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Grid System - need a push in the right direction

by Shawn Simas · in Torque Game Engine · 09/23/2007 (2:07 am) · 2 replies

(repost from TGEA Forums, moved to TGE forums to get a larger developer base because I don't see this being a TGEA only question)

I need to get a grid system build, very similar to what Frank Bignone has done with Pelorea: Total War.

Watch this video

I'll be using squares instead of hexagons, but thats not a big deal. I don't need all the visibility settings and all that extra fanciness. I just need the simple grids drawing and selectable. The problem I am having is I have no clue at all as to where to start to get this going. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Shawn
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Torque Owner Ehab Yosry Amer
#1
09/23/2007 (3:55 pm)
I'm not sure that I can give u much help abt it, but u MAY want to c the code in the engine that belongs to the terrain editor, how the brush moves & stuff like that, I suppose that it could be helpful, & I know that the squares can be calculated using the containerraycast on the terrain, & finding the point of intersection on the terrain (x, y & z) but the squares will not be visible so I suppose u'll need a way to draw it, thats where perhaps something from the editor could help, but it will be virtually working

Associate Kyle Carter
#2
09/23/2007 (9:16 pm)
You might want to take a look at the RTS Kit as it implements some - but not all - of what's in that video. It does a grid w/ selections and color coding. So might be a great shortcut for you.