Hydraulics...

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I'm not much for tips and hints in this game because they feel like spoilers. After 30 minutes of trying to get hydraulic control to work I gave in and popped open hints to see why my design wasn't working. The tutorial pics it;s the bottom right hand picture. I was doing exactly that, but my bridge would disconnect, hydraulics sound would trigger and the entire hydraulic side of the bridge would just fall into the drink. Anyone else have a similar problem while using that kind of design?

[Bamboofats]

You can post some screenshots. Maybe someone here can help you see what step you are missing

[mbutton15]

If the hydraulic side is falling into the water then it is not properly secured in place. If you have joints on the hydraulic structure then make sure you've set the split correctly - I know I've certainly messed that up a bunch of times.

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2116751797

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2116751884

I deleted the old attempt. Had to make a quick example bridge, but using same concept. Pull one hydraulic in and extend the other.

If I do a split center bridge it's fine. If I use them to make a multi curl bridge it works, even a drop down ramp... but the second I attach them to an anchor point the entire anchor point fails. I saw in the tips section that they used the hydraulics the same way I was trying to.

[Jupiter]

Originally posted by Camen Syder:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2116751797

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2116751884

I deleted the old attempt. Had to make a quick example bridge, but using same concept. Pull one hydraulic in and extend the other.

If I do a split center bridge it's fine. If I use them to make a multi curl bridge it works, even a drop down ramp... but the second I attach them to an anchor point the entire anchor point fails. I saw in the tips section that they used the hydraulics the same way I was trying to.

It sounds like your hydraulic is set to split from the split joint. if you hover your mouse over the joint you can see which group the hydraulic is connected to after the split. if you click this number you can change it to a lock so it won't disconnect.

[mbutton15]

That's one of the most useful changes from the old game. When you click the joint numbers on an anchor point it now changes to a padlock symbol to show it's locked to the anchor.

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Originally posted by mbutton15:

That's one of the most useful changes from the old game. When you click the joint numbers on an anchor point it now changes to a padlock symbol to show it's locked to the anchor.

This makes things amazingly easier lol.