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Title: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: Astro on March 15, 2009, 11:49 AM

From the VFK Homepage:

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s256/AstroGigiblue/mazeevent1.jpg)

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s256/AstroGigiblue/mazeevent2.jpg)


EDIT:  ** Updated Information for Players missing original Event, on Homepage **


(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s256/AstroGigiblue/encore.jpg)

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: funfly on March 15, 2009, 12:20 PM

 :clap2: :yes!:  :clapping: :2thunbs: :dance3:

Woohoo! Love the looks of these!

Ok, I've got a meeting Tuesday at 7pm; (-pulls out appointment book: but I can ride before 7 and after 8ish -)

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: goldengourd on March 15, 2009, 12:28 PM

They are so good to try to create things that we want. I always loved building rides. I like that the "color difference" is pretty minor so that it won't matter to me what color I have. And thankfully they will also be for sale, not just won during the event, thank you, thank you. !

But....
I dread the lag that these pieces will cause. And the lag the event will cause.  And it can be such a challenge to get items to place correctly in the rooms normally, that I can just image what a task it will be to line these up so the ride works. If only the game just worked better.

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: PrincessWendyBird on March 15, 2009, 05:39 PM

(http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee162/ahdahl/smileypassout.gif)

Oh My Gooodness! I am sooooo excited about this. So glad there will be not only the ride event, but that the ride pieces will also be for sale!  :dance2: :dance3:

Goldengourd, I have been able to perfect the grid building system with a lot of trial and error. I am trying to make a video showing how to easily get items to stack side by side on the grid. Until then, I can tell you that if you press "grid move" then the down arrow before moving an item, you can get items to go side by side. This is for placing objects right next to each other on the floor. Stacking is a bit different. maybe I can try to make a guide while I try to finish the video. Try it with some cheap crates in a room to practice! Hugs.  :bighug:

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: wdwdreamin on March 15, 2009, 06:16 PM

I'm excited too!   :yes!:  I was never much of a builder, but always loved the Host ride events.  And I'm looking forward to seeing what my talented friends here put together too!

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: mir4mad on March 15, 2009, 06:19 PM

WOOT! princessmadiro and I have been waiting for this. We guessed this might be the surprise!
I'm not looking forward to the lag or trying to get into the host rooms though. Haven't been to a host room event yet so I have no idea how that will work. princess doesn't have much patience either to wait. Oh boy this should be fun!

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: Cloudymellowdisco on March 15, 2009, 06:47 PM

Oh my goodness!!  I have to say creating rides on VMK was one of my favorite things to do on that site!  Ideas are now popping into my head for VFK.  Plus, I can't wait to see Ormonddude's creations.  Did anybody see the Tower of Terror ride he and some friends created before VMK closed?  It was truly magnificent!!!  :bow2:

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: funfly on March 15, 2009, 07:09 PM

Someone said ride pieces host ride will also be free Sat and Sun, but I don't know if it's on front page or not.

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: littlebelle on March 15, 2009, 07:11 PM

 :2thunbs: :2thunbs:YEAH YEAH YEAH :2thunbs: :2thunbs:

I am so happy to see this. I have not played much since christmas nothing really to build with. Just when I get bored with VFK then pop in with an exciting now item. Now I can see myself building alot. :)

I hope the lag is tolerable because it will be bad. But we should remember all the issues VMK had when they did there first big event. We should not expect any better and if it goes smoothly great !!! I am just gald they have done this :)

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: PrincessWendyBird on March 16, 2009, 03:42 AM

I snagged a few pics from another forum.  :lolg: Apparently, a few people accidentally entered a host ride room while they were testing. They snappped a pic while in there...

(http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee162/ahdahl/VFKRideEVentRoomSneakPeek3-15-09.jpg)

There are also stone blocks to prop the ride pieces with and a few look to be slanted to make hills. I also heard that one of the rooms was like a "dark room" but I have not seen any pics of that. I did clip this pic from someone's avatar who made it into the rooms and you can see the ride vehicles in it with what appears to be a blue background...

(http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee162/ahdahl/VFKRideEVentRoomSneakPeek23-15-09.jpg)

It seems each ride car has a butterfly on the front. The butterflies are different colors depending on the color ladybug on your start piece! Getting more excited!!!  :yes!:

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: mir4mad on March 16, 2009, 08:40 AM

Oh the butterflies are sooooo pretty!  Thanks for finding the picture and posting it princess!

This could bring back some sad memories for my princess. Her very first experience with VMK was during the first VMK ride a thon. We had no idea what to do with those pieces at the time. (I know she gave a bunch of them away for her first magic.) She just had a blast riding through the host rooms over and over again. We would search for ride rooms and just ride and ride and ride some days!  :cry::(

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: wdwdreamin on March 16, 2009, 10:29 AM

Yep, I got a little misty-eyed when I first heard about this--lots of good memories.

Thanks for the pics--I like the stone bases and the butterflies look great!

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: littlebelle on March 16, 2009, 01:14 PM

Is it tomorrow yet?????????????????????. Not coming fast enough.

Oh the good old days of rushing home to ride around and around and around. Being tied to our computers so we could ride around and around and around.  :sos: Wow I must be crazy to want to do this again. But I am so excited can not wait.

I just love the stone work too.

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: lisuhut on March 16, 2009, 02:20 PM

Hi
Stop please!!
I will have to wait until the weekend,as it is far to late for us here in the uk.
Enjoy yourselves anyway,you can test the lag for me.lol

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: littlebelle on March 16, 2009, 03:26 PM

Quote from: lisuhut on March 16, 2009, 02:20 PM

Hi
Stop please!!
I will have to wait until the weekend,as it is far to late for us here in the uk.
Enjoy yourselves anyway,you can test the lag for me.lol

Well I plan on getting Just on to ride and ride So you two can share until Saturday :) What you do not want to take an early nap And stay up half the night to relive the old VMK memories  :thumb: Come on you can do it :)

What that would only be 12:00 midnight  :rofl1: Sorry it is so late for you. Here is to Saturday and may all the lag be fixed by then :)

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: Astro on March 16, 2009, 03:52 PM

Quote from: funfly on March 15, 2009, 07:09 PM

Someone said ride pieces host ride will also be free Sat and Sun, but I don't know if it's on front page or not.

Yup it's true.  VFK did update the homepage at some point yesterday, and I had updated the first post here with the Encore information.;)

Quote from: PrincessWendyBird on March 16, 2009, 03:42 AM

I snagged a few pics from another forum.  :lolg: Apparently, a few people accidentally entered a host ride room while they were testing. They snappped a pic while in there...

hehehe, Princess you little rebel you.   ;)

I caught a glimpse of those pictures too  :lolg: -- those butterflies are adorable!!  However, I did notice that the Dark Ride Room snapshot, is now deleted.  :??:   So, I'm not sure what happened with that....um leak.   :lolg:

I will say from the picture I saw, the room looks pretty much like VMK's.  It looked black in color, and had a few machine looking parts for a backdrop.

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: lisuhut on March 16, 2009, 03:54 PM

Hi
Now firstly i have to thank you for putting just through the ride ,then i will thank you for making me feel me age  :boxing:
GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!!!

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: funfly on March 16, 2009, 04:42 PM

Thanks for nabbing that pic Princess!  The stonework and butterfly cars look so nice! Even the stonework alone will have us buidling.  Love the color butterflies - now I see why the different color ride starts hehe

And what are those tall green things in the pic for the ride?  porters? hmmm 

Quote from: littlebelle on March 16, 2009, 01:14 PM

Is it tomorrow yet?????????????????????. Not coming fast enough.

Oh the good old days of rushing home to ride around and around and around. Being tied to our computers so we could ride around and around and around.  :sos: Wow I must be crazy to want to do this again. But I am so excited can not wait.

I just love the stone work too.

Omg gosh, tied to the computers to ride around and around and around again!  :crazy4: :crazy:  But I can't wait!

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: PrincessWendyBird on March 16, 2009, 08:52 PM

Quote from: littlebelle on March 16, 2009, 01:14 PM

Is it tomorrow yet?????????????????????. Not coming fast enough.

Oh the good old days of rushing home to ride around and around and around. Being tied to our computers so we could ride around and around and around.  :sos: Wow I must be crazy to want to do this again. But I am so excited can not wait.

I just love the stone work too.

OH my goodness - we are giddy with excitement here! We actually packed a few activities into tonight to keep our schedule open tomorrow!  :lolg: How funny is that? It actually feels kind of nice to be soooo excited about something like this again. Even knowing there will be lag and probably a few other bugs and glitches, I am excited to be a part of this event.

I talked to Vintage this morning when they released the message boards. (She and Enigma were checking on the boards to make sure everything was working correctly.) The VFK Staff is just as excited as all of us! They sounded like kids in a candy store describing watching Fin and Harmony build their rooms. So, the countdown begins...WOOT!  :yes!:

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: littlebelle on March 17, 2009, 05:21 AM

Quote from: lisuhut on March 16, 2009, 03:54 PM

Hi
Now firstly i have to thank you for putting just through the ride ,then i will thank you for making me feel me age  :boxing:
GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!!!

 :roflmao: :rofl1: :sur: Ah get those mouse ears on then you will feel like a kid again :)

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: littlebelle on March 17, 2009, 05:31 AM

 :wavet: :wavet: :yes!: :yes!:       YEAH it is Here!!!!!!         :yes!: :yes!: :wavet: :wavet:

8.5 hours and counting to Butterfly lift off :)  :clap1: :clap1: :clap1:

And for Papa Duck :db: :mbanana: :db2: :db: :mbanana: :db2: :db: :mbanana: :db2:

And for St. Pats Day  :danceline: :danceline: :danceline: :danceline: :danceline: :danceline: :danceline:

 :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :dle2: :dle2: :clap2:

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: wdwdreamin on March 17, 2009, 06:40 AM

Quote from: PrincessWendyBird on March 16, 2009, 08:52 PM

OH my goodness - we are giddy with excitement here! We actually packed a few activities into tonight to keep our schedule open tomorrow!  :lolg: How funny is that?

TeeHee--I did the same thing!!  :notme:

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: littlebelle on March 17, 2009, 10:36 AM

Wake up people only half a day to go.

I will not be able to get on until about 7:00 Eastern. But it is almost here :)

Title: Re: 3/15 NEWS -- Spring Ride Event 3/17 - 3/19
Post by: PrincessWendyBird on March 17, 2009, 02:22 PM

:yes!: LESS THAN AN HOUR TO GO!!!  :yes!: