[NL] Fireball

[DiSab]

Well, this is my first No Limits coaster. It's a Euro-Fighter with elements of various existing models. There's one or two yellow spikes in the second half, but overall not too bad for my first project.

 

For some reason, I can't get any screenshots saved from the simulator. When I press the screenshot hotkey, it says "screenshot saved," but there's nothing in my Screenshots folder. From what I can tell, the shots should be saved in the Program Files folder for NL, under "My Computer." Am I reading this or doing something wrong? If anyone can help, that's be great. Otherwise you'll just have to settle for pictures from the Editor.

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to attach the file (I can't find it...), but once I do, I'll put it up for a download.

 

EDIT: I found the file on my computer and uploaded it. Hopefully it works. Let me know if you have any problems. Other than that, comments and criticisms are welcome.

3D view, completed with supports and scenery.

Top view, in progress.

Fireball.nltrack

[dr.gumbo]

For a first coaster this is actually very good. The layout is awesome and very authentic and considering you got NL like a few days ago, the track works fantastic.

 

What I liked

-Very fun layout with a great selection of elements.

-For a beginner, the trackwork is fantastic.

-Those supports are very professional looking, their not perfect thought, but you'll get better at that over time.

-Great terrain and scenery.

 

What I felt could be improve

-As I said, for a starter, the trackwork's amazing but there were still a lot of pumps throughout the ride. Over time I can guarentee you'll get better at removing pumps and your tracks will improve too.

-When making a helix (or anything that should be a circle), try and keep a consistent (or consistently increasing/decreasing) radii as it helps greatly when your trying to make the ride smoother as well as making the helix look better overall. You can do this easily by installing and using Loefet's Track shape 3d's which can be found somewhere around here.

-Try to become aware of a rides heartline (this can be turned on in the view window) as it helps you control the laterals much better. I can see that you already applied that to the pre-lift turn, try and do that for the rest of the ride when building.

 

My Verdict

An awesome first ride, great job.

 

7/10

[thrillrideseeker]

So my opinion was that it was a great ride! It could have been much longer, but for a first coaster it was great!

A few things I noticed though were...

- It fails the tunnel test in several places.

- Launch fails the e-stop test.

 

Things I really liked about it were...

- Good layout!

- Nice smooth elements!

- Very original!

 

For it to be your first coaster it did a super job! I would give it a 8/10!

~Matthew