         NoLimits Roller Coaster Simulation
         Full Release v1.6 (c) 2000-2006 by Ole Lange
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Published by Mad-Data www.mad-data.com

NoLimits website: www.nolimitscoaster.com


Welcome to NoLimits! 

This is the full release version of NoLimits, realistic roller-
coaster physics simulation. Nolimits includes two applications: the
Simulator and the Track Editor. Both programs use OpenGL graphics
drivers for real-time 3D rendering.
The Simulator is optimized for smooth graphics with textures and
effects. The Editor uses a simple, fast wire-frame display to let you
create your own track designs.

NOTE: The NoLimits Simulator requires an accelerated (3D) graphics
card. It does not work properly with non-accelerated cards.

Both programs are limited like the shareware demo as long as you do not
enter the registration information you get when buying the full version
together with the download link.

When you order NoLimits you should get a "User-Name" and a "Registration-
Key" in the same email that is delivered for the download link. Both
values must be entered in the corresponding Register dialogs to unlock
the features of the full-release. YOu only have to enter these values
once for both applications.

It is recommended to make a backup of the original installation file on
an external storage device (e.g. CD-R). Please do not loose your
registration data ("User-Name" and "Reg-Key"), too. You will need both,
the file and the data if you want to reinstall the application. The
download link will only work for a certain amount of time, because it is
a temporary link.


New Features 1.6
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- New coasterstyle Vekoma Flying Dutchman
- New coasterstyle Gerstlauer Spinning Coaster 
- New coasterstyle Maurer Spinning COaster
- New coasterstyle Gerstlauer Bobsled
- New coasterstyle Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter 2
- New coasterstyle Modern Steel Looping Coaster
- Improved coasterstyle Classic Steel Looping Coaster
- Improved coasterstyle Twisted Sitdown Coaster
- Improved coasterstyle Twisted Inverted Coaster
- Improved coasterstyle Twisted Floorless Coaster
- Improved coasterstyle Twisted Standup Coaster
- Improved coasterstyle Twisted Hyper Coaster
- Screensaver module
- New water effect (on DX8.0, DX8.1 and DX9.0 Hardware)
- New steel coaster footer
- New steel coaster tunnel
- Separated tunnel color
- Improved friction option
- Motionblur effect
- Improved Split and Desplit in editor
- New track smoother in editor
- Improved sound effects
- Doppler effect
- 9 new tracks
- Improved Make straight (multiple segments)
- Built-In wooden support optimizer in Simulator
- German language
- New key-Code


Features
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- OpenGL-based 3D rendering
- 24 different track styles
- More than 50 pre-made tracks
- 4-dimensional Bezier-curve-interpolated track design
- Realistic coaster physics
- More than one train simultaneously
- Synchronized safety block-system
- 2-point-controlled brakes
- Station wait-time simulation
- Paint your coaster different colors
- Terraformer Utility for creating mountains and lakes
- Screensaver Mode
- Wooden coasters
- Shuttle coasters
- ...

Features Simulator
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- Fast OpenGL-based real-time graphics with thousands of polygons
- Real-time and static shadow effect
- Sun-flare effects
- Mouse-adjustable rider's view
- Animated and textured cars
- Animated track objects (brakes, wheels, etc.)
- Multi-layer sky
- 3D sound with Doppler effect
- Different camera perspectives
- Choose your seat, car, and train "on the fly"
- Tunnels
- Ride operator's perspective
- Save screenshots
- Load terraformed tracks
- Import 3DS objects for additional scenery
- Environment customization
- Progressive meshes
- ...

Features Editor
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- Fast wire-frame window-based editor with intuitive interface
- Advanced mouse editing functions including selecting and dragging
- 3D editing
- coasters can be "pre-ridden" in the editor
- 20 levels of undo/redo
- 6 views, including perspective and orthogonal
- HTML-based documentation and turorials
- Wooden Support Generator
- Importing of Roller Coaster Tycoon tracks


System Requirements
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- 100% OpenGL-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB RAM
  Tested with the following chipsets: G400/G450/G550*, TNT2, GeForce1/2/3/4/5/6/7*,
  Rage128*, Radeon* 
- 32-bit Windows (95b/98/Me/NT4.0/2000*/XP*)
- 128MB RAM (256MB recommended)
- DirectX 5 or newer (DirectX 9 recommended)
- 586-family processor (Pentium 3 or better recommended)
- 16bit sound card

*Download and install the latest drivers from your graphics card's
 manufacturer website. In a lot of cases, the drivers that ship with the
 card or operating system are not compatible with this application

If your system meets these requirements but NoLimits does not work properly,
we recommend that you update your graphics card's drivers. (Be sure to
uninstall the old ones first!) For details, see the website of your graphics
card's manufacturer.


Optimize it!
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Your graphics card is the most important component for using NoLimits. If
your framerates are too slow, consider a better graphics card instead of a
faster processor. If your processor is way over 1 GHz, upgrading it will not
make a big difference. On the other hand, a new graphics card can boost your
framerates by a factor of 2 or more.
If you have framerates around 1 fps, this means that NoLimits cannot access
your graphics card's acceleration features, and is resorting to software
rendering. Updating your graphics drivers may solve this.


Other Problems?
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If you have problems running NoLimits, send us the following information:

 (1) Your graphics card's brand, model, chipset, and driver version
 (2) Your processor type and speed
 (3) Your Windows version
 (4) Information about components in your computer (e.g. sound-cards)
 (5) A detailed desciption of the problem
 (6) A copy of the "Log.txt" and "Logedit.txt" files in your NoLimits folder.
     These files are created automatically when you run the programs. They
     contain information that may help us solve your problem.

Send our problem report to nolimits@nolimitscoaster.com

Known-issues
------------
Most bugs are caused by incompatibility between the software and the
graphic card. Be sure to visit the website of your card's manufacturer
and download and install the latest drivers for your card. The drivers
included with Windows or that ship with the card are often outdated and do
not work properly.

Some graphic cards prevent applications from changing the resolution
or color depth. If you immediately get an error message when you start
NoLimits, try setting the desired resolution manually. (Right-click the
Windows dektop; click Properties; then click the Settings tab.) In most
cases a driver update will correct this behaviour.

Some graphics cards have problems or crash when the Stencil Buffer
(which improves real-time shadows) is enabled. Try switching it to
Disabled (the default).

Some cards have problems or crash when Flare Effects are enabled.
If you see display irregularities when the sun appears in NoLimits, try
setting Flare Effects to Disabled (the default is enabled).

Some cards have problems or crash when GL-Extensions (which provide
higher framerates) are enabled. If you see display irregularities on the
rails or cars, try setting GL-Extensions to Disabled (the default).
You should also disable GL-Extensions if your framerate is slower when
it is enabled.

Some graphic cards are incompatible with the Track Editor. For example,
with some Kyro2-based cards you cannot select objects properly; with some
ATI cards, the program crashes or freezes. Try starting the Editor in
Software Mode to avoid buggy hardware-accelerated modes.

Credits
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Design, programming and graphics by Ole Lange

Project Supervisor and Additional Programming by
Jennifer Lynn

Car design and additional tracks by Tom Zeliff
Car textures by Kevin Stone
Additional sounds, tracks: Christian Englert
Additional textures by Sacha Harst and Kay Grossweischede
RCT-Import plug-In (full version only) by Larry Gust
Terraformer (full version only) by Jennifer Lynn
NoLimits logo by Timm Dollinger
Original NoLimits logo by Michael Weyna
Monstrum Awakens by Andrew Barnes
Crystal Beach Cyclone by Kevin Stone
Tree and Cloud textures by Randall Tyre
Original Screensaver by Jennifer "Tia" Lynn
JPEG code: The Independent JPEG Group
ZLIB: Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
Editor cursors by Michael Schikora

Wood Magic:
Original Source code by Jennifer Lynn

Wooden coaster sounds:
All wooden coaster sounds recorded by Tom Zeliff
All sounds edited and mastered by Christian Englert

Improved Steel coaster sounds:
Kay Grossweischeide, Tom Zeliff and Christian Englert

Environments:
Canyonrunner by Sacha Harst
Stary Night by Jennifer Lynn

Update 1.6 tracks:
Hydra by Anthony Harrison
Top by Kay "Buster" Großweischede, theming by Phil Hilton
Aiolos by Daniel Collins
Banshee by Kay Großweischede, theming by Phil Hilton and Kimberly Hilton
Flying Dutchman by Vekoma, supports by Bill Brandt
Spinemelter 3000 by Hansixx
TimeBandit by Kay "Buster" Großweischede, terrain by Phil Hilton
Wing Commander by Kay "Buster" Grossweischeide
Doppel Looping by Bill "BBSpeed" Brandt

Update 1.5 tracks:
Boomerang by Bill "BBSpeed" Brandt
Invertigo by Bill "BBSpeed" Brandt
Diving LIM Shuttle by Tom "Ride_Op" Zeliff
Oasis by Kay "Buster" Grossweischede
Steel Venom by Bill "BBSpeed" Brandt and Tom 
"Ride_Op" Zeliff
Tropical Heat by Kay "Buster" Grossweischede
Vekoma Motorbike by Ole Lange based on data provided
by Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
Wicked Twister by Bill "BBSpeed" Brandt and Tom 
"Ride_Op" Zeliff
Wiener Looping by Kevin "Phyter" Stone

Update 1.3 tracks:
Canyonrunner by Sacha Harst
Cheesy by D1JL und Kay "Buster" Grossweischede
Crystal Beach Cyclone by Kevin "Phyter" Stone
Green Mile by Gudi and Kay "Buster" Grossweischede
Gwazi by Kevin "Phyter" Stone
Sea Serpent by D1JL
Shake Rattle'N'Roll by Kay "Buster" Grossweischede
Super Wood by DrR0m and Kevin "Phyter" Stone
The Rumbler by WeeWeeSlap and D1JL
Colossus 1978 by Tom "Ride_Op" Zeliff

Track Pack Credits:
Crystal Beach Cyclone by MartinL
Dark Abyss Update by Tom Zeliff (RideOp)
Eiffel Tower Extreme by Phyter
Euro-Mir by Marc Racordon
Falcon by Anthon Jon
Firestorm by Shadow248
Lightwave by Tom Zeliff (RideOp)
Maniac Gateway by Karl DeAngelo
Naked Steele by Johnimo
Need for Speed by Collossus
Peregrin by Ian Bacon (Alpenguy)
Plutonium by The Masked Reviewer
Quidditch by Pierre Yves Maurie
Smother V1 by SER
Spetrix by Jaynen
Star Wars V2 by Toerti
Steel Comet by J. Steele (Jman)
Tempest by Karl DeAngelo
United-Spacelines by BnMaddict
Valkyrie by BBSpeed26
Vampyre Bat by Tom Zeliff (RideOp)
Vermithrax by Googer
Wind Jammer by Monkeymaster

Silverstar track: Daniel Bochtler (Psychadelic)
Giant track: Bernhard Wimmer
Monstrum Awakens track: Andrew Barnes
Element Pack: Kay Grossweischede (Buster)
Element Pack 2: Kay Grossweischede (Buster)


Thanks to
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All the people involved with NoLimits,
Kevin Stone
Jennifer "Tia" Lynn
Tom "Ride_Op" Zeliff
Kevin "Phyter" Stone
Kay "Buster" Grossweischede
Phil "RiscIt" Hilton
Bill "BBSpeed" Brandt
David J. Lefevre (D1JL)
Sacha "Toerti" Harst
Alex Bousquet
Christian Englert
Daniel Collins
Michael A. Graham and The Gravity Group
Alex "Chip" Chihak
All admins of CoasterSims.com
All admins of thrillnetwork.com
Andrew Barnes
Michael Schikora
Rainer Wassermann
John Harley
Matthias Maschek
Ulrich Hofmann
Sören Hellwig
GaMeLoRdZ
Randall Tyre
Michael Weyna
Peter Clerx
Scott Haag
Jack Frahn
Mike Wallace
Nullsoft Inc. for their NSIS installer
All Beta testers. You were again great. Almost too good this time!

Special thanks to:
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Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V. for allowing us to 
use their coasters for the public NoLimits 
Software.

Gerstlauer Elektro GmbH for allowing us to use 
their coasters for the public NoLimits software.


Maurer Söhne GmbH & Co. KG for allowing us to use 
their coasters for the public NoLimits software.

Gerstlauer and Bobbejaanland Themepark for allowing us
to use the Euro-Fighter coaster and the Bobbejaanland 
Typhoon track for the public NoLimits Software.

Oakwood Themepark for allowing us to use the
Euro-Fighter 2 car design for the public NoLimits
Software.


Send your comments and feedback to 

nolimits@nolimitscoaster.com


Enjoy the ride with NoLimits!