You've seen the movie, now ride the rides! Follow in Agent Peep's footsteps
and explore...
Dr. Death's Island Lair
Download the park
here
(545KB zip file)
This island was built specifically for the filming of
"Agent Peep",
but it was also designed with the hope that it would turn out to be an
enjoyable amusement park too. To give you a taste of what you'll find,
here are screenshots of various locations around the park.
An overall look at the park. Guests enter at the dock at the lower-right
before deciding which way to go along the Main Promenade.
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The Main Promenade at night. There's a variety of rides to tempt peeps
before they head off to the main attractions.
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River Run is designed to give the feeling of careening down a fast moving
jungle river. Watch out for the waterfall near the end!
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Take off from this air field on the Jet Fighter ride, twisting and diving
through narrow valleys.
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Chase the villians' vehicles over winding roads, then relax in the Pit Stop
facilities to compare lap times.
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Take an underwater ride beginning here at Dr. Death's submarine base.
Watch out for sharks!
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Reaching the ride building for the 'Volcano Velocity' roller coaster requires
a bit of a climb, but there are refreshment stands along the way.
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Once up at the ride building, you have a commanding view of this side
of the island.
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After twisting you around, the Volcano Velocity coaster will take
you up and over the lip of an extinct volcano.
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Buried in the volcano is Dr. Death's Lair, and the roller coaster
will send you plunging right down into it!
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One of my favorite shots - the air base at night. RCT3 can turn out
some pretty nice screenshots.
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A final panoramic overview of the park created from two screenshots.
Yes, there are a lot of trees and bushes, all carefully planted
by hand.
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One caution: this park is very demanding of computer power. With my average-level
3GHz system, I only get about 10 - 15 frames per second. At night, this dips
into the single digits. And that's with the park closed. Once opened, it quickly
attracts over 1000 peeps and the frame rate slips to 7 or 8 FPS. Lots of AI
calculations going on I suspect. Surprisingly enough, the large quantity of foliage
did not seem to affect the FPS too much. I also notice a fair amount of lag when
opening a ride's information panel to make adjustments.
I recommend that you keep the park closed at first, look around and ride the
coasters in test mode. Once you've enjoyed the sights on your own, then open the
park and let the peeps flood in. The rate frame will suffer, but you can see how
they react to the park.
To see this island in action, check out my
"Agent Peep"
video. To download the park, click
here
(545KB zip file). It comes with simple instructions describing
how to use it in the game.