Blackpool Pleasure Beach - Updated (15TH Feb)

[VapourMike]

15TH JANUARY 2005 - SCROLL DOWN FOR IMG'S/VID'S

25TH DECEMBER 2004 - SCROLL DOWN FOR IMG'S

Hey

Well many people keep bugging me via MSN, AIM and Email to release information on my current project which I started on the release of the patch. The project in question is an accurate recreation of blackpool pleasure beach, north uk, My favourite park! Obviously Iam not going to release all my screenshots now as Ive got a fair bit of the park front done now covering the whole seafront!

Anyway heres some screenshots that are about 8 days old and hence look bare, but thats the point as I dont want to give things away but rather start a thread for this one project. The first screenshot shows a test of the water effect for the front of valhalla which seemed to work perfectly

http://www.vapourhost.com/rct3bpb/Valhalla.jpg

The next was my test for a support system for the pepsi max big one combined with a mini test of the log flume layout which I know is incorrect now due to some recent photo shoots and a park visit.

http://www.vapourhost.com/rct3bpb/PepsiMaxFromFlume.jpg

Lastly, heres a shot of the actual park as of 10 days ago, containing the main seafront road with illuminations and the casino entrance building with its famouse spiral staircase tower and Mystique magic show!

http://www.vapourhost.com/rct3bpb/Entrance.jpg

And believe me from the test drop of the Big One the promonade looks absoluty stunning thanks to frontiers 3D engine, anyway I will update this as time goes on. Expect some more shots in the next few days!


Regards
Mike

[GiveTM_a_chance]

Wow!!
I love the coaster of the second image, it resembles Dragon Khan at Universal Studios Port Aventura.
And the idea of the casino is fantastic... What does it have in?

Blackpool has to be fantastic by the images you have done. Maybe you can post the map

Im willing to see more of your project.

[VapourMike]

Hey

Blackpool pleasure beach is a realife park in the UK up north, containing over 10 rollercoasters, mostly woodys! and many flat rides. Its a lovely park, nice and compact unlike most and its experience is nothing like any of the other parks due to its size. More info at http://www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com


Cyas
Mike

[GiveTM_a_chance]

Thanks Mike.

[CycloneGU]

Is this the same one covered as a bonus park in RCT1? If you can improve on that one (assuming it's the same), it'll definitely be a treat. :D

Cyclone

[John_R__]

Heres a screenshot for you :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/Johnny_04/SCR1.jpg
Any others u want i can do if u want

[VapourMike]

Hey

Nice recreation of blackpool but there is some glaring misplacements of rides such as the alignment of the ghost train/grandnational and alice! Also noticed the big ones first drop and the final photo section also go through wrong parts of the park. All be it minor except the positioning in middle this was an amazing park for RCT1/2 but its these errors which I plan to fix for RCT3

Cyas
Mike

[n747]

friggen hell yeah man! the superstructure of the Pepsi Max Big One is amazing. awesome job on the park so far, cant wait to see more.

[VapourMike]

Hey

Well just a small update but here goes

The main entrance to the park is near on complete with just the small carpark and the globe left to recreate, the seafront arcade is now complete as well as the entrance ticket booth, noahs ark, iceblast and lift hill track of the grand national. I will get some screenshots once the front walls of valhalla have gone up with their water effect on.


Cyas
Mike

[Dant27]

Glad to hear your still working on it. Cant wait for the screen shots, can you post some "in progress" shots. I think it would be very interesting to see how the park is progressing from scratch right upto the finished product

[colbysohl2]

Wow! nice rides!

[VapourMike]

Hey

Ok the main entrance casino is complete (individual flooring too, possibly add 'scenery' inside but too much of a performance hit atm, anyway promenade is complete with its make shift illuminations, tramwar and seaside! Dont most of the ticket entrance and started rough layout of iceblast and dodgems, however I have done MORE than this as these are old screens.

http://www.vapourhost.com/rct3bpb/EntranceDayOver.jpg

http://www.vapourhost.com/rct3bpb/EntranceNight.jpg

http://www.vapourhost.com/rct3bpb/EntranceNight2.jpg

http://www.vapourhost.com/rct3bpb/PromDay.jpg

http://www.vapourhost.com/rct3bpb/PromNight.jpg

Cyas
Mike

[RCT Mike]

Wow that looks cool..Cant wait to see more...

[:Go_Go_Go_RCT3:]

Is there any new stuff?

[VapourMike]

Hey

Iam joing forces with a guy over at coasterforce to remake the valhalla ride in as much detail as humanly possible inside RCT3, unfortunatly this is taking a long time and the onride fireworks are really hitting performce, Iam current fine tuning (removing unseen walls, reducing particle amounts in fireworks and timing the firework show in with the ride. Ill try and get some 'demo' screenshots and a 'teaser' video of the valhalla ride.


Cyas
Mike

[GiveTM_a_chance]

I love the giant structure you show in the photos VapourMike, awesome. Whant to see soon Valhala.

[WARDL895]

hi any news on this park? it looks so cool...

[VapourMike]

Hey

Thanks for the interest in the park, over the new year holidays I had a lot of work on being a part time DJ. Ive finally got back to recreating the valhalla clone however this is an immense project and will take ages to complete fully. Not much more has happened to the park except some more path structure being put in and the lift hill of grand national being improved with the grand nationals stantion also being improved to show the true supports for the pepsi max going in front of it.

I will see about getting some screens soon of Valhalla but currently I need a lot more information on the first section of the park, if anyone here lives near blackpool pleasure beach, is there anychance you can pop in and get pictures of the areas before you hit the 2 ramps that go up (by hotice, river caves). The bits where temour towers, haunted swing, noahs ark, dodgems etc are.


Cheers
Mike

[Tidus243]

Wow..this park is very interesting...nice job!

[WARDL895]

i love BPPB it has tonnes of wooden coasters, and its a shame RCT3 doesnt have the spindoctor (new ride' ish lol)

i found a very good website for colours of rides and that http://uk.geocities.com/theme_parks02/index.htm hope this helps...ps. keep up the good work...:up: :up: :up: :up: :up:

ps... Aerial photos of the park! http://uk.geocities.com/theme_parks02/blackpoolaerialviews.htm

[VapourMike]

Hey

Well I know its been an extremly long time, but I lost my DSL connection for a few days and hence had tons of time to play, Iam at uni now so I can post a few teaser updates of the seafront. Iam still leaving the rest of the park out for now until Iam happy with the way its compiled together, anyway, Ive found a good use for fireworks.

My current workings on the park are more to recreate the atmopshere and feeling of the park with clever use of lighting. As most know here blackpool has loads of lights along the seafront plus inside the park, heres what I have to show you as a teaser including a 'few' small video clips.

http://www.vapournet.com/rct3/RCT3Prom.gif


http://www.vapournet.com/rct3/Illuminations1.wmv
Short clip of the illuminations that spam the whole side of the park, all 255 blocks each with 2 fireworks a block. Run this vid on 'loop' to see roughly what it looks like in game. And yes this is a VERY big firework show and has taken 3 days to complete, lasts for 15 minutes so it loops.

http://www.vapournet.com/rct3/ParkFront.wmv
An overview of the front with the prom illuminations in action, these alternate between the lamp posts and look like chasing lights up the seafront. Notice the red warning light on ice blast (vid below) and the blue light on tower.

http://www.vapournet.com/rct3/IceBlast.wmv
Last vid clip I have to tease, its simply a quick example of how Ive implemented the ride warning lights for local airport and effects, this one is the red plane light on the iceblast, doesnt it look cool?


Regards
Mike

[DarkSim]

Whoa, nice particle usage! The lights look brilliant!

[GiveTM_a_chance]

How many time without seeing you Mike, I thought you had leave the work in your park. WOW! your firework show and the lights is tremendous (i love the animated gift). I have to download your park when its finished.
BTW: Do you remember when we talk about how we could do waterfalls?, Well with the new expansion pack we can do the waterfalls that we want. Thats very good news for the Valhala ride annd my my Peach's Castle.
Want to see more screens soon!:D

[VapourMike]

Hey

My biggest problem lies in making the time to commit on the park, I cant just open the park and do 5-10 mins work as I become an addict. Now that my last batch of uni work is in I have 15 weeks of near on work free time! I should by then complete the entrance area to the park properly and get the firework shows fine tuned. From there I will be moving on to the wild mouse, traumer towers, impossible and river caves to get these done and out the way. The start of the grand national is underway with a very cool tower on it, again using some nice lighting.

Iam glad you like the use of fireworks for the illuminations, the reason I added this was purely for the fact that it added so much to the atmosphere of the park, I really want it to be as realistic as possible and I can only hope Iam achieving that!


Cyas
Mike

[:Go_Go_Go_RCT3:]

Hey, have you made any stuff for the park?

[VapourMike]

Hey

Sorry to say but the park file is gone forever! *cries* however now that I own a copy of soaked Iam destined to remake this park in all its glory and try to take advantage of the custom scenery where possible. Heck I can really see some good ideas forming in my head :)

Scrap this topic now I think and when the time comes I will re birh a new topic to showcase BPB RCT3 Style!


Cyas
Mike

[gavt1976]

Where can i download this park can you tell me please.

[Cedar Point]

First off, this thread is well over two years old. He's not here anymore. Second, if you even read the post above you, you would find out that the park file is gone, which means that it is impossible to up/download it.

[gavt1976]

I did not know that sorry mate.