Iphone Mac & Compiler
by Sandro Abramo · in General Discussion · 09/05/2008 (12:22 am) · 4 replies
Hello,
we would like to create game for Iphone using Torque. I have already evaluate all the cost of indie & commercial version but I have a question about compiler.
To work on Iphone we need Mac OSX and that's not a problem but actually I don't know this world (Mac World), so before purchase I need to understand the compiler.
In the system requirement I see this :
Compiler: we recommend XCode. Other compilers work, but are unsupported by GarageGames.
So, to create a game with ITGB or ITGE have I to use a compiler ? If yes, is it ok to purchase it from here :
http://developer.apple.com/products/
and purchase the 499$ version ?
Have I to compile the game every time I need to test it or only when I want to create the final application ?
Thank you in advance
Siz
we would like to create game for Iphone using Torque. I have already evaluate all the cost of indie & commercial version but I have a question about compiler.
To work on Iphone we need Mac OSX and that's not a problem but actually I don't know this world (Mac World), so before purchase I need to understand the compiler.
In the system requirement I see this :
Compiler: we recommend XCode. Other compilers work, but are unsupported by GarageGames.
So, to create a game with ITGB or ITGE have I to use a compiler ? If yes, is it ok to purchase it from here :
http://developer.apple.com/products/
and purchase the 499$ version ?
Have I to compile the game every time I need to test it or only when I want to create the final application ?
Thank you in advance
Siz
#2
Well, exactly as I use it with Windows. The only difference is that I need TGB Pro and/or TGE.
Thank you again.
09/05/2008 (2:06 am)
Thank you :)Well, exactly as I use it with Windows. The only difference is that I need TGB Pro and/or TGE.
Thank you again.
#3
The first 2 days were painful...nerve racking at first. Since then, I really enjoy using OS X. On my desk, you will find 2 monitors attached to a PC and an iMac. I use a program called Synergy that allows me to use my PC mouse and keyboard to control both computers. It's awesome, and helps ease you into the Mac world =)
Good luck with your Mac education!
09/05/2008 (8:59 am)
@Sandro - With your questions answered, let me throw a bonus comment your way. Part of my job is to learn how to use the Mac, which includes the OS, simple routines, and more complex stuff like installing and using a compiler.The first 2 days were painful...nerve racking at first. Since then, I really enjoy using OS X. On my desk, you will find 2 monitors attached to a PC and an iMac. I use a program called Synergy that allows me to use my PC mouse and keyboard to control both computers. It's awesome, and helps ease you into the Mac world =)
Good luck with your Mac education!
#4
I'm looking for a Mac Osx based on intel so I can run program like Vmware fusion. So I can use actual windows program with mac osx.
thx again
09/06/2008 (2:56 am)
Thank you Michael.I'm looking for a Mac Osx based on intel so I can run program like Vmware fusion. So I can use actual windows program with mac osx.
thx again
Associate Phillip O'Shea
Violent Tulip
You don't need to compile the game everytime you test your changes, unless you change the engine itself. Basically, Torque has a scripting language, TorqueScript, that hooks into various methods or functions in the engine. When you modify your scripts, a recompile of the engine is not required.