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AmazingEarl.com is a site run by Dan Wolfe, AKA "The Amazing Earl". On it, Earl posts rides, scenery, mock rides, and anything else that you could think of for RCT2. |
{{D|no need for second article besides [[The Amazing Earl]]}}AmazingEarl.com is a site run by Dan Wolfe, AKA "[[The Amazing Earl]]". On it, Earl posts rides, scenery, mock rides, and anything else that you could think of for RCT2. |
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== History == |
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The Amazing Earl started making rides in 2003, along with [[Buggy]] of [http://www.interactivitiesink.com Interactivities Ink]. Together, they created the world's first [[REAL Rides]]: [[Swinger]] and [[Motocross]]. These are custom, fully functioning rides. He later went on to create his first solo ride, [[Spinning Cups]], and history was made. |
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= History = |
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== The Old Menu == |
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The Amazing Earl started making rides in 2003, along with [[BUGGY]] of [[Interactivities Ink]]. Together, they created the world's first [[REAL Rides]]: [[Swinger]] and [[Motocross]]. |
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The Old Menu looked like this: |
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== The Infamous Guestbook == |
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<center>~ Standard Objects ~ Animated Objects ~ Sim Rides ~~ RCT Links ~ Guest Book ~ F A Qs ~ Email EARL ~ ~ REAL Rides ~ Ridemaking Tutorial (Under Construction) ~ Rider List (Coming Soon) ~</center> |
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The Guestbook was a feature on the old website. It may have lead to the site's downfall, but you can decide that for yourself. |
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== Standard Objects List == |
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These are objects that don't move: |
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Name: The Amazing EARL |
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*"HOLLYWOOD" Style... |
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Location: Pennsylvania, USA |
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*Movie Reels & 35mm Film Rolls |
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*Camera Shop Sign |
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*Dragon |
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*BIG BEER! |
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*Generic "Glass" Ghost |
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*Cross Headstones |
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*Easter Objects |
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== Animated Objects List == |
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These are objects that move: |
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Greetings Friends! Unfortunately during the transfer to the new Host, the Guestbook was completely erased. My apologies to all of you who had contributed your comments. Hopefully this new Guestbook system will work as well as the old one...and THANKS TO ALL OF YOU for your kind support of my little projects. Your comments and encouragement are what keep me going... ...well, that and a LOT of Caffeine. :-) |
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*Disco Ball |
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*FIREWORKS! |
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*Hanged Peep |
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*Octopus Attack |
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*Circling Shark |
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== Sim Rides List == |
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These are mock rides (rides that guests can't go on): |
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Name: Erik M. |
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*Chute Drop |
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Location: Goirle, The Netherlands |
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*The Whipper |
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*Super Slide |
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*The Bouncer |
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== REAL Rides == |
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For a complete list of actually functioning rides, go to [[REAL Rides]] |
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I like your rides very much. I downloaded all of them. I have one question: The sim ride Super slide, would you make that a real ride please?? Very much thanks. Erik M. The Netherlands |
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== RCT Links == |
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EARL EDIT: I've not figured out how to make the Super Slide into a real one yet. Please don't ask that stuff here, though. When the new site debuts, there will be a place specifically for that. |
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*[[Buggy|Buggy's Website]] |
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*[http://RCT2.com RCT2.com] |
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*[http://Rctuk.com rctuk.com] |
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*[http://Rct2db.com rct2db.com] |
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*[http://Rct2uces.com rct2uces.com] |
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== The Old FAQs == |
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*Who is this "Amazing EARL" Guy? |
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Name: Sam Rowe |
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*Is that goofy moustache real? |
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*What's with that 'Spinning Nose-Glasses' thing? |
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*How do you make these scenery objects? |
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*How do you make the REAL Rides? |
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*Do you have any objects that aren't listed here? |
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*Can you make me a (insert your dream object here)? |
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*Where can I find more custom objects for RCT2? |
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*Are you planning to make any more REAL Flat & Thrill Rides? |
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*Can I link your objects to my website? |
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*Can I host copies of your Objects/Rides on my website for others to download, then? |
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Location: UK Surrey |
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"Who is this "Amazing EARL" Guy?" |
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That's a big question. Best thing to do is visit my main website. |
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Wow Earl you are the best. All these rides the are magnificent, I look forward to future projects! |
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"Is that goofy moustache REAL?" |
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Yes. |
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"What's with that 'Spinning Nose-Glasses' thing?" |
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Name: kevinova |
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That's called a "SNOZ." It's the logo for my company...based on a familiar face. |
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Location: The Netherlands |
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"How do you make these scenery objects" |
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I hardly ever use pre-made artwork. Generally the project begins with me modeling a 3D object from scratch. This allows me to rotate the object to create the necessary four views. It also gives me control of the lighting and insures that the shadows are realistic. I use "Amorphium Real-time 3D Modeling" Software...version 1.0. (It got expensive after that, so I've never upgraded.) |
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Hello Amazingearl amazing me, and you have very much fans in the netherlands. Sorry my inglisch is not zo good. |
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After the snapshots are taken of the 3D model, I edit them using "CorelPhotoPAINT." Any touching up of the images is easier to do a this point. It also lets me easily chop the pictures into properly sized pieces for the next step. |
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EARL EDIT: Your Inglisch is better than my Dutch! |
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Once I'm happy with the images, they're imported into Doctor J's wonderful "Object Editor" which creates the final .dat files for use in RollerCoaster Tycoon. You can download the Editor at his website HERE. |
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"How do you make the REAL Rides?" |
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The artwork is done using the same method I outlined above for making scenery...THEN it gets difficult. Images must be made of the Ride without the Riders AND the Riders without the Ride. All portions of the Riders that may pass behind any part of the ride must be removed. Getting them to match up is the hard part. |
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Name: Beast90329 |
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There's quite a bit of artwork, too. For instance, the "Spinning Cups" Ride required 240 separate precision images...24 for the Ride itself and 216 pictures of a single pair of Riders. The "Motocross" required over a hundred images of the motorcycle alone! (It's a BIG job, but somebody's got to do it...) |
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Location: Seattle, WA |
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Once I'm happy with the images, they're imported into Doctor J's wonderful "Object Editor" (now handles some Flat Rides) which creates the final .dat files for use in RollerCoaster Tycoon. You can download the Editor at his website HERE. OR I use a Ride Creator made by "Buggy" of Interactivities Ink...which you can download at his website HERE. |
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"Do you have any objects that aren't listed here?" |
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Cool you are making a bus ride, This may sound weird. i made a bus ride a few days ago. I wondering what the new feature will be |
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LOADS of them! Eventually I'll post them all. |
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Don't ask me to email them to you. They'll be posted when I'm ready to give them to the world. |
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"Can you make me a (insert your dream object here)?" |
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Name: BEP_Fan |
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Can I? Probably. WILL I? Probably not. I have my own projects in the works, thank you. Look around the web and see if what you want has already been created. (Chances are good that it has.) A good place to start looking is at the RCT2 Objects DataBase at http://www.rct2db.com |
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Location: Real Rides |
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If something is NOT already available...AND if I find the idea interesting or challenging, I MAY take it on. (I tell you now...it's probably a long shot.) |
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Why not try making the object yourself? It's not THAT difficult...and who knows? You may be even better than ME at this stuff. You never know until you try... |
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Hello, I give you a tip you can Pack all your real rides in a *.zip File and Upload it on your Page. Sorry but I cant English not so really good. I´m German |
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"Where can I find more custom objects for RCT?" |
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EARL EDIT: Wouldn't be practical...not everyone wants (or needs) to download all of them. |
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Visit my Links Page. There are a lot of resources out there. |
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"Are you planning to make more REAL Flat & Thrill Rides?" |
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DEFINITELY! A list is being compiled in the forums at RCT2.com. Head over there and give me your input! (You can go directly to the list HERE.) |
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Name: Santa´s |
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"Can I link your objects to my website?" |
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Location: Brazil |
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The answer is at the bottom of this page. ANY links must point ONLY to http://ae.rctspace.com Traffic on this site is monitored VERY closely. If unusual activity occurs, pages will be automatically changed and your links will be immediately broken. |
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(Don't you just HATE broken links? So do your site's visitors...) |
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Ho!Ho!Ho!The Site Is very good!The ride are amazing!Congratulations!Merry Christmas and Happy new year! |
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"Can I host your objects on my website for other people to download, then?" |
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No. It's not to be mean...but I do have my reasons. Again, see the bottom of this page for details. |
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(...and I WILL be watching. So will my Lawyer, "Vinny." He specializes in "Personal Injury" cases...if you know what I mean.) ;) |
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Name: Goccvp1 |
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Joking aside, if I find that this becomes a repeated problem, this site will simply be closed and my future creations kept for my own enjoyment...which is why I make them in the first place. Please respect my wishes. |
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Location: Ohio, USA |
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More questions to come as they're asked...AND when I come up with smart-aleck answers. |
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== The Infamous Guestbook == |
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I love your rides and objects. Checking in every couple of days is a MUST. |
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EARL EDIT: Especially the next week or two. You may want to bookmark it. |
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Name: reymo |
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Location: Breda (Netherlands) |
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Your site is very great with good real rides I hope you will make a ride like the carnaval in the efteling |
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Name: Steve |
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Location: Taxachusetts |
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Very good site. I visit every day to see what's new on the RealRides page. Greatly appreciate what you are doing here. Your work certainly provides as a substitute for buying one of the terrible new rct2 expansion packs. Yours is much better, and more realistic! ...much more useful to me for what I do on rct2. I can't wait to see the "updates" to the site system either, coming up soon I hope. Question: Since rct2.com isn't working, and since many people don't belong there anyway, can we put ride requests on this page? |
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EARL EDIT: As I said above, please don't put requests in here. When my new site debuts, there will be a place specifically for that. (And rct2.com should be back in a day or two.) |
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Name: WeirdOne |
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Location: Walt Disney World |
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Your website rocks and I am NOW a daily visitor. Great scot! Look what you've done to me! You've created a MONSTER! ARGH! - Weird ^_^ |
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Name: sven |
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Location: belgie |
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coole site yea |
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Name: Bob |
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Location: Liverpool |
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I think that your site is the best site that I have seen in my life, I have never seen anything better. The fact that you can get moving, staitrey and extra senery that looks like rides is great. I have never seen a site before that you can download senery for for RCT. It is great and as for the rides that is even better. you shold have seen the reaction I gave when I found your site!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Name: Chis |
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Location: Dortmund/Germany |
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Hi Earl, its always a pleasure to try your rides in my senarios. Very great work, thanks a lot. |
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Name: K-Dogg |
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Location: Tres Rios, as they say |
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Lucky number 13!!! Congrats, Dan! Keep up the excellent work and keep me busy over at the database adding your stuff! ~K-Dogg |
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Name: Chris |
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Location: A little village/Germany |
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I`m looking forward to test your new Real Rides... |
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Name: kirmeswelt |
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Location: |
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Best wishes from Germany! Please build a Ultramax a ride from Mondial with the RCT2 Ride Swinging Ship Pictures found you here: http://web.archive.org/web/20041013065010/http://www.mondialrides.com/ie/products/ultramax/photo1.jpg kirmeswelt |
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EARL EDIT: PLEASE DO NOT put ride requests in the Guest Book! Danke'. (Besides, it would not work with the Pirate Ship.) |
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Name: Steve |
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Location: Oklahoma |
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Your site is great man, I've downloaded almost all your rides, and they're great. |
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Name: TheGreatOne |
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Location: RCTCompo |
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Done some amazing work in this community so please please keep up with this brillaint work! A*! |
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Name: Sash |
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Location: UK, London |
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Hey Earl! Guess you got my e-mail! I can't wait for the rider-list, I hope it's cool! And also this cool stuff coming out sounds great! BTW: WHEN WILL YOU UPDATE YOUR RIDEMAKING TUTORIAL???? I guess you're a busy man... Thanx, Sash Anonymity is Syonymous with Longevity |
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EARL EDIT: If anonymity is synonymous with longevity, why sign your note? Just wondering... |
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Name: Taylor Karras |
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Location: California |
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I really like your creations, and this web site, Hey can you to a Xxx Xxxx and a Xxxxxxxxxx for me? |
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EARL EDIT: PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST RIDES HERE! |
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Name: A.Y. |
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Location: Canada |
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Nice work Earl! I can't wait for the new stuff coming soon! Maybe you can also finish up your ridemaking tutorial too! :) |
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Name: Jay King |
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Location: Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
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I would have to say you are very good at what you do here with creating these rides for others to enjoy. I wanted to take a moment and thank you for spending the time on these creations since I have neither the time or the patience to create them myself. Keep up the excellent work please. |
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Name: DuDeGuy |
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Location: Southern California |
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I have to say those real rides are incredible! I hope u make a LOT more! Keep up the good work. I also love the objects and stuff. Thanks for bringing them to the public! |
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Name: Chris Ramsey |
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Location: Ridgecrest, CA |
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You have some great things on your site |
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Name: BEP_Fan |
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Location: Leipzig, Germany |
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But it was good for me, I would build a parc with Your rides and many Objects from other Websites. I hope you understand my English ! |
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Name: Marino |
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Location: Holland |
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Jeah!!! Harry Potter scenery comes!!! |
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EARL EDIT: Someday... |
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Name: Jake |
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Location: Coburg,Germany |
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Hello.Your rides are super.Can you build an XXXXXXX,too?I work on it but I cannot make an Airwolf.Perhaps you can? Sorry,but I cannot very good speak English. |
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EARL EDIT: PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST RIDES HERE! |
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Name: sigmout |
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Location: France |
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what a very good job i'm waiting for your next ride.... thanks for all |
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Name: Casper |
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Location: |
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Great site |
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Name: Ryan Albertson |
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Location: Palmdale |
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I love your Custom objects. Props. |
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Name: Pete |
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Location: Gold Coast, Australia |
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Cheers Mr Amazing, or I may I call you Earl? Many thanks for all your creations, it makes playing this game a new game each week. Keep up your great and hard work. Pete |
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Name: Aaron Young |
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Location: Burlington, WA |
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I love all your real rides Earl. You have made RCT fun again, something that Mr. Sawyer hasn't been able to do with the last 3 releases (RCT2 + both expansions). Keep up the great work!! |
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Name: JAMiUs |
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Location: Birmingham, Eng |
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U RULE MAN!!!!!! keep up the good work old chap! |
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Name: matthew |
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Location: |
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i think this website is really amazing, but i can not make my own rides. because i can't find the right utilities |
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Name: Carl Dickson (Distinct Rider) |
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Location: Ipswich, United Kingdom |
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Hi! Your RCT2 section of this website is excellent. I've been waiting for some decent spinning rides for RCT for ages. It would be great if you could design a Mondial Topscan. Keep up the good work! |
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EARL EDIT: Yes, it would be great...if one were possible. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST RIDES HERE! |
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Name: Lady Croft |
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Location: Germany |
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As I told you before in the forums, I like your objects and rides very very much, Earl! With every release you`ve impressed me more. I always failed in creating new animated rides and so my respect for your work increases more and more. Keep on your wonderful work! |
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Name: Lady Croft |
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Location: Germany |
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As I told you before in the forums, I like your objects and rides very very much, Earl! With every release you`ve impressed me more. I always failed in creating new animated rides and so my respect for your work increases more and more. Keep on your wonderful work! |
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Name: Guilherme Rodrigues |
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Location: gguilhermera@ol.com.br |
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hi! I live in Brazil and I think that you are doing a Excelent work!!! I've downloaded all of your rides for RCT2... I love this game... I'd like to learn how to do rides to send to you some water rides in the future... can you send me an e-mail with an explanation??? thanks... Guilherme... your fan number 1!!! |
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Name: Swerk |
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Location: Nazareth Pa |
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Thank you Earl for making the rides and scenery for all of us to enjoy. I know my parks are a better place with your works in them. |
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Name: willi mark |
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Location: germany |
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Very nice site. Some things I built in my rct. Visit me at: http://web.archive.org/web/20041013065010/http://www.xxxxxxxxxxx-xxxx.de/ |
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EARL EDIT: PLEASE DO NOT AVDERTISE YOU WEBSITES HERE! |
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Name: David Thomas |
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Location: Uk |
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When will you be making a real ride version of the whipper? |
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EARL EDIT: When I figure out how to make one that works. |
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Name: Trev |
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Location: N.C. |
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I love your site! the rides are awsome.why coulden't chris sawyer think of these rides! |
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Name: Richard |
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Location: Earl's site |
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WOW!!!!!!!!!! these are the best's RIDE ive ever seen!!!!!!!!!! good JOB man |
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Name: christ |
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Location: belgium |
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very very very nice. thank you. |
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Name: Fayde |
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Location: Netherlands |
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very very nice rides.. thank you so much for sharing these :D |
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Name: koreaman |
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Location: |
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hi? im korean RCT Fan. |
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Name: Riggs |
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Location: Sunny Florida |
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Just another daily visitor to your site AE. Always wondering what's up your sleve next. Great site by the way. I'm looking forward to the extras you got planned. |
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Name: Guilherme |
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Location: Sao Paulo - SP <Brasil> |
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Your rides is perfect ! I wish you make a ride XXXXXXXXX.... Tanks... |
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EARL EDIT: PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST RIDES HERE! |
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Name: chewy7719 |
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Location: Pennsylvania |
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Great Site! I'm a daily visitor! I really love your rides and scenery, but I have some consturctive critiscism: The fonts on headings and titles on your page is very big, sort of hard on the eyes, and as cool as the RCT backgrounds are, I would prefer just a plain solid color background. Maybe I'm just a boring person by nature, but just something you may want to think about. Thanks again for making my park guests happier than ever! |
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EARL EDIT: Then you're going to HATE the new website design... |
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Name: Justine Romaine |
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Location: Chicago |
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Could there possibly be a better RCT site? I don't know how. We owe Earl a huge debt of thanks. One of the finest sites on the whole internet. Thanks for all of your hard work it's deeply appreciated!! |
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Name: Genius638 |
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Location: Clinton, New York |
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Hey AE! Love your real rides. |
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Name: Mailman21842 |
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Location: Ocean City, Maryland |
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Your rides are so realistic, you do so much for the game, I hadn't played the game for the longest time, your site has once again made RCT my number one game, and for that I thank you. P.S. If you take any requests I'd like to see a Zipper. Please keep up the great work. |
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EARL EDIT: A "Zipper" won't currently work...PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST RIDES HERE! |
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Name: Steve T |
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Location: London, England |
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Dear 'Earl', I just wanted to say a big thank you for your site. You certainly live upto the word 'amazing'. You create all the stuff that I have wished for so long that Chris Sawyer would have put in his 'expansion' (rip off) packs which contained nothing more, usually that same lame scenery. I love your website. I would love you to create a Xxx Xxxx, a Xxxx Xx! & a Xxxxxxx & if we're really fantasizing, a giant Xxx Xxxx & a gaint Xxxxxxxxxx ride! Thank you once again. |
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EARL EDIT: I'm glad you enjoy my work, You may email ride ideas to me...but PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST RIDES HERE! |
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Name: A.Y. |
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Location: Canada |
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Can't wait for those new stuff going to be added to your website!!! :) Just one thing though: On every page, like your RealRides page, the pictures on the top right seem to big. They distort the pixels too much! Just informing you about it. BTW I'm starting to make static (non-animating) RealRides of my own (oh yea and two shops also), but I won't be releasing them (yet...) I really wan't to try to make animating RealRides, but I just don't have the right programs, nor do I have the knowledge of how to make animations of any KIND!!! Oh well... Have to wait for your Ridemaking Tutorial to be completed... *Humph* |
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Name: Dan |
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Location: New York |
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Keep up the good work. I really like your roller coasters. I have been trying to make one myself, but i do not have the patience. |
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Name: Stig |
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Location: UK |
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Loved the Ice rink an amazing piece of animation ad the peeps seem to love it. |
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Name: K |
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Location: |
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Can you please finish the Harry Potter Themeing, i've patiently been waiting for |
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over 2 months. |
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EARL EDIT: Only two months? I've been waiting for over a year... |
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Name: CHRISTOPHER SCHAEFFER |
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Location: LANCASTER PA |
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I think that your real rides are really good You make rollercaostertycoon2 greater with your rides. Can you make a giant faris wheel like some parks have? I would like to see a recation of a ride called the calw it is a sweing pengulum ride. emall me when you get the time emall on your new reactions. Emall me at xxxx@xxxxxx.net keep up the good work. |
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Hi, My parks used to fail very badly with all those other scenery items and rides from the other sites. But I do have good news, I've save just about all of them by switching to Amazingearl.com :D I LOVE YOUR STUFF!!!!! And I have a question, You've made diffrent cars for the single rail coasters (the swinging one and steeple chase) but have you ever tryed making a coustom car for a coaster like the steel twister or inverted impulse coaster etc.? Anyway Keep them commin' Your rides are the best! |
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Name: John Wilson |
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Hi Earl love your rides. Personal fav is SkyDiver. I am the author of the Kimberly lake series of RCT parks. I hope to someday release a Kimberly Lake park featuring many of your flats as well as some of the others I have found. Only problem is the dramatic increase in the file sizes of parks that feature custom rides/scenery. |
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Name: shmlide |
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Name: balloon twister nut |
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Location: canada (eh) |
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hi earl i sent in a message not sure if it was lost but all i said was you are a great ride maked THANK YOU for all you do and share with other rct fans i love to do twist some balloons together ever think of going to T&S in boston for the balloon convention. anyways thanks you are my rct hero randy |
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The owner of this site is apouling. he answered an email of mine very disgustingly... tut tut... i think this man should be banned from the net! He says his site is copyrighted.. he dusent even have a cetificate of dicree! bye bye |
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Name: andrew |
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earl i really like your site but i don't know how to down load it from the site to the disk can you tell me how |
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Name: Kyle Belec |
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Location: Indiana |
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Hey Earl this is the coolest thing youre doin here!!! I was wonderin if someday its would be possibe too make a bigger Giant Gondolla type Ferris Wheel.That would be great!and ooone more thing..Some animated ghool guys or zombies or whatever could all be made into a group. For haunted house and things like that that would be awesome. Especially If a couple took off there head!! THanks |
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Name: Sven |
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Location: Bremen - Germany |
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Really fantastic rides and work. It makes RCT more fun, then ever before. |
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Name: matt |
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Location: Mars |
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i think the website is amazing. it would be good if you could get a snowboarding/tobogganing ride that comes down a hill!!!:) |
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Name: beast90329 |
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That Email about my ride ideas had inverter in the list. also ive been on this ride at the puyallip fair in puyallip that ride was awsome. |
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Name: Maxi |
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Location: Germany |
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Hello Amazingearl! At first of all: My English isn't very good. Save you ;-) I think you made, make and you're going to make a brilliant Work. I think your Rides are the best in the net. On the Photo of you, you looks very nice and funny! Greetings, your Maxi PS: Was my Englisch good? *smile* |
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Name: Montu Man |
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Location: Montu's Front Seat |
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Amazing Earl, You should take over RCT from ATARI! |
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Name: Roel |
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Location: Netherlands |
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Why do you put christian before Comedian? Does het matter if you are an christian a jewish a muslim or a not beleaving Comedian? If I'm going to be an comedian i call myself Dutch-Long-19-years-old-not-beleving-Male-of ...length-and-90-kg-weight-blablabla-Comedian. |
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Name: Jon |
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Location: Cleveland |
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Your rides for RCT2 are so awesome. How cute are those animations for the ice skating rink. Thanks for adding flat rides that they didn't to the expansions. You helped breath new life into this game for me. Awesome work! |
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Name: Zack |
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Location: Liverpool England |
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You have fantastic rides Amazing Earl I can not wait for the new double inversion. |
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Name: A.Y. |
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Location: Canada |
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I can't wait for your new double inverter to be released! I know it's going to be a great upgrade to your previous inverter! |
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Name: shaun |
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Location: Canada |
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Earl you have a really cool website i have tried a few of your rides and they work very well. Keep up the good work and hope to use more of your ride in my game. thanks again for your hard work shaun xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx |
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Name: Tony |
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Location: Florida |
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I love these rides. Chris Sawyer should hire your help. You guys could make some pretty awesome rides. Props for the new ride, looks promising. |
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Name: John |
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Location: Ohio |
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Earl, your stuff never ceases to amaze me. I would've gotten bored with RCT2 a long time ago if it weren't for your rides and scenery. And that "Double Inversion"? Wow. What's the nausea rating on that, twelve? |
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Name: Kevin |
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Location: Ohio |
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You ROCK Amazing Earl! Your rides are very impressive and are a great enrichment to the RCT2 universe. Thank you for all of your hard work! (And, well, I can understand thinking "too hard" about a ride as you mentioned in the broomstick race download, but the thought that you put into creating the rides is much appreciated and really helps to make for very enjoyable use of them in RCT2). I usually don't take much time these days to enter comments in guest books, but your real rides just blew me away so much that I knew that I at least had to write this to say thanks =) |
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Name: air-time-junkie |
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Location: Scotland |
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These have to be the best enhancements for RCT2 on the web. You should feel honoured that so many people get pleasure from what you do here, we cant tell you enough what & how much these items mean to the realistic RCT2 users. Thanks very much Earl & i look forward to seeing your future projects. Keep it up. |
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Name: Kevin |
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Location: Ohio |
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Wooo Hooo! Double Inversion is here! I just discovered yesterday that it was being developed and here it is already now downloaded to my computer and ready to enter my park! Thank you Amazing Earl! |
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Name: Jamie Veldman |
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Location: Shorewood Illinois U.S.A. |
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Thanks for all the great rides, i look forward to useing them all. |
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Name: night owl |
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Location: uk |
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great new rides.keep up the good work. |
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Name: Rich |
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Location: Hull, England |
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Hi earle, as im sure u know, of course your the best at custom rides. one question, |
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just a thought, take care keep up the fantastic work, ps. my email addy is xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxxxx.xx.xx regards richard |
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Name: allyopper |
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Location: long island |
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Great Work! your contributions add a new dimension to the parks I'm playing 'second time around. Thanks! |
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Name: Harry Potter Fan Number # 1!!! |
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Location: Hogwarts |
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Can you please finish the Harry Potter Themeing, i've patiently been waiting for over a year. |
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Name: Joycey |
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Location: You Know Where! |
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thanks for the rides, AE! and thanks for your mission, may God continue to bless you. |
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Name: tomger |
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Location: Germany |
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Hi Earl, first of all I would like to express you respect for your Rides. They are the best what I ever saw. I hope that you finished the Ridemaker Tutorial soon. I need some help to create my own Rides. Greetings tomger |
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Name: Rctbigbuilder |
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Location: Earth, Lol |
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Great site keep up the good work. By the way I have a suggestion. Maybe you should add a forum to your site. Thx for the rides and keep up the good work. P.S. your rides are ten times better than the ones that are on my website. |
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Name: Leonardofury |
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Location: England |
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Earl you are a ride designing God! Those rides are amazing!! |
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Name: Harry Potter Fan Number # 1!!!!!! |
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Location: Hogwarts |
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Please,Finish the Harry Potter Theme. |
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Name: Harry Potter Fan Number # 1!!!! |
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Location: Hogwarts |
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Earl,the Harry Potter Scenery Section has Finish?Sorry i don´t speak english very well.I´m Brazilian. |
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Name: Harry Potter Fan Number # 1!!!! |
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Location: Hogwarts |
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earl,where is the Harry Potter Scenery Section,The Project is Cancelled?Why? |
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Name: dbgtaml8272 |
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Location: Georgia |
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This is an awsome site I can't wait till some more stuff comes out I LOVE RCT2..... |
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Name: David Mcarthur |
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Location: Niagara Falls ON Canada |
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this site rules and Earl add all those rides that u havent added yet please .... thx |
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Name: Great |
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Location: Greatcity |
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Name: ?????? |
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Earl you are a badman,you cancelled the Harry Potter Project. |
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Name: Jason |
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Location: IOWA |
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yOU ARE A VERY VERY BAS GUY,wHY?wHY YOUR CANCELLED THE hARRY pOTTER tHEME? |
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Name: SUPERMAN |
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Location: SMALLVILLE |
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YOUR RIDES AND OBJECTS ARE THE BEST,BUT WHERE IS THE Harry Potter Scenery?i´ve been waiting,for over 4 months. |
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Name: harry potter |
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Location: hogwarts |
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Name: hugeman |
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Location: silverland,ny |
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oooooooohhhhhhhhh nnnnnnnoooooooo!!!!!!! the Harry POTTER sCENERY IS CANCELLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Oh,my god!!!!!!!!1 |
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Name: Junior |
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Location: Brazil,MG |
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Name: HERMIONE GRANGER94079 |
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Location: HOGSMEADE! |
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WE WANT THE HARRY POTTER SCENERY!! WE WANT THE HARRY POTTER SCENERY!!WE WANT THE HARRY POTTER SCENERY!! WE WANT THE HARRY POTTER SCENERY!!WE WANT THE HARRY POTTER SCENERY!! WE WANT THE HARRY POTTER SCENERY!! |
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Name: Jon |
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Location: Cleveland |
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Yeah I would consider adding a message board to the site, because this guest book has basically already become one. I understand your cancelling of the Harry Potter Theme pack. Don't you people realize that this is a hobby for him. I'm sure he is working on the pack. Do you think that it would be realeased quicker just because you asked for it. Good Lord people, I'm sure his life isn't dedicated to RCT. Well AE, maybe this has taught you a valuble lesson: Never announce another "current project " again. Not until it's actually complete. Unfortunatley as you have seen, people just aren't patient and they will hound you until they get it. Oh well, as I said before, your rides rock. Keep Em Comin' |
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Name: Harry Potter Fan Number # 1!!!! |
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Location: Hogwarts |
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Earl,Please,please,please,re-open the Harry Potter Scenery!.Sorry,i don´t speak a very good English.I´m Brazilian. |
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Name: Jon |
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Yeah I would consider adding a message board to the site, because this guest book has basically already become one. I understand your cancelling of the Harry Potter Theme pack. Don't you people realize that this is a hobby for him. I'm sure he is working on the pack. Do you think that it would be realeased quicker just because you asked for it. Good Lord people, I'm sure his life isn't dedicated to RCT. Well AE, maybe this has taught you a valuble lesson: Never announce another "current project " again. Not until it's actually complete. Unfortunatley as you have seen, people just aren't patient and they will hound you until they get it. Oh well, as I said before, your rides rock. Keep Em Comin' |
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Name: Harry Potter Fan Number# 1!!! |
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Location: ok |
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Ok,Earl i understand,SORRY,SORRY,SORRY. |
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IS THRE A POSSIBILITY TO MAKE A SUPER SLIDE REAL RIDE VERSION? |
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Name: JACE |
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Location: SILVERSTONEHEAD |
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HELLO!WHAT´S YOUR REAL NAME EARL?YOUR REAL NAME IS'EARL'?Whst´s the next project? |
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Name: Raymond |
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Location: Eindhoven, Holland |
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Name: Jake Orion |
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Location: California |
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First off Mr. Earl, outstanding work on your rides! I simply cannot get enough of them and I always look forward to your next project. Considering the lenght of time it takes to create a ride and you virtually punch out a ride every few weeks is just simply incredible. Keep up the good work! (Maybe you'll be making rollercoasters soon with all this practice!) |
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Name: Stefan Kupranec |
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Location: home |
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Name: ******* ***** EARL EDIT: Deleted inappropriate screen name |
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Location: hump land |
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why wont your rides work on rollercoastertycoon2 ? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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hey earl your ride really enhanced my parks and game and they bring more peeps into my park thx 4 putten tham up 4 dl and thx for your sim rides too but pleaze make the super slide into a real ride |
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Name: André Bauer |
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Location: Frankfurt, Germany |
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Hi Earl! Best wishes and greetings from Germany! I´d like to thank you for your incredible RCT2 work! It´s really great what you do and I enjoy it a lot. Thank you Have a nice time and enjoy RCT2 André |
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Name: Dennis |
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Location: ontario, canada |
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hey there earl~ just wanted to say your rides and scenery are amazing!! I just noticed your Harry Potter section is Cancelled though! :( Did you get any done and if so can you post them as we were all waiting patiently for these for months! Thanx and keep up the great work! ~Jan 22, 2004~~ |
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Name: Satan |
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Location: Hell |
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Jesus Sucks |
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Name: F.B.I AGENT |
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Location: C.I.A |
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Earl,What´s the next real ride project.i´ve been waiiting for over a week. |
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Name: Tomas Rasmussen |
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Location: Denmark |
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Oh thank you - thank you for blow new life in the dimension for RCT's joyridelist. I was second tired of thrill rides that just "spin around". There must be somthing else than different kind of rollercoasters. I hope in the future that the creators behind Rollercoaster Tycoon will make it posible to build thril ride on you own way. |
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Name: htys t xj |
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Location: ?? |
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Name: jon |
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''A new website design is in the works! Look for the test page 'THIS' week.'' Where is the ''test page''????' |
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Name: Mike |
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Location: Michigan |
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AE, you are awesome! (but you already knew that)... BTW i read this whole guestbook and i must say, people are CRAZY!!! lol. keep up the good work, i wish you the best of luck, health and wealth. you seem like a really nice dude. cant wait to see your future projects. :) Thanks |
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Name: Riggs |
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Location: Sunny Florida |
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Hey AE, Been watching for something new for a week or so on your site...You doing ok?...Haven't seen it take this long for a new screenie since I found your site...Or are you just stock pileing a few idea's ahead of time like we've come to expect...Anyway's, you're the man...I humbly look forward to your next project... |
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Name: night owl |
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Location: uk |
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Name: refael |
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Location: fadida |
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''The Guestbook'' was a feature on the old site. It was a place where people could post in and say how much they liked/disliked the site. Despite the fact that Dan Wolfe stated countless times not to request rides and post advertisments, about 1/3 of the guestbook are those. It was closed down on 4/1/04 after people started to complain about the rumored "Harry Potter Scenery" and the fact that it was cancelled. |
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== The Announcement == |
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After a few months of being absent, The Amazing Earl posted this message: |
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Greetings my RCT Friends, |
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As many of you have no doubt noticed, there have been no new RCT-related projects posted on this website for quite some time. A few people have emailed to both complain about the lack of updates or to express their concern. To the former, I stress that nothing has ever been promised to them. The Rides I made were offered as a gift to the RCT Community...which I was not obligated to give. To the latter, I appreciate their thoughtfulness and thank them for kindly thinking of me. |
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Will I be making any more Real Rides? Not for the foreseeable future. At least temporarily, I am officially announcing my retirement from making Ride and scenery making. |
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Rest assured that this decision was certainly not because of rude little comments in my RCT Guest Book. Any time you put your work on public display, harsh criticism is to be expected. As Mark Twain said, "Nothing is so good that somebody somewhere won't hate it." The Guest Book was closed because I grew weary of constantly deleting the daily vulgar posts and anonymous assaults to my character by those too cowardly to confront me directly via email. The one that remains as the final entry was not the worst. It was simply the last. |
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The decision was also not made because of the incessant nagging about future projects. Although the daily requests and begging for particular (and usually impossible) rides became boring after a while, they at least indicated to me that people were interested in my work. |
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It is not because of bandwidth concerns, web hosting or other reasons of that type. Neither is it health concerns, legal problems nor anything of that nature...as some more "creative" RCT-ers have asserted. |
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It's simply become apparent to me that other things in life must take precedence over the Real Ride and scenery object projects for a silly computer game. Not to put TOO fine a point on it, I've simply decided to devote my time and talents (I have talents?) to other areas...ones that unlike the RCT projects, have the potential to increase my bottom line. Bills keep coming in, mortgages must be paid and I have this annoying habit of needing to EAT every day... |
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WHEN JOU MAKE A NEW RIDE! Is the site down? |
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Will there EVER be any more real Rides from me? Difficult to say. As other interests gain momentum and I find myself with more available time, there may well be. However at the moment, I have absolutely no timetable regarding when I might start them up again...so please don't ask. My crystal ball is busted. When and if I do, they'll be here at the website. |
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And so in closing, I want to thank you all for your kind support and encouragement over the past year. I'm always thrilled (and constantly surprised) at the reception to my little projects. |
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I also thank you for taking the time to read this long-winded ramble...which I know most of you won't bother to do. |
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Name: Beast90329 |
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I will not be leaving the RCT community completely. This website will remain open and I also hope to retain my position as a Moderator in the Forums at [[RCT2.com]]...which compared to the enormous amount of time and effort it takes to create Rides, I should be able to manage. |
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Location: Seattle,WA |
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May your Park Rating never drop below 900... |
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-- "The Amazing EARL" |
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Hey whats the new ride? ive been waiting for a week. |
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== The New Site == |
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== The Ridemaking Tutorial == |
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[[File:Ch04-Condor.jpg|thumb|400px|An original ride made by Amazing Earl was the Huss "Condor" Ride. The ride was animated and fully modeled. It was a good idea, but the clearences wouldn't allow a vehicle that big, making it cut off at the top or sides.]]Amazing Earl made a Ride Making Tutorial called [http://ae.rctspace.com/tutorial/index.htm "Ride Making For Dummies"]. This tutorial shows [[RollerCoaster Tycoon 2]] players how to create their own scenery and rides. Many of the steps include Ride Dissection, Flat Ride Movement, Hard Coded Ride Elements, Clearences, Ride Capacity, Aliasing, etc. |
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== Disclaimer == |
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Name: Satan |
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All images, text, video, code, and The Guestbook are copyright 2000-2005 Dan Wolfe Creative Ministries. All rights reserved. The Amazing Earl.com is not affiliated with Chris Sawyer, Atari, Infogrames Interactive or any other official entities associated with the game "RollerCoaster Tycoon 2." |
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Location: Limbo |
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== External Links == |
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[http://web.archive.org/web/20040202070400/www.amazingearl.com/rct2/ Old Site (mirror)] |
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Hey u suck! where are the updates! ur just like jesus, promise great things but dont give! |
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[http://web.archive.org/web/20040402080943/www.amazingearl.com/rct2/ Old Site (mirror 2)] |
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EARL EDIT: Nothing has EVER been promised to you. I have no time to deal with these anonymous attacks on my character. Due to immature abuse of this service, the Guest Book is closed. |
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[http://ae.rctspace.com/ New Site] |
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[http://ae.rctspace.com/tutorial/index.htm The Ridemaking Tutorial] |
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 19 January 2019
AmazingEarl.com is a site run by Dan Wolfe, AKA "The Amazing Earl". On it, Earl posts rides, scenery, mock rides, and anything else that you could think of for RCT2.
History
The Amazing Earl started making rides in 2003, along with Buggy of Interactivities Ink. Together, they created the world's first REAL Rides: Swinger and Motocross. These are custom, fully functioning rides. He later went on to create his first solo ride, Spinning Cups, and history was made.
The Old Menu
The Old Menu looked like this:
Standard Objects List
These are objects that don't move:
- "HOLLYWOOD" Style...
- Movie Reels & 35mm Film Rolls
- Camera Shop Sign
- Dragon
- BIG BEER!
- Generic "Glass" Ghost
- Cross Headstones
- Easter Objects
Animated Objects List
These are objects that move:
- Disco Ball
- FIREWORKS!
- Hanged Peep
- Octopus Attack
- Circling Shark
Sim Rides List
These are mock rides (rides that guests can't go on):
- Chute Drop
- The Whipper
- Super Slide
- The Bouncer
REAL Rides
For a complete list of actually functioning rides, go to REAL Rides
RCT Links
The Old FAQs
- Who is this "Amazing EARL" Guy?
- Is that goofy moustache real?
- What's with that 'Spinning Nose-Glasses' thing?
- How do you make these scenery objects?
- How do you make the REAL Rides?
- Do you have any objects that aren't listed here?
- Can you make me a (insert your dream object here)?
- Where can I find more custom objects for RCT2?
- Are you planning to make any more REAL Flat & Thrill Rides?
- Can I link your objects to my website?
- Can I host copies of your Objects/Rides on my website for others to download, then?
"Who is this "Amazing EARL" Guy?"
That's a big question. Best thing to do is visit my main website.
"Is that goofy moustache REAL?"
Yes.
"What's with that 'Spinning Nose-Glasses' thing?"
That's called a "SNOZ." It's the logo for my company...based on a familiar face.
"How do you make these scenery objects"
I hardly ever use pre-made artwork. Generally the project begins with me modeling a 3D object from scratch. This allows me to rotate the object to create the necessary four views. It also gives me control of the lighting and insures that the shadows are realistic. I use "Amorphium Real-time 3D Modeling" Software...version 1.0. (It got expensive after that, so I've never upgraded.)
After the snapshots are taken of the 3D model, I edit them using "CorelPhotoPAINT." Any touching up of the images is easier to do a this point. It also lets me easily chop the pictures into properly sized pieces for the next step.
Once I'm happy with the images, they're imported into Doctor J's wonderful "Object Editor" which creates the final .dat files for use in RollerCoaster Tycoon. You can download the Editor at his website HERE.
"How do you make the REAL Rides?"
The artwork is done using the same method I outlined above for making scenery...THEN it gets difficult. Images must be made of the Ride without the Riders AND the Riders without the Ride. All portions of the Riders that may pass behind any part of the ride must be removed. Getting them to match up is the hard part.
There's quite a bit of artwork, too. For instance, the "Spinning Cups" Ride required 240 separate precision images...24 for the Ride itself and 216 pictures of a single pair of Riders. The "Motocross" required over a hundred images of the motorcycle alone! (It's a BIG job, but somebody's got to do it...)
Once I'm happy with the images, they're imported into Doctor J's wonderful "Object Editor" (now handles some Flat Rides) which creates the final .dat files for use in RollerCoaster Tycoon. You can download the Editor at his website HERE. OR I use a Ride Creator made by "Buggy" of Interactivities Ink...which you can download at his website HERE.
"Do you have any objects that aren't listed here?"
LOADS of them! Eventually I'll post them all.
Don't ask me to email them to you. They'll be posted when I'm ready to give them to the world.
"Can you make me a (insert your dream object here)?"
Can I? Probably. WILL I? Probably not. I have my own projects in the works, thank you. Look around the web and see if what you want has already been created. (Chances are good that it has.) A good place to start looking is at the RCT2 Objects DataBase at http://www.rct2db.com
If something is NOT already available...AND if I find the idea interesting or challenging, I MAY take it on. (I tell you now...it's probably a long shot.)
Why not try making the object yourself? It's not THAT difficult...and who knows? You may be even better than ME at this stuff. You never know until you try...
"Where can I find more custom objects for RCT?"
Visit my Links Page. There are a lot of resources out there.
"Are you planning to make more REAL Flat & Thrill Rides?"
DEFINITELY! A list is being compiled in the forums at RCT2.com. Head over there and give me your input! (You can go directly to the list HERE.)
"Can I link your objects to my website?"
The answer is at the bottom of this page. ANY links must point ONLY to http://ae.rctspace.com Traffic on this site is monitored VERY closely. If unusual activity occurs, pages will be automatically changed and your links will be immediately broken.
(Don't you just HATE broken links? So do your site's visitors...)
"Can I host your objects on my website for other people to download, then?"
No. It's not to be mean...but I do have my reasons. Again, see the bottom of this page for details.
(...and I WILL be watching. So will my Lawyer, "Vinny." He specializes in "Personal Injury" cases...if you know what I mean.) ;)
Joking aside, if I find that this becomes a repeated problem, this site will simply be closed and my future creations kept for my own enjoyment...which is why I make them in the first place. Please respect my wishes.
More questions to come as they're asked...AND when I come up with smart-aleck answers.
The Infamous Guestbook
The Guestbook was a feature on the old site. It was a place where people could post in and say how much they liked/disliked the site. Despite the fact that Dan Wolfe stated countless times not to request rides and post advertisments, about 1/3 of the guestbook are those. It was closed down on 4/1/04 after people started to complain about the rumored "Harry Potter Scenery" and the fact that it was cancelled.
The Announcement
After a few months of being absent, The Amazing Earl posted this message:
Greetings my RCT Friends,
As many of you have no doubt noticed, there have been no new RCT-related projects posted on this website for quite some time. A few people have emailed to both complain about the lack of updates or to express their concern. To the former, I stress that nothing has ever been promised to them. The Rides I made were offered as a gift to the RCT Community...which I was not obligated to give. To the latter, I appreciate their thoughtfulness and thank them for kindly thinking of me.
Will I be making any more Real Rides? Not for the foreseeable future. At least temporarily, I am officially announcing my retirement from making Ride and scenery making.
Rest assured that this decision was certainly not because of rude little comments in my RCT Guest Book. Any time you put your work on public display, harsh criticism is to be expected. As Mark Twain said, "Nothing is so good that somebody somewhere won't hate it." The Guest Book was closed because I grew weary of constantly deleting the daily vulgar posts and anonymous assaults to my character by those too cowardly to confront me directly via email. The one that remains as the final entry was not the worst. It was simply the last.
The decision was also not made because of the incessant nagging about future projects. Although the daily requests and begging for particular (and usually impossible) rides became boring after a while, they at least indicated to me that people were interested in my work.
It is not because of bandwidth concerns, web hosting or other reasons of that type. Neither is it health concerns, legal problems nor anything of that nature...as some more "creative" RCT-ers have asserted.
It's simply become apparent to me that other things in life must take precedence over the Real Ride and scenery object projects for a silly computer game. Not to put TOO fine a point on it, I've simply decided to devote my time and talents (I have talents?) to other areas...ones that unlike the RCT projects, have the potential to increase my bottom line. Bills keep coming in, mortgages must be paid and I have this annoying habit of needing to EAT every day...
Will there EVER be any more real Rides from me? Difficult to say. As other interests gain momentum and I find myself with more available time, there may well be. However at the moment, I have absolutely no timetable regarding when I might start them up again...so please don't ask. My crystal ball is busted. When and if I do, they'll be here at the website.
And so in closing, I want to thank you all for your kind support and encouragement over the past year. I'm always thrilled (and constantly surprised) at the reception to my little projects.
I also thank you for taking the time to read this long-winded ramble...which I know most of you won't bother to do.
I will not be leaving the RCT community completely. This website will remain open and I also hope to retain my position as a Moderator in the Forums at RCT2.com...which compared to the enormous amount of time and effort it takes to create Rides, I should be able to manage.
May your Park Rating never drop below 900...
-- "The Amazing EARL"
The New Site
The Ridemaking Tutorial
Amazing Earl made a Ride Making Tutorial called "Ride Making For Dummies". This tutorial shows RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 players how to create their own scenery and rides. Many of the steps include Ride Dissection, Flat Ride Movement, Hard Coded Ride Elements, Clearences, Ride Capacity, Aliasing, etc.
Disclaimer
All images, text, video, code, and The Guestbook are copyright 2000-2005 Dan Wolfe Creative Ministries. All rights reserved. The Amazing Earl.com is not affiliated with Chris Sawyer, Atari, Infogrames Interactive or any other official entities associated with the game "RollerCoaster Tycoon 2."