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#91
Records and Hints / A-FRAMES
October 11, 2001, 08:53:30 PM
I agree, however cables (with proper support) can be just as strong and much cheaper, but on the levels where this is not possible, your strategy seems to work the best, in my opinion.
#92
General Discussion / Chronic Logic Lives
February 22, 2002, 01:08:49 AM
;) Kvinge has returned! ;) I was starting to worry about the community, but it appears it is back in full swing with the addition of a new contest, great going! http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> An e-mail for map packs would definately help create even more activity. I look forward to it. (Though don't expect to see any maps from me, I just don't have the knack for it!) I'm excited to see a new member of the CL team. I wish you the best of luck on your next project!
#93
General Discussion / Poor Chronic Logic :(
January 11, 2002, 01:44:19 AM
Sombody obviously keeps screwing with CL directories. This causes more work for them and less contests, records pages, etc. for us. This makes me sad. http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('> I hope whoever is up to this will do us all a favor and go get something more productive to amuse themselves with. (ex. a life)
#94
General Discussion / PONTIMANIA!!!!!!
October 26, 2001, 09:42:45 PM
14) Your friends look at you shake their heads, and say "He used to get out more, I wonder what happened.", having never played Pontifex.
#95
General Discussion / pontifex dead?
December 22, 2001, 02:54:43 AM
I just think it's going through a lull in activity. When (if?) they get the records page back up i think it will pick up again. I haven't been posting for a while, but if the records page was made, i'd probably start again. http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>
#96
General Discussion / Extreme Calm
November 03, 2001, 02:57:47 AM
Eager to get to your next title, huh?
#97
General Discussion / Extreme Calm
November 08, 2001, 03:42:41 AM
Ouch! I think the reduction in traffic has cleared up a bit. Maybe people just went away for a few days to nurse their egos after not winning the contest. I, on the other hand have been attending 7 hour practices for the musical that I am in, on top of my regular school work. http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> I am so tired now its not even funny.
#98
General Discussion / Hmmm, favorite bridge
October 26, 2001, 12:48:27 AM
klei, I understand that you want to promote your site, but their are better ways of doing it than just plastering every single thread that deals with bridge design with posts about it. One way to do it might be to put your site address in your signature, that way when you contribute somthing valuable to a discussion, people will take notice of it. Sorry if I come off sounding harsh.
#99
General Discussion / Hmmm, favorite bridge
October 18, 2001, 05:50:01 AM
Arch type seem the strongest, but suspension also have their place. I'm torn! Some of the coolest I've made look like turtles and are very strong.
#100
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 26, 2001, 12:39:36 AM
Quote: from Dreadnough on 2:17 am on Oct. 25, 2001

BTW: How do we take screenshots?

The F8 key saves them as .bmp files in the pontifex/screen directory.

#101
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 20, 2001, 08:06:55 PM
This is going to be a hard contest to win, especially since I'm not all that great at making cheap but long bridges. CL, could the next contest be a short (but difficult) level? I seem to be able to think through those better.

(Edited by kvinge at 3:08 pm on Oct. 20, 2001)

#102
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 23, 2001, 09:21:51 PM
Why is everyone so worried about settling? The people testing the bridge aren't a bunch of underpaid temps (well underpaid yes, you should get lots more for a game like this, it is the pinnacle of bridge building simulators! Where was I? Ah, yes, Settling) they are people who wrote the game and wouldn't disqualify someone on a technicality that their bridge "doesn't work if you start it in seconds that are also prime numbers." I for one am not worried.
#103
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 26, 2001, 09:32:10 PM
Quote: from Argonut on 11:35 pm on Oct. 25, 2001
But I do have one question that isn't clarified in the rules. What speed will the train run at in the official tests? slow, medium, or fast? or all? My bridge doesn't mind what speed, but I could definitely see that some designs might break with a fast train, or even fail with a slow train instead of fast, etc.

The speed setting doesn't affect the actual speed at which the train travels, only at what rate the simulation is drawn. Slow slows it down by over half, (.5x) and fast goes as fast as your comp. can do the calculations. So, a different speed won't affect your results at all. Good question though, if that had been the case, some decision would have to have been made. http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>
#104
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 23, 2001, 10:32:05 PM
This contest has recommited me to beating grey and the others at their riduculously low bridge costs in the normal levels. No luck so far, but I will eventually catch them.
#105
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 21, 2001, 04:17:58 AM
I would agree with CL. The sight of a rediculously low number, especially if it was fake would be enough to turn many people off from even trying. If someone is working without a specific cost in mind, they are more likely to build the bridge they feel is the best and cheapest it could be.
While the learning curve for this game is short, the learning curve of how to build strong cheap bridges can be humongous. some people in these forums only recently discovered pontifex, while other have been playing for close to a month, and had already mastered bridge builder.
Unless everyone at least thinks[\i] they have a chance, everyone might not spend time to be the best pontifex they can be.

That is all.