A noob and his questions
by Jimmy Daggett · in Torque Game Engine · 04/24/2008 (10:19 am) · 3 replies
Hopefully you aren't tired of hearing stupid questions from noobs, because im a noob, and i have questions.
I just purchased Torque and have been fooling around with it for a few days, and it is WAY more confusing than I had anticipated.
So here are my questions.
How do you start a new project?
I can only open the Torque Demo, and I have no idea how to start my own project.
Does Torque come with any models?
I haven't been able to find them, but I was under the impression that it shipped with at least a FEW models...
If it doesn't come with any models, where would I find models?
Hoping I don't have to spend a fortune on the models I need.
Are the only terrains sand, patchy and grass?
Seems kind of simple, but maybe I just am not looking in the right place (haven't found any others).
I opened the demo, started making some terrain and stuff, but couldn't save in the folder I had created (GameOne). How do you save?
Thanks.
I just purchased Torque and have been fooling around with it for a few days, and it is WAY more confusing than I had anticipated.
So here are my questions.
How do you start a new project?
I can only open the Torque Demo, and I have no idea how to start my own project.
Does Torque come with any models?
I haven't been able to find them, but I was under the impression that it shipped with at least a FEW models...
If it doesn't come with any models, where would I find models?
Hoping I don't have to spend a fortune on the models I need.
Are the only terrains sand, patchy and grass?
Seems kind of simple, but maybe I just am not looking in the right place (haven't found any others).
I opened the demo, started making some terrain and stuff, but couldn't save in the folder I had created (GameOne). How do you save?
Thanks.
About the author
Employee Michael Perry
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1. How do you start a new project?
Read through the tutorials on TDN as well as a few short tutorials I wrote:
Getting Started 1
Getting Started 2
Getting Started 3
2. Does Torque come with any models?
Yes. You will find 3D shapes in the data/shapes folder. They are in .dts format.
3. If it doesn't come with any models, where would I find models?
You can get models from the content pack store here on GG, or on model provider sites like TurboSquid.
4. Are the only terrains sand, patchy and grass?
If you have the full SDK, you will find a ton of different textures in the starter.fps/data/terrains folder.
5. How do you save?
Have a look through the various Mission Editor documents and tutorials:
TDN WorldBuilding
GG Online Mission Editor Documentation