Chronic Logics Bridge Construction Set README 08/20/2003 

© Copyright 2003 Chronic Logic All rights reserved

Please visit us at "http://www.chroniclogic.com"

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Notice about any problems with Bridge Construction Set
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Bridge Construction Set requires a video card with full OpenGL support.  99% of all problems experienced with Bridge Construction Set are because of video drivers.  WindowsXP does not install OpenGL drivers.  If Bridge Construction Set is not working correctly, running very slowly, exiting or crashing at new screens, or the mouse is very jerky You need to install video drivers from your video card install CD, or even better download the latest drivers from your video card manufacturers web site.

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System Requirements
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Minimum:
500+ Mhz CPU, 64 MB RAM, Windows 95/98/2000/Me, Linux, 
OpenGL video card

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Video Cards
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Please use the newest available video card drivers for your system.  Please make sure your video card supports OpenGL.

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Bridge Construction Set Performance
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If you discover low display frame rates while running Bridge Construction Set, try to reduce the detail level to low and/or make sure all the video options are turned off (lighting, reflect, shadows). You can find these options on the right side of the simulation screen in the game.  If Bridge Construction Set is still running slowly, you can press F6 to greatly reduce the graphics.  This should improve performance.

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Manual and FAQ
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Please check the ingame help menus for lists of keys and simple instructions.

The Bridge Construction Set guide can be accessed from the start menu or from: 
Bridge Construction Set folder/manual/index.html

The online version can be found at: http://www.chroniclogic.com/pontifex2/pfx2manual/  

Forums and the FAQs can be found at our website:
http://www.chroniclogic.com/pontifex2faq.htm

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General Bridge Construction Set information
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Bridge Construction Set information including patches can be found at:
http://www.chroniclogic.com/

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Hardware Configuration
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A number of settings from Bridge Construction Set can be changed with the Hardware Configuration.  The Hardware Configuration is run from the Start menu->programs->Bridge Construction Set->Hardware Configuration or Start menu->programs->Pontifex II->Hardware Configuration if you updated from Pontifex II

Hardware Configuration Options:

Resolution

click on the resolution you wish to run Bridge Construction Set in.  Higher resolutions will look better, but run slower.  Some monitors/video cards may not be able to run the highest resolutions.

Fullscreen

Clicking fullscreen will toggle if you want to run Bridge Construction Set full screen.  If you have selected a resolution that is greater then your desktop resolution make sure you also select fullscreen, or you will not be able to see part of the Bridge Construction Setscreen.  

Mouse Unlocked

Clicking this Option will toggle if your mouse curser can leave the Bridge Construction Set window.  This only effects Bridge Construction Set while not running in full screen.  If the Mouse Unlocked is highlighted you will be able to move your mouse off the Bridge Construction Set window, but you will not be able to use the Bridge Construction Set controls based on moving  your mouse to the edge of the Bridge Construction Set window.

Sound

This Option toggles sound on or off in Bridge Construction Set.  If you are having problems with Bridge Construction Set crashing, try turning the sound off and see if it helps.

Interface

This Option toggles the Backgrounds, and Title screen for Bridge Construction Set.  When off Bridge Construction Set will use a little less memory, but wont look as nice.

Text Color

Use this to change the color of the text in Bridge Construction Set.  By sliding the 3 color bars you can adjust the text color to whatever you like.

Low Texture Detail

Toggling this will make Bridge Construction Set use only small textures.  This will decrease the graphics quality of Bridge Construction Set.  If you have problems with textures not showing (Voodoo 3) toggle this on. This will also greatly decrease the amount of memory and video memory that Bridge Construction Set uses

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Bridge Construction Set material statistics
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These statistics are for links 1 section (4 grid or 8 high definition grid) in length:
	      
Material    		Cost    Compression Strength    Tension Strength    Weight (kg) 
Cable 	    		$80     0 	  	     	21.0                393 
Iron        		$100    1.0                     1.0                 600 
Iron (thin) 		$75     .5                      .5                  450 
Steel       		$200    2.1                     2.1                 640 
Steel (thin)		$150    1.2                     1.2                 480 
Suspension Cable   	$300    0                       446.8               6283 
Heavy Steel 		$400    13.1                    13.1                1960 
Heavy Steel (thin)	$300    7.4                     7.4                 1470 
Hydraulics  		$400    5.7                     5.7                 640 
Iron Deck   $600 per deck section 
Steel Deck  $1200 per deck section  

All strengths values are approximate. Remember the price and strength values are for a single link. When a link is created an additional link is placed in the mirror plan and cross links are placed between the links (see Advanced bridge building techniques). Thus the price is much higher. Materials with (thin) after them refers to the thinner crossbeams of that material.

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Ingame Controls
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Simple mode help		

Left-click to select points and add links
    
Right-click to delete points and unselect points

Key	Function
ESC	Always takes you back to last screen, is always the hotkey for the menu in the top left corner of the screen
Shift  	When held down makes movement keys (A,S,D,W) rotate view like the arrow keys
Ctrl   	Increases the speed of camera movement when pressing movement keys (A,S,D,W)
W	Move Up
S	Move Down
A	Move Left
D	Move Right
Q	Zoom In
Z	Zoom Out
Arrow Keys   	Rotate View
H	Help Menu
E    	Reset View Direction
Shift+E Reset View Position
1-6	Select Material
J  	Press J And Click A Point To Toggle A Joint For Drawbridge To Seperate At
G 	Toggle High Detail Grid
C	Copy
V	Paste
X	Flip Copy X Axis
Del     Delete Selected Area
U   	Undo
O	Redo
T    	Simulate Mode
F1     	Normal Mode
F2    	Complex Mode
F3      Level Editor
F5	Toggle Camera Control Mode
F6    	Toggle landscape for performance help
F8    	Takes Screenshot
F9    	Save Bridge
F12    	Minimize Bridge Construction Set window
    
Complex mode help
		
Tilde   Toggle Deck
M      	Toggle Mirror
B      	Toggle Crossbeams
R      	Move Editing Plane Forward
F      	Move Editing Plane Backward
Shift+R Move Both Planes Forward
Shift+F Move Both Planes Backward
Ctrl+R  Move Mirror Plane Forward
Ctrl+F  Move Mirror Plane Backward
Space	Reset Mirror Plane Position
Tab     Toggles thin beam mode

Simulation mode help

Key    	Function
ESC	Always takes you back to last screen, is always the hotkey for the menu in the top left corner of the screen
Shift  	When held down makes movement keys (A,S,D,W) rotate view like the arrow keys
Ctrl   	Increases the speed of camera movement when pressing movement keys (A,S,D,W)
W	Move Up
S	Move Down
A	Move Left
D	Move Right
Q	Zoom In
Z	Zoom Out
Arrow Keys   	Rotate View
E	Reset View Direction
Shift+E Reset View Position
1	Switches to bridge camera (default view)
2-7    	Switches between vehicle cameras
X	Switches Vehicles Camera to external view
T	Run vehicle test
F    	Fast simulation
L    	Slow simulation
P    	Pause simulation
H    	Toggle Shadows
I    	Toggles Lighting
C    	Toggle Reflections
[ and ] Moves Sun
R    	Toggles Show Stress
F1    	Resets Simulation
F5    	Toggle Camera Control Mode
F6    	Toggle landscape for performance help
F8	Takes Screenshot
F12    	Minimize Bridge Construction Set window

Advanced Simulation mode help
			
These advanced features may only be available
on bridges opened with load bridge or load level
			
Key    	Function
M      	Toggle Manual Phase Mode
8      	DrawBridge Up in Manual Phase Mode
9      	DrawBridge Down in Manual Phase Mode
0      	Next Phase in Manual Phase Mode
K      	Toggle Earthquake
MINUS	Toggles Bonds remaining after breaking

Level Editing help

Please read the Bridge Construction Set Guide for more help with level building
    
Key    	Function
    
ESC    	Always takes you back to last screen, is always the hotkey for the menu in the top left corner of the screen
Shift   When held down makes movement keys (A,S,D,W) rotate view like the arrow keys
Ctrl   	Increases the speed of camera movement when pressing movement keys (A,S,D,W)
W	Move Up
S    	Move Down
A    	Move Left
D    	Move Right
Q    	Zoom In
Z    	Zoom Out
Arrow Keys    	Rotate View
E    	Reset View Direction
[ and ] Moves Sun, shift key will change direction of movement
F1    	Landscape edit mode
F2    	Object edit mode
F3    	Prop edit mode
F4    	Help Menu
F9    	Save As
F12    	Minimize Bridge Construction Set window
    
Landscape edit help
			
Use the setclr1-4 to set the landscape color.  Move
the editing plan (grid) to the height of the
landscape you want the color to change.  Click
the setclr you want to set.  For best results
always keep the setclr1 at the lowest point in the
level, and make sure each setclr is set at a height
higher then the one before it (setclr3 should always
be set higher then setclr2 and lower then setclr4).
You must click texture to see the color changes.

The landscape assocated with each setclr can be
adjusted by clicking on color
      
Use set, raise, or lower to select landscape
editing tool type.  Height and Size adjust
The Tools effect on the landscape.  Click
on the landscape to edit
			
Key    	Function
1      	select Raise Landscape tool
2      	select Lower Landscape tool
3      	select Set Landscape tool
H      	Adjust landscape tool Height
I      	Adjust landscape tool Size
X      	Re-texture Landscape
B      	Set Budget
L      	Set Water Level at the Height of the landscape at the mouse Curser
G 	Set editing plane (grid) at the Height of the landscape at the mouse Curser
R	Move editing plane down
F	Move editing plane up
  
Object edit help
		
phases will set the number of phases
the level with have

Click addobj to select an object
Then Click to place the object
Select phases 1-8 to select which
phases the object will run in
		
Key	Function
0  	Select An Object To Add
P  	Set Number of Phases in Level
1-8   	Set Phase for Object to be Active
Y  	Add Waypoint for Selected Object
BKSPACE Delete Last Object Waypoint
G  	Set editing plane (grid) at the Height of the landscape at the mouse Curser
PGUP   	Move Selected Object Up
PGDOWN 	Move Selected Object Down
X   	Rotate Selected Object
DEL    	Delete Selected Object
    
Prop edit help

Click Propname to select an Prop Then click
Addprop, And Click On Landscape to place a
prop, when done placing right click to cancel
Addprop, then click on placed props to select
them for moving (pgup, pgdown) and rotating (X),
right click to unselect the prop
			
Key	Function
N  	Select A Prop
P  	Add A Prop
PGUP    Move Selected Prop Up
PGDOWN  Move Selected Prop Down
X  	Rotate Selected Prop
DEL	Delete Selected Prop		