Hi.
2 simple question:
NoLimits.getVersion() - Why is the version: 33883401 and not 2559?
getVersion () - Returns the application version encoded as 4 values static int (a.b.c.d).
Secound question:
How to get the total track lenght of a coaster via nlvm (not hardcoded written down from the statistics window)
Judging criteria
There are 3 main aspects we are evaluating for these contests:
Quality of the coaster(s)
Quality of the scenery
Quality of the presentation
For our first installment we'll talk about Quality of the coaster(s).
Quality of the coaster(s)
First and foremost, while the quality of the coaster or coasters you show in your video is very important, we are NOT looking for absolute perfection. We can tell when much care has been put into ensuring the track is free from pumps, sudden harsh radius changes, wobbly transitions, unintentional over/under banking, and other errors in construction.
We're also looking at the quality of the support structure. This encompasses how realistic looking the supports are. Could your coaster survive the forces? Is it adequately supported? Is it over supported? Are there angled supports in the right areas to deal with turns? Would it collapse under it's own weight?
We look at how realistic the coaster is. Note that this does not mean we are looking for purity of any particular manufacturer. Some of our fans on forums like to debate the exact angle of a B&M old school inverted lift hill, but we don't. We only care if what style of coaster you're going for looks realistically represented.
Finally we're looking to see how much fun/how thrilling/how unique the ride experience is. This can bleed over into the scenery column, but generally the pace of the ride experience and the excitement it builds up is purely in control of the coaster's design.
Quality of the scenery
For our next insightful installment we'll explain what we're looking at for Quality of the Scenery.
Building a smooth, properly supported, and operationally sound coaster is only 1/3 of the equation. The surrounding scenery is just as important for your ride experience. NoLimits 2 gives you a square mile of build area. If your coaster is surrounded by empty, flat, plain grass, you need more scenery. And in this contest, trees and rocks alone are not enough.
We're looking at everything riders can see while on the ride. Empty flat terrain (aka green field) is viewed as essentially unfinished or ignored empty space. This does not mean you have to build a city that stretches to the horizon...remember this is all about what you can see while on the ride and what you show during your video. Consider that the back side of Expedition Everest that isn't visible from the park is bare walls. You can't see any of that area from inside the park or while on the ride, so no need to finish that. But, if you can see it, and it's undeveloped, you need more scenery.
Quality of the scenery looks at how well built the scenery is. A poorly made or poorly textured building that has been copied out to infinity won't do well, even if there is no green field. All animating scenery, rides, lights, objects, special effects, and other scripted elements are also evaluated for their quality and impact on the ride experience.
The most overlooked part of the quality of the scenery is story. You have a few minutes to leave your riders with some kind of emotion or impression, and the best rides manage to tell some kind of story through the visuals seen during the ride. Your story concept should come through during the ride. Everything in this category helps tell your story. Most videos featured in Roundups 100, 150, and 200 go well beyond just decorating a coaster to include story or superbly executed theme elements.
Quality of the presentation
At it's heart, the Roundups are as much a video editing/producing competition as they are a contest to build coasters. You've spent months working on beautiful scenery and meticulously ironed every unwanted wiggle out of the track. Now it's time to show your work off.
This can be summed up by one word: compelling. There are unlimited ideas/thoughts/concepts/inspirations for creating a video. No matter how you go about it, your video must be compelling. You want to grab the attention of the viewer and pull them in for the ENTIRE video.
Generally we recommend 2-4 minute long videos set to music with creative cuts/editing. Also be sure to include enough POV footage of your coaster for us to see what the ride experience is like. A wide variety of shots, creative camera angles, and interesting pacing all help keep the video compelling and attention focused squarely on your coaster. You can also add post-production effects/editing/layering.
Music is an essential part of your finished video. Music will set a tone and give your presentation a feeling and impression. Music makes scenes lighthearted, dark, intense, serious, somber, scary, suspenseful, angry, whimsical, wondrous, humorous, fantastical, and/or magical. Your music choice(s) set the scene and emotion for your presentation. Yes you can use your favorite electronic wub wub wub music, or an orchestral score, or country, or rock, or rap, or polka, or pan flutes, or drums, or adult contemporary, or show tunes, or a chior, or a car alarm set to a beat, or gothic shred thrash death metal. But before you choose music that you like, ask yourself: does it fit the imagery and the emotion of your video? If it doesn't and you just chose the song because that's what you like to listen to, try again and pick music that supports the presentation you are making. If it doesn't fit, it won't be compelling and we'll notice.
"Does my video have to be 2-4 minutes? Can I make it longer? Shorter?"
You can make your video however long you like. Long videos in the 7-8 minute range and short videos in the 2 minute range have all been honored previously. The key once again is to make it COMPELLING. It's extremely difficult to come up with 8 minutes of compelling footage that you can't look away from. Err on the shorter side and cut out the boring parts of your coasters that have nothing to do with the themed ride experience. Look at previous winners to see what they showed, and more importantly, didn't show.
Any additional questions? Feel free to ask away below!
Hi folks,
Well we're 18 weeks away from Roundup 250, let's get a thread going! I'll post official rules as soon as I have time to write them. In short, the high bullet points are the same as every year:
Must be your own work (can't make a video out of someone else's park you downloaded, no matter how awesome Terra park is)
Recommend 3-5 minutes run time
All videos must be kept unlisted or private until AFTER the final list is revealed...no spoiling what you are working on! (still screens okay, please keep your ride experience a secret)
A form for submitting your video will be available as we get closer
All videos judged on Quality of the Coaster(s), Quality of the Scenery (everything surrounding the coaster that isn't the ride), and Quality of the Presentation (video editing).
Prize: The Glowie! Color Changing LED Acrylic Plaques!
All 10 will be produced and shipped to me before the end of August.
The Wheelies for 150 and 200 are still pending (yes, we know we're behind, we're working on them and they will happen).
Roundup 250 was revealed Wednesday, November 21. And the winners are:
Roundup 250 Honorable Mentions
Questions? Ask away!
-Ride_Op
I'm looking to the brakes to save me
Looking for slowing time
Looking for something help me hold my lunch
I'm looking for a coaster roundup
Looking 'cause I'm 232
Make my way back in line
When I learn to ride (high)
Roundups are all about your creations. You make things and we show them off, it's that simple!
We are over halfway to Roundup 250! Start your mega projects now!
-Ride_Op
More of Singularity by Me
One more a variant of one above.
^^ Nope.
^ Agreed.
You know the game isn't really fun when you just keep asking for hints until you're basically given the answer.
The picture can be found on RCDB.com ?
I started working on something
Well, so much for that. At least i tried. GL everyone else
Hint # 2
Its Defunct wooden roller coaster in the United States.
@Kadske thanks for the Feedback.
It is one of My alltime best Layouts is think. Also marvins skills with Supports and scenery took it to another Level. The Rest of the Park will be published soon. It Features 6 coasters.
Comments and feedback will be provided for all entries. Our judging process starts with dividing up the entries among the judges, then:
-Ride_Op
^Only the first 5 are ranked.
Can we have a hint ?
Will there be a complete list released of where all the entries rank? I’d like to see where mine placed, and I’m sure others would as well (I’m not expecting mine to be too high, I’m just hoping it’s not dead last :p)
My new ride Aurider is complete -- you can download it here!
VR Simmax posted on July 8th, 2018
I tried to use the Jet Pulse script, but it works only for the back view. I do not know how to change the script, I do not understand programming.
I really need some help, please.
Hey, Sorry that I didn't think of this sooner. NoLimits 2 has the ability to track custom objects. Name the object you want to track "Target0" without the quotation marks, so just Target0 on my Invert Cars or whatever you want to track. Next you want to place down the External Track Camera scene object found in the Library > Demo Objects. You need to place the External Track Camera on it's own hidden wireframe track. When you enter the External Track Camera, it will track the object you named Target0. If you want it to track more than one object, name the objects Target0, Target1, Target2... and so on, the camera will track the nearest Target.
Hm, testing sections of my coaster in NL2, thus I don't want to import everything yet. If that's the only way, then I'll do so.
Jamp Up Land has a new coaster!
