Tutorial for Torque X
by Caleb Child · in Torque X 2D · 04/12/2010 (1:54 pm) · 6 replies
Okay, I'm using the demo for Torque X 2D.
But the trouble is that I don't have any tutorials that show me how to use it.
Now, there is the tutorials that walk walk me through Torque 2D, that is, Torque Game Builder. But these reference sample projects that I do not have, so I cannot follow them along.
I also don't know how to use the sample projects that came with the demo.
Now I'm sure that the basics of the editor work the same for both TX-2D and TGB, but I really need to see how well TX-2D works with my equipment and so forth.
Am I just looking in the wrong area?
I just want to try out the demo to see if it is what I really want. Please advise.
But the trouble is that I don't have any tutorials that show me how to use it.
Now, there is the tutorials that walk walk me through Torque 2D, that is, Torque Game Builder. But these reference sample projects that I do not have, so I cannot follow them along.
I also don't know how to use the sample projects that came with the demo.
Now I'm sure that the basics of the editor work the same for both TX-2D and TGB, but I really need to see how well TX-2D works with my equipment and so forth.
Am I just looking in the wrong area?
I just want to try out the demo to see if it is what I really want. Please advise.
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#2
Maybe I need to post this on a different forum, but...
Well first of all, this installed documentation states that I need to have game studio express. Now, not only do I not have game studio express, but I can't find download links for it anywhere. What I DO have is XNA Game Studio 3.1, and Visual C# Express.
When I try opening up C# Express and following along with the instruction I can get as far as "In the open file dialog, browse to the location of your Torque X project. Unless you changed the default, this will be in My Documents/Visual Studio 2005/Projects/MyTorqueXGame/StarterGame. "
I cannot find whatever it is that I am supposed to find.
04/12/2010 (8:07 pm)
Okay, so I've found the documentation that was installed on my computer, and I'm starting new to follow this instead of what was online. but I'm still running into problems here.Maybe I need to post this on a different forum, but...
Well first of all, this installed documentation states that I need to have game studio express. Now, not only do I not have game studio express, but I can't find download links for it anywhere. What I DO have is XNA Game Studio 3.1, and Visual C# Express.
When I try opening up C# Express and following along with the instruction I can get as far as "In the open file dialog, browse to the location of your Torque X project. Unless you changed the default, this will be in My Documents/Visual Studio 2005/Projects/MyTorqueXGame/StarterGame. "
I cannot find whatever it is that I am supposed to find.
#3
04/13/2010 (6:23 am)
Moved to TX2D forum. 
#4
04/13/2010 (8:06 am)
Are you using VS Express or VS 2008? From your other forum posts I guess you have it running now?
#5
I mean, the Torque editor can turn on and I put in elements and do all kinds of things, but I can't actually test anything or otherwise play what I've made because it's not set up right.
(Sorry I didn't reply earlier, I wasn't at home to check!)
04/13/2010 (11:11 pm)
I don't have it "running."I mean, the Torque editor can turn on and I put in elements and do all kinds of things, but I can't actually test anything or otherwise play what I've made because it's not set up right.
Quote:Are you using VS Express or VS 2008?Looks like I have Visual c# 2008 Express Edition. So, yes.
(Sorry I didn't reply earlier, I wasn't at home to check!)
#6
Now you open VS2008 or Express, and select file, new, project: click on the XNA Game Studio 3.1 project types. then you should see Torque project types. Pick one, either with or without a gui. After it creates the project, press F5 or the green arrow for debugging. It will compile and run. If it doesn't check the references.
You did DL TX2D 3.1.4.1
After compiling the thing then open the tx2deditor, navigate to your folder where your project lives, and open the game file. next open scene nd pick the default scene, the only one there, in your data/scenes directory.
04/13/2010 (11:21 pm)
OK you first install VS express edition, next install XNA game studio, I believe you had to install before torque would install, then install torque.Now you open VS2008 or Express, and select file, new, project: click on the XNA Game Studio 3.1 project types. then you should see Torque project types. Pick one, either with or without a gui. After it creates the project, press F5 or the green arrow for debugging. It will compile and run. If it doesn't check the references.
You did DL TX2D 3.1.4.1
After compiling the thing then open the tx2deditor, navigate to your folder where your project lives, and open the game file. next open scene nd pick the default scene, the only one there, in your data/scenes directory.
Torque Owner GxG6(Mark-Anthony)
sorta outdated but it works i myself have had errors with the first tutorial but the rest seem to work