Medium level 3 bug?

[kinnoch]

i had the same problem....i switched the material of hte bridge from iron to steal where the bridge rose and it ended up closing the next time....
try that too :P

[Duckling]

Has anyone else seen this? I creaed a bridge, The cars run across, the bridge opens, the boat moves past, and the bridge closes again, except that it never stops saying phase 4/5. The bridge actually gets back to it's original position but the sound of the draw bridge shutting never stops and the level never completes so I can't progress.

Thoughts and musings on the game:
I miss the sounds of destruction (as mentioned in another thread.) I also miss the text at the beginning of each level tell you what to do. (At the moment I'm just guessing what to do based on what parts are available.) And for a game which is now selling for ฮ, 15 levels seems to be not many. (Granted I *did* get it for the pre-release price and I know the community will provide itself with ample entertainment in this arena http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> but I feel a little like I've bought an engine with some example levels rather than a game.)

Minor thing.. It would be nice, when running in window mode, to allow the mouse out of the pontifex window. I don't know how other people use window mode, but I life to have a couple of things running (a game, messenger, browser) and multitask. It's difficult when the game won't let go of the cursor.

And for those having performance problems... As long as I stay _well_ away from shadow mode, PFX2 runs great for me in a 640x480 window on my PIII500. (I know. I so need a PC upgrade it's not even funny.)

Oh well.. Happy bridge building, or for those who've already finished the game, happy level building!

[Duckling]

Thanks street/kinnoch. I replaced all the deck sections with steel and KERCHING!.. Hello medium level 4 goodness! :biggrin:

[Duckling]

OK. I've finished the levels and have been playing with the pnumatic bridges (meduim 3 and 5.) This feature definitely counts as a major plus for PXFII! http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> You can create some really crazy moving structures. I'm kind of hoping that there will be some larger ships in the final version which require moving the bridge further out of the way! Or maybe a bridge spanning multiple rivers so it requires more than one opening.

Anyways. I've had a few situations where the desk sections at the split point of the bridge haven't separated correctly and the bridge has pulled itself apart. The problem can usually be solved by partly or completely rebuilding the bridge, (somehow I think that the order the links are placed effects it. So far I can't consistently recreate a bridge which does this but I'll keep trying.) I was wondering if this was another known issue and if anyone else had been playing around with pnumatic links enough to spot this one.

[Gray]

...The sound of the draw bridge shutting never stops and the level never completes so I can't progress...

This has already been reported to CL and they'll hopefully fix it in the next version.

I miss the sounds of destruction... I also miss the text at the beginning of each level tell you what to do. And for a game which is now selling for ฮ, 15 levels seems to be not many... I feel a little like I've bought an engine with some example levels rather than a game.)  

That's it exactly - the game is not yet 100% complete, the final version will have more levels, more sounds, a config screen, etc. - you didn't really think development is over now, did you? http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

Minor thing.. It would be nice, when running in window mode, to allow the mouse out of the pontifex window.

This annoys many other people, too, but I think this is necessary to allow simple mouse scrolling... could be made an option tho'...

[amdkt7]

I'd like to be able to escape the game also, with out crashing. It would also be nice to have a little bit of a zoom for those bigger bridges.

[Duckling]

Sorry for posting stuff that's already been reported! And actually I did think that development was finished. Just another 5 watt lightblub moment. http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[Aeawen]

Quote: from Gray on 5:46 am on Sep. 27, 2002


That's it exactly - the game is not yet 100% complete, the final version will have more levels, more sounds, a config screen, etc. - you didn't really think development is over now, did you? http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

I love you Chronic Logic... <hands then a wedding ring>

[Duckling]

And yes.. Looking at the mail message it says quite clearly that it's an early version as a thanks to those who pre-ordered.. Sorry! I got the mail and in a fit of excitement clicked directly on the link without reading a word.

*ahem*

Anyways. Moving swiftly on.. amdkt7.. It is possible to zoom by moving the mouse to the top or bottom of the play area while the left mouse button is depresed. (Tell it that it has no friends and the right mouse button talks about it behind it's back.)

[street]

if the joints that separate during the bridge-opening phase do not meet each other again, then the bridge still considers itself Open.  Try stiffening these points so that they meet again properly once the bridge is closed http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

hope this helps http://www.pontifex2.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>