Aeronautica | NL1-Inspired Steampunk Intamin Blitz | [Nolimits 2 Roundup 500]

1st place winner of NL2 Roundup 500! Thank you to everyone and congrats to all of our other honorees!
Welcome to the Institute of Steam Power! Today, the institute has invited you to be one of the first test riders of student engineering leader Jakov Jakovsky's new prototype transportation system, dubbed the Aeronauts! Operating out of a repurposed boiler room, these revolutionary steam-powered flying machines will whisk you on a test route around the Institute's campus and the surrounding woodlands, bringing you soaring at speed into the future of steam-era travel!
After over 3 years of work I'm extremely proud to present Aeronautica. It has been my first foray into the world of heavily themed and story-driven rides, and I ultimately wanted to experiment with just how well I manage it. I created Aeronautica as a nostalgia-fueled love letter and passion project dedicated to reliving some of the unrealistic, hyperbolic, newtony, stylized magic from the bygone days of my childhood with NL1, and the creations from that era which I found so iconic and inspiring.
Please note that Aeronautica is NOT meant to be a 100% realistic creation. While based off of real-world coasters and feasible/survivable, certainly, Aeronautica features stylized shaping and exaggerated pacing characteristic of an old-school NL1 creation.
Though this project originally started as a 3D modelling experiment based on the central dome from Silvarret's amazing Volvara, I was primarily inspired by some of the NL1 greats of the past, in particular Gaia, Aeris, and especially Curse of FellFall Wood, my favorite NL1 creation. I used the styles, ethos, and ideals from that era as the driving force behind a lot of my design decisions for this ride; everything from the color palette to the sightlines is inspired by old NL1 creations. Repeating textures, blank walls, rigid geometry; all things I try to avoid as much as possible in my modern projects, are all present in Aeronautica to reminisce on those wonky 3DS of the NL1 age. The classic 'Newtony-Intamin' shaping, hyperbolic pacing, as well as the semi-realistic atmosphere. Everything is purposeful to resemble those styles and aesthetics.
A few other real-world inspirations come from Soarin' Fantastic Flight and Journey to the Center of the Earth at Tokyo DisneySea, Space Mountain: De la Terre à la Lune at Euro Disney, Taron and F.L.Y. at Phantasialand, iSpeed at Mirabilandia, Cheetah Hunt at Busch Gardens Tampa, and Maverick at Cedar Point.
The video is a combination of old-school and new-school ideas, I wanted to keep the overall presentation fairly simple and classic, as that was largely the idea behind the ride itself. It was my first time ever making a video for one of my coasters, and I think it came out as well as my abilities would let it.
Overall, I wanted to both evoke the NL1 spirit and the artfulness that came from those days, but also to prove that the NL1 style of dramatic, presentational coaster creation wasn't a lost art. This ride captures that as well as I could have possibly aspired, and I hope that my passion for the essence and soul of those iconic NL1 creators shines through in Aeronautica.
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Statistics:
Max. Height: 134 Ft. (41 Meters)
Max. Speed: 62 MPH (100 KMH)
Length: 3779 Ft. (1152 Meters)
Max. G-force: 4.9
Min. G-force: -1.5
Max: Vert. Angle: 90 Degrees
Max. Horizontal Angle: 135 Degrees
Inversions: 4 (Cutback, Roll, Stall, Dive Loop)
Make: Intamin AG
Model: Blitz Coaster
Opening: Circa 2010-2012
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Credits:
ItsAmaliaB - Trackwork/Supports/3D Scenery Design/Special Effects/Story
TheCodeMaster: Environmental Assets/Train Components/Materials/Scripts
Element 115: Model Textures/Materials/Train Scripting/Train Components
nSeven: Environmental Assets/Ground Textures
Dustin Sloane: Environmental Assets/Smoke Effects
H3lix: Train Components/Model Textures/Materials
JAKool: Custom Nolimits 2 Environment
PvM: Model Textures
Andre Northan: Spinning Windmill Props
RobinBob: Custom Lighting Effects
Sal Mosca: Voice Acting/Audio Consultancy
Luis Humanoide: Music
James Newton Howard: Music
JetPulse: Camera Script
Kw6s: Video Consultancy
Mistize: Video Consultancy
Hazel/Kristalic: Video Consultancy
+ A few Sketchup 3D Warehouse users.
Special Thanks:
RobinBob, A113, Kw6s: Early testing and feedback
Mr B, Andre Northan, Devolgalf: Inspiration for the ride and just being iconic NL1 vets in general!
The music used for Aeronautica was created by Luis Humanoide and James Newton Howard. You can find the full soundtrack here:
• Aeronautica Soundtrack
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[@NorthernRidesYaBoi]

Probably the best Intamin I've ever seen in NL2

[@ItsAmaliaB]

insanely high praise considering thats all anyone ever makes in this game lmao

[@GermiesCoasterYard]

Beautiful execution! This genuinely feels like a real attraction. Very reminiscent of something you might see at EuropaPark or Phantasialand. Would love to ride this irl!

[@AnotherSwissYoutubeUser]

Finally, the sequel to "The curse of Fellfallwood" or something like that, definitely feels like a part 2 of this coaster. Well done, deserved 1st place!

[@Silvarret]

Love this build! Amazing showcase of both theming and coaster building, and the balance between believable feasibility-realism and over-the-top fantastical theming - just what games like this are perfect for.

[@ItsAmaliaB]

cannot express how amazing it is to me that youve seen this! this project was originally started as an experiment in modelling the dome shape from volvara and evolved from there. your creations and similar blend of believability and fantasy were really influential for not only this project but my approach to both rct3 and now nl2. cheers, silv!

[@Panther01VirtualRollercoasters]

Absolutely amazing, so many details and references in this project. This is my fourth time watching the video and each time I discover new things. I'm especially a fan of the music you used. The first seconds I heard Luis Humainode's music, I immediately got a big smile on my face. I love his steampunk and dieselpunk compositions. After watching this video, I want to go back to Phantasialand to walk through Rookburgh 🙂

[@ItsAmaliaB]

i am so so glad someone else knows luis! his music is absolutely incredible and i found it to be the only compositions that suited the style i was going for. thank you for the love!

[@jtvanilla1776]

Good music, from another classic steampunk movie

[@CitizenTaco]

Great spiritual successor, always wanted to see more NL1 rides like Aegis and Fellfall before NL2 came out. Would love to see more coaster uploads from you, you've got something real good going with NL2!...

[@hskbrowneyes]

Love the inversion between, inside and or through the building

[@Silacide]

Deserved first place!! Looks absolutely amazing!

[@smuella]

Wow, that foliage is on another level. Whole thing is stunning of course. Love the iSpeed opening parallels.

[@Nixed16]

Bro honestly, you should just walk up to a theme park or a coaster company and work with them to make this, this is just out of this world. I just recently started playing this game and I had no clue that no limits quite litterally had no limits. Keep up the good work! You deserved to win Roundup 500!

[@Jaydenfok]

Looks like a crossover between Taron and fly

[@LevsInventions]

WOW, just wow! This is so incredibly detailed :D I especially love the details in custom technics: LSM's, sensors and control panels! 😍

[@olivertacony]

Where can I download?

[@MoyleCoasters]

Everything about this is amazing!

[@orionscythe]

this is amazing and inspires me to try theming again in nl2

[@kendallbedford2523]

Universal would love this

[@sgtrainicorn5796]

Wow wow wow. Incredibly done. The execution is flawless of course, but the level of character this project has is just… unbelievable

[@lsky4446]

Theming!!!!💯🔥✨️

[@ArtbyKurtisEdwards]

Great job. A well deserved win.

[@Porcf81]

Holy Whoah this is stunning!

[@ItsAmaliaB]

carowinds owes me MONEY

[@Emile.1855]

WOUA !!

[@slobronl7741]

this cloud instantly fit in the efteling

[@intim305]

MASSIVE W

[@zeyrox3574]

amazing !!

[@olivertacony]

So excited for the release!

[@nathanjablonski8437]

Incredible!

[@Contamiply]

This looks like it was built in planet coaster

[@KaiserKalin]

Wow! Hoffe did you bild the buildings?

[@CarlileCoasters]

If I rode this I’m sure this could beat velocicoaster as my number one.

[@SamsonSilvo]

Are you planning at all to upload this to the Steam Workshop or NoLimits Central Exchange? I really want to ride this in VR!

[@Warriorcam203]

talent

[@acidalex420]

That’s crazy

[@floriancrepieux]

do you have upload it on the steam workshop

[@olivertacony]

How’s progress going? Be happy to beta test:)

[@clubstep8244]

What if Taron moved to Rookburgh x)

[@lunawenko9324]

Would love to have a download link for this

[@prod.hellful9428]

HOw do you add all the other stuff. Like the building

[@ItsAmaliaB]

most of what you see was created by myself using sketchup!

[@prod.hellful9428]

@@ItsAmaliaB so you just imported it, the build the coaster around it? That's cool!

[@Coasterp]

can please someone tell me how to add theming in nl2 u

[@bricklord340]

my only issue with the coaster is the lag

[@ItsAmaliaB]

lmao me too

[@lixrides7514]

Can you download it soon? :)

[@ItsAmaliaB]

Yes, it will need some more work before it is ready :)

[@lixrides7514]

@@ItsAmaliaB Thanks, its already worth it :D

[@olivertacony]

Amalia please I’m begging release it😭😭😭

[@olivertacony]

Where can I download?

[@ItsAmaliaB]

it currently isnt ready for release yet, im in the process of working on that now

[@olivertacony]

@@ItsAmaliaB it is amazing anyway! Do u have a possible eta? Sorry I just love the look of it

[@ItsAmaliaB]

@@olivertacony genuinely no idea lol, this has been a 3 year project for me but i hope to get it out very soon! in any case it is in progress so just hang tight

[@MatchTerm]

Hey ​@ItsAmaliaB how is it going? Hopefully we can eventually see this in the workshop, would LOVE to ride it :3