Features that would be nice to see in Torque Constructor

Title says it all here is the list:

From this point out in this doc Torque constructor will be abbreviated with "TC"

Ability to import your .ter file and all terrain scaling info into TC
Why: So you can build directly on the terrain which means you wont have to rescale, or reposition objects once you load them into TSE.


Re-mappable GUI menus and shortcut keys
Why: so we can re-configure the GUI to look like any map editor we want and re-map the Shortcut keys to mimic the shortcuts of other Map editors. I have been mapping with Radiant for various games for the last 4 years (Quake X, Doom X, Star Wars Jedi Outcast and Star Wars Jedi Academy) and have become quite attached to the interface. (worldcraft is slowly growing on me but Radiant still is my favorite level editor when I am allowed to use it). I am sure some of the people that have been using Quark or WC for a while might want the interface layout and hotkeys to be the same in TC as it can be found in WC or Quark.

The ability to save the Custom GUI's and shortcuts
Why: so only one person has to remap the GUI and shortcuts everyone else that uses TC can just download the interface file.

The ability to Load any .map and export to any .map file format.
Why: there are slight differences between the .map file formats of Quark, Worldcraft and other .map editors it would be nice to be able to share our .maps with other people that are to scared to try TC and or are building outside of TC and want to import to use the shader lab.

List of .map Editors
Qark
Worldcraft
Maya exporter Max exporter GTKRadiant
Cartography Shop

The ability to View dif collision boxes
Why: to help detect collision anomalies

If its not already in the plan, build the shader lab into TC
Why: saves compile times and can give us a rough glance at what things would look like compiled

Rewrite of the DIF exporter
The cartography shop exporter creates smaller dif's and seems to create better looking lightmaps it would be nice to have this in TC.


\/\/ Really wishful thinking and I hope my wish comes true\/\/
Ability to access TC from within TSE
Build TC into TSE so you can access and build thing on the fly in game, most other current engines have this feature and it makes logical since to map things from beginning to end without having to jump through a bunch of hops just to build and import a building. This would also allow full use of shader effects (after all your building interiors while in the actual mission) without needing to transplanting a bunch of code from TSE to TC, the need to scale objects to fit the map would be a thing of the past (your building on the **Actual** terrain and can see exactly what the water height is going to be as well as where other ground and air objects will be), there would be no need to import difs unless you were not using TC, half my above list will be instantly complete :), and it would have countless other advantages over TC being a stand alone program.


Everyone feel free to add to this list and or comment....

Thanks GG staff for taking the time to read this thread :)