Gonna buy

#1 yeah it's a good engine for 100 bucks.

The language you would be paying to work with would be C++. As you can use the scripting language for free.

-Tim aka Spock

#2 Is there any tutorials?

#3 Yeah, there are loads of tutorials on the gg.com site!
Definatly a good engine..Especially for 100bux:)

#4 is there a limit of how many .3ds or .x or whatever it uses or is there just an limit?

#5 The only limits are your processor/graphics card - because you have the code to the engine, you can change anything you want.

The engine uses DTS files for the meshes which are exported from 3dsmax, milkshape, or lightwave. Then you can also export DSQ files which are bone animations which get applied to the meshes.

#6 So pretty much there is no limit?!?!?

#7 IF you know C++ and openGL for graphics and openAL for audio you can do whole lot with this engine! OR you can make a kick but FPS with the default code.

#8 Actually i dont really know any language that well right now just a tiny c++ but im gonna take C++ classes this year

#9 The best way to learn any language is to dive in, taking classes I have always found to be the hardest way to learn a language.

Owen

#10 I definatly think torque is worth the money - its not everyday that you see such a nice engine thats relatively easy to understand, that you can use to sell something with flying about for $100.

I'm a 100% self taught c++/pascal programmer - I still don't know everything, but i don't really need to know everything :p
(I also know bits of other languages)

#11 Well, before buying i guess i should learn a lil c++ anyone got good ideas to learn?

#12 If you've got the guts (and $100 isn't too deep in your pockets), then I'd suggest that getting Torque and simply working with the source would be a good way to learn. Start small, and work your way up. :)

Failing that, classes will help - but practical experience is generally more valuable. I taught myself sh in a few hours recently because I needed to write some shell scripts - a class on sh would've taken much longer. Of course, I don't know everything about it, but I've gotten my head around it to the extent that I can quickly learn what I need to do any given task with it.

Perhaps you should try for a combination of Torque-playage and classes.

Edit: Like I said, _if you've got the guts_. Perhaps I wasn't clear; let me restate the idea: "If you can handle it." It seems to me that there are at least some people here that're learning Torque by grabbing the source, then gradually learning how to change it to be like they want. For many of us, TGE is the largest C++ app we've ever worked with (or the largest we've had to master on our own); ultimately, we're going to have to just sit down and "dive in" to get anywhere.

#13 C++ is NOT something you "just dive into" without any programming experince - period.

Lookup the thread I started about the "metrics" of the code.

Torque is NOT a beginners tool. That is like giving someone that wants to learn to fly the blueprints and all the parts to an F-16 and saying jump right in! Its the only way to learn, yeah learn to be frustrated.

#14 If you want to learn C++ I can direct you to a few sites that will get you on your way. Remember to take it slow, you can't expect to learn it all right away.

www.gametutorials.com - Everything from the very basics of C and C++ all the way up to using advanced OpenGL. Personally my favorite tutorial site. Has a bulliten board where you can post questions about the tutorials (or anything).

www.cprogramming.com - Beginner C++ tutorials.

www.cplusplus.com - C++ tutorial that describes the language from basics up to object oriented programming.

Good luck, you're gonna need it ;)

#15 I got the money for torque :P so i think ill buy it just to test it out and see if i like it. I probably will end up liking it.

Q - When you buy torque do you get a tutorial guide or anything?

#16 There are many tutorials on the GG site...
There is also some engine documentation, and a Getting Started Guide.