Nolimits 2 Tutorials

[Turbo]

Figured I'd make a sticky topic here with some tutorials that fully explain how to use the program and add the details that make rides great. The valuable information isn't just at the top, you can find great stuff down below and on following pages as well. Though if something comes up that most people use it will be added up here

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Full Tutorial Part 1: Beginner by Turbo

0:00 NL2 and Editor introduction
8:40 Track Building
21:30 Style Separators
23:30 Simple Terraforming
26:57 Simple Custom Supporting
42:50 Detailed Custom Supporting
57:45 Test Ride


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDYtEX5Rnkk

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Full Tutorial Part 2: Details By Turbo

0:00 Video Goals
1:25 Top Down Straight Sections
2:08 Track Triggers
3:17 Transfer And Storage Sections
15:42 4th Dimension Spin Controlling
18:49 Changing Rides In Sim
18:54 Plague Test Ride
19:35 Sim Control Box
19:42 Crow Test Ride
21:24 Changing Car Colors On Trains
23:41 Editing Terrain (Painting)
28:11 Making The Path
32:52 Adding Custom Scenery
43:35 Adding Trees And Shrubs
49:18 How To Make Custom Benches
49:56 More Scenery Additions
54:02 How To Make Custom Handrails
55:23 Changing Environment (time, weather, etc.)
56:11 Park Final View
56:19 Walk Mode ("Q" In Sim)
57:02 Outro


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueWB_Wg82Cc

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Full Tutorial Part 3: Complex Elements And Support Scenery by Turbo

0:00 Video Intro
0:17 Loop Creation
3:20 In-Game Smoother Demonstration
11:27 Corkscrew Creation
15:05 The Power Of In-Game Smoother
23:30 Spline Selection
25:02 Heartline Roll Creation
27:08 Make Sure You Have The Right Ride Style
28:36 Cobra Roll Creation
34:09 Support Scenery Creation
34:20 My Personal Snap Preference For Support Creation
34:51 Queue (waiting line) handrail Creation
36:05 NODE PLACEMENT BUG
37:15 Copy And Paste
38:38 Decent Looking Fence Creation
44:09 Things You Can Do With What You've Learned Here


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pj4n_rUxR4

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Straight Track & Dual Station buildings By Casper

0:14 Straight Sections
0:59 Dual Stations


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Wy4c_rdFQ

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Nolimits 2 Scripting! || Part 1 || Hello World By TheCodeMaster



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If you guys have any more tutorials worth sharing please let me know and I may add them to the list. I hope these help! Happy Building!

^ thanks dude, i look forward to more from you. Mine are pitifully short, i dont have the attention span to make an hour's worth!

[Turbo]

haha you're welcome and thanks! I'm looking for more content for tutorial number 3. Any ideas?

anyone have a link or video they made for building complex inversions IE dive loops, cobra rolls, corkscrews(flat spins)?

[TTD03]

Turbo, I would say, make a TTD based ride with the multi-load and multi-exit stations.
There was a twitter post that said how to do this to get 2 trains to go through the stations like TTD.

Want a double station like Maverick? Place 2 station segments in line & increase Passes count to 1. Easy!
https://twitter.com/nolimitscoaster/sta ... 1301495809

EDIT: I 3rd the Inversion tutorial also.

I would really like to see a tutorial covering inversions myself.

I found a tutorial on YouTube, I meant to link it. Anyway, what I have discovered based on watching the tutorial and playing with the editor is you have to build the track, then the order you set the roll points is very important. Add a roll point at the entrance of the element, then the midpoint, and finally another roll point at the exit of the element. This is what worked for at least dive lopps/immelmans and corks(flatspins). After you set the roll points its basically a matter of adjusting the roll values to fix any g spikes that may occur. If anyone has any other methods or tips they would be greatly appreciated.

I found the link: at about the 14 minute mark is a dive loop tutorial.

[Turbo]

If anyone wants to record how to make basic elements and wants me to commentate over it explaining how to make them and/or just make a video about it let me know, I can't build inversions to save my life

Just wondering if the NL2 tutorial can also be a good help for original NL users. I'll check out these videos too. Telling it's time for fun tips.

[TTD03]

Originally posted by lol240

Just wondering if the NL2 tutorial can also be a good help for original NL users. I'll check out these videos too. Telling it's time for fun tips.

Eh not really, yes the building in similar, but there are so many new menus and features that it wouldn't be a "ton" of help to original NL users.

The Vertex tool alone is not at all similar to NL1. Plus features that are available in NL1 aren't available in NL2, most notably, CTRL+G(auto-smooth)

[Turbo]

Originally posted by spacemountainfan619

The Vertex tool alone is not at all similar to NL1. Plus features that are available in NL1 aren't available in NL2, most notably, CTRL+G(auto-smooth)

Editor -> Element -> Depump Vertices

Can someone do a tutorial on how do you get a 3ds Ferris wheel car to follow one roller coaster car on a huge vertical wheel with invisible track? Can you make the roller coaster car invisible? Can you run the coaster car while it is hidden by having no trains on the track for the 3ds Ferris wheel car to follow?

If anyone wants I could probably throw together an inversion video, although I don't necessarily think I'm the best for the job. I would be pretty comfortable doing a video on vertical loops, immelmans, zero-Gs and corkscrews using the in-game FVD if anyone would find that useful. (Side note, I've heard a lot of complaints about the in-game FVD but I've actually been using it to great effect.)

[mkingy]

Go for it Zacattack - more tutorials for people the better!

[Turbo]

Quick little update: I uploaded another tutorial showing how to make support scenery and complex hand-built track elements. I added the tutorial to the list at the top for anyone who is curious.

Just a reminder to all that anyone can make requests for tutorials and you can even make them and submit them!

Request for FVD tutorial please

[Turbo]

Hey guys, I just updated the forum top with a tutorial from youtube's TheCodeMaster. This tutorial features basic scripting knowledge and can be useful to those who are just beginning! It would be nice to have him on the site to talk about it and explain to those who have questions but unfortunately to my knowledge he is not. Hope this helps!

LuckyK wrote:

Request for FVD tutorial please

I second that

Thank you so much for these tutorials! I would've never been able to figure out how to paint layers! My projects are going to look so much better now

i'd like to request how to script reversing block sections... wasn't there a program to help with that as well?

[TTD03]

Indeedy there is, here you go!
http://tinyurl.com/oxmrcwl

[Turbo]

Here's a handbuilding TopHat tutorial for you all Enjoy!

Hey Turbo! I have linked your tutorials in another forum. Just wanted to know if you are okay with it. If you aren't, tell me and I will remove the links. Thanks, and great work on those tutorials.

[Turbo]

I'm fine with it, pm me which forum