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Old 06-04-2007, 08:59 PM
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Elementary Coaster Contest!!

This contest is all about who is the best at incorporating Elementary into their track designs. If you like to use elementary, you want practice in it, or you have never heard of it before, come check out this contest!

Restrictions:
1. No fewer than five (5) elements must be elementaryed. If you do not have it, you can download it at nolimitsdevcenter.net/toolbox.
2. NO inversions (maximum banking is 175 degrees).
3. Must be at least 5000 feet in length unless it is more than 250 feet tall, in which case it must be more than 6000 feet long.
4. The height may not exceed 400 feet.
5. It must be COMPLETELY inside the circle in the template, marked by the support structure on the outside.
6. NO prefab supports. All custom supports. Support creativity/usefulness as supports is a part of grading.
7. Track type may not have OTSR's (B&M twister, standup, floorless, modern steel looping, eurofighter, etc. are not allowed).
8. You may not use 3ds objects.
9. All entries must be ANNOUNCED by July 4th and UPLOADED on Speedzone no later than August 1st. This may change, depending on the number of entries and their status at that time.
10. AHG is recommended, but not required. This can also be downloaded at the link provided with elementary, along with many other tools to aid you in this contest.
11. Terraforming is not allowed.
12. Scenery (not 3ds) is allowed.

Other Rules:
-Please include your elementary elements in the track file, as proof that you used them. We know you can just make something look elementaryed, but please be honest.
-And please don't mess with the template.

Note: Coasterman1234 and I are running this, so PM one of us if you have any questions. Or I suppose you can just post them in the thread.

The template is attached.
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Old 06-04-2007, 09:18 PM
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Well go_me summed it up pretty well. BTW, I'm entering.
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Old 06-04-2007, 09:26 PM
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Me too. I forgot to mention that above. So we need judges!
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Old 06-04-2007, 09:32 PM
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WOW. I haven't touch NL in a long time. I forgot how to use Elementary anyways. Have fun making coasters.
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Old 06-04-2007, 09:38 PM
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I'll judge!
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Old 06-04-2007, 09:40 PM
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This version of the template looks the same from above, but you can actually see the track from the side.

New rule: Any track in the area between the inner circle of supports and outer circle counts .5 points off for every time it goes there. Anything outside the outer circle instantly disqualifies your entry.
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Old 06-04-2007, 09:53 PM
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One more small rule: there can only be one lift or launch as well.
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Old 06-05-2007, 03:41 AM
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Oh dear...elementary...never used it... Oh well, I guess it's time to learn it...
And I like the no-prefab-supports rule
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Old 06-08-2007, 08:52 PM
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^It can be fairly aggravating, lol. Just in case anyone is wondering... when you add an element onto your existing track, it will probably be rough, you can edit the Elementary element to make it fit smoothly onto your existing track (it will not disqualify you from the contest). It doesn't have to be just the elementary element without any tweaking.
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Old 06-09-2007, 02:27 PM
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I like everything except the no pre-fab supports ah well... I'll let you know by July if I'm going to enter anything. I haven't touched NL in ages... [ok not really, but I just like stopped working on my Maverick recreation and haven't gone back.]
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Old 06-19-2007, 06:19 PM
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*edit*

So far the contestants are:
coasterman1234
Erik Leppen
apsterling
Emann


and possibly:
CP Maverick.

Anyone else want to enter?

Judges:
go_me
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Old 06-19-2007, 06:25 PM
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I'm in... Yeah.
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Old 06-19-2007, 06:32 PM
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Okay I'm in.

EDIT:

Are the supports allowed to be outside of the boundary?

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Old 06-19-2007, 07:03 PM
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^I'll ask go_me when he gets back on AIM, I don't see why supports wouldn't be allowed outside.
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Old 06-19-2007, 09:57 PM
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For the record, I am too lazy to enter; I will only judge.
If the supports are unnecessarily outside of the template, then there will be a deduction, but it will not disqualify your entry. If they're between the two support circles, no points off. And, if the supports outside of the boundary are COMPLETELY necessary, then they are fine. I'll decide how this will be determined and get back to you soon.

*edit*
It will be voted upon by all judges, so we therefore need at least three. I still haven't decided whether it has to be unanimous or not...
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