darrenstraight 2,330 Report post Posted February 5, 2014 Last night I was laying in bed thinking to myself wow it's been so long since we have done a build challenge, it's about time we did one. While thinking about the build challenge theme, I was also reading about GEEK 2014 and how they have teamed up with multiplay (the same people who host yams) to run a creative theme park build competition inspired by Dreamland – the oldest surviving amusement park in the UK currently to be rejuvenated for 2015.Perfect timing I thought, while they will be running a competition where players will compete against each other in plots we shall build a theme park together as a community (something I've been wanting since day 1 of YAMS).I have two thoughts on running this, either we shall have a survival world (/fly turned on and we use resources from spawn warehouse and also collect more in week before including some special trips) or creative world (no initial gathering of resources as you would be in creative but would be a lot easier and faster for everyone)I'll leave it down to you the community to decide, use the voting poll at the top and also discuss here in chat. Voting finishes this weekend, you will then have a week to know what is happening and how to prepare.The actually world will open on Monday the 17th of February.Please vote and discuss! EDIT: Voting poll has now ended, we shall do survival with /fly turned on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nikki Nutta Palmer 185 Report post Posted February 5, 2014 sounds cool, will be good for me as I am off work that week and have no school runs to do as half term too will think about how I want to vote while I am working tonight as still undecided. Edit: ok vote cast now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madrad 362 Report post Posted February 5, 2014 Sounds great. There could be different themed lands I think that it would be much better done legit though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenstraight 2,330 Report post Posted February 5, 2014 Sorry while correcting a typo in my post on my phone the poll removed its self, I've recreated it now so please could those 5 of you who voted before vote again, no cheating now I know what the results to date were! Please spread the word about this post and poll. @madrad - I have lots of themed ideas too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madrad 362 Report post Posted February 5, 2014 Runaway minecart in a mesa Log flume in forrest (with rubber ducky) Rapids But most of all the Extreme Queueing Ride Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryanfenton 192 Report post Posted February 6, 2014 Here's my input. I had an idea of a towering centre point with an observation deck looking over the whole park. Something like a very detailed tower, something eye catching. Got the idea from this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenstraight 2,330 Report post Posted February 6, 2014 My eyes hurt.... thats very... multicoloured. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtadvance 9 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 I am so up for doing this. If you need a hand with anything, even if it's just gathering resources, please count me in! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aoelos_ 78 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 This sounds amazing I may be able to pitch in ideas but I'm away in half term until the Friday :/ hopefully I'll be able to squeeze on when I get back! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
changingtuna88 168 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 Well, in hershey park, they have the big kiss tower thing (sort of like that rotating dinner thing by niagra falls in canada) and its like what ryan said, though it goes up slowly and rotates slowly at top...but I doubt that is possible in minecraft xD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenstraight 2,330 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 Well, in hershey park, they have the big kiss tower thing (sort of like that rotating dinner thing by niagra falls in canada) and its like what ryan said, though it goes up slowly and rotates slowly at top...but I doubt that is possible in minecraft xD Youd be surprised whats possible in minecraft... well with editing tools and mods, though id like to stay away from them here's some exampls of what can be done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz0GksPRuFM I think we could actually make a good carousel of horses even without using editing tools like others have done on YouTube if you look around. On a side note... I thing Minecaft should have mirrors... I want a glass mirror maze. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenstraight 2,330 Report post Posted February 8, 2014 Please remember to vote if you haven't already done so and spread the word about this building project and ask people if they have voted. Also I don't usually mention other servers but been around for 2-3 years (used to be mcdisney.us) and is well worth a visit if you are taking part in this theme park project, I've been on there a few times and it's certainly a good recreation of Disney world and other Disney Parks, you can even get character autographs hehe. There used to be a texture pack, but I cant seem to find one so it's probably a server texture pack now. Anyway thought may help some of you that may have never been to a theme park before. Here are some screenshots I took on my last visit in February 2012, can you spot a YAMS members twin? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenstraight 2,330 Report post Posted February 9, 2014 Ok no more voting, we have a winner: Survival - without /fly turned on (2 votes [15.38%]) Survival - with /fly turned on (8 votes [61.54%]) - Wins the vote! Creative - with /gm turned on (3 votes [23.08%]) So this means we need to start gathering resources, all resources should be placed in the spawn public build warehouse. As we have chosen survival, I shall also try and arrange some special mining trips next weekend. We also have to decide how we want the world, flat land/non flat etc, I'm thinking: No monsters but yes to animals spawning. Flat world at sea level (so we can dig down too) or maybe very light hills with forests so it's not boringly flat, just think a pure survival world would take us a long time to dig and also there's biomes and such that could get in way. World All plains biome. What you think? Thinking we can terraform our own hills and such as needed for example a runaway mine train mountain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryanfenton 192 Report post Posted February 9, 2014 Light hills so we can have some variation in areas I would also like to see some sort of monorail system depending on how big and widespread the build gets Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenstraight 2,330 Report post Posted February 10, 2014 Light hills so we can have some variation in areas I would also like to see some sort of monorail system depending on how big and widespread the build gets Agreed, monorail between carparks + hotels and a scenic railway going round the whole park! And don't forget the backlot tour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenstraight 2,330 Report post Posted February 10, 2014 Anyone started gathering resources? Anyone got any plans they have drawn etc of how the park layout could be like? What themes should we have? Start thinking... We have less than a week to organise ourselves before the world opens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nikki Nutta Palmer 185 Report post Posted February 10, 2014 I will be online tomorrow night to start gathering resources. need to chop down some trees in the tree farms anyway so might as well donate the wood to the build challenge. don't mind wandering to mining world too for a collection of stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenstraight 2,330 Report post Posted February 10, 2014 Don't forget you can use the test build world for preparing any ideas, me and madrad were bashing out ideas tonight for some rides. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devon_HD 97 Report post Posted February 11, 2014 So I've been to the test build area and built something, its currently in its beta test but I though I'd share it: Automatic gates when a player has gone a certain distance on the ride A cart will comedown within 5 seconds on button pressing This is how it works (A lot of redstone under too) Only problem is the refilling of carts... Disappear into the colour tube Up turn and drop Down into a water place (Wont need to use glowstone as it is hard to get a lot of (can use torches)) Then the end, as I said its only a beta so might need a bit of working on. Also some of you might be thinking about all that Lapis, we don't have to use it, it was just the first think I saw Thanks, Dev Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtadvance 9 Report post Posted February 11, 2014 Hi Folks! In support of this project I've gone one a small mining trip and have donated the following to the Spawn Town community room: Iron - 132 Redstone - 708 Diamond - 19 Gold - 32 Coal - 572 Lapis - 168 Smooth Stone - 1683 Quartz - 448 Wool (white) - 32 I hope this is sufficient to at least get you guys started and it probably isn't a patch on the kind of resources you guys can deliver but I hope it helps. If anyone thinks they'll need anything else please let me know and I'll go and grab it. -gtadvance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenstraight 2,330 Report post Posted February 11, 2014 Hi Folks! In support of this project I've gone one a small mining trip and have donated the following to the Spawn Town community room: Iron - 132 Redstone - 708 Diamond - 19 Gold - 32 Coal - 572 Lapis - 168 Smooth Stone - 1683 Quartz - 448 Wool (white) - 32 I hope this is sufficient to at least get you guys started and it probably isn't a patch on the kind of resources you guys can deliver but I hope it helps. If anyone thinks they'll need anything else please let me know and I'll go and grab it. -gtadvance. When you say spawn town community room? Do you actually mean the community room chests or the minecart delivery system at side? Becuase leaving items such as those in the community chest will be taken by a new player or such very quick, if these materials are for the theme park then they should go to the spawn public warehouse at the bottom of spawn, just go in and place the items in chests as best as possible. Or use the minecart system and nams will organise... well she better, its her job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtadvance 9 Report post Posted February 11, 2014 Don't worry Darren. I used the minecart system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
changingtuna88 168 Report post Posted February 12, 2014 Devon, you could do some sort of hopper/chest thing to do auto refill? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devon_HD 97 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Devon, you could do some sort of hopper/chest thing to do auto refill? Funny you said that, same thing Darren said , I have done that now and its much better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenstraight 2,330 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Funny you said that, same thing Darren said , I have done that now and its much better Yeah tuna, keep up with the programme, old news! I got there first! Muwhahah! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
