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TGEA give access to all TGE?

by Aaron Goselin · in Torque Game Engine Advanced · 02/13/2007 (9:51 am) · 11 replies

I've been seriously annoyed by not having access to all the boards, but unfortunately the reasons for this I've been explained are actually pretty solid...so I've been thinking of buying TGE. My problem with TGE has been that it always seemed very dated to me. Looking at TGEA MS4 however, it's looking pretty impressive now.

My question is, if I buy the TGEA EA, will it unlock all of the boards to me (considering I already own TGB Pro)? I want to finish the games I am working on before I start anything new, but it would be really nice to play around with TGEA and get a feel for it. Since I'm not planing on developing a game with it just yet however it wouldn't be worth it for me to early adopt unless it also unlocks all the information on the GG site forums.

Thanks.
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Associate David Montgomery-Blake
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#1
02/13/2007 (9:51 am)
No it does not.

Torque Owner Aaron E
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#2
02/13/2007 (9:58 am)
One note: you can't get TGEA Early Adopter without first becoming a TGE licensee. So if you have TGEA legally, then you would already have TGE proper. Wierd but true.

Torque Owner Aaron Goselin
#3
02/13/2007 (9:58 am)
Ok so if I buy TGE and then buy the TGEA then that would do the same thing though right? Probably more expensive I haven't checked...

Torque Owner Aaron Goselin
#4
02/13/2007 (10:00 am)
Yeah it would be more expensive to do that...

The store page lists:

Torque Game Engine Advanced EA - INDIE License $245.00 USD

and it doesn't say "Purchase requires ownership of Torque Game Engine 1.5 - INDIE License" or "Purchase requires ownership of Torque Game Engine 1.4.2 - INDIE License" like the other two things do.

Torque Owner Aaron E
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#5
02/13/2007 (10:34 am)
Ah, it looks like the product page has changed. The stuff you see under "Related Products" now used to be the only thing on the page for a long time and required TGE to purchase.

I keep forgetting that TGEA 1.0 will be officially released in a couple of days. Anyway, I should have checked first before posting. Sorry about that.

Torque Owner Eric Fritz
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#6
02/13/2007 (10:41 am)
Yes, the products have changed slightly.

First, TGEA now DOES give access to TGE forums, resources, and TDN articles.

Second, you no longer are required to purchase TGE before purchasing TGEA.

Torque Owner Aaron Goselin
#7
02/13/2007 (11:02 am)
Excellent. Thanks for the information :)

Associate David Montgomery-Blake
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#8
02/13/2007 (11:10 am)
Good to know Eric. I (obviously) thought that the forum access was still specific to the engine product purchased.

Torque Owner Aaron Goselin
#9
02/13/2007 (12:13 pm)
Well, I just bought TGEA and I can get access to the TGEA private forums, but I still don't seem to be able to access the TGE private forums...which is unfortunate. Is this a site bug?

Torque Owner Ken Downie
#10
07/28/2007 (8:42 pm)
*bump*

Quote:TGEA now DOES give access to TGE forums, resources, and TDN articles.

Hi Eric... I'm a TGEA user, and it's still saying "you do not have a TGE license".
(disclaimer: i haven't checked the entire forum... just the stuff that interested me).

will this be fixed? or is that how it's meant to be?
i'm a bit gutted that we are denied access to this stuff,
as the TGEA documentation is not exactly 'weighty'.

regards.

Torque Owner James Wiley
#11
07/29/2007 (2:22 pm)
Hey Ken. You should be able to view those areas now. This is something that we are still trying to get in place but hasn't quite made it yet. Let me know if you are still having any problems accessing those areas.