UPDATE! I just got No Limits.

[thrillrideseeker]

Ok I just got No Limits, and I have no idea what I am doing. How do I make a coaster? Like I am at this big green screen. How do I just make a station?

~Matthew

[spaceace12]

Just do the tutorial, or play with it, you will figure it out.

[thrillrideseeker]

How do I start the tutorial?

~Matthew

[Guest]

The help file (in the editor, help > help) is what he means by tutorial i suppose. There is a run-through of the editor's functions along with pictures to help explain it. One word of advice though, READ IT. Don't skim through, you may (and probably will) miss something important.

 

Also, look how the prebuilt tracks are made. The will give you a (decent) understanding of how to shape the segments and such. But as said, the best to do is READ (don't skim!) the help file.

[jimbobcoaster]

I'm not too sure how to start the tutorial, but I will try to help you out. First, look at the top of the screen and find "Segment" and scroll down to click "Station". Next, click to button next to the arrow that says "add" and shows a vertex. To make the station, click any distance from the arrow as you want the length to be and if it isn't straight, try to straighten it or have the track highlighted, right click and scroll down to "make straight". (remember to look at it from different views to make sure it looks the way you want it...)

After that, on a side angle, go back to "Segment" and find "Lift". Do the same thing and add another vertex that is out and a little up from the station, making it a certain steepness that you want by adjusting the vertex or whatever. Then, just like the station, click out and up, continuing the general steepness of the lift, right click and press "make straight".

This all may be confusing, but after that point, you have to just play with it. That's the easiest way to do it. At first I didn't think I would ever be able to make a coaster, but upon practice, its really not that bad anymore! I'm sorry, that was probably incredibly confusing, but continue to ask questions if you need help, and have fun!

[thrillrideseeker]

He guys thanks for the help. It is midnight and I am tired so I am going to bed. I will work with it more tomorrow, mabey I will be able to make something that resembles a coaster!

~Matthew

[AlmereStars]

the "help" section is great, but after you have read it, don't get angry if your first coaster still turns out to be crap it's a pretty complex program, but if you understand it after making a couple of coasters it's actually pretty simple

[Steffen_Dk]

You can change the segments in under "Segment", or you can click:

 

Ctrl+1 to get a normal track

Ctrl+2 to get a station track

Ctrl+3 to get transport track

Ctrl+4 to get a lift track

Ctrl+5 to get a brake track

 

When you have chosen the track you want, click on "Add Vertex and segment (to end)". It's in the second row and it's a blue stick with a red circle.

 

Hope it helped

[DRACHEN_FIRE_FAN-BOY]

does anyone know how to get rid of the red on the bottom of the B&M sit down?

[Goliath513]

^^A nice shortcut for that is by pressing V while building. That automatically switches to the "add to end of track"

[Guest]

does anyone know how to get rid of the red on the bottom of the B&M sit down?

 

Work on your track shaping (lager radius pullout) and better manage your speed.

[BorisTF]

does anyone know how to get rid of the red on the bottom of the B&M sit down?

 

Work on your track shaping (lager radius pullout) and better manage your speed.

I think he meant on the trains

 

To do that, you'd have to change the car texture.

[Guest]

Ohhh lmao... Sorry about that. Yeah all that my advice will do is give you a tamer ride, no so much make your trains look better. Sorry... lol.

[texashorns82492]

I learned by just playing with it.

[Sunfire]

I remember when I was in your place thrillrideseeker. When I first got No Limits, I was like, "how the heck am I supposed to make rides with this? But after reading tutorials and messing around with the tools I got used to it. Don't worry, you will too, thrillrideseeker.

[thrillrideseeker]

OK! So I have a new question. Where do you get the pictures that you take in NL? Like if I took a screen shot. Where do I find it at? This is so differant than RCT3. Help please!

~Matthew

[Guest]

C:\Program Files\NoLimits Coasters v1.6\screenshots

 

All the screens are defaulted to lossless BMP, so you may want to convert to jpeg for filesize reason. Do this by simply opening in paint and saving as a jpeg.

[thrillrideseeker]

Yeah...ummm no. Not a single one of them showed up in that folder. It just said "This Folder Is Empty"

~Matthew

[texashorns82492]

I would use Fraps to take screen shots.

[thrillrideseeker]

Who's FRAPS?

~Matthew

[Chris Benvenuto]

Google it, it's an in game camera....

[Guest]

You can just press K to take a screen in the sim, and they'll show up in that folder that I mentioned.

[texashorns82492]

Fraps is a program that can be used to show FPS, take video, or take screen shots with, its a fun thing to have.

[thrillrideseeker]

You can just press K to take a screen in the sim, and they'll show up in that folder that I mentioned.

 

Are you sure? Because mine like so never showed up

~Matthew

[Guest]

I've been using NoLimits for almost 3 years, and the screenshots have always saved to that (well, taking the NL version into account) folder. The K key is the default for taking screens.