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Pontifex 2 Demo

by Steve Gibson, Oct 28, 2002 1:33pm PST

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By: Seamus x Show Full Post

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Any way to edit the levels in the demo, or add new ones? Or do I need to pay stuff to people?

Oct 29, 2002 5:21pm PST

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Any way to edit the levels in the demo, or add new ones? Or do I need to pay stuff to people? : Seamus
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- nm I've just been trying to do level 3 without using the inner attachment points, i.e. build the bridge f... : Seamus

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Alright. Bridge 3 low cost thread:

$5932.

Oct 28, 2002 5:13pm PST

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Alright. Bridge 3 low cost thread: $5932. : Freon
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Just for the sake of completeness.....

demo bridge 1 - $1209
demo bridge 2 - $3618

Any advances on those?

Oct 28, 2002 9:45pm PST

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Just for the sake of completeness..... demo bridge 1 - $1209 demo bridge 2 - $3618 Any advances on... : Seamus
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  I think 1209 for the first bridge is pretty much the lowest possible. I managed $3442 on the second br... : neurodancer
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    you guys using crossbeams and stuff? : seven
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      Ooh I didn't have a go with the crossbeams yesterday. Makes no difference for me on bridges 1 and 3 thoug... : Seamus
      
      damnit! stop teasing! post the screenshots of the working level 3 <$5k bridge :P : seven
      
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      'Nother new bridge 2 score: $3137 w/screenshot: http://www.angelfire.com/ri/vet/pontifex3137.jpg That... : neurodancer
      
      neuro you did a $3062 there - I just copied it from the screenie and that's what it says it cost (I turne... : Seamus

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Does anyone know which key to press in Pontifex 2 to use the rocket launcher?
Thx!

Oct 29, 2002 6:24am PST

Does anyone know which key to press in Pontifex 2 to use the rocket launcher? Thx! : zipr

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By: rorshack x Show Full Post

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K, tested it.. it sucks.

Bridgebuilder is still the best one.

Oct 29, 2002 5:13am PST

K, tested it.. it sucks. Bridgebuilder is still the best one. : rorshack

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wow that took me about 5 minutes to beat =)

I love Pontifex I though. Its fun to mess around with.

Oct 28, 2002 4:49pm PST

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wow that took me about 5 minutes to beat =) I love Pontifex I though. Its fun to mess around with. : jigstah
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- it's not a race against time : BadRespawn

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The demo is too short... The demo for the origianl Bridge Builder was great

Oct 28, 2002 2:28pm PST

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The demo is too short... The demo for the origianl Bridge Builder was great : lord of tError
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  bridge builder was free, there was no demo. :) and yes, I liked it more. : rorshack
  - oh, my bad :) : lord of tError
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    Pontifex rules zeh . =P : Kurashu
    - nao gostei do 1 : rorshack
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    - never thought I'd be pwned by the reply button : lavamat
  - still, PF1 demo is longer (and is an actual demo of the full game) : BadRespawn

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By: Finn x Show Full Post

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Steve, any chance of a link back to Shacknews, from the Fileshack download page?

Cheers :o)

Oct 29, 2002 1:03am PST

Steve, any chance of a link back to Shacknews, from the Fileshack download page? Cheers :o) : Finn

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By: FunkyBass x Show Full Post

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Ah, it's crap. Like making tetris 3d, it just doesn't work. BridgeBuilder still rocks

Oct 29, 2002 12:06am PST

Ah, it's crap. Like making tetris 3d, it just doesn't work. BridgeBuilder still rocks : FunkyBass

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Pontifex is one of those games that it's just fun to mess around in. For example, with the last demo, a friend and I had a little contest building trebuchets. You use cables, and build weights in the right places, and then let the physics go at it. The goal was to get the longest throw of a bridge chunk.

Mine was just a straight tower with a T-shaped top. There were cables attached to both ends of the top, with both cables extending to the right. On the left-most cable, a small bridge piece was attached, and on the right-most cable I build a heavy weight out of bridge material. the small piece swung under the tower to the left, while the big weight fell down, breaking the tower and dragging it down with it. This pulled on the cable attached to the light piece, and flung it completely over the structure, breaking the cable and setting a nice distance record. pwnd

Oct 28, 2002 5:32pm PST

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Pontifex is one of those games that it's just fun to mess around in. For example, with the last demo, a ... : DinK
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  /me runs off to make one, too. : Freon
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    progress? I went back and checked mine, the cables don't break till the main structure hits the ground, ... : DinK
    - I managed to send a single stick about 3 or 4 screens off to the side on the third map. : Freon

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jesus, I've got an engineering student next to me, and she refuses to try and do the third bridge, because "she doesn't do civil"

sounds like a cop-out to me. what kind of an engineer would turn down a simple challenge like that... *glances to his right*

Oct 28, 2002 7:37pm PST

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jesus, I've got an engineering student next to me, and she refuses to try and do the third bridge, becaus... : seven
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  she just did it, for $5094 (the bridge, that is) : seven
  - $4931 here, demo level 3 : Seamus
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  Lulu? Hmm. Just had the weirdest feeling that this engineering student who doesn't do civil is my sister.... : Seamus
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    you're having delusions, she's only got 1 sibling, who's a 12 year old little tacca. I'm in Melbourne,... : seven
    - Gah. So much for Yuri Gellar and all that X-Files stuff then, it's not true I tells ya. :) : Seamus

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I passed, but I feel I cheated, way too much tension on one beam specifically... I wouldn't trust me to make a bridge, but it let me win anyway.

I CHEATED DAMNIT. I FEEL SO HOLLOW.

Oct 28, 2002 7:34pm PST

I passed, but I feel I cheated, way too much tension on one beam specifically... I wouldn't trust me to m... : seven

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Haha, I just made a ferris wheel in the original pontifex demo too. =) It turns and everything. (course it only turns a half rotation, but it takes a minute)

Oct 28, 2002 7:19pm PST

Haha, I just made a ferris wheel in the original pontifex demo too. =) It turns and everything. (cours... : DinK

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piece'O'crapola deluxe 2. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH!

Oct 28, 2002 7:18pm PST

piece'O'crapola deluxe 2. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH! : fatboy

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I cant believe this is a big news item.

Oct 28, 2002 1:49pm PST

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I cant believe this is a big news item. : johnny rotten
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  - "woo, isn't this guy supposed to be a millionare?" : Polish Sausage
  - Shut the fuck up Donnie, you're out of your element! : Gonzo

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Maybe i'm just a genius but that took me like less than 2 minutes to complete, how lame.

Oct 28, 2002 5:00pm PST

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Maybe i'm just a genius but that took me like less than 2 minutes to complete, how lame. : bountykiller
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- yeah... i remember the first one, where you actually got to do some cool stuff in the demo. this is cl... : karl hungus

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There must be so many non-shackers using fileshack nowadays. I remember when there were no wait times at all. Now a bridge game puts you in line.

Mercury still feels too fileplanet to me right now. However, when I'm out of college and need a new email and web space it won't look nearly as bad.

Oct 28, 2002 4:52pm PST

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There must be so many non-shackers using fileshack nowadays. I remember when there were no wait times at... : handofthrawn
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  the URL to shackspace is kinda odd, so it's probably more for hosting files, etc. But \m/ to the no downl... : BulletPro
  - Yeah I wouldn't sprung for it if it were just the downloads. No way in hell. But it's a good deal for a... : Freon

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I'm enjoying the cables. It makes bridges much more realistic since they don't have to be mega huge to accomidate long spans. It's enjoyable, but the 3 bridge demo was too short. Guess I'll go back and find cheapest ways to build each one.

Oct 28, 2002 5:01pm PST

I'm enjoying the cables. It makes bridges much more realistic since they don't have to be mega huge to ac... : BulletPro

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Those screenshots look like ass. Worse than Counter Strike even!

Oct 28, 2002 4:11pm PST

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Those screenshots look like ass. Worse than Counter Strike even! : Sludgehead
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- dude who cares as long as it's fun : Karnov

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By: daler mehndi x Show Full Post

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since fileshack has wait times at the moment, just hit up the link to the website in the article. Direct download \m/

Oct 28, 2002 4:31pm PST

since fileshack has wait times at the moment, just hit up the link to the website in the article. Direct... : daler mehndi

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The hilarity of this being a mainline news item is just too good.

and so is bridge building

Oct 28, 2002 1:37pm PST

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The hilarity of this being a mainline news item is just too good. and so is bridge building : Gauss
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They're patching BRIDGE BUILDING GAMES. I think this is a sign of the apocalypse.

Oct 28, 2002 2:19pm PST

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They're patching BRIDGE BUILDING GAMES. I think this is a sign of the apocalypse. : rubicant
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- at least they aren't patching bridges... : jaga

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Trying to get your train just making it across the bridge as it crashes down behind it...what a laugh!

Oct 28, 2002 3:53pm PST

Trying to get your train just making it across the bridge as it crashes down behind it...what a laugh! : Soyoz

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By: daler mehndi x Show Full Post

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pontifex was hilarious to screw around in. My friend and I started having contests to see who could break the most links on a single run.

I made a gigantic grid way high up in the sky and let it drop.
I think my record was like 50,000 broken links...

Oct 28, 2002 3:07pm PST

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- Sounds like a Geocities website. har har I'll get my coat... : nudel

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I liked the original one (before pontifex) a lot, but pontifex.. I dunno. The first one was simple and VERY fun, but pontifex has that weird shitty 3d things you have to build that just doesn't make it feel right (I finished the demo/free version without even using the other points on other Z levels).

Oct 28, 2002 3:26pm PST

I liked the original one (before pontifex) a lot, but pontifex.. I dunno. The first one was simple and VE... : rorshack

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Already bought it. It's rad. 3rd level you have to build your bridge accordingly to accept BOATS passing underneath.

In other words, mine got flattened like the WTC. t.t

Oct 28, 2002 2:53pm PST

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- how much content is in the full thing? I can't seem to find any mention anywhere... : Kniggit

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Hmmm.. Installing the patch (which appears to be the same version number) caused it to start asking for a registration code.

In other words, don't install the patch. :)

Oct 28, 2002 3:22pm PST

Hmmm.. Installing the patch (which appears to be the same version number) caused it to start asking for a... : BioSector

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y did this have to come out while I'm at work! I'm super busy damnit! There goes my productivity.... <downloading>

Oct 28, 2002 2:58pm PST

y did this have to come out while I'm at work! I'm super busy damnit! There goes my productivity.... <dow... : []v[]adwacker

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I love the game but this demo just doesn't cut it. There is no hook, the levels are far too easy and too short to intice anyone to play more. The original demo was great because it offered some real challenging levels.

Good game, but bad move.

Oct 28, 2002 2:31pm PST

I love the game but this demo just doesn't cut it. There is no hook, the levels are far too easy and too ... : ViRA

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Oddly enough, I was thinking about that bridge builder game the other day....

Hrm, maybe if I think of Duke 3D hard enough, D4E will be released.

Oct 28, 2002 1:43pm PST

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SWEET

Oct 28, 2002 2:21pm PST

SWEET : vodor

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Bridge Builder is one of the coolest things ever.

Oct 28, 2002 2:21pm PST

Bridge Builder is one of the coolest things ever. : jidar

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Darn, already beat it

Oct 28, 2002 2:17pm PST

Darn, already beat it : cigam

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so where's the mac version. It says there's one on the site...

Oct 28, 2002 2:16pm PST

so where's the mac version. It says there's one on the site... : emcea

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The first one was like DRUGS

Oct 28, 2002 2:04pm PST

The first one was like DRUGS : tomservo

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^^^^^ ^^^^^^
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crash!

Oct 28, 2002 1:59pm PST

^^^^^ ^^^^^^ =======*======= crash! : Dread Pirate Roberts

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This isn't a direct sequel to Bridge Builder. This is a sequel to Pontifex which is, in turn, a sequel to Bridge Builder.

I doubt I'll enjoy this one despite enjoying BB... the thing I liked most was the simplicity, which the sequels seem to lack. Oh well.

Oct 28, 2002 1:38pm PST

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- I agree. I fired this up last night and then fired up bridge builder. I preferred the older simplisitc ... : Dread Pirate Roberts

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violent games like this corrupt our children! for shame steve!

Oct 28, 2002 1:48pm PST

violent games like this corrupt our children! for shame steve! : killah

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SHIT. So much for working this week.

Oct 28, 2002 1:38pm PST

SHIT. So much for working this week. : Polish Sausage

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So many lives will be ruined. :(

THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

Oct 28, 2002 1:35pm PST

So many lives will be ruined. :( THINK OF THE CHILDREN! : xakmalice

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