rec.autos.simulators

by **Gregor Vebl** » Sun, 17 Jun 2001 00:03:14

Hi rrevved,

thanks for the link!

Here's another game with excellent physics:

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

;)

-Gregor

> O.K., all you PHYSICS FANS .. go grab this:

> http://www.racesimcentral.net/~moxide/

> It's free and only about 2.7 MB.

> Have fun!

> : What is PAKOON!
> :
> : PAKOON! is a 3D "car" game. It's basically a one man project
> : which I started to be able to program whatever I want without
> : anyone telling me what to do or how to do it. The game is 100%
> : free. Anyone can download and play it for free. This is necessary
> : to be able to maintain the total freedom I want to have in making
> : this game.
> :
> : PAKOON! is a story of exploration, curiosity, awakening, deceit,
> : exploitation, colossal threat, self-irony, accountable chaos,
> : stumbling rage and slavery. This story will unravel itself in the
> : forth-coming version of PAKOON!
> :
> : In the core of PAKOON! lies a compact physics modeling engine,
> : capable of producing amazing interaction phenomena, such as
> : inertia, gravitation, elasticity, viscosity and friction. The
> : core consists of 15 lines of C++ code.

by **RenderedBri** » Sun, 17 Jun 2001 03:44:59

mb.si:

Hey! thats a very nice little game. I'm stumped on level 4. I cannot
build a bridge spending too much money.... Pity the trains weren't
textured.

--
brian
- Turn up the heat to reply -

by **Jeffrey Row** » Sun, 17 Jun 2001 08:18:53

Great fun. Source wouldn't happen to be available, would it? I wouldn't tell
you how to do anything.

--Jeff

by **Uncle Feste** » Sun, 17 Jun 2001 09:05:58

> Hey, I laughed when I saw it was a bridge building game, but this
> thing is kind of ***ive.. :)

Yep! I'm kinda temporarily stuck on level 3. <g>

--

Fester

by **Jim Seamu** » Sun, 17 Jun 2001 09:56:22

This is brilliant, thanks for the link Gregor! Ij ust spent an entire hour
watching that train fall in the river every ***y time :0)

I've got a degree in engineering, ought to be able to solve this aaarrrgh!
Hehe :0)

Jim

> Hi rrevved,

> thanks for the link!

> Here's another game with excellent physics:

> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> ;)

> -Gregor

> > O.K., all you PHYSICS FANS .. go grab this:

> > http://www.racesimcentral.net/~moxide/

> > It's free and only about 2.7 MB.

> > Have fun!

> > : What is PAKOON!
> > :
> > : PAKOON! is a 3D "car" game. It's basically a one man project
> > : which I started to be able to program whatever I want without
> > : anyone telling me what to do or how to do it. The game is 100%
> > : free. Anyone can download and play it for free. This is necessary
> > : to be able to maintain the total freedom I want to have in making
> > : this game.
> > :
> > : PAKOON! is a story of exploration, curiosity, awakening, deceit,
> > : exploitation, colossal threat, self-irony, accountable chaos,
> > : stumbling rage and slavery. This story will unravel itself in the
> > : forth-coming version of PAKOON!
> > :
> > : In the core of PAKOON! lies a compact physics modeling engine,
> > : capable of producing amazing interaction phenomena, such as
> > : inertia, gravitation, elasticity, viscosity and friction. The
> > : core consists of 15 lines of C++ code.

by **Jesse Blac** » Sun, 17 Jun 2001 10:41:05

Bah...this is doing a very good job of distracting me...I am stuck on level
6...I just can't get enough support in the middle...any tips from the
engineers in the group?

JB

>Hi rrevved,

>thanks for the link!

>Here's another game with excellent physics:

>http://www.bajoraner.de/bridgebuilder/

>;)

>-Gregor

>> O.K., all you PHYSICS FANS .. go grab this:

>> http://gamma.nic.fi/~moxide/

>> It's free and only about 2.7 MB.

>> Have fun!

>> : What is PAKOON!
>> :
>> : PAKOON! is a 3D "car" game. It's basically a one man project
>> : which I started to be able to program whatever I want without
>> : anyone telling me what to do or how to do it. The game is 100%
>> : free. Anyone can download and play it for free. This is necessary
>> : to be able to maintain the total freedom I want to have in making
>> : this game.
>> :
>> : PAKOON! is a story of exploration, curiosity, awakening, deceit,
>> : exploitation, colossal threat, self-irony, accountable chaos,
>> : stumbling rage and slavery. This story will unravel itself in the
>> : forth-coming version of PAKOON!
>> :
>> : In the core of PAKOON! lies a compact physics modeling engine,
>> : capable of producing amazing interaction phenomena, such as
>> : inertia, gravitation, elasticity, viscosity and friction. The
>> : core consists of 15 lines of C++ code.

by **Grant Reev** » Sun, 17 Jun 2001 10:47:25

> Hey! thats a very nice little game. I'm stumped on level 4. I cannot
> build a bridge spending too much money.... Pity the trains weren't
> textured.

we found that game at work a few months ago. my best for level 4 is
$3300.
Take a look at the "Load Bridges" option and see some of the example
bridges, and steal ideas :)

by **Jim Seamu** » Sun, 17 Jun 2001 13:19:27

whoop just finished level *TEN* wahey

it's 20 past 5 in the morning now, really should be going to bed, been
building ***y bridges for 3 hours solid....... hehe

Jim

> This is brilliant, thanks for the link Gregor! Ij ust spent an entire hour
> watching that train fall in the river every ***y time :0)

> I've got a degree in engineering, ought to be able to solve this aaarrrgh!
> Hehe :0)

> Jim

> > Hi rrevved,

> > thanks for the link!

> > Here's another game with excellent physics:

> > http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> > ;)

> > -Gregor

> > > O.K., all you PHYSICS FANS .. go grab this:

> > > http://www.racesimcentral.net/~moxide/

> > > It's free and only about 2.7 MB.

> > > Have fun!

> > > : What is PAKOON!
> > > :
> > > : PAKOON! is a 3D "car" game. It's basically a one man project
> > > : which I started to be able to program whatever I want without
> > > : anyone telling me what to do or how to do it. The game is 100%
> > > : free. Anyone can download and play it for free. This is necessary
> > > : to be able to maintain the total freedom I want to have in making
> > > : this game.
> > > :
> > > : PAKOON! is a story of exploration, curiosity, awakening, deceit,
> > > : exploitation, colossal threat, self-irony, accountable chaos,
> > > : stumbling rage and slavery. This story will unravel itself in the
> > > : forth-coming version of PAKOON!
> > > :
> > > : In the core of PAKOON! lies a compact physics modeling engine,
> > > : capable of producing amazing interaction phenomena, such as
> > > : inertia, gravitation, elasticity, viscosity and friction. The
> > > : core consists of 15 lines of C++ code.

by **Jim Seamu** » Sun, 17 Jun 2001 13:25:17

Jesse when you load up the game/program/thingy do "Load Bridge" instead of
"Start Game" - level 6 is one of the levels that comes with a solution in
the download - it's a very impressive one too, costs about $4000 less than
my bodge job....

> Bah...this is doing a very good job of distracting me...I am stuck on
level
> 6...I just can't get enough support in the middle...any tips from the
> engineers in the group?

> JB

> >Hi rrevved,

> >thanks for the link!

> >Here's another game with excellent physics:

> >http://www.bajoraner.de/bridgebuilder/

> >;)

> >-Gregor

> >> O.K., all you PHYSICS FANS .. go grab this:

> >> http://gamma.nic.fi/~moxide/

> >> It's free and only about 2.7 MB.

> >> Have fun!

> >> : What is PAKOON!
> >> :
> >> : PAKOON! is a 3D "car" game. It's basically a one man project
> >> : which I started to be able to program whatever I want without
> >> : anyone telling me what to do or how to do it. The game is 100%
> >> : free. Anyone can download and play it for free. This is necessary
> >> : to be able to maintain the total freedom I want to have in making
> >> : this game.
> >> :
> >> : PAKOON! is a story of exploration, curiosity, awakening, deceit,
> >> : exploitation, colossal threat, self-irony, accountable chaos,
> >> : stumbling rage and slavery. This story will unravel itself in the
> >> : forth-coming version of PAKOON!
> >> :
> >> : In the core of PAKOON! lies a compact physics modeling engine,
> >> : capable of producing amazing interaction phenomena, such as
> >> : inertia, gravitation, elasticity, viscosity and friction. The
> >> : core consists of 15 lines of C++ code.

by **RenderedBri** » Sun, 17 Jun 2001 16:42:10

>> Hey! thats a very nice little game. I'm stumped on level 4. I cannot
>> build a bridge spending too much money.... Pity the trains weren't
>> textured.

> we found that game at work a few months ago. my best for level 4 is
> $3300.
> Take a look at the "Load Bridges" option and see some of the example
> bridges, and steal ideas :)

thats cheating!!!!!

I'd rather bodge away (and take a sneak peak at the Forth Rail Bridge which
I can see from the window!)

--
brian
- Turn up the heat to reply -

by **Andrew MacPhers** » Sun, 17 Jun 2001 18:22:00

Whoever started this thread needs bl**dy shooting! Wish I'd never looked
at it :-)

Andrew McP

by **Jesse Blac** » Mon, 18 Jun 2001 03:44:05

I don't want to copy, though...I guess I can take some of their ideas LOL.

JB

>Jesse when you load up the game/program/thingy do "Load Bridge" instead of
>"Start Game" - level 6 is one of the levels that comes with a solution in
>the download - it's a very impressive one too, costs about $4000 less than
>my bodge job....

>> Bah...this is doing a very good job of distracting me...I am stuck on
>level
>> 6...I just can't get enough support in the middle...any tips from the
>> engineers in the group?

>> JB

>> >Hi rrevved,

>> >thanks for the link!

>> >Here's another game with excellent physics:

>> >http://www.bajoraner.de/bridgebuilder/

>> >;)

>> >-Gregor

>> >> O.K., all you PHYSICS FANS .. go grab this:

>> >> http://gamma.nic.fi/~moxide/

>> >> It's free and only about 2.7 MB.

>> >> Have fun!

>> >> : What is PAKOON!
>> >> :
>> >> : PAKOON! is a 3D "car" game. It's basically a one man project
>> >> : which I started to be able to program whatever I want without
>> >> : anyone telling me what to do or how to do it. The game is 100%
>> >> : free. Anyone can download and play it for free. This is necessary
>> >> : to be able to maintain the total freedom I want to have in making
>> >> : this game.
>> >> :
>> >> : PAKOON! is a story of exploration, curiosity, awakening, deceit,
>> >> : exploitation, colossal threat, self-irony, accountable chaos,
>> >> : stumbling rage and slavery. This story will unravel itself in the
>> >> : forth-coming version of PAKOON!
>> >> :
>> >> : In the core of PAKOON! lies a compact physics modeling engine,
>> >> : capable of producing amazing interaction phenomena, such as
>> >> : inertia, gravitation, elasticity, viscosity and friction. The
>> >> : core consists of 15 lines of C++ code.

by **Ville V Sinkk** » Mon, 18 Jun 2001 03:50:07

> Here's another game with excellent physics:
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Rrrrrrrgggghhhhh..... what is the ***y point of making the
game require an OpenGL card and a 200mhz machine? Such a simple
game could run on a 386 (or my 180mhz plain-video one) if you
coded it to.

+Cinquo [GPLRank 26.88]

by **Mikkel Gram-Hanse** » Mon, 18 Jun 2001 08:57:37

This one proves beyond all doubt what I have said all along... It really IS
more fun playing something with believeable physics and lego graphis, than
some eyecandy game with no connection with the real worl.

I have more fun and more of a "just on more time... just one more time" fell
than with many of the fantastic looking new big games.

Most of my bridges so far has been really wierd looking... but damnn its
***ive ;)
Ohh and I'm having some trouble at level 7 !

Mikkel

PS: anybody know a website that explains the basic principles of
bridgebuilding... I would like to get a better understanding of why my
bridges collapse in the most hillarious ways.

> Hi rrevved,

> thanks for the link!

> Here's another game with excellent physics:

> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> ;)

> -Gregor

> > O.K., all you PHYSICS FANS .. go grab this:

> > http://www.racesimcentral.net/~moxide/

> > It's free and only about 2.7 MB.

> > Have fun!

> > : What is PAKOON!
> > :
> > : PAKOON! is a 3D "car" game. It's basically a one man project
> > : which I started to be able to program whatever I want without
> > : anyone telling me what to do or how to do it. The game is 100%
> > : free. Anyone can download and play it for free. This is necessary
> > : to be able to maintain the total freedom I want to have in making
> > : this game.
> > :
> > : PAKOON! is a story of exploration, curiosity, awakening, deceit,
> > : exploitation, colossal threat, self-irony, accountable chaos,
> > : stumbling rage and slavery. This story will unravel itself in the
> > : forth-coming version of PAKOON!
> > :
> > : In the core of PAKOON! lies a compact physics modeling engine,
> > : capable of producing amazing interaction phenomena, such as
> > : inertia, gravitation, elasticity, viscosity and friction. The
> > : core consists of 15 lines of C++ code.

by **Tim Elhaj** » Mon, 18 Jun 2001 09:48:05

You guys are going to love this:

http://www.bridgebuilder-game.com/

It's the unofficial fan site for the bridgebuilder game.

There are a ton of bridges people have created that you can download and see
how they work. There are some utilities you can use to build your own levels
or add more $ to your current level. Lotsa good stuff.

--
============================
elh4jj at hotmail <------------------
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> I don't want to copy, though...I guess I can take some of their ideas LOL.

> JB

> >Jesse when you load up the game/program/thingy do "Load Bridge" instead
of
> >"Start Game" - level 6 is one of the levels that comes with a solution in
> >the download - it's a very impressive one too, costs about $4000 less
than
> >my bodge job....

> >> Bah...this is doing a very good job of distracting me...I am stuck on
> >level
> >> 6...I just can't get enough support in the middle...any tips from the
> >> engineers in the group?

> >> JB

> >> >Hi rrevved,

> >> >thanks for the link!

> >> >Here's another game with excellent physics:

> >> >http://www.bajoraner.de/bridgebuilder/

> >> >;)

> >> >-Gregor

> >> >> O.K., all you PHYSICS FANS .. go grab this:

> >> >> http://gamma.nic.fi/~moxide/

> >> >> It's free and only about 2.7 MB.

> >> >> Have fun!

> >> >> : What is PAKOON!
> >> >> :
> >> >> : PAKOON! is a 3D "car" game. It's basically a one man project
> >> >> : which I started to be able to program whatever I want without
> >> >> : anyone telling me what to do or how to do it. The game is 100%
> >> >> : free. Anyone can download and play it for free. This is
necessary
> >> >> : to be able to maintain the total freedom I want to have in
making
> >> >> : this game.
> >> >> :
> >> >> : PAKOON! is a story of exploration, curiosity, awakening, deceit,
> >> >> : exploitation, colossal threat, self-irony, accountable chaos,
> >> >> : stumbling rage and slavery. This story will unravel itself in
the
> >> >> : forth-coming version of PAKOON!
> >> >> :
> >> >> : In the core of PAKOON! lies a compact physics modeling engine,
> >> >> : capable of producing amazing interaction phenomena, such as
> >> >> : inertia, gravitation, elasticity, viscosity and friction. The
> >> >> : core consists of 15 lines of C++ code.