Your first impression of No Limits?

What was your first impression of No Limits the very first time(s) you tried it? Then, as now, I considered it the ultimate coaster sim (and I've had NL for almost two years).

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I was asked to describe Deja Vu in one word. The word? AAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

I was thinking "WTF?! This thing isn't easy"

Proved even harder when it came to supports. At first I was just building simple simple supports.

Now that I've worked with it for the 2 & a half yrs its been out, I've mastered a lot more, but still provides a challenge to iron out kinks on what looks like "my best coaster yet".

I still don't get most of it. Of course, I'm the guy that still designs coasters on RCT with a rating of 14+ and just can not figure out for the life of me why people won't ride them

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This ain't no book you can close, when the big light hits your eyes. Cropduster-Riot Act-Pearl Jam

I have to say that I was really impressed with the realism of the game. I remember when I first played the demo and I rode Kumba, I just couldn't believe how realistic and awesome it was. It almost felt like I was ON Kumba.

The only thing that really irritated me was when I got around to trying to design roller coasters. I just, for the life of me, could not make a good roller coaster. I mean, granted it was my first try and everything, but I just couldn't even understand the directions on how to design a roller coaster all that well either. I was just so used to the ease of building roller coasters in RCT that I didn't have the patience to learn how to build a roller coaster in No Limits.

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Scream Machine said:
I have to say that I was really impressed with the realism of the game. I remember when I first played the demo and I rode Kumba, I just couldn't believe how realistic and awesome it was. It almost felt like I was ON Kumba.

The only thing that really irritated me was when I got around to trying to design roller coasters. I just, for the life of me, could not make a good roller coaster. I mean, granted it was my first try and everything, but I just couldn't even understand the directions on how to design a roller coaster all that well either. I was just so used to the ease of building roller coasters in RCT that I didn't have the patience to learn how to build a roller coaster in No Limits.

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I think you beat me to the latter part of your post - it was one thing to ride coasters in the demo, and entirely another to create your own. The issues my first coasters had were numerous: loops that pulled over 6 Gs, sections of track that were underbanked and had excess lateral Gs, hills that produced "beyond ejector" airtime, you name it - even lift hills that weren't straight (my first ever coaster had one).

You also hit the nail on the head on building RCT coasters. I was also hooked on RCT for three years and never really got that much into building coasters with No Limits until my second or third month with it.

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I was asked to describe Deja Vu in one word. The word? AAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

When I first saw the demo, I was blown away. Finally, my dream had come true. I could build my own coasters in a virtual yet very realistic environment and ride them. Wow!

When I first launched the editor, I was intimidated, but as soon as I completed the tutorial, I felt comfortable with it. Having lots of experience with AutoCAD, the editor was very familiar to me and I can make a great coaster in half the time it took me when I first started, which was the day the Mac OS X release finally arrived (after months and months of waiting). About the only facet of the program that I have trouble with now is the rolling settings in terms of relative and continuous when combined with inversions. The results seem to vary alot with no rhyme or reason, so I just play with it until I get it the way I want it. Making a heartline-spin for my Batman - The Ride recreation was a real chore. Being able to recreate and ride my favorite coasters on my computer is a dream come true. It's the greatest thing since the Timber Wolf and discovering ACE back in 1989.

-Matt in Iowa (rocking out to the new Van Halen single!)

As everyone said, the demo was incredible. I bought the full version five minutes after trying the demo. The graphics and realism blew me away.

As for my first project I tried something out of my league, but I got the hang of things after a while. The designing wasn't that hard to me, but more time consuming than I had anticipated. All in all it was exactly what I wanted, being able to build a dream coaster with absolutely no limits to it, and then ride it with an incredible realistic view.

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The designing wasn't that hard to me, but more time consuming than I had anticipated.

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That's exactly what lost me. Great concept. Excellent sim. Unfortunately it also qualifies as "part time job".

That much control is nice, but I'd like a way (don't ask me how) to make the whole process a little more "automatic" - That way you can have as much input and control over your designs as you choose.

Want a snap together ride to blow some time? Sure!

Want to spend the next three months of your life working on a totally custom, one of a kind, blow your socks off masterpiece? Sure!

Sadly, the game plays like the latter. I just don't have the time to invest. RCT is a timekiller for me, a diversion. I don't want a game that take so much commitment.

Other than that, it's great

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Rich_Johnson said:

All in all it was exactly what I wanted, being able to build a dream coaster with absolutely no limits to it, and then ride it with an incredible realistic view.

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Not to mention the ability to also walk around and view it in action - almost as if you were on the midway at your favorite theme park!

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I was asked to describe Deja Vu in one word. The word? AAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!