will add landscaping, because it will make the park look significantly better. Then, I will start adding stalls and simple rides (like the rapids ride, space shot, or the ferris wheel). I will gradually add more complex rides (coasters) with time.
The last thing I'll add is the capability to ride all of the rides. That is extremely complex, and requires that I perfectly replicate the RCT lack-of-physics model. To complicate the situation, vehicles behave differently depending on the amount and location of people on the vehicle.
A: I have no idea. To quote 3D Realms, it will be done "when it's done". I will release different builds periodically to see how it performs on different computers, and to get feedback.
Q: And will you be able to download and run it on any copy of RCT?
A: Actually, it doesn't require RCT to run at all (that may change if I get into legal trouble). Right now, all you need is a valid savegame file. In the future, I may check to see if you actually have RCT installed. Aside from that, the program will never actually require RCT to run.
Q: I'm wondering if it requires special hardware or software to run,after all you are doing something with the program that it was not designed to do
A: Well, I'm not using the program at all. I'm writing my own program which reads a SV4 file (the save game), and constructs a 3D world based on the information in the file. The only requirement that I will have is that you need to have OpenGL on your computer, and that you run Windows. OpenGL is supported in hardware by most cards on the market today, and it is available in software mode (with significantly slower performance) if you don't have it in hardware.
Q: When will you be posting any screen shots of the actual rides?
A: I'll do this when I actually finish the rides. I'm gradually adding features in order of complexity. First, I want to perfect the landscape engine. It currently runs at a whopping 6FPS on my current computer, which is unacceptable. After I finish optimizing the landscape engine, I will start adding other objects.
First, I will add landscaping, because it will make the park look significantly better. Then, I will start adding stalls and simple rides (like the rapids ride, space shot, or the ferris wheel). I will gradually add more complex rides (coasters) with time.
The last thing I'll add is the capability to ride all of the rides. That is extremely complex, and requires that I perfectly replicate the RCT lack-of-physics model. To complicate the situation, vehicles behave differently depending on the amount and location of people on the vehicle.
Wow! That's really nice! Can't wait to get it:)
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"Thank you for challenging the Raging Bull. We hope you enjoy the rest of you're day, here at Six Flags Great America."
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"Thank you for challenging the Raging Bull. We hope you enjoy the rest of you're day, here at Six Flags Great America."
Got any new pics yet?;)
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-Matthew Couts
Rct Recreations (just e-mail me for these)
1.Cedar Point(voted best CP Recreation ever)
2.King's Island (only pki recreation)
3.coming soon... Idlewild
Ummm those links wont work for me. And i tried to copy and paster them still no luck so what should i do.
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www.woodencoaster.com
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www.woodencoaster.com
The links probably aren't working for a simple reason. This topic is almost a month old, I'm sure they were temporary pics to show us the progress. They have probably been deleted by now. Don't sweat it, I'm sure you'll get to see new ones, and eventually the finished product.
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Hey, SFGAm management, can I buy a couple cages of Sky Whirl?
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Hey, SFGAm management, can I buy a couple cages of Sky Whirl?
Ohh i didnt even look to see if they were a month old thanks tri.
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www.woodencoaster.com
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www.woodencoaster.com
Haha! you guys are crazy, i just brought this back up to see if there were any updates...;)
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-Matthew Couts
Rct Recreations (just e-mail me for these)
1.Cedar Point(voted best CP Recreation ever)
2.King's Island (only pki recreation)
3.coming soon... Idlewild
The links don't work because my friend who runs the server accidentally deleted my home directory, which had all of my pictures. They weren't on a temporary server of any kind. Everything I put on the server is permanent so long as my friend doesn't toast my home directory again. ;) I'll re-upload the images again for those that didn't see them the first time.
I've made some progress on RCT3D since the first post. I made some significant optimizations that boosted the framerate nicely.
I also added a sky, instead of the ugly, black background. Of course, you will be able to replace the sky with anything you want.
Right now, I'm working on adding trees and walkways, which will be a HUGE improvement. Of course, screenshots (and maybe even a demo) will be released when I make progress in this area.
*** This post was edited by DarkHelmet on 9/8/2001. ***
Can't wait!!!:):):):)
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-Matthew Couts
Rct Recreations (just e-mail me for these)
1.Cedar Point(voted best CP Recreation ever)
2.King's Island (only pki recreation)
3.coming soon... Idlewild
Can you upload the pics again? I'd like to see...
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http://www.bolliger-mabillard.com
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http://www.bolliger-mabillard.com
B&M Webmaster, He said that he is going to re-load the pics again.
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-Matthew Couts
Rct Recreations (just e-mail me for these)
1.Cedar Point(voted best CP Recreation ever)
2.King's Island (only pki recreation)
3.coming soon... Idlewild
Bringin this back to the top cause I wanna know if this is ready yet, too! I've been waitin, and hoping...
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Remember all we hold dear, and keep those we lost alive in our hearts. America is stronger than terrorism, and will never die. We may fall, but we will never give up. God bless America.
-Todd
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