5HOP6 - potato - Mactaff by Mactaff

Finished submissions must be uploaded to a file exchange site of your choice, then you must fill out this form with the required information.

PLEASE RENAME THE CONTEST FILE WITH YOUR COASTER'S NAME AND YOUR NAME!!!

Late submissions will be disqualified.

Entry form: https://forms.gle/LxRgnhGz87W1AxUTA

The Challenge: Poler of Power
You must build a polercoaster style coaster attached to the provided tower structure.

Special thanks to Tim Van Der Steen for use of his Polercoaster tower.

Primary rules:
- Build one coaster of any style attached to the tower.
- All track above the red ring must stay within the red ring and be attached to the tower.
- All track supports below the red ring may connect to the ground or the tower.
- Track below the red ring may spread out in any direction as long as it does not go higher than the red ring.
- Your coaster cannot go higher than the top of the tower. You may not build within the decorative topper.
- Your coaster can be as long as you want
- Minimum capacity 1200 riders per hour
- Maximum of 16 riders per train
- Coaster track, supports, stations, & storage may not touch trees or other coasters. Adequate clearance must be maintained at all times.
- You may delete or move trees
- Do NOT change, move, modify, or delete terrain or contest borders
- You can attach supports to the starting tower, but you may not delete or modify the original support columns
- Your coaster must have enough storage to hold all of the trains off the main circuit complete with working transfer or switch/merge track

Time Rules
- The 5 hour build period begins on May 16th, 2020 at 4:00 PM GMT when the contest park is available for download.
- You must build one coaster in the provided contest map.
- You will have until 9:00 PM GMT (5 hours total) to upload your finished park to a file exchange/download/FTP site and fill out the official entry form with the download information, coaster names, your name, and your email address. Allow yourself spare time to upload your coaster and fill out this form.

Track rules:
- Any coaster style is permissible provided each train seats no more than 16 riders
- All coaster track above the red ring must realistically connect to the tower
- You may only use one lift or launch system to raise coasters to the top of the tower.
- You may string multiple lift hill segments sequentially to allow multiple trains to climb at once
- Once you hit the highest point of your coaster you may not use any additional lifts, transports, or brakes to lift the train higher. One trip up only.
- Track and trains may not pass the top of the tower. There is no minimum height requirement.
- There is no minimum or maximum track length

Tower rules:
- All track built above the red ring must stay completely within the red ring area when viewed from above in frozen state.
- All track built above the red ring must connect to the tower using realistic supports
- Track may not exceed the flat top of the tower. Track may not go into the decorative tower topper.
- You may add as many supports as you wish to the starting tower
- You may not alter, move, or delete the starting tower from your coaster
- Supports for track below the red ring may be connect to the tower or the ground
- Below the red ring track may go beyond the red ring boundary

Capacity Rules:
- Minimum capacity 1200 riders per hour
- Maximum 16 riders per train
- Unlimited number of trains allowed
- Capacity judged using the included Capacity Counter object. To use, move the capacity counter box near the track outside of your station. Capacity is calculated and averaged over the next 11 trains to pass it.
- Even with a short train, dispatch times must be realistic.
- Use double, separate unload/load, or stations that can load two at once to allow more time for each train to load while still hitting minimum dispatch times.

For reference:
4 riders per train requires a train pass the counter every 12 seconds.
8 riders per train requires a train pass the counter every 24 seconds.
12 riders per train requires a train pass the counter every 36 seconds.
16 riders per train requires a train pass the counter every 48 seconds.

Other Rules:
- NO custom or pre-packaged scripts can be used on your coaster. Just keep it simple.
- Any submission not using the template and/or submissions built prior to the contest will be disqualified.
- You can only use NoLimits 2 and entities packaged with it - no custom 3D scenery, environments, or cartextures.
- You may add scenery, however all scenery will be hidden and will not be judged as part of your coaster experience.
- One entry per person. If you upload more than one entry, we will only consider the last one entered.
- Please include your name and coaster name in the file name submission.

Judging criteria:
Creativity - judging use of tower
Operations - capacity, stacking, train movement, storage, E-stop recovery
Realism - Forces, track shaping, support quality/density/adequacy
Supports - support adequacy, clearance, design, density
Fun - Pacing, variety of elements, original layout/element ideas

Disqualification criteria:
- Track or supports above the red ring that overlaps or extends beyond the red ring in frozen state
- Track outside of the red ring that goes higher than the red ring
- Track or supports above the top of the tower
- 1200 riders per hour capacity not met or unable to measure
- More than 16 riders per train
- Tower or terrain altered or deleted
- Collision with another coaster
- Unable to download or open your submitted file

Questions? Email nolimitscontest@gmail.com

Coaster: Centurion
The success of Manic lead to the design and construction of Centurion, following the same principles as before.

A bigger budget left Power Park with grandiose plans and plenty of land to spare. In 2016, they opened up the competition to the entire midway. Out of 42 entries, Patrick Crowne emerged as the champion with his design of Centurion. The design remained unhinged by any and all obstacles, laying out a classic B&M design within strict guidelines.

Coaster: Template
if u edit this template u will experience extreme nausea followed by an army of spiders that will set foot in ur house

the spiders will hold you hostage and force you to eat wet socks dipped in urine for the next five years of your life

don't make spiders enter ur house. dont edit the template.

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Coaster: Topper
Decorative topper for the tower coaster. From Tim Van Der Steen's Polercoaster, used with permission.

Separated for performance reasons. Do not delete.