Torque 2D question(s)
by Keith Goddard · in Torque Game Builder · 10/15/2011 (7:29 am) · 2 replies
I've been playing around with the demo for a week or so, trying to decide whether or not I should purchase this engine. First off, let me say I've been impressed so far - the engine seems easy to use, but with a nice range of features and capabilities. I've also downloaded several demos of games made with TGB, and wow there are some very nicely done games out there! (as an aside, Nightmare Adventures: the Witch's Prison is pretty damn impressive! kudos to whoever that developer is)
However, before making a final decision on whether to purchase this or move onto a different engine, I have some questions:
(1) Can I install this on 2 different machines with just the one purchased license? (I travel frequently, and use my laptop while doing so. While at home, my wife uses my laptop and I use a desktop machine, so this is important to me)
(2) I've thoroughly enjoyed working through the tutorials in the documentation, and have learned quite a lot. But, it's pretty obvious that the gap between the knowledge you gain from the tutorials and the knowledge required to make serious games is BIG. I do come from a programming background, albeit in C# web development rather than game programming, so I'm comfortable with the idea of needing to learn a ton of Torquescript to do the kind of things I want. However, I do have a question about how to go about "filling that gap". I've browsed the forums a bit, and there is some decent stuff on here, although it's all kind of unorganized and hard to find. Are there decent resources (books or whatever) out there to help me acquire the coding knowledge and design knowledge required to produce a game like Nightmare Adventures, or Kingdoms etc. etc?
I really want to purchase Torque 2D, but I'm hesitant to commit funds and time to an engine if it's going to be difficult to find the resources necessary to master it. I'd really appreciate some input on these questions.
However, before making a final decision on whether to purchase this or move onto a different engine, I have some questions:
(1) Can I install this on 2 different machines with just the one purchased license? (I travel frequently, and use my laptop while doing so. While at home, my wife uses my laptop and I use a desktop machine, so this is important to me)
(2) I've thoroughly enjoyed working through the tutorials in the documentation, and have learned quite a lot. But, it's pretty obvious that the gap between the knowledge you gain from the tutorials and the knowledge required to make serious games is BIG. I do come from a programming background, albeit in C# web development rather than game programming, so I'm comfortable with the idea of needing to learn a ton of Torquescript to do the kind of things I want. However, I do have a question about how to go about "filling that gap". I've browsed the forums a bit, and there is some decent stuff on here, although it's all kind of unorganized and hard to find. Are there decent resources (books or whatever) out there to help me acquire the coding knowledge and design knowledge required to produce a game like Nightmare Adventures, or Kingdoms etc. etc?
I really want to purchase Torque 2D, but I'm hesitant to commit funds and time to an engine if it's going to be difficult to find the resources necessary to master it. I'd really appreciate some input on these questions.
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I actually stumbled onto the TDN shortly after making my initial post, and it looks like it's going to be very useful indeed.
10/15/2011 (10:32 am)
Thank you for the response, you addressed both my concerns.I actually stumbled onto the TDN shortly after making my initial post, and it looks like it's going to be very useful indeed.
Employee Michael Perry
ZombieShortbus
Specific to 2D, there are no solid books to pick up. There are some decent 3D books that cover scripting, but they have been focused on TGE or TGEA.
The best resources are:
1. The official documentation
2. TDN
3. Resources section
4. Forums