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Some problems with T2D examples

by Bruno · in Torque Game Builder · 09/12/2005 (3:27 pm) · 5 replies

Hi,

Let me start by saying, this is the first time i see a Torque product in front of me, so, i'm pretty sure i'm doing something wrong, i just don't see what.

Anyways, i started with the basic tutorial.pdf , and i'm stuck in the first lines of the script.
In the tutorial, they say to copy the contents of the "images" folder from spaceshoother to the T2d equivante, which i did.

The playerShip.png doesn't exist, so i use ship.png
In the script, client.cs i do this :



// ************************************************************************
//
// Add your custom code here...
//
// ************************************************************************

datablock fxImageMapDatablock2D(playershipImageMap)
{
mode = full;
textureName ="~/client/images/ship";
};


$player = new fxStaticSprite2D() { scenegraph = t2SceneGraph; };
$player.setPosition("-30 10");
$player.setSize("14 7");
$player.setImageMap(playershipImageMap);


}


But nothing happens, no ship, no nothing.
If i place the datablock fxImageMapDatablock2D as if it was a function, t2d.exe just crashes..
Can anyone please enlight me on what am i doing wrong here ?

thanks,
Bruno
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Torque Owner Aaron Wieland
#1
09/12/2005 (5:16 pm)
That's odd; "playerShip.png" exists in my installation.

There's a typo in this line:
$player = new fxStaticSprite2D() { scenegraph = t2SceneGraph; };
Replace "t2SceneGraph" with "t2dSceneGraph". There's probably an error message to that effect in the console.

Torque Owner Steve De George
#2
09/12/2005 (7:15 pm)
I followed the tutorial also. I though placed all the code:
datablock fxImageMapDatablock2D(playershipImageMap)
{
    mode = full;
    textureName = "~/client/images/playerShip";
};	

$player = new fxStaticSprite2D() { scenegraph = t2dSceneGraph; };
$player.setPosition("-35 0");
$player.setSize("14 7");
$player.setImageMap(playershipImageMap);

out side of the method and it makes T2D.exe have a runtime error, should I report this as a bug? It definitly should NOT have this kind of error but a script compile error.

The tutorial just wasn't specific enough, it talks about "custom code here" but me being a non C++, and other languages dev, I assumed that the datablock line was more like a declaration of a method of sorts so my brain told me to put it outside and the other code below that. I've since fixed it.

Torque 3D Owner Matthew Langley
Torque
#3
09/12/2005 (8:11 pm)
Just a tip to help in the future, if you have problems with T2D grab the text from the console.log file (in the same place as the exe file) and paste it on the boards, that will pinpoint your error and others will know better to explain the issue :)

Torque Owner Bruno
#4
09/13/2005 (2:01 am)
Aaron Wieland : Thanks, that was indeed the problem :)

Steve De George : I had the same problem and i'm a C++ guy, i assumed that the datablock was a function definition of some kind, and initially used it outside too, and also makes t2d.exe crash.

Matthew "King Tut" Langley : Thanks, i wasn't aware of the console.log , it will be a great help to track down errors.

Torque Owner Steve De George
#5
09/13/2005 (9:25 am)
I did check that file but all it had was the "Compile client.cs" (or the equivelent) and nothing else.. :)