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mat-c
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« on: October 26, 2001, 10:26:51 AM »
One way to represent broken links, would be to make them go a funny colour but still display.  Eg:  they turn yellow or some user defined colour, but no longer play any structural part.  Also, a "pause on first break" option would be nice... the bridge would pause, with the broken link highlighted.
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« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2001, 04:18:01 AM »
Sometimes  I brake 4 links and can not see where. It would be nice to easily see in the edit screen what links broke during test.
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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2001, 01:55:56 PM »
Quote: from mat-c on 11:26 am on Oct. 26, 2001
Also, a "pause on first break" option would be nice... the bridge would pause, with the broken link highlighted.
I think the pause would work, but I want my broken links flying around the screen.  If they just turned yellow, I'm not sure I'd like that.  Half to fun is watch a poor bridge design collapse.
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« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2001, 02:52:52 PM »
Hmmm.. in edit, have [<] and [>] to cycle through the beams and joints/linkboxes that were broken on the last run - only available as long as no edit is done - should be a simple upgrade, but very helpful. Spotting which link of the beam or linkbox took it would be a matter of rerunning the test, but knowing where to look can be a big plus. Also, knowing exactly what broke first...

I had a case today of a single beam breaking; a short time after that, a second one. I couldn't find the place! It was on the back of a beam on the other side of the bridge deck - a really mean place to hide.
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« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2001, 01:55:14 PM »
OOOHHH Great idea!!!! DO IT!
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« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2001, 05:39:26 AM »
great idea, it seems if you blink while testing the bridge you might miss the link that broke. With this feature you could even walk away and do something. And for those of us who have slow computers I think it would be even better not to have to wait for the physichs engine.
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« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2001, 07:06:52 PM »
I hate finding what links are broken and this would help a lot.
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« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2001, 05:54:35 AM »
I agree about the need for a broken link finder. It would be very helpful for those times when my bro chooses to annoy me right as I am busy watching my bridge.
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« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2001, 07:26:06 PM »
I agree. It's often hard to tell which links break.
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« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2001, 05:58:31 AM »
EHHHEM

it does happen frequently that i'm distracted but I don't think you have to go out of your way to insult me!!!
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« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2001, 07:49:23 AM »
Agreed, or at the most spawn sparks/debris
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« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2001, 01:55:36 PM »
Or you could have a dead color in Stress mode.  Bright white perchance?  Or a custom color, whateva.
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« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2001, 06:37:35 AM »
Also, sometimes (in big drops), the train breaks with a boom, and then I look for the broken links until I notice there are none!
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