Faster acces to the candy
by Hege Berntsen · in Torque Developer Network · 06/02/2006 (1:45 pm) · 4 replies
When i first came to TDN section of TGB i thought it was very small, and not as much info as i thought i would find there. Few tutorials, and not many fitting the things i was looking for. I was thinking: Where is all that documentation i have heard so much about?
Then i found the link to: "TGB/AllTutorials"
That was heaven compared to my first impression. Finally i could find alot of what i wanted to find out about. Problem is the link dont show up before clicking true several pages, and first times i was there i didnt even notise the link at all.
Why not put a BIG link to that page on the first page we see when we enter TDN? Or even make THAT the start page. I think that there must be more people then me that have stumbeled some before they found it.
That page really let us get a picture of all the documentation there is, so why not let us see all the candy at once? :)
Just my 2 cent.
Then i found the link to: "TGB/AllTutorials"
That was heaven compared to my first impression. Finally i could find alot of what i wanted to find out about. Problem is the link dont show up before clicking true several pages, and first times i was there i didnt even notise the link at all.
Why not put a BIG link to that page on the first page we see when we enter TDN? Or even make THAT the start page. I think that there must be more people then me that have stumbeled some before they found it.
That page really let us get a picture of all the documentation there is, so why not let us see all the candy at once? :)
Just my 2 cent.
#2
Its not to much - if you know that it IS two click away, and where the link is :)
Personally i clicked alot before i found what I was looking for. I wanted to see tutorials that was demonstrating what i wanted to make - not just A tutorial or 2 for something i would never make. In my case it was how to set up a plattform type of game.
Maybe for some the info would be owerwhelming at first glance. But personally i would have scrolled over it and start digging into the plattform section first since i knew what i wanted to read about. But maybe its just me...
Anyway i know where to find it now. I was just suggesting it to make it easyer to get an overview for newcommers :)
06/02/2006 (2:19 pm)
He heIts not to much - if you know that it IS two click away, and where the link is :)
Personally i clicked alot before i found what I was looking for. I wanted to see tutorials that was demonstrating what i wanted to make - not just A tutorial or 2 for something i would never make. In my case it was how to set up a plattform type of game.
Maybe for some the info would be owerwhelming at first glance. But personally i would have scrolled over it and start digging into the plattform section first since i knew what i wanted to read about. But maybe its just me...
Anyway i know where to find it now. I was just suggesting it to make it easyer to get an overview for newcommers :)
#3
Just a bit of caution though, it's out of date as it refers to things as they were in beta 2. If you get stuck on anything, feel free to ask in the private forums.
06/02/2006 (2:42 pm)
The platformer tutorial is one of the links on the hub page, under genre specific tutorials. :)Just a bit of caution though, it's out of date as it refers to things as they were in beta 2. If you get stuck on anything, feel free to ask in the private forums.
#4
Wait for: Hege's daily 35 questions inc... hehe
Just kidding :)
06/02/2006 (2:50 pm)
Oboy Mike.. Now you really done it!Wait for: Hege's daily 35 questions inc... hehe
Just kidding :)
Associate Mike Lilligreen
Retired T2Der
Getting Started, TGB Scripting, and TGB Customization. Each with sub sections which (should) display the 3 most often used or important articles in that section. And below those links is clearly stated "for more click here".
Personally, I think it's set up quite logically and you can access everything within 2 clicks (1 on the hub page to get to the specific section, then 1 for the article). Do you think that's too much? :)