Is this Tacky?

[astrostan]

Hi all. As you guys are all experts at this, I would like to know if using all different types of tracks on a ride is tacky? Thanks

 

[DaraAllen]

Hi all. As you guys are all experts at this, I would like to know if using all different types of tracks on a ride is tacky? Thanks

If you mean have a long stretch of different types of track, no it's not at all tacky, and is usually expected because having enough pieces of any one track type is probably too expensive for most players.

If you mean having multiple types in a row, say a piece of water slide, a piece of everest, then another water slide then another everest, the herky-jerky movement actually causes pauses in the transition. This causes serious lag. When I built my nine-room ride, I did this in one section, and all my testers (lovingly) commented on it. I bought some more of the same type of piece and fixed it before opening it. Went much more smoothly!

 

[astrostan]

If you mean have a long stretch of different types of track, no it's not at all tacky, and is usually expected because having enough pieces of any one track type is probably too expensive for most players.

If you mean having multiple types in a row, say a piece of water slide, a piece of everest, then another water slide then another everest, the herky-jerky movement actually causes pauses in the transition. This causes serious lag. When I built my nine-room ride, I did this in one section, and all my testers (lovingly) commented on it. I bought some more of the same type of piece and fixed it before opening it. Went much more smoothly!

So what you are saying is that i should have like 8 or 9 everest tracks, then the same for splash mountain, and then the same for space in order to avoid lag? Thanks for the reply

 

[Grumpy_Disney_Dad]

It also helps prevent lag if your teleporters match the track pieces right before it. Otherwise it can cause serious bottlenecks as I found out and Slink helped to correct

 

[DaraAllen]

Put the most of the same kinds of pieces togther that you can. If 8 or 9 is all you have of each, then so be it! If you have more of each, then make the same stretches longer.

Certain tracks are easier to switch between then others, like the river pieces and the everest pieces transition fairly well.

The water slide pieces do not transition well at all because of the costume change. Your character actual changes into his/her regular clothes briefly, then into the swimsuit.

So, if you need to borrow a piece of another kind of track for, say, a left turn (because you don't want to buy a left turn at 400 credits!), use the everest/river combination. Avoid doing that with the water slide.

I'm not too familiar with the space mountain pieces transitions to remember. I've only used those once, and had enough credits to buy all of what I needed.

 

[astrostan]

Thanks Alot!!