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#181
General Discussion / Good info find regarding bridges
November 07, 2001, 12:05:18 AM
An even better PBS site (similar game, but more nicely done, IMO) is http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/index.html" target="_blank">Building Big: Bridges
This and other bridge-related links can be found on the links page at www.bridgebuilder-game.com .
#182
General Discussion / Map pack, level 6!?!
November 05, 2001, 10:24:39 AM
Well, this time post your help request in "Records and Hints, where it belongs! ;-)
#183
General Discussion / Hmmm, favorite bridge
October 24, 2001, 11:07:59 PM
If I rightclick and select "Show picture" it doesn't ... however, Getright gets them right :-)
Nice Level7 bridge, I like that, too!

Btw, people posting in-line images, could you pls take the time to use your gfx prg to crop them? baggio's bridges have lots of sky, and I know how the buttons look! (they're not working as inlines, so it's no big deal in this case). It's not the size alone (although that adds up on a gfx-intensive thread), it's the screen space as well...

#184
General Discussion / Hmmm, favorite bridge
October 24, 2001, 09:27:24 PM
Don't thank poogle, it looks as if your account was deactivated (at least it does to my browser).
#185
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 28, 2001, 12:04:08 PM
Shame on you, Gray! Harboring such evil suspicions! :-)
If they are true, the next contest should have its deadline sunday 23:59 to avoid this.
But as many posts here have asked for extensive stats etc., that means not only reviewing the top-ranking bridge, but all of them, rebuilding decks etc. (maybe even making screenshots?), and that takes time. Let's wait and see what the Monday situation is ... ;)
#186
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 27, 2001, 10:50:45 PM
Post 100 on this thread :-)
(Numbers start with zero, so it's the 101th post really http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>.

Beaujob, the deck cheat goes like this:
Build light steel where the back of your deck will be, after that, build the deck. The deck will use the pre-built steel, at much lower cost, but same strength. The light steel will still show up as the usual line in the editor if you look closely.

You can use heavy steel as well; that way, it'll cost more, but you have added strength.

The seed to this was laid with my http://pontifex.mendelsohn.de/forum/crooked1.pxb" target="_blank">crooked1 bridge published on the http://www.chroniclogic.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=6&topic=9" target="_blank">Turns thread (which cost less than it ought to have, without me noticing), and Gray and I realized what this meant while we were chatting about it on icq. http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

Imagine the agony of deciding whether to use this advantage clocking in at more than 񙖰 for the contest bridge, whether rule 3 stating "Anything other than the previous two conditions is fair game." covered this eventuality, what would happen if we decided not to use this advantage, someone else had indepently discovered it from the "Turns" posting and won with it, etc.
In the end, we decided to ask ChronicLogic, which resulted in the announcement you all read. ;-)

(Edited by mendel at 4:02 pm on Oct. 27, 2001)

#187
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 22, 2001, 08:50:18 PM
To make a posting error into humor, what would the minimum Pontifex contest ruleset be?

"Send in any bridge, someone will win."

(Edited by mendel at 12:47 am on Oct. 23, 2001)

#188
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 22, 2001, 08:49:30 PM
Hmm... slight misunderstanding here, I fear.
I don't question having rules, and I didn't suggest changing them for this running contest.
I am just advocating regulating behaviour differently the next time around :-)

You talk about "individuality" and "discussing with friends". You can't control the latter, so the first is moot. This is no written exam after all, this should be fun. Real bridges are always constructed as a team effort, and often there are public hearings.

A seperate forum is not an unfair advantage.
How is having something that everyone can use unfair?

Not having people to discuss the contest with is a disadvantage you impose by denying this forum. You impose it on those who don't have friends to discuss pontifex with (or friends who are not as good at it as my friends are ;-). People who discuss with friends do not have the disadvantage. Having the forum would be more fair.

It's your contest, you decide.
If I don't like your decisions, I don't need to participate. I could even run my own contest :-)

But still there's the urge to put in my 2 cents ;-)

#189
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 22, 2001, 10:11:15 AM
Re: talking about the contest bridge in public

Instead of proscribing what motivates people, why not let them decide themselves?

Suggestion: make a 5th "contest designs" forum; forbid talking contest designs/scores outside of that and don't restrict it inside. General discussion about the contest (about the rules etc.) should stil be going on in the "General" Forum.

That way, players who feel they'll be demotivated by these things can stay clear of that forum; players who feel that will motivate them can read it.

What we need now is a poll (Gray, are you listening?).

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Btw, the "settling time" issue is connected to the issues disussed in the "Strongest bridges?" thread. I would suggest adding a mid-air Ũ-cost box (see "A new kind of record" ) to your bridge that self-destructs when it hits ground; once that happens, Chronic may start the train.
I'm not sure if the rules need to be amended for that since it's not the bridge that breaks links when the box hits. Ben/Alex, what do you think?

#190
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 29, 2001, 06:33:37 PM
Y'all have noticed how the chroniclogic web server refuses connections once in a while - could it be that system refuses to accept emails and silently loses them? Your contest bridge might be in nirvana for all you know....

Now did you feel frightened?

Gotcha! It's all made up! Scary rumour to heighten the tension! ;-)

#191
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 23, 2001, 07:25:09 PM
If you're using a central arch (instead of two side by side), you could build it so it comes up through the deck (the rails) in the middle to save costs. The train will not collide with the bars and pass right through (ghost train, huh).
You are not allowed to do this (or similar things).
#192
General Discussion / Contest Bridge?
October 26, 2001, 07:20:40 PM
It's easy - the winner must not post his score, then we won't know who he/she is ;-)
We non-winners could go right ahead....

ChronicLogic, please understand me right this time - it is not a practical suggestion in defiance of your post, but a humorous repartee not to be taken seriously ;-)

(Edited by mendel at 1:57 pm on Oct. 26, 2001)

#193
General Discussion / WinXP ?
October 29, 2001, 11:30:16 PM
If a lazy OEM orders lots of gfx cards from a company, they're going to keep installing the driver they first installed when they started putting that model in, not bothering to upgrade their installation image for each new release.
(ok, I guess that's one criterium to divide the quality OEMs from the cheapskates ;-)
#194
General Discussion / WinXP ?
October 31, 2001, 09:49:26 PM
Entroper, I agree with you. When baggio writes: "Really, that is a good thing" he really means "that is economic for the OEM". For end users who don't need OpenGL support this economy is ok, since they pay less (supposedly). For those who purchase Pontifex and now have to spend their time trying to solve the problem, that's not the case.
It depends on what your interests are, and again, that is where companies differ - how they perceive the interests of their consumers.

On another note, supposedly providing support for something that then does not work so well in the way it is supported has been Microsoft's way in the case of more than one technology it did not like. Providing OpenGL without HW accel will make unwitting consumers experience that OpenGL=slow, direct3D=fast - which might look completely different if it was HW accelerated out of the box, or it was only supported if you downloaded the (accelerated) drivers.

Is this still Pontifex-related? Since Pontifex relies on OpenGL, I guess it is, in some way. I fear this could degenerate into a (brainless?) pro/con Microsoft debate, but I trust we bridgebuilders are above that http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>.

#195
General Discussion / WinXP ?
October 28, 2001, 06:07:16 PM
This question belongs in the "Problems" forum, not in "General Discussion".
If you'd read that, you'd find mention of it; it stems from the fact that the drivers MS shipd with XP have no OpenGL hardware accel; get the newest nvidia detonator XP (or whatever driver you need) and you'll be fine.