Loops

HAS ANY1 GOT ANY LINKS TO TUTORIALS ON HOW TO MAKE LOOPS AND CORKSCREWS ( IM JUST NEW TO NL)

infact come to think of it i need tutorials on supports 2

first try reading the help file that comes with the game. the only way to get good at inversions is to practice. i can't think of any specific tutorials for loops and corckscrews... good luck w/ your building! [;)]

for supports, there are a few good articles on support construction here at wws. i would suggest just browsing through those real quick to see if you find anything that will help. again, the way i figured the game out was just to mess around with it. it's hard to use at first and takes a while, but nobody was a good builder when they first started!

Corkscrews are easier than Vertical loops...all I doo is a sharp S Curve and raise up the middle of the S. I then change the banking until it's inverted and I adjust it until it's more round. I then hit the Con-Roll to make the transition uniform and smooth.

Hey I never though of doing it that way. I just end up bubberbanding the track around forever until it just kinda gets there.

Using that way won't get a realistic shape though. For B&M corks use three segments, the entrance, the spin, and the exit. For Arrows use four segments or they won't be as perfectly banked as real Arrow ones. For loops, make one segment for the entrance that gets a little steeper than vertical, have a section for the top, then have the exit a mirror image of the entrance.

[gouldy]

For my loops, I only use one track node. Unless it turns into the loop rather than straight in to the loop, Its hard to explain how, but if you download my track "British Steel" (sorry can't provide link, because the school computers are crap) Then you can look at the loop on there and see how to make a really smooth loop.

2 segment loops can have quite a bit of pumping though, and won't be shaped as well as realistic ones. Especially on inverts.

[Dirk_Ermen]

i should build loops with 2 or 3 segments. with 2 segments are quite easy to build, with 3 segments are a little more difficult.
i should try, and look what you can easy build.

In NL they should have preset loops like in HR.

[gouldy]

Originally posted by coasterman1221

In NL they should have preset loops like in HR.

erm, ya. NL does have some pre-fab loops [:p]

[gouldy]

Originally posted by IntaminFan397

2 segment loops can have quite a bit of pumping though, and won't be shaped as well as realistic ones. Especially on inverts.

Are you kidding!? lol. Its best for inverts, because you can create a loop that is tighter at the top, with less effort

yeah and then ride it in back seat, the pumping will most likely be pretty extreme [;)]

Jeez, why make your own loops? I just insert a loop element when I want a loop. If I want a tighter, looser, narrower, and/or wider loop, I just edit the prefab one.

[GRIM.657]

thats what i do.