Torque 3D questions..
by Anonymous · in General Discussion · 06/15/2011 (9:09 am) · 1 replies
Hallo,
I just stumbled across this site and Toraue 3D and I am kinda interested in it, but I have a few questions before I actually buy it.
If I buy it now, will I also get any updates that are made later to it? So that I can download newer versions of it? Or are there even any plans for updates or fixes? Because I have heard mixed reactions from some people..
Also, if you buy this.. does it mean that you can make games and then sell them without having to pay any fees or anything for a license or things like that? (even if I doubt that I would make it as far as a proper game that I would like to sell)
And how is the documentation? And how much can you do with the programming language? I heard that it uses its own language which is similar to C++..
And how good is the support for importing stuff from other programs? I'm mainly wondering because I would like to use Blender for 3D models and animations.. (and perhaps some other 3d work)
Simply put.. how is Torque 3D? Any pros and cons that I should know?
Thanks. :)
I just stumbled across this site and Toraue 3D and I am kinda interested in it, but I have a few questions before I actually buy it.
If I buy it now, will I also get any updates that are made later to it? So that I can download newer versions of it? Or are there even any plans for updates or fixes? Because I have heard mixed reactions from some people..
Also, if you buy this.. does it mean that you can make games and then sell them without having to pay any fees or anything for a license or things like that? (even if I doubt that I would make it as far as a proper game that I would like to sell)
And how is the documentation? And how much can you do with the programming language? I heard that it uses its own language which is similar to C++..
And how good is the support for importing stuff from other programs? I'm mainly wondering because I would like to use Blender for 3D models and animations.. (and perhaps some other 3d work)
Simply put.. how is Torque 3D? Any pros and cons that I should know?
Thanks. :)
Employee Michael Perry
ZombieShortbus
No royalties or hidden fees. You pay a one time price for the license and that's it.
I'm biased, but I think the documentation can get you moving in the right direction. The engine is written in C++ and the language (TorqueScript) is C like in syntax.
As long as you can export to COLLADA, you are set. The engine supports COLLADA and DTS for 3D models. PNG, JPG and DDS are supported texture formats. OGG and WAV are supported for audio.
If I were to narrow down the best introductory documentation, these are the links I would start with:
Torque 3D Overview: Defines the engine, asset pipeline, tools and scripting.
TorqueScript Primer: Explains how TorqueScript works
TorqueScript Syntax: Extensive syntax guide to Torque 3D's scripting language
TorqueScript Quick Reference: Quick guide of keywords for TorqueScript
Spotlight Tutorials: Some of our favorite tutorials
Full TorqueScript and T3D reference: This covers every variable, global function, class and member function.