Split Joints not working?

[Bravo Leader]

I am playing a level and trying to use split joints to make a draw bridge, but for whatever reason regardless of which configuration the bridge stays connected and the hydraulics just break the bridge. Anyone else having this issue?

[Dry Cactus]

Could you be a bit more specific about which level, and ideally post a screenshot of your bridge design zoomed in enough so the split-joint index chooser are showing.
Thanks!

[Bravo Leader]

Hi, Yes it is on stage 2-13:Schedule.

Picture of the whole bridge[imgur.com]
Zoom in on the split joint[imgur.com]
Picture of it breaking as the bridge doesn't split[imgur.com]

[bolt986]

You need to click the rod that is staying connected twice to cycle the number to 1 and back to 2. Or remove the split joint and recreate it.

Sometimes the numbers display gets messed up and doesn't display correctly to represent what is actually happening. I think this happens when you are undoing, redoing, or copying. (not sure exactly)

[I_am_a_great_magician]

I have had issues with split joints on numerous levels as well. All of them were in world 7 for me. The split joints either don't disconnect and the hydraulics break the bridge (this happened to me in 7-7), or the split joints don't connect when you need them to, causing the bridge to fail (which happened to me in 7-10). I spent a lot of time playing around with the hydraulic controller, and selecting or unselecting the joints did not seem to make any difference at all as to whether the split joints connected/disconnected or not. This is a huge problem that has caused me to put down the game for the time being. Right now I am still unable to complete 7-10 because of this issue.

[bolt986]

Originally posted by I_am_a_great_magician:

I have had issues with split joints on numerous levels as well. All of them were in world 7 for me. The split joints either don't disconnect and the hydraulics break the bridge (this happened to me in 7-7), or the split joints don't connect when you need them to, causing the bridge to fail (which happened to me in 7-10). I spent a lot of time playing around with the hydraulic controller, and selecting or unselecting the joints did not seem to make any difference at all as to whether the split joints connected/disconnected or not. This is a huge problem that has caused me to put down the game for the time being. Right now I am still unable to complete 7-10 because of this issue.

Getting the split joints to split and connect when you want can be pretty hard. Here are some tips.

1) Split joints can be disabled/enabled with the hydraulic controller. If it isn't splitting or connecting when you want there is a chance you have the split joint disabled in the hydraulic controller.
2) Split joints will only reattach when the numbers are opposite for both pieces. Therefore if you are trying to get a split joint to connect to an anchor then the parts that you want to connect must be set to '2' as all anchors are '1'
3) Pay close attention to when the split joint's node flashes. When a split joint reattaches the node will blink briefly to show that it has reconnected.
4) If trying to connect to an anchor point add a temporary rod on it if none exist already. This will assist you in seeing exactly where the anchor point is when trying to line it up. (it has to be near exact)
5) When enabling and disabling split joints with the hydraulic controller you must enable the split joint at the original location where it is in the build view not where the split joint will be after the bridge has moved. This is important to keep in mind if you are making a 'climber' of sorts. This is shown a little bit in my Hydraulic Controller video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSaO07OiHmQ

[Taus]

Yes, sometimes it's hard to control them. Sometimes if everything is ok but not working, you can try to redo the joint, or save, quit, and reload.

(I even have some ideas where I need 2.1 and 2.2 joints, but it will be very messy in long term like in 8-5, where I'm hitting a wall, I really don't know what to do!, still trying)

[Bravo Leader]

So magician helped me fix the issue. It was more on my end than the game (at least currently). I didn't know that you could control the split joints in the hydraulic controller. And despite looking I never seemed to bump into that information until now.

Thanks!