11-02-2005, 09:28 AM
|  | SpeedZone Staff | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Huizen, Netherlands Age: 22
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| | | November 2005 Unofficial NL Contest
This month's contest is about making a multiple-inversion coaster. Some unknown amusement park is looking for a multi-inversion roller coaster to improve its guest count. You are challenged to make one for the park. - Track must be steel, you can choose any track type
- Vertical G's between -1.5 and +5
- Lateral G's between -1.5 and 1.5
- Exactly one station
- Either exactly one lift, or exactly one launch
- There are no height and length restrictions
- Minimum 6 inversions
- Minimum 2 trains
- Must pass E-stop
- Terrain is not allowed
- Trees are allowed, but will not be judged
- 3ds are allowed, but will not be judged and the ride should work without them (i.e. not depend on 3ds for supporting)
The park will judge the ride on - Building Technique such as G-forces, smoothness, blocking, supports, track shaping.
- How fun the ride is
- Original or unique ideas
This is an unofficial contest, there is no prize. The deadline is November 30, 11:59 Eastern Time (US). Let your creativity flow and make something of it. In the first week of December, we hope to get decided which of the coasters the park will choose, and which are second and third. Use this thread for questions.
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11-02-2005, 10:37 AM
|  | It's Extreme | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SW Ohio Age: 20
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| | | If using a launch, is there a maximum speed? |
11-05-2005, 10:34 AM
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| | | Can you repeat an inversion like have two barrel rolls in a row?
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11-05-2005, 11:20 AM
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| | | You can use any launch speed, as long as you keep the G's within the limits.
Those six inversions don't have to be all different. You can make a coaster with six loops if you want, however that won't be too original.
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11-07-2005, 12:22 PM
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| | | Does it need mid course brakes? |
11-07-2005, 02:39 PM
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| | | The contest doesn't require mid course brakes. If you want, you are of course allowed to use them. But you don't have to.
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11-09-2005, 06:44 PM
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| | | 2 things:
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2. Do I upload it like every other coaster, or do i have to upload it directly to this thread? |
11-10-2005, 07:43 PM
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| | here is my project link http://nldc.interfix.net/p1211
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11-10-2005, 07:59 PM
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| | | ^Looks pretty good. The drop is kinda unrealistic and there is some plain, straight track after the vertical loop. Otherwise, looks like a decent coaster.
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11-11-2005, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Tanks4me05
1. can I join?
2. Do I upload it like every other coaster, or do i have to upload it directly to this thread? | 1. everyone who has NoLimits full version, can join.
2. You pload to SpeedZone like every toher coaster, but you have to check the box "Enter this coaster for this month's NL contest", which is usually un-checked.
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11-11-2005, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Emann |
That roll looks really pumpy and rough. Your transitions into the helixes are way too small and don't look properly heartlined. The corkscrew looks a bit off too, and the straightaway before/after the loop is way too big.
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11-11-2005, 11:38 PM
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| | | Accidentally made a coaster with 4 inversions lol. I'll see if I can squeeze another one out when I'm done with the one I'm work on now. |
11-12-2005, 06:51 PM
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| | | what's e-stop? emergency stop? how do i make that?
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11-12-2005, 07:00 PM
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11-13-2005, 09:03 PM
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| | | I have made a coaster and it actually fits this contest. I did not see this contest before so that was lucky.
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