Roller Coaster

[rover2341]

Roller Coaster

About
Roller Coaster is a game that allows you to build coasters, ride coasters.
It currently has 1 game mode that's called free build. Its currently 4 players, and the map is not locked, and its build 100% in GUI. (Jass is used for leaks)

Features

Builder
The builder allows the user the build coasters with ease. It features, a camera system, full coaster stats, a color changer, a track model changer, a way to place tracks, a way to remove tracks, and a way to finish your coaster.

Rider
The rider allows a user to feel the full experience from riding a coaster. It features first person camera, third person camera, physics, a speed tracking function, and a cart that will follow the tracks at the correct angle and speed.

Game Modes

Free Build
Allows the user to build a roller coaster at there own pace. This mode allows 4 players to build and ride there own coaster. You can also ride other peoples coasters.

Project Group

Lead
Rover2341

Triggers
Rover2341
risk_fan2 (Physics Engine)

Art(2D)
Fat-Bum (Icons)
lindenkron (Skins)
HappyCockroach(Skins)

Art(3D)
Mario_64 (Tracks)
Bloody_Turds (Track Rebuild)
HappyCockroach (Tracks)

Testers
supa-pimp
decus
kittix
danmanlo
Daskunk
Dem0n_Hunter

Change Log

Version Alpha 2.7c
*Physics Have been greatly redone.
*Start Speed is Min speed. 200.
*Bug Fixed where cart would appear during ride and move it
*Question Mark Has been Disabled as Player 6,7 isn't built for it.
*Other Minor Bug Fix's.

Version Alpha 2.7b
*Gravity Has been increased by 100%
*Min Speed has been decreased by a bit.
*Build over 60% Higher Then before.
*Flags have been added to add to the feeling of moment.
*The Question Mark has been revamped and re-enabled.
*Less Flipping
*Stats Fixed on all Players.

Version Alpha 2.7a
*7 Players
*Build up to 1000 Tracks (Increase of nearly 100%)
*Minor Bugs Fixed

Version Alpha 2.7
*Fixed All Major Bugs, With Riding and building.
*Enhanced Rider Cart, To stay on Tracks (Flips Much less, but still some)
*Increased Min Speed by 100 MS, and Increased Start Speed by 50 MS.
*Smoother Rider Camera
*20%+ More Build-able Tracks
*Updated Physics Engine (added , G forces)


Version Alpha 2.6a
*Fixed Stats (Required a Tweak because of Physics engine)
*Fixed bug with "? mark"
*Updated and Fixed a minor bug in Quest Menu
*Fixed Camera Issues when on other players coasters
*Fixed Leek in show speed function

Version Alpha 2.6
*New Physics Engine
*Removed All Major Leaks (Jass is used for the leaks)
*Increased Max Speed
*Increased Start Speed
*Improved Rider Camera
*Rebuilt Several Other Functions Of The Rider (Much Cleaner Code)
*Fixed All known Bugs
*Added Functionality When Riding Others Coasters.
*Updated Quest Menu
*No Lag when clicking on spells for first time

Version Alpha 2.5a
*Added Color to Hot Key
*Revamped First Person Rider. (You should see the tracks better when turning)
*Lowered start speed and how fast you slow down/speed up on hills.
*Fixed Holes in park (You cant walk in peoples coaster area now)
*Fixed bug when riding others coasters
*Rare Tips Error Fixed
*Music Added
*More miss spelled words fixed.
*Fixed small terrain issues
*Removed Debug Text

Version Alpha 2.5
* New Terrain
* Park Coaster (A Roller Coaster That's in the center of the map for anyone to ride)
* Ability to ride others coasters
* Rider Slightly tweaked (Looks at tracks better)
* Improved Tool Tips (No More "Rotates xy angle...")
* Added a Unit that you can wounder the park with
* Fixed Speed issue (They used to start slow the first run, and then fast after. now they always start fast)
* Several Small Bug Fixes
* Several miss spelled words fixed.

Version Alpha 2.4

* Pick between 3 track models (1 New, and the old model brought back)
* Change the color of your tracks
* Cart Model Added
* Rider Camera Reworked (Much Better now)
* Fixed Coaster Stats
* Question Mark Unit added, to help new players to expert players.
* Loads of tweaks.
* All known Bugs Fixed.

Version Alpha 2.1 - 2.3
*Rebuilt 95% of every line of code and trigger, So it could be played by 1-4 players (very easy to change to 8 now)
(This was not easy.....It adds one more layer of complexity)

Version Alpha 2.0

*Added Skin To Track. (looks all wooden now, more warcraft like)
*Almost All new Icons.
*Better Tool Tips. (They still need some work)
*Added Hot Keys.
*Better Tips.
*You now speed up and slow down 50% faster. And start off faster. (It doesn't feel so slow anymore)
*Coaster Stats Updated
*Fixed Some Bugs And few more minor updates

Version Alpha 1.9

*Sky
*Larger area to build in
*Minor Terrain work
*Improved Stats For Roller Coaster
*Colored Stats
*Re did parts and added some functionality to the builder
*add functionality to the rider
*Re did Physics
*Tips (can be turned off)
*Revamped Quest Menu.

Version Alpha 1.7

*The Camera has been updated. and now doesn't crash. Also has more features.
*Its more easy to finish your coaster now.
*The Rider Function has been much improved. (That includes the rider cam, the cart moving on the tracks more correctly and a few others things)

Version Alpha 1.4
*Started map over from scratch, Official first release of it.
*Many if not most of the features from version Build 1.0-20 were not re-added,
for sake of making it easy to learn to play.

Version Build 1.0-2.0
*Proof of concept map
*Fully Working Builder Function
*Concepts of the rider were in place
*Many reworks of the controls, to find the easiest way for new players.

Screen Shots

555555 Intense Coaster

CMarkets Crazy Coaster

Sithins Costa of dooom

Coaster Videos

Version Alpha 2.7c----------Version Alpha 2.4
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Note: I am moving to the forums here.

Download Here

 

[gavdaman88]

Pretty cool, I can't wait to see it when you can ride it!

And some nice triggering as well... keep going

 

[rover2341]

Thnx.

I have the rider part 70-80% done. But as i learned in the past, even with alpha versions, people don't like to see parts that mostly work.
They only like to see parts that work fully. So I hope to have that part done in about a week or so.

Any Feed Back on about, how easy the builder function currently is to use. would be great. Or suggestions for better names for my current tool tips.

 

[gavdaman88]

Oh more feedback, well the builder was perfect I reckon. At times it was hard to see how close to a flat angle you were but then I realised this segment of the track changed color. How goes it?

 

[[K40$]-Spectre]

Nice idea, only the poll is a bit redicolous don't you think?, as you already the project.

 

[rover2341]

Gavdaman88

Thnx for the feed back. I am making progress!

K40$ Spectre

Well, even if i get half way done, if no one wants to play my map then better to quit half way then at the end. But the poll told me to continue.
Not that it matters. i will finish this even if no one else would play it.
Also Its good for other people , so they know what people in general think and not just me.

 

[rover2341]

Updated Map. Version Alpha 1.7
Quite a few Updates. Mostly The Rider Function.

Builder Function Updates
The Camera has been updated. and now doesn't crash. Also has more features.
It should also be easy to finish your coaster now.

Rider Function Updates
The Rider Function is still a little buggy. But mostly works.
(That includes the rider cam, the cart moving on the tracks correctly and a few others things)




Cool Coaster Picture contest
Also If you get any good screen shots of your coaster. I would like to have them.
Ill Replace it with my current picture at the top of the post

 

[[K40$]-Spectre]

Well ok, good luck with it.

 

[~Void~]

Dude. For future versions, make Roller Coaster Tycoon. I loved that game when i was younger x]

 

[Linaze]

Looks promising judging from the progress you've made so far.

 

[bounty hunter2]

Interesting, I don't remember a map like this in warcraft. I still have RC2 on my computer and I play it occasionaly. I hope you finish this, good luck.

 

[White-Lion]

This sounds cool i have played roller coaster myself its cool you are trying to make a warcraft version

 

[Lord_of_sausage]

Doomcoaster

Two things: Mega - Awesome!

and, FEEL THE...


DOOMCOASTER!


Edit, you should really make the car go much faster when moving down... i moved like 3 times faster when i moved strait, instead of moving down in 180 degrees!

Have a rep

 

[rover2341]

Ya the rider camera is still sorta jacked. And the cart riding 90 degrees don't work yet.
But The for speed. If you watch it from the normal view and not the in cart cam view. then You can see it slow down and speed up easier. and see how fast it is really going. Its max speed is fairly fast i think. But This isn't set in stone yet.

But these ares issues i am aiming to solve.

Anyway. Cool Coaster! I think i might keep 2-3 up there. I am hoping some of the other coasters will be diverse.

 

[Lord_of_sausage]

I dont know if it would screw up everything you made, but maybe a possibillity to twist the tracks. So a track wont look like only go up/down/sides
but can also drive, where the track is like "standing" on the side?

 

[whisp]

Wow! The screenshots look very impressive, like from the 'real' Rollercoaster Tycoon. There must be a lot of mathematics involved for that rides...

 

[rover2341]

Thanks For the good feed back.

Well, If you have took trig. Then you would be fine.
When i planed this project i hadn't took trig and it was a bit harder to do it with just my math from geometry. But Still possible. Lucky by the time i started to code I took trig.
The hardest part for me so far, was thinking about math location wise where the cart would be if on track that's at at 45 degree angle (going up). Because the Height for my cart was at the bottom of the model and not the center.
But overall most people could do this, but trig helps a ton.

Off Topic
The truth is my biggest reason for this project was to prove that the GUI is very powerful and can make complex games with few lines of code, and easy to read. Also that the game will not have noticeable lag or suffer because its written in the GUI.

It just makes me so mad, when people tell me the GUI is a hunk of crap.
The way i see it is jass is faster in every way, and has more functionality... But so is machine code compared to c++. So maybe i should start programing in machine code its faster too...and has less limits. Its also a mith that you cant do any complex logic in the gui, with out writing tons of code or making it hard to read.
I am not saying i think jass isn't better for some things, and can do some things the GUI cant.

I may end up adding a few lines of jass where jass is Required.

 

[Lord_of_sausage]

Gui i great indeed, ofcause, theres things it cant do AS EFFECIENT as jass.

I remmember some guy that said, that Gui can do anything jass can do, and he's right!
But many times, Jass if way faster than gui.
Now this leads us to Gui Libaries. Not sure if there's a tutorial in here on how to make a libary, if not, i should post it

Libaries: "Actions" in Gui, where you can put in any jass code. Like "Call removefunc (udg_var)"

That way, i made an action called Point - Destroy (Point_Variable)

 

[D a w n]

my rollercoaster pwns all of yours

 

[Lord_of_sausage]

Damn you! time to make something wack!

Edit: Idea - A builder that could place trees, rocks and such, so you could make the terrain more intresting

 

[rover2341]

Its planed. And will Come at some point. I am started to mess with that yesterday. But i got to fix up the rider function and more basic needs first. like lowering the learning curve.
It was planed from the start to have twisting tracks as well, But I decided to cut that out. at least intill i can get the game to work as is with a few game modes ect. but it could still come along latter. The more functionality the harder it is to learn though. So i am leaning against not doing it just for that reason. Too many of my games fail because the learning curve it just a little to high.

DonDustin. Very cool Good Coaster.Yours has been added to the top of the post,And its the first picture.

 

[Lord_of_sausage]

NOOOOOOO MINE IS BEST FTWHAXORXLOLOMGROFLCOPTORBBQ(JOKE)




As you see, i got two things to Notice you about:

Far Z and Fog should be adjustable, and more maximum hieght, my coaster was too big to see it all :/ (used 976 tracks, and many rebuilds so i didn't used over 1000)

Also, i found a way to twist tracks, more or less efficient:

1: make a track go straight up
2: Turn the track to twist it
3: make the track go "down"
4: Turn track again

Sadly, the good twisted points is in the left side, where you cant see it :/

 

[D a w n]

we need to be able to use more than 999 tracks D:

Will work on a new one when a new version comes out :>

and if I find some time I will try to model a train or something else for it................

 

[Lord_of_sausage]

Not to be harsh to anybody, but the track skin could be better

Just more "Metallic"

Edit: A new coaster, i really love this map, forget everything about the "Might only play this once" ;D

Well, even if i get half way done, if no one wants to play my map then better to quit half way then at the end.

THOU WILL NEVER QUIT THIS MAP! THOU WILL NEVER THINK ABOUT QUITTING! THOU WILL DIE IF YOU QUIT!!!

 

[krazysumbich]

Potential

There was some great potential in this baby but it was ruined by 3 things:

1. The absence of Acceleration (at least i didn't see a car that fell speed up).

2. The Bugged Riding (Just get rid of the seat all together, it makes my eyes hurt).

3. The inability to ride other peoples rides. I thought this are things whether you're planning them are not need the most work.

I can see great potential in this though.

 

[rover2341]

The absence of Acceleration (at least i didn't see a car that fell speed up).

The truth is this works. But its hard to tell from in cart view. IF you hit the camera when riding it works.

but That needs some work still.

Anyway the rest are planed and known. Thnx for the feed back

EDIT:
Metallic, or a skin for the track. I am very open to the idea.
In fact i spent a few hours trying to find one or make one. but ended up just deciding it would have to wait unless someone else could find a skin...

Cool Coaster

 

[Lord_of_sausage]

If you want, i could try make a skin.

Also, there should be more color choices than multi and blue. Maybe red, green, yellow, orange and so... Cause i wonna make the "DEVIL"

 

[D a w n]

you could simply use ingame textures for it.

 

[Lord_of_sausage]

Indeed.

Ye Olde Coaster!

 

[krazysumbich]

One more thing, You need to add a sky through a trigger at the beginning of the game , Because when you're watching the rollercoaster, you can get really dis-oriented.

 

[Lord_of_sausage]

yea, and maybe the camera should be placed a little higher, instead of inside... Also, when moving down again after a raise, you cant see anything. Camera should look towards the next track, not towards the "facing" of the car.

 

[I)eadnerzhul]

This is one of the most ingenious maps of WCIII. Period. I've NEVER seen such an original Warcraft map before. I mean, it's obvious this map takes after Roller Coaster Tycoon, but it's just that no one's ever done ANYTHING like this before. And the best part is that it's all in GUI! THAT'S UNHEARD OF!

You, my friend, deserve heaps of reputation for this.

 

[Gallin]

this is really cool but does the rollar coaster chnage wiht the hight of the terrain?

 

[rover2341]

No and Yes.

Knowing warcraft it will push it up if the terrain is changed but. it will only push the stuff that was set to go under it. But the idea is the terrain is flat.

 

[Supermj]

You need to make a sky. When it's all black, its kinda boring to watch. And also, try to make the rollercoaster move faster.

 

[rover2341]

I am still unsure about the speed being in issue. i think its more of it appears slow from your point of view , not seeing you pass any trees. But i agree it so far appears to slow.

I will learn how to add a sky. That is a good suggestion.

Thanks for the feed back.

 

[DredLord2]

2 problems I found, camera view was bad, and the coaster never went any faster.

 

[Landmine]

Amazing game. First off I found a bug that I'm not sure was mentioned: the car only rides on the left side of a stright up and down track.
Secondly, the car didn't go faster.
Lastly, you can't go uphill then downhill and still be watching the track.
Anyways, amazing work on the game. Keep it up.

 

[rover2341]

DredLord2 , It does go faster and slower but it doesn't change its speed fast enough i think. Also from first person it appears to be going slow when your moving very fast, from not passing anything.

I also know the camera needs some work

Landmine, I know about those things.

Thanks for the feed back. I am still working on it, hoping by the end of Feb Ill have a good Fully working Version, With maybe 2 game modes. And alot more to come after that. like multiplayer and the third game mode ect ect.

 

[Black Crown]

Realy fun game, +Rep

 

[rover2341]

Things to come in next version (End Of February)

Already Done
Sky
Larger area to build in
Minor Terrain work
Improved Stats For Roller Coaster
Colored Stats
Re due parts and add some functionality to the builder
add functionality to the rider
Re due Physics
Add Things you pass to make it feel like your moving.(Other wise if your going 1 or 100000 miles in hour its hard to tell the difference)
Tips (can be turned off)
Revamped Quest Guide. (Added Information from my first post there, and some details.)

Things Partly Done
2 Game modes(Free Build, Ai Challange)

Things In Motion
Icons Added to spells.

Things Hoped To Get Done
Fix Rider Cam
Improve Cart, To better ride on tracks

Things Pending
Some Basic Music. (can be turned off)
A Basic Tutorial in game, that shows the basics, if you want to use it. (Pending, Might not do this next version or ever...)

 

[Black Crown]

I realy like this game, It's fun and creative and best of all it's replayable I have played the DL'able one a couple times. :]

One suggestion though, aside from the others.
When you change the colors of the tracks, I think white would be a better color then blue (or silver) just throwing that out there cuase it popped into my mind.

 

[rover2341]

Well i hope to get a skin on the model, White hurts my eyes. so i moved to blue. But perhaps a silver color.

In general i think it should be a slightly dark color.

 

[Landmine]

I like this game a lot. It reminds me of Roller Coaster Tycoon, a lot. The good ol' days...
The only disapointment I have with the current version is the speed change of the car (its so gradual, you don't notice it go up to extremly fast speeds). But I'm hearing that your fixng it.

 

[Black Crown]

Dark grey or silver or somthing would be better, or light brown.

 

[Gallin]

maybe making it able to be chnaged in game so you can customize your own coasters alittle more

 

[rover2341]

Well at this point i am not gona mess with it(The Track Colors), until i put a skin on it or decide that it looks better with out one. After that i may change the color some. And hopefully at some point allow people latter to customize there coaster track color.

Also I just posted a request in the request section about icons i am hoping to get. If i don't get much help here ill do my best at them but i am not very good at it. all the current icons where from someone else.
Anyway the link to the Icon Request are here.

 

[Black Crown]

Well at this point i am not gona mess with it(The Track Colors), until i put a skin on it or decide that it looks better with out one. After that i may change the color some. And hopefully at some point allow people latter to customize there coaster track color.

Also I just posted a request in the request section about icons i am hoping to get. If i don't get much help here ill do my best at them but i not an artiest. all the current icons where from someone else.
Anyway the link to the Icon Request are here.

If you can wait several days(5) i can do a couple icons for you.

What ones are needed?

 

[rover2341]

Well no rush, hoping to get them by end of this month for next official update. But whenever. If they don't make it by then , then they will just come in the next months update.

Click this link or the link above it will will show a picture(at the bottom of its post) of everything i need.

 

[Black Crown]

kk, I'm on vacation right now and away from my 'gimp' so i cant work right now, ):