CLAUDE-SONNET-5 · 20260723-v2-design

A benchmark in which language models design roller coasters that RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 builds, tests, and rates.

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design · wooden · driver-api · design mode — models build from scratch

excitementintensity×build failed
0515intensity ceiling 10round 1: excitement 0.57round 3: excitement 0.59round 5: excitement 5.31round 6: excitement 5.715.71round 1: intensity 0.67round 3: intensity 0.68round 5: intensity 6.57round 6: intensity 7.11R1round 2: built but not rated (test never completed)R2R3round 4: built but not rated (test never completed)R4R5R6
score
5.71
intensity
7.11
nausea
3.89
best round
6
rated rounds
4/6
similarity
0.38
tokens / cost
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6 round(s)

Round 1

excitement 0.57 intensity 0.67 nausea 0.38 length 247 drops 1 airtime 0 tested ok similarity 0.41 (nearest: Treetop Choppers)
track program (44 pieces)
{
  "pieces": [
    "begin_station",
    "middle_station",
    "end_station",
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "flat_to_up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25_to_flat"
    },
    "left_turn_5",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5",
    "flat_to_left_bank",
    "left_bank",
    "left_bank",
    "left_bank_to_flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5"
  ],
  "ride_type": 52,
  "start": {
    "dir": 2,
    "x": 30,
    "y": 30
  }
}
park screenshot, claude-sonnet-5 round 1 view 1

Round 2 not rated

built, but the ride was never rated

track program (56 pieces)
{
  "pieces": [
    "begin_station",
    "middle_station",
    "end_station",
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "flat_to_up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25_to_flat"
    },
    "left_turn_5",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_up_25",
    "up_25_to_up_60",
    "up_60",
    "up_60_to_up_25",
    "up_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25_to_down_60",
    "down_60",
    "down_60_to_down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5",
    "flat_to_left_bank",
    "left_bank",
    "left_bank",
    "left_bank_to_flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5"
  ],
  "ride_type": 52,
  "start": {
    "dir": 2,
    "x": 30,
    "y": 30
  }
}
park screenshot, claude-sonnet-5 round 2 view 1

Round 3

excitement 0.59 intensity 0.68 nausea 0.39 length 283 drops 1 airtime 0 tested ok similarity 0.44 (nearest: Jungle Racers)
track program (52 pieces)
{
  "pieces": [
    "begin_station",
    "middle_station",
    "end_station",
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "flat_to_up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25_to_flat"
    },
    "flat_to_left_bank",
    "banked_left_turn_5",
    "left_bank_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat_to_left_bank",
    "banked_left_turn_5",
    "left_bank_to_flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5"
  ],
  "ride_type": 52,
  "start": {
    "dir": 2,
    "x": 30,
    "y": 30
  }
}
park screenshot, claude-sonnet-5 round 3 view 1

Round 4 not rated

built, but the ride was never rated

track program (76 pieces)
{
  "pieces": [
    "begin_station",
    "middle_station",
    "end_station",
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "flat_to_up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25_to_flat"
    },
    "flat_to_left_bank",
    "banked_left_turn_5",
    "left_bank_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_up_25",
    "up_25_to_up_60",
    "up_60",
    "up_60_to_up_25",
    "up_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25_to_down_60",
    "down_60",
    "down_60_to_down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat_to_left_bank",
    "banked_left_turn_5",
    "left_bank_to_flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5"
  ],
  "ride_type": 52,
  "start": {
    "dir": 2,
    "x": 30,
    "y": 30
  }
}
park screenshot, claude-sonnet-5 round 4 view 1

Round 5

excitement 5.31 intensity 6.57 nausea 3.63 length 407 drops 4 airtime 35 tested ok similarity 0.40 (nearest: Hover Bother)
track program (80 pieces)
{
  "pieces": [
    "begin_station",
    "middle_station",
    "end_station",
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "flat_to_up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25_to_flat"
    },
    "flat_to_left_bank",
    "banked_left_turn_5",
    "left_bank_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_up_25",
    "up_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_up_25",
    "up_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_up_25",
    "up_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat_to_left_bank",
    "banked_left_turn_5",
    "left_bank_to_flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5"
  ],
  "ride_type": 52,
  "start": {
    "dir": 2,
    "x": 30,
    "y": 30
  }
}
park screenshot, claude-sonnet-5 round 5 view 1

Round 6

excitement 5.71 intensity 7.11 nausea 3.89 length 513 drops 6 airtime 53 tested ok similarity 0.38 (nearest: Hover Bother)
track program (104 pieces)
{
  "pieces": [
    "begin_station",
    "middle_station",
    "end_station",
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "flat_to_up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25"
    },
    {
      "chain": true,
      "t": "up_25_to_flat"
    },
    "flat_to_left_bank",
    "banked_left_turn_5",
    "left_bank_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_up_25",
    "up_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_up_25",
    "up_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_up_25",
    "up_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_up_25",
    "up_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_up_25",
    "up_25_to_flat",
    "flat_to_down_25",
    "down_25_to_flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat_to_left_bank",
    "banked_left_turn_5",
    "left_bank_to_flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "flat",
    "left_turn_5"
  ],
  "ride_type": 52,
  "start": {
    "dir": 2,
    "x": 30,
    "y": 30
  }
}
park screenshot, claude-sonnet-5 round 6 view 1

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