Hunter Story!

Here is Hunter, I designed this ride towards the end of 2009, and it survived my entire computer getting wiped! It wasn't as well received on the forums as I'd hoped but I still think it's one of my favourite creations. It takes inspiration from B&M dive machines such as SheiKra, Griffon and their Chinese counterparts. Here's a little story of how the ride was created.

The first element I made on the ride when I decided I needed to finish it. 

Here's an early screen of one of the first layouts, I liked the way it looked but there were too many right turns and it had major pacing and clearance issues.

I changed the layout here by mirroring some parts. I thought the immelmen under the first drop was messy. That massive vertical drop needed it's own space.

I finally got the layout I wanted, but slightly extending the top corner and having the first drop swoop under the lift, it moved the whole ride round to a position that looked great and rode great.

I began supporting the ride and establishing it's image. I wanted it to be abit tribal and foresty.

The ride had a logo! And with Buster's Forester environment things start coming together.

And now with a new cartexture the ride was complete.

Enjoy your ride on Hunter.

Welcome to the RLRides blog!

As this is my first post here I shall give you a short description of who I am and what I do. My name's Richard Lerwill, I am 21 and I have been using NoLimits RollerCoaster Simulation since I was 14. My first ride was posted 7 years ago, a completely un-serious aubergine themed ride! It wasn't very good, I may even post it someday. Since then I've taken my designs more seriously and take great pleasure in creating rides that people actually enjoy. Taking inspiration from music film, art, places I visit and real rides I intend of creating a real virtual experience.

With this blog I'll keep you updated on current projects, download updated versions of previous rides and see what things inspired certain aspects.