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Senior Member
Trouble thinking up drive line.
So I have no problems making backgrounds/scenery and I almost always build some of it first before obstacles.
Just lately I seem to end up with track ideas that don't really get further in progress cause I seem to have a hard time thinking up proper driveline/obstacles.
That basicly explains my slow down on my new track releases, as I still think quality>quantity.
I know choosing difficulty + bikes is a first start to narrow things down.
I was looking through a bunch of track saves and I noticed I have a whole lot of tracks that never came to be cause I get stuck early on.
Maybe I just need to start drawing track layouts on paper before building.
Any tips from other builders would be appreciated.
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Senior Member
Re: Trouble thinking up drive line.
Maybe go for a fun,medium speedrunners track..keep it simple,but put in height variations of the line itself..e.g. A hill climb.. Incorporate your obstacles to suit the difference in terrain height etc..maybe keep it to 30 seconds too..
Just a quick idea..
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Senior Member
Re: Trouble thinking up drive line.
Put down a ramp. Jump off it. See where you WANT to land. Put a ramp down. See where you want to go next, up down etc. Put down a ramp. Rinse and continue. Make something you enjoy, test it 1 million times, label the difficulty correctly, release.
*in this instance "ramp" denotes any editor object you choose to ride on! 
A handy practice tip is to go to a flat area and just build a line. No deco or anything, no supports, no nothing. Then you can just freestyle lines and get some easy practice with them.
Obviously this is MASSIVELY simplified. But if you're struggling, it may help (hopefully). You'll also find it easier to blend the line nad scenery if you do both as you go along. But that varies from person to person tbh!
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Senior Member
Re: Trouble thinking up drive line.
join a track team if you can do deco . get someone who does good lines . viola . or build your scenery and make the line go it . just stick stuff on the drive line .buildings /boxes /terrain mods . then get the line to go over . then delete if necessary to match the theme
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Senior Member
Re: Trouble thinking up drive line.
it's just ramps n jumps
no need to overthink it