Don’t forget to go through the in-game tutorials, they can be very helpful. When in trouble, try reading the FAQ, readme and in-game help. Also do a search on your problem in the forum. Still no answer? go ahead and post your question! Especially for the people who haven’t played Bridge Builder or Pontifex yet, here’s a small collection of basic bridge building techinques and hints to get you started. For an easy start, stick to the ‘Normal‘ edit mode. You don’t really need tha advanced features to beat at least half of the levels. Triangles are your friends For the bridge…
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To create a simple drawbridge (like on levels Medium 3, Medium 6, Complex 1, Complex 7), first start building your bridge as usual and construct independent suports on both sides of it (instead of, say, making an arch), and leave the two center deck pieces unsupported, like this: Then, hold down the J key (‘Joint’) and click on the deck joint in the center, it should turn yellow: This tells the game where to ‘split’ your drawbridge. Now let’s add the the hydraulics for that. Select ‘Hydralc’ and build two sets of beams to lift the two center deck pieces. Attach one…
Full Version includes:40 levels (6 easy, 8 medium, 8 hard, 8 complex, and 10 “extra” levels)6 different materials to build bridges with15 different vehicles to cross your bridges. Including 4 types (trains, cars, trucks, boats).Over 40 other 3d objects to decorate the terrainLevel editor to create your own levelsMap packer to create your own map packs After patching start Pontifex II, the version should show as 1.1 NOTE: If you are upgrading from v1.05 or v1.06 and have all ready done the procedure to fix levels extra03, extra04 and extra08 you DO NOT need to do it again. If you…
If you have trouble getting started, don’t forget to go through the in-game tutorials and check out the help screens! Bridge building basics Advanced bridge building techniques How to build drawbridges How to create custom levels
Pontifex II is the official sequel to Pontifex. In Pontifex II you design and build bridges. Once your bridge design is completed the bridge is tested by trains and other vehicles traveling across it As you watch, the vehicles will either pass over safely or plummets into the river below depending on your design. Pontifex II uses complex physics which allows for many different types of bridges to be built and tested. The 3D graphics engine allows you to view your bridge from any angle including a first-person train view. Pontifex II includes many types of levels varying in difficulty…