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Using System Commands

by Quentin Headen · in Torque Game Engine · 05/30/2008 (6:12 pm) · 5 replies

Can I use regular system headers and commands in the TGE source code. Simple things like #include and other windows headers? When I do that I get errors, so is it possible to do this?

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    Torque Owner Nathan Kent
    #1
    05/31/2008 (1:31 pm)
    Yes, you can include headers like that, just make sure that you're not breaking the cross-platform ability of Torque.

    The stream headers might be an exception though, I've tried several times, but have never been able to get those to work. If you're trying to serialize something, I could probably dig up a torque-compatible way I'm using and post them on the private forums for you.

    Edit -> If that's not the answer you're looking for, try in the private forums, you'll get more engine help from there.

    Torque 3D Owner Quentin Headen
    #2
    05/31/2008 (2:47 pm)
    So, what are some common Windows headers you can include in TGE? Don't have to state all of them.

    Torque Owner Nathan Kent
    #3
    05/31/2008 (5:58 pm)
    Quote:
    and other windows headers?

    I correct myself, I'm not sure about windows headers, but I know that the "regular" headers work.

    Torque 3D Owner Quentin Headen
    #4
    05/31/2008 (8:54 pm)
    Yeah. I really wish I knew how to modify the engine. It is a really helpful thing when you need to add something. Are there any good tutorials other than the Torque Developer Network that you know for modding the engine? Since the TDN is a wiki, some pages are really fuzzy to understand or just are blank.

    Torque Owner Nathan Kent
    #5
    06/01/2008 (3:39 am)
    How I learned, is through the resources. Find some resources that you would like to add to your game, or ones that just sound plain cool, and add them. It really helps you get a grip on the code that runs the engine.