Taurus - Back after 2 years!

[Michael]

Alright, I have a feeling this will be one of my cooler projects I've worked on yet.

I'm not going to give you guys many details yet. I'll post some teaser screens over the next week, so stay tuned. Next Saturday I'll give you a "press release" of what the new coaster is when most of the layout is complete.

Here are a few teasers


http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/3.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/4.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/1.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/5.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/2.jpg

WARNING: colors might change

[Renegade]

Looks like a Maverick-Fahrenheit cross Intamin. Waiting to see more though...

[CedarFair Kinda Guy!]

Looks Awesome like always, and you beat me to posting my Fahrenheit style coaster... Oh well, still look forward to the project!!

[nokia]

colors remind me of spongebob squarepants coaster thing at MOA

[The Storm Runner]

Hooray for a Norwegian Loop. :smile: Lookin' forward to it, Michael. Looks like another one of your masterpieces. :smile:

[Michael]

Hooray for a Norwegian Loop. :smile: Lookin' forward to it, Michael. Looks like another one of your masterpieces. :smile:

Norwegian loop, well you never know...:wink2: Thanks Nick.

Thanks guys, more comming tommorow :smile:

[Michael]

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/hint.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/trus-1.jpg



More comming tommorow :cool1:

[ArrowOwnzU]

This reminds me a lot of a coaster I've been working on for months (coincidence of course).

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9584/stampede080610031035000pu8.png

[Michael]

Nice layout :cool1:

But the style is going to be a bit different than yours. Just wait and see :wink2: I should have some more for you guys today.

[ArrowOwnzU]

Looking forward to it.

[mayoki]

This looks pretty awesome Michael, although I liked the original color scheme better, I'm tired of seeing brown...

[GoliathOwnz]

Looks great so far. Even though those colors are a bit odd (red & brown)? It still looks really cool though. Can't wait for more.

[Michael]

^ Orange and Brown. The color might vary a little depending on your monitor.

[Michael]

Enjoy, and sorry if you're confused a little :wink2:

Once again, more comming tommorow.


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[Dan]

Looks nice, I'll give a deeper review of it when we get the download.

What's with the quality of the screenshots?

[Michael]

Looks nice, I'll give a deeper review of it when we get the download.

What's with the quality of the screenshots?

Some were cropped, to hide things yet reveiled :wink2:

So they vary greatly.

EDIT: also I haven't flanged the supports yet, so don't worry.

[Michael]

Alright, I've gotten a ton of work done on this, but still expect the "press release" on Saturday sometime, and a Music video - the POV will have to wait for later though. Also expect some more teasers screens tonight, revealing much more about the ride.




For now, I have some general stats about the ride.

Ride Time: 1:46
MRC: 1,600 per hour
Height: 115 ft
Length: between 3,400 and 3,500 feet
Trains: 4, 16 passenger trains (4 cars per train, 4 seats per car)
Maximum angle of descent: 100 degrees
Top speed: 54 mph / 55 mph
Maximum Vert: 4.5 g / -1.4 g
Maximum Lat: 1.5 g
Inversions: 4
EDIT: Thanks Sam and ArrowOwnzU :cool1:

[Michael]

Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvaYAZxoVIs
Apologies for the low quality.

POV, more explanation, and complete screens tommorow. Download next weekend.

Comments and questions are very welcome :cool1:

[GoliathOwnz]

That was awesome! The colors do look a lot better now. How did you get that white background through the video?

[yDp]

Nice man! Can't wait for the pov.

[Michael]

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/logo.png

Official Logo
(yeah I went for the GTA4 look :tongue:)


Thankyou guys :smile: And also notice that the trains duel. It was pretty fun timing that, lol

And look out for that update Tommorow!

[GoliathOwnz]

Sick logo man. Can't wait for the download. Did you say it is tommorrow?

[Michael]

Sick logo man. Can't wait for the download. Did you say it is tommorrow?

Yes. If you're on the East coast right now, it is today :wink2:

And regarding the white background, it's a downloadable background. It's at the NL Development Center.

[GoliathOwnz]

Yea I am on the east coast:tongue_smilie:...Im going to get that background soon. Can't wait for the DL!

[ArrowOwnzU]

I got to ride this a couple of days ago, its very fun.

[Michael]

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/Main.png


Well this is it, the press release.

Taurus is part of a new breed of coasters. Coasters like Maverick at Cedar Point and Fahrenheit at Hershey Park. Both of these rides are aimed at a new fast paced, out of control, and high intensity roller coaster experience. With Taurus, Intamin has done it again. This ride is a nonstop thriller. Dueling with other trains along the course of the layout, riders have so many things thrown at them now that things feel even more out of control than on previous models. Head choppers, direction changes, and gobs of air are incorporated into the over 3,000 foot run. Taurus will feature restraints similar to Maverick and Fahrenheit, but unlike these rides it will have one more car on each train to increase momentum through maneuvers and increase rider capacity. Speaking of rider capacity, Taurus cranks out riders likea well oiled machine. At optimal efficency it can pump out 1,600 riders per hour. This is thanks to well timed blocks and 4 16 passenger trains.

Taurus starts out with a 115 foot vertical chain lift, propelling riders at 5 mph straight in the air. The drop is a stunning 110 degrees, propelling riders 1 g out of their seats at one point. A gentle top hat element follows the initial drop, getting the riders prepped for what's comming next. Similar to Maverick, a Horshoe Roll comes next, feauturing two heartline rolls. Pulling up, the train swings over and upside dwon into a steep stengal dive. After a heart-pounding turn, riders get a blast of airtime before traveling under the station and queue. Is it over? No, Linear Induction Motors (LIM's) propell the train forward to 55 mph, launching into the sunlight once again. Like Fahrenheit at Hershey park, the trains maneuver through a massive 90 foot Norweigan loop, giving the riders two inversions packed with hangtime and crushing g forces. After diving into another burst of intense airtime, ridersare caught off gaurd by a second suprise stengal dive, blasting up and around the previous one and then diving low to the ground. A high speed turn loops up and into the brake run, the passengers then see the other train ahead of them dive under the brake run and station just yards away.

For more information of questions, feel free to ask.

If you would like to see a Point of View video of Taurus, visit this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4l6YGMF4cc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4l6YGMF4cc)


Now for some renderings of Taurus in action


http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/1-3.png

Waiting to depart, the 16 passenger trains will feauture OTHR's




http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/2-3.png

Going up!




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115 feet, it's not tall, but it is very very fast.




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Entering the Top Hat




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Exiting the Top Hat




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A view of the Horseshoe Roll



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Dueling trains, the far one exits the roll.




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Up and around




http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/9.png

Getting some hangtime




http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/10.png

Near Miss



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A high speed turn




http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/12.png

Getting some serious airtime




http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/13.png

Into the tunnel




http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/14.png

Remind you of anything? :wink2: http://www.rollercoasterpro.com/updates/hp06.01.08/26.shtml (http://www.rollercoasterpro.com/updates/hp06.01.08/26.shtml)




http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/15.png

Going down and then a sharp turn.




http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/16.png

After some air, the train goes up...




http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/17.png

And goes down, lol




http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/18.png

After a turn, the train goes down and banks right into the final turn.



http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/19.png

And then the brakes.



http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/20.png

Brakes, similar to Speed Monster at TusenFryd: http://rcdb.com/ig3245.htm?picture=39 (http://rcdb.com/ig3245.htm?picture=39)




http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w234/Millennium-Mike/NL/21.png

And before the station, a view of a train going underneath.

Thankyou for reading and thankyou for your interest and comments.

More comming soon! :cool1:

[JD71]

One word: awesome.

Can't wait to see more of this sweet ride!

[Xtreme Descent]

Very nice coaster! I'm always impressed with your rides! You did an awesome job. The only thing I think doesn't look really good is that the colors look kind of weird with the white background, but it's still an amazing ride. I absolutely love it! I can't wait till the POV!

[ArrowOwnzU]

When you download it you can ride it in the green and blue background and it will look fine.

[Michael]

I absolutely love it! I can't wait till the POV!

Did you read the update? The POV is posted right there :tongue:

Thanks for the comments guys

[Xtreme Descent]

Whoops, I missed that. :stick_tongue:

I just watched it, and it was great! The elements flow together nicely, and those airtime hills and Stengel Dives look insane! The Norwegian Loop coming straight after the launch was sweet, too. Awesome job!

[Steelinwood]

Yeah, i saw the "Press Release" on you tube, it was pretty awsome !

[CedarFair Kinda Guy!]

It is a pretty awesome ride, I like the flow of elements and the brakes in between for different physical feels!! The colors I do have to agree don't really match the feel of the ride.. There where some parts where I thought I saw 1 or 2 bumps.. I look forward to more work on this ride, I like the logo a lot though great job on that!! The one thing that got me is the great support job on the lift, well done with that!! Your support work always is outstanding!!
Keeping working hard :001_cool:

[Michael]

The "bumps" are from lagging when I recorded the POV with fraps; Vista is garbage. The ride is much smoother when ridden in NL.

Thankyou guys for the comments :smile:

[yDp]

Yeah, Vista sucks.... Great coaster anyhow.

[Michael]

Alright, basically I have this done besides flanging and finishing the supportwork. I need at least two people to test this and give their opinion about the ride quality, smoothness, heartlining, pacing, ect. If you want the download, just let me know by posting here, on my profile page, or you can pm me. Thanks :smile:

I finished supportwork on the lift, it looks pretty sick. :cool1:


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Diving out of the Top Hat

[mayoki]

Looks awesome as usual Michael, keep it coming. I'm still against the brown though.:stick_tongue:

[rollercoasterfreak91]

Wow. This coaster looks great and the support work is awesome. I do agree with mayoki though, it doesn't work too well to have the supports brighter than the track. Other than that, keep up the good work.

[Michael]

Alright, I'll change the colors up. The same colors will stay, just in a different order. I'll try the orange with brown supports, or maybe some pink thrown in there. It's part of the color scheme too :tongue:

[rollercoasterfreak91]

Can't wait to see a new screen. :drool:

[Michael]

Alright, the new color scheme is growing on me. I'll have more tonight, possibly :tongue:

EDIT: Still need people to download this to test it.

[CedarFair Kinda Guy!]

^ I will test 4 you.

[CedarFair Kinda Guy!]

Sorry for the double post... Well I rode the ride and it is truly smooth, I like the new color scheme a lot better!! The G's and forces seemed perfect through each element, and I like the one fly by that I noticed real well!! The launch underneath the station didn't really seem like a launch I couldn't really tell a difference in speed.. Over all it was a fast pass ride, and had some very good air time momments in there. Once again your support work has blown me away :scared: Great job once again on another project!!

[Michael]

^ Thankyou for the review man :cool1: Thanks for testing it for me!

And I've got some screens and of course a music video showing off the flashy new color shceme.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NOcTlgtf8k



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[mayoki]

Hmmmmmmmmm. Well, I'd go for something more original, but I STILL HATE THE BROWN hahaha. I don't know why. A darker, 'ruby'-ish red would look excellent IMO, the red looks a bit faded. I'll be releasing a ride soon with ruby and burnt-turquoise supports, now DON'T COPY ME.....

I believe that was one of the weirdest posts I have ever made and I apologize in advance.

[yDp]

Only pink goes with that brown IMO.

[Michael]

^ I tried the pink and it was a bit too harsh on the eyes. I'm sticking with this color scheme, and it works well with a variety of lighting. :001_cool:

[rollercoasterfreak91]

I think the color scheme looks really good. You can't have the best color scheme on every coaster, as there's only one 'best' color scheme. (IMO it's X2/Eejanaika.)

[Michael]

I've gotten behind because of some stuff, more coming tomorrow :smile:

[Dan]

I dislike the beginning of the ride, but the rest is phenomenal, especially the 'dueling' sections.

It's coming, not comming.

[Michael]

Good news for this project.

I finally got my pc back up and running, so I will start making progress on this tommorow.

Update sometime this weekend. Possibly a download, but we'll see how that goes. :rolleyes:

[YourNameHere]

whao, this coaster SWEET!!! i love the inversions and the elements, like the norwegian loop, and the stengel dives.

[Michael]

My computer crashed a little over a year ago and I lost this coaster along with my entire collection of coasters. I know I let several people test this, but is there anyone here who might have a version of this on their computer? Even if it's a version without supports, I dearly miss this design as it was one of my best works. I would greatly appreciate it if someone still has it.

[ArrowOwnzU]

You're welcome.

[Michael]

I owe you man. I owe you big time. Thank you so much, this seriously made my day! I never thought I would say this, but expect some updates on Taurus soon!

[Michael]

After more than two years, I've finally begun work on Taurus again! Thanks to ArrowOwnzU for digging this file back up for me, I cannot thank you enough!

I decided the color scheme was getting a little old, and the brown just wasn't working; I think the new one is much sleeker. I've also smoothened and reworked much of the track and I've completely restarted the support work. I don't want to give too much away, but I'm considering making this coaster a bit longer... as of now there are two sections of the ride that dual for a short distance. I realized adding a third section would help balance out other parts of the ride; I'll reveal more of that later.

For now, I've got a few teaser screens to show off some of the new supportwork:

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/Rivoluzione-101010162404001.jpg


http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/Rivoluzione-101010162339000.jpg


http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/Rivoluzione-101010162550003.jpg

[monkeyonatable]

I am in love with this support work!

[Michael]

^ Haha, thanks! It's definitely the most fun thing to build.

I've started work on the new, third dueling section and I think this puts the icing on the cake. Currently first drop is around 50-55 mph, the first launch under the station now clocks out at about 55-60 mph, and the new third (I will reveal what the element is soon) hits about 65 mph sending the train into an epic finale. I'm really, really pumped about this project. Expect some updates this week!

[jolash]

Looks like a fun little ride. Needless to say, I have "lost my touch" with No Limits after my "time away" from my computer, so I just enjoy seeing other user's creations. Like the looks of this one!

[Michael]

I've added the third dueling section on Taurus and I can't begin to describe how well it works! This is by far my favorite project I've ever done and I cannot wait to finnish this and reveal the final design. Overall I've added just under 2,000 feet of track to the layout; some of it in the new third stint, some of it in other areas. Currently I'm 95% done with track work and about 15% done with support work. I don't want to give away too much, but to say the least Taurus features some very unique elements and the best dueling I've seen on a No Limits coaster yet. Here are a couple teasers for you, more on the way very soon!

Teaser shots:

The support work might look a little confusing from these angles, but once you see the entire layout it will make a little more sense.

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/RivoluzioneNew-101015222954000.jpg


http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/RivoluzioneNew-101015223211002.jpg


http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/RivoluzioneNew-101015223114001.jpg

[monkeyonatable]

This rides is crazy good! You have insane skills at no limits!

[Michael]

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/PromoTeaser2.png

Update coming very soon.

[The Storm Runner]

Sweet, can't wait! Love the Norwegian loop. And that...other thing lol.

[Michael]

It's an in-editor view, so the angle makes that element look funky. Without giving away too much of the layout, it's a Sea Serpent type of element. Also I've entirely re-profiled the Norwegian Loop; it's much better than before.

[Michael]

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/1promo.png

_________

I've got a few more teasers for you before I release anything substantial. I'm about 50-60% complete with Taurus, but I want to get to at least 75% before I release anything revealing; I don't like showing off highly unfinished areas of rides.

Expect a large reveal very soon. This weekend I will release the last set of teasers and a teaser video all in preparation for the first reveal. For now, enjoy a couple screens:


http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/3.png

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/1.png

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/2.png

[The Storm Runner]

Love the airtime hill, the Norwegian loop of course, and just about everything else! Can't wait for more!

[Michael]

I've got a few more teasers screens and a new video before I reveal the layout of Taurus sometime next week. Work on the supports is going slowly but quite well.

Video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S612S12f2jI


Screens:

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/1-1.png

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/2-1.png

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[Dan]

Michael...amazing...

Edit: For fear of deletion due to lack of content, I will be more specific.

The fact that you can get the dueling timing down pat like that is remarkable. Also, the colors are something else on this one.

[monkeyonatable]

Three trains dueling at once.... INCONCEIVABLE!!!
This is amazing!

[Michael]

Taurus is essentially finished and polished, just waiting for the NL competition round to be over before I release the download and full POV. Stay on your toes, it's nearly here!

[Michael]

I'm putting the final touches on Taurus, I keep finding more to add! Final POV and download very soon, here's a last teaser for you:

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu3/coastermike08/Taurus/Finalteaser.png

[Dan]

It's a shame that more roller coaster designing firms aren't browsing these forums. You'd have a job with one of them by now.