Who would have thought bridge-building was like crack? Pontifex is the greatest game. Ever.

[dug777]

Srsly

http://www.chroniclogic.com/index.htm?pontifex.htm

I remember playing this obsessively at college :beer:

EDIT: For the terminally dim, there's a free demo. That's what you want

 

[yhelothar]

i remember downloading this to help design my macroni bridge for my physics class bridge competition.
very fun puzzle indeed
it's amazing how strong the tension force is in the suspension bridge cables compared to the compression/tension/buckling forces of the steel beams

 

[geno]

Wow, this brings back memories. I'm going to fire this up right now. Games + physics = simple fun.

 

[Jeff7]

No callout threads.

I hope this isn't Flash-based. "Complex physics engine" + Flash = severe violations of physics.

 

[clamum]

PONTI

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
No callout threads.

I hope this isn't Flash-based. "Complex physics engine" + Flash = severe violations of physics.

OpenGL.

Makes my quad work out severely

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

I bought Elefunk on PSN. It is similar, except you have elephants to move. it was pretty fun.

 

[DarrelSPowers]

be an engineer and this is your life.

not that I'm complaining

 

[pontifex]

pre-emptive "this is not where I got my user name from"

If I remember correctly, pontifex was the name of an encryption algorithm used in the book Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: pontifex
pre-emptive "this is not where I got my user name from"

If I remember correctly, pontifex was the name of an encryption algorithm used in the book Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

Admit it. You love this game

 

[Jeff7]

No widescreen support.

Oh well, it supports windowed mode, so that's fine.
My lvl2 bridge would have killed lots of people, and probably caused many bowels to release their contents, but it held the train after half of it collapsed.


Up to lvl 8 now. My lvl7 bridge passed with 564 broken links, and the train got a little wet. But the bridge held.

That "Fantastic Contraption" game needs to be rewritten to use this kind of physics engine.



Ok, finished all 10 demo levels.
I think only 3 of my bridges worked fully intact. The rest collapsed with several hundred link breaks, but most of the deck was above water, so the train could pass. You can actually get some air-time out of the train too, but it'll keep on going. The budget was always a problem.

 

[Spg]

http://www.nzone.com/object/nz...ridgeit_downloads.html

This is an Nvidia version I remember playing with.

EDIT: Hmmm it is listed on the OP's linked page.

 

[zerocool84]

I can't get past bridge 4. Any help?

 

[gamefreakgcb]

Originally posted by: Spg
http://www.nzone.com/object/nz...ridgeit_downloads.html

This is an Nvidia version I remember playing with.

EDIT: Hmmm it is listed on the OP's linked page.

A much better one.

 

[Aquaman]

I was just thinking about this............ I remember running it on my old P100 hmmm...... maybe I played an older version..... says needs 300 mhz machine.

Those were the days

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Newbian]

Oh god, the memories of playing the original one.

Old school

Pretty colors

 

[The Boston Dangler]

holy shit, 4:18 am! damn you, dug777!

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
holy shit, 4:18 am! damn you, dug777!

Just another reason to stay away from Dug's posts...

 

[esun]

I've gone up through 8 with no linkage breaks, but 9 is causing me problems. I remember playing (and beating) this exact demo back in junior high maybe. I don't recall if I ever did it with no broken links, though.

 

[TallBill]

Yeah, I've played this game several times before, still a classic.

 

[sandorski]

Some of my Trains achieve Air upon exiting the Bridge, but Bridge Passes. One Bridge had the above Deck Arch completely collapse and fall into the water, the Deck Passed anyway.

Somehow I think the General Public would not be so generous with my creations. Although, I came way under Budget on most.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: pontifex
pre-emptive "this is not where I got my user name from"

If I remember correctly, pontifex was the name of an encryption algorithm used in the book Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

Admit it. You love this game

i've never even seen screenshots of it, let alone played it.

 

[Lithium381]

wow heavy steel and cables FTW those 10 levels were way to easy, only had two that gave me issues.... and whats up with level 9 and 10, can't use the blocks in the middle?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Some of my Trains achieve Air upon exiting the Bridge, but Bridge Passes. One Bridge had the above Deck Arch completely collapse and fall into the water, the Deck Passed anyway.

Somehow I think the General Public would not be so generous with my creations. Although, I came way under Budget on most.

Wow. I must be doing something wrong. My biggest problem in almost every case was the budget, and often it would result in the bridge collapsing, though generally with the deck still (mostly) above the water.
Moral of the story: If you ever see a bridge that I designed, and did so in less than 10 minutes, don't cross it.

Originally posted by: Lithium381
wow heavy steel and cables FTW those 10 levels were way to easy, only had two that gave me issues.... and whats up with level 9 and 10, can't use the blocks in the middle?

If it's what I'm thinking, you need to move the view Forward and Back in order to connect to them.

 

[TwiceOver]

Good game and Linux/Wine friendly

All aboard the fail train!