I think it goes without saying that almost everything I have seen of the alpha has been superb, although there have been some notable issues with the path builder and the roller coaster builder (I know, it wasn't supposed to be in this alpha originally). I have always thought that to do the best possible job, it's much more important to know what needs fixing rather than what already works. The path building problems have already been covered in another thread, so this one is to cover any problems with the coaster builder.
Personally, the biggest problem that I have seen with the coaster builder is when banking, for example, from 0 to 45 degrees in one section, then from 45 to 90 degrees in the next. There is a notable jolt. I think this comes from the fact that on a section where the banking is changing, the rate at which the banking changes starts slow, then speeds up to a maximum at the middle of the section, then slows down again towards the end. When there is only one section, this looks nice and smooth, but with two successive sections of increasing banking, the rate of change of bank starts slow, then increases, then decreases, then increases, then decreases again, creating the pump.
Any other thoughts from anyone else?
Personally, the biggest problem that I have seen with the coaster builder is when banking, for example, from 0 to 45 degrees in one section, then from 45 to 90 degrees in the next. There is a notable jolt. I think this comes from the fact that on a section where the banking is changing, the rate at which the banking changes starts slow, then speeds up to a maximum at the middle of the section, then slows down again towards the end. When there is only one section, this looks nice and smooth, but with two successive sections of increasing banking, the rate of change of bank starts slow, then increases, then decreases, then increases, then decreases again, creating the pump.
Any other thoughts from anyone else?