Abusing Glitches to Make a Boat in Poly Bridge 2

Whatever boats your float I guess.
Arglin's video on the glitch machine: • THE FIRST FLYING MACHI...
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Here are my other Poly Bridge 2 videos: • Video

[@ReidCaptain]

As always, what else do you guys want to see? I do actually read all of the replies, so nothing will go unseen!

[@CapTheConsiderate]

Make a plane/jet/helicopter Make a missile in besiege, a big one. Make a bridge in besiege that can attack/win levels 🥸

[@Petr0Balabanov]

I think you have to use that glitch to make a plane that actually goes up

[@captainspaceman8531]

Play that destruction game where you destruct houses and do someting domestic with thusters (like a super car or idk)

[@jmejuniper]

Well I was thinking... Ever heard of btd6? There's a cool thing that allows you to detect if bloons are in a range, and then activates an ability if true. It unfortunately is pay-only, but there's a mod that allows you to get those with out having to pay. Could you make a computer with them? Or at least something kind of interesting? it would accept bloons as an input, and then output some thing like an amount of bloons or some money.

[@lut0n.]

I think an pseudo-airship with the wobble engine would be interesting.

[@olegyaremenko1425]

Tries to build a plane: *the structure falls into the water* Tries to build a boat: *the thing flies away*

[@Alex-co7cq]

😂

[@roshasensi2220]

*L*O*G*I*C*

[@jakek510]

XD

[@The_UPD.]

*Insert Earrape Harry Potter Theme*

[@mathismt1222]

🤣🤣

[@redcharget5894]

imagine being a normal pedestrian and watching two massive rings of concrete pulsating violently and levitating above the ocean

[@luzgremlin9544]

Lol

[@abdulali9288]

"that's enough coffee for today"

[@nothingbutpain863]

And this is a bridge.

[@GamerzBrofessional]

To be honest I always thought the water was nothing more than a texture. I didn't think it was interactable in any way

[@ReidCaptain]

Things move slower in the water, which is really handy for taming large mechanisms

[@PROPLAYEN]

same

[@universalpriority6014]

@@PROPLAYEN look its a fricking person with an edited version of the master mode terraria king slime pet

[@epicgamez9266]

@@universalpriority6014 so? How does that matter

[@ShignBright]

@@universalpriority6014 look its a fricking person that doesn't have any morality in the way they act on the internet

[@davisprater4731]

8:16 Tfw when you want to make a boat but end up accidentally creating a giant, flying, undulating face straight out of H.P. Lovecraft's nightmares.

[@mps2112]

I think it looks like an owl aha

[@redfoxdog1]

do not look up HP Lovecraft's cat's name, worst mistake of my life😰😰

[@davisprater4731]

@@redfoxdog1 Oh dear, it seems you've seen it..

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

@@redfoxdog1 I actually don't really get why this is supposed to be *the* reason he's a racist... i always hear that and nothing else. If it was just the name, i could see why at the time someone might name a black cat like it. It was just the term used in many places.

[@PizzaPowerXYZ]

@@chrisakaschulbus4903 the thing is it that it is the hard r, if it were the portugeese word of black, it would be fairly normal

[@retroSlurp]

“Today I’m going to make a boat.” *proceeds to build a violently undulating horror*

[@jacksales9342]

5:25 This was way too funny. The pure confusion is perfect.

[@MysteryKar]

the magical bridge amoeba

[@400and4]

Alternative title: "I wanted to make a boat in Poly Bridge 2, so I made a vibration UFO drone."

[@YMandarin]

I am really impressed how you were able to tame this beast of jankiness and make something useable

[@hellohi2516]

6:50 and 7:18 that’s cool that you got just the right vibration to cause an inverted pendulum phenomenon. This is a real physical phenomenon, not just a physics engine bug (I don’t think).

[@macguy8093]

Inverted pendulums self stabilize irl if shaken correctly, so you are right

[@thepawn08]

Make an adjustable car cannon, so you can shoot cars at their flags, instead of building bridges.

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

That's a great idea! ^^

[@ReidCaptain]

Lol car machine gun

[@dominicklipari]

He did make a crossbow once

[@DigitalHandle]

@@ReidCaptain "get the machine car" *t h e w h a t?*

[@rafaelinyoutube4175]

@@DigitalHandle “Sir, aren’t all cars machines?”

[@ChristianAkacro]

The water isn't water. It just slows objects and materials in it to give the illusion of water to falling objects.

[@badlula]

The water isn’t water in any game

[@ChristianAkacro]

@@badlula There is no spoon

[@jeezuhskriste5759]

@@badlula Golf

[@thatsnotnormal5673]

@@badlula the cake is a lie

[@ihave1millionplaylists]

The water isn't water, it's water.

[@Legacy_Of_2009]

Thought the car shattered like glass when you set shock multiplier to NaN 4:55

[@dark5358]

I imagine the car breaks at NaN shock value because the gametick likely unsafely references it with gravity calculations (I assume even when the car is in air for bouncy wheels? idk not a car guy). If speed is zero or NaN the tick for the motor has no reason to be initialized so the NaN won't be called and break things. Glitchy physics is fun as long as you have sufficient error handling, which this game seems to have considering how strangely you can get things to interact. Edit: I tested and sure enough NaN truly functions as NaN and prevents gravity from initializing for an object. Meaning you can set mass and shock to NaN and your car will only float (due to non-existent gravity) instead of immediately splash into the water below (due to broken gravity) . That alone isn't super useful but if you know the physics engine well enough I imagine NaN logic can do additional fun things?

[@Jonskipvp]

Now try "inf"

[@ArglinPB]

So... my explanation to why the glitch works: > _Arglin has left the chat._

[@user-tj6vq9rt8z]

Arglin I saw your video too. You both do a great job.

[@grande1900]

the road that starts the flying transfers it's momentum to the adjacent road, and that one transfers to the next and so on.

[@ArglinPB]

@@grande1900 The only issue is it violates the law of conservation of energy. Where does the "flying road" get it's energy from? And even if we follow that logic through and calculate all the forces acting on everything, then in theory at some point, all forces should cancel out. But of course, Poly Bridge don't care about the laws of physics. :P

[@g1nger_71]

OFC you tell reid about vaiggs balloon, this came out way too close to the polytech vid for them to not be related

[@grande1900]

@@g1nger_71 But still, did he tell him about the balloon?

[@joshparsons1485]

I’d like to see some campaign levels beat with different boat bridges. Perhaps mini kraken driven boats to clear some levels. Thanks for making something really interesting Reid Captain.

[@bluewhalestudioblenderanim1132]

I think this is a bit more of a "engine" than a full blown kraken drive . . but it is equaly glitchy and unpredictable also . why would a kraken be in a small calm water body ??? . . . I think it's more of an otherworldy drive than anything

[@nathanaschmann7522]

”This whole thing is really weird" Ah, let me make a flying boat in a bridge building game using a glitch, this will be something that acts consistent.

[@gawain855]

Very cool thing you got here! Now, onto my impulsive idea that I just thought of: So, considering that the game typically has you driving a car over a bridge (well, that's what it tries to sell itself as, but even in the campaign, by world 5, it just gives up on that), anyway, have you considered having a bridge 'drive' over some cars? Would prolly be simple in practice to build, but I thought it might be funny to look at or something.

[@baldwin9207]

I love all the glitches and quirks in Poly Bridge. Would love to see a video messing around with them more!

[@jamessword6466]

I love that instead of making a boat you made a blimp that you forced into being a boat

[@thatcreativebrain8575]

9:00 FNAF just got so much more terrifying

[@thomasb1521]

the fact that you can have NaN as a speed is just amazing. can you add infinity as well?

[@ArglinPB]

Infinity (inf) was caught by the devs so unfortunately no. Though mods can ofc change that. :p

[@thomasb1521]

@@ArglinPB wait so they found infinity but didn't think it could also have NaN. Dam would have been cool.

[@killerbee.13]

@@thomasb1521 The thing about NaN is that every comparison with it returns false, including equality, so NaN ≠ NaN. This means that if you write if (value > limit or value < 0) error(); +inf and -inf are caught, as well as normal numbers that are out of range like 1 billion or -1, but NaN slips through. To detect NaN you have to write if (isnan(value)) which is less obvious.

[@christianswanson3525]

@@killerbee.13 do you have a example program for this so I could mess around and try different things

[@trattoretrattore8228]

Gorgeous. I would have liked to see even more of the final boat if you wanted, it was very satisfying.

[@Lady_Viv]

Started following you recently and only watching the bridge games. Don't play them either but I find it so cool. I've been rooting for your boat dreams! And am excited to see an episode dedicated to it

[@xapplezapple3453]

"wait why is everything fading out"

[@simple_idiot]

Famous last words

[@freddythebuilder]

Ive been waiting for this masterpiece

[@Akotski-ys9rr]

I been waiting for this video for awhile

[@duythuchoang5095]

The ending part was so heartwarming, and then heartbreaking

[@saratan.]

love the videos man keep it up!

[@richpitch]

YOOOOOO!!!! I’ve been waiting for this vid for a while now, and when i least expect it i wake up to this notification! Im so happy rn!

[@furkankostekli7400]

Amazing ;D so chaotic i love it man ggs

[@nicolaswith3780]

It would be nice to see you build the biggest things you could imagine. Btw, really good quality video

[@mathsupercat9021]

the moment is finally here i can't believe it

[@bigmeme1486]

5:32 he went from boat to single celled organism

[@gaborifj.czapar6432]

I like how we go from engine powered paddles to a fucking jellyfish powered boat.

[@ADD_clips]

Love your videos And for an idea you should make automatic rockum sockem robots in any game

[@dahahaka]

The whole roads pointing up or outwards thing is the same effect as a reverse pendulum on a jigsaw :)

[@frizzlefrack253]

grats on making it happen!

[@dark5358]

7:08 the water really does look mildly non-Newtonian

[@OilStealer915]

this fr gives me nostalgia

[@joedean2597]

love your videos man, been watching awhile and the explanation of your creations are great. makes me want to make stuff like this myself.

[@ReidCaptain]

Thanks! If you end up trying, good luck on the building!

[@heretichamburger3775]

@@ReidCaptain wait a minute, are you Awesome Potato!!!!???? You sound the same!

[@jarrodhunter6968]

One of those “waddling” toys sounds nice

[@Lampe2020]

Messing with glitches is weird, like: add weights → makes the whole thing lighter!

[@Tydusis1]

5:50 that's a steel amoeba. Incredible

[@FranktheHogRider]

8:50 That ship of off to Neverland lol

[@godlypumpkin8745]

Wow. Now you can build aircraft carrier for your drones.

[@eggseatpegs]

Yayyyyy another vid they r so good

[@stuchly1]

I love your vids!

[@bongbingbingbong9090]

9:04 "YO, look, a owl shaped boat!"

[@danieldimitri6133]

I cant account for the glitches but some of the oddball physics is real. The road jutting straing out is a real phenomenon when you reciprocate things. You might expect it to follow gravity and rotate around its cg but it can stabilize in the direction of the reciprocation and defy gravity.

[@mrgameandwatch9025]

8:52 *Sorry, I have to go back to my home planet now. Produces to fly away*

[@bazil5130]

I really love your KSP videos, do you have any in the works?

[@ReidCaptain]

Yep I have a few planned, should have one out in a week or two depending on when my finals are

[@rzezzy1]

RC: "NaN" Poly Bridge 2: "Nice, a Number!"

[@kiributmissing4276]

I love how when the boat sinked it looked like it just gave up

[@FightFlix_]

NO WAY YOU FINALLY DID IT

[@ribbonduckling1314]

I love the freedom wobble wheels

[@kritzmaker]

I think I know why the circle works, Each piece uses its own center of gravity to boost it. It's why when you added the slight line, it added more center of gravity imbalance, making it go faster. Nonsense beats nonsense!

[@Nutmaster10]

8:24 I think it looks like a cable car, and you should use this for another video

[@Octocat]

I want to see a better flying machine with this new discovery.

[@whitelionstudios1786]

you can literally make a Zeppelin Airship in Poly Bridge 2 using that method, it already flies like one, lol. im curious as to your opinion on that idea of mine

[@Vaigg8]

@Reid Captain, I don't know if you were informed of who the original discoverer of the glitch was from, but I would like to let you know that you've done some interesting work with my invention.

[@JonesCrimson]

"For some reason using mechanisms never intended and not at all understood is very difficult.

[@paulcorla9863]

The fact that he actually reads comments, 10/10 videos as usual

[@evilproductionstudios9659]

8:46 how Noah kept safe from the flood:

[@outcast170]

Welp, he proved it. It's not the motion of the ocean, but the gyration of the creation.

[@DJcoolguy_90]

This guy is a freaking GENIOUS

[@leongken7930]

I think the easiest vehicle that you can make in Polebrige the helicopter because sometimes the wheels make stuff fly maybe you can use the wheels to make a whole helicopter fly

[@TheLetterB123]

Maybe you could make a hot air balloon with the glitch wheels

[@frankiefrendreiss3844]

You remind me of drunkshinobi from a Charborg vid super good at poly bridge bridge making

[@samatha_]

6:40 bet RCE was impressed with this engineering design 😉

[@MegaEmmanuel09]

4:10 My guy, that's not a boat, that's a biblically accurate angel

[@oneosix106decena]

Yes

[@soulknight9660]

6:41 When the guy in cake shop was so mad

[@myku1182]

5:25 this is what happened to your legs when you having a cramp

[@elishedaberg1274]

Yes! Back to polly brdgeee

[@YanYanicantbelievethistakenffs]

Ah yes, classic "start a dumb project in a video game then get completly baffled by a bug you discovered while trying to mess with the physica engine to work with you" This happened to me while i was doing a sentry dystem in a game called mindustry and ended up making a drone with nuclear capabilities

[@trashlambo]

1:56 That looks like it's spinning at a 45 angle between the right and towards the viewer 😳

[@lilboy216]

the thing that we have waiting for 1 year

[@Lightyboii]

He's now playing Build a Boat for Treasure... What next? Poly Bridge in Build a Boat for Treasure?

[@ez2869]

Poly bridge: How fun is this game?. Reid: Y E S

[@winglessdraco4865]

5:39 ..... It's a road Amoeba XD

[@mara_moon13]

Amazing!

[@redred9546]

You're next video in Polly bridge gon be like :today we're making a super computer

[@generictimestamperstupendi9021]

5:24 I MUST GO MY PLANET NEEDS ME 6:15 when your past haunts you

[@Geckoreo]

Honestly it looked like the car with NaN shock amount shattered

[@simbachvazo6530]

This is more of a blimp than a boat, the mechanism.

[@dragonashly3383]

"Hello and today we are breaking the fabrick of reality and laws of physics to create a boat from trash and steel :D !" Worker one: oh god no.....

[@mrtoastre1431]

8:40 You wanted a boat but got an airplane

[@gertboi]

Would love to see something fly in scrap mechanic

[@movezig5]

I think you managed to make the Flying Spaghetti Monster at one point.

[@bogbert7019]

this is why I do physics and not engineering mad respect but I could never lmao

[@monetary_episode494]

Alternative Title, PolyBoat: The Bridge

[@tortle1055]

5:25 I laughed out loud so hard xD

[@zydelixir6606]

5:25 he has created the first living bridge

[@bloodwolf2609]

We spent so long trying to avoid the boats, we didnt stop to think if we could be the boat...

[@myfathersjawline]

man really said "why do i need a bridge when i have a boat"

[@Cfourreal]

Reid captain- canoe Me- thats a crab what are you on

[@cartoonpower0]

I like the French flag you added to the boat.

[@noneedtogetagressive5875]

in this episode of poly bridge Reid made a U.F.O.

[@GoogleAids]

This video screams "I wanna play a boat game, but steam winter sale is just around the corner..."

[@synthetic_ivy]

nice unidentified floating(/flying) object