Squirrel 5,180 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) Is this a stunt race or a proper racetrack build? Stunt RSC Link : https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/9YcbRkM7mUyhsP3gIerAbw Do you like Rollercoasters? I do even though I don't like heights. I'm wanting to create and inspire others to create a series of Stunt tracks based on real life coasters past or present. This is going to be the first in the series. Based on the old Thunder Looper at Alton Towers in the UK (I know I'm showing my age now) It was a loop and nothing else. The GTA recreation mirrors the real life version but far more unsafe. Full contact will mean plenty of opportunities for crashing, GTA mode will add throwable explosives into the mix to make the loop even more interesting. Edited February 15, 2017 by Squirrel 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/11809-rollercoaster-thunder-looper/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinister 2,583 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Interesting. A Top Thrill Dragster/Kingda Ka would be very interesting to pull off. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/11809-rollercoaster-thunder-looper/#findComment-164296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel 5,180 Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, Sinister said: Interesting. A Top Thrill Dragster/Kingda Ka would be very interesting to pull off. I know the one you mean, see if it can be done in the creator! Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/11809-rollercoaster-thunder-looper/#findComment-164298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zztop911 1,609 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 How cute! A British kiddie ride! Did it have height restriction signs? "You can't ride if you're taller than this." ;;) Quote I only grow in living soil! Because Fat Buds Matter! Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/11809-rollercoaster-thunder-looper/#findComment-164319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel 5,180 Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 7 minutes ago, zztop911 said: How cute! A British kiddie ride! Did it have height restriction signs? "You can't ride if you're taller than this." ;;) I wouldn't knock the rides at Alton Towers, was a crash last year that meant a couple of girls lost legs. Most scary ride there is the cable car though. Would never catch me on that. Interesting fact though, due to the area surrounding the park being an area of natural beauty they had to remove the thunder looper and other tall rides in order not to ruin the views in the area, this has meant Alton Towers has had to get very creative with their coasters, they may not be the tallest but they do have some of the deepest as many of them go underground. Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/11809-rollercoaster-thunder-looper/#findComment-164322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinister 2,583 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 The ride you based this on was very popular here in the states. Kentucky Kingdom once had one. Parks in California. Even the long gone Astroworld in TX had one. Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/11809-rollercoaster-thunder-looper/#findComment-164329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel 5,180 Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 Makes a lot of sense, once you have a coaster design perfected selling it on to other parks around the world is logical. I do know some rides had certain exclusivity, only one of a certain type got the rights to be in a park in the UK but obviously originally based on US designs to start with. One of the first looping coasters was the Corkscrew, I'm pretty sure that same coaster design could be found all over the world but was unique in the UK to Alton Towers. Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/11809-rollercoaster-thunder-looper/#findComment-164332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinister 2,583 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) Quick search shows some cool facts. Thunder Looper was originally built for Kings Dominion. That's a park here in the US, in the state of Virginia. It then went to a park in the state of Maryland and over to Alton. Once it left Alton it was installed in Brazil and is still in operation today. Edited February 16, 2017 by SINISTER120 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/11809-rollercoaster-thunder-looper/#findComment-164340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel 5,180 Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 Has it kept it's name throughout or does each park rename it? Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/11809-rollercoaster-thunder-looper/#findComment-164341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinister 2,583 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 In the US it was called King Kobra. In Brazil it is Katapul and has a superman theme. Quote Link to comment https://www.rockstarsocialclub.net/forums/topic/11809-rollercoaster-thunder-looper/#findComment-164347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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