Is TGE Worth buying? Please read!`
by Niall · in Torque Game Engine · 11/11/2002 (8:46 am) · 7 replies
Hi there!
I am a student and I currently know a fair bit of Visual Basic and C. I don't know that much C++.
Anyways, I was looking at Torque and 3d Game Studio.
1.Is Torque worth buying? I'm primarily interested in developing a futuristic First Person Shooter - visually it would look like Unreal Tournament.
2. Is Torque the right job for this?
I'm not interested in multiplayer - I want to provide an excellent Single Player experience!
3. Can I get a precompiled verion after paying - if not what compiler do I need to buy to compile Torque?
4. Will it be easy to develop the game I have in mind - documentation, tutorials?
Thank you!
I am a student and I currently know a fair bit of Visual Basic and C. I don't know that much C++.
Anyways, I was looking at Torque and 3d Game Studio.
1.Is Torque worth buying? I'm primarily interested in developing a futuristic First Person Shooter - visually it would look like Unreal Tournament.
2. Is Torque the right job for this?
I'm not interested in multiplayer - I want to provide an excellent Single Player experience!
3. Can I get a precompiled verion after paying - if not what compiler do I need to buy to compile Torque?
4. Will it be easy to develop the game I have in mind - documentation, tutorials?
Thank you!
#2
1. Yes, Excellent for FPS, pretty much on par (maybe even superior to UT but not 2003).
2. Torque has VERY strong multiplayer, probably even industry leading. However it would require more work to make it a solid single player game. Haven't there's plenty of people here doing it, so you won't be alone. Would just need to work on the AI.
3. I'm sure someone would send you a precompiled version if you're a licensee (technically you don't even need to be that). I believe you can compile it with some free compilers anyway.
4. Using my psychic powers... maybe. There's plenty of docs around. To finish a game really isn't really a one man effort. Have a look at the projects list and see if theres anything similar already you could join. There's a whole load of stuff to do other than the engine (art / levels / models / textures / sounds / music etc.) if you can do all of the above then i'm sure working out the other problems will be a walk in the park ;)
Personally i'd buy torque anyway because it's a really good learning experiance if nothing else. And if you have the drive definatly the best way to get a FPS going.
Good luck!
11/11/2002 (8:54 am)
Hi.1. Yes, Excellent for FPS, pretty much on par (maybe even superior to UT but not 2003).
2. Torque has VERY strong multiplayer, probably even industry leading. However it would require more work to make it a solid single player game. Haven't there's plenty of people here doing it, so you won't be alone. Would just need to work on the AI.
3. I'm sure someone would send you a precompiled version if you're a licensee (technically you don't even need to be that). I believe you can compile it with some free compilers anyway.
4. Using my psychic powers... maybe. There's plenty of docs around. To finish a game really isn't really a one man effort. Have a look at the projects list and see if theres anything similar already you could join. There's a whole load of stuff to do other than the engine (art / levels / models / textures / sounds / music etc.) if you can do all of the above then i'm sure working out the other problems will be a walk in the park ;)
Personally i'd buy torque anyway because it's a really good learning experiance if nothing else. And if you have the drive definatly the best way to get a FPS going.
Good luck!
#3
Yeah, I'm aware that the multiplayer aspect is excellent, but some people these days tend to forget about the single player aspect.
1. Will this be easy to impliment through scripting? I know AI can be a pain, but it would be worth it in the end!
2. How do I get started? Where do I start?
once again, thank you very much!
11/11/2002 (10:15 am)
Thanks for the replies!Yeah, I'm aware that the multiplayer aspect is excellent, but some people these days tend to forget about the single player aspect.
1. Will this be easy to impliment through scripting? I know AI can be a pain, but it would be worth it in the end!
2. How do I get started? Where do I start?
once again, thank you very much!
#4
11/11/2002 (12:36 pm)
If you want to try a bit before you decide to buy, check out RealmWars... you can try your hand at the scripting language in there and see hwo everything works...
#5
Realm Wars is not really my type of game but it does demonstrate TGE's features pretty well.
1. How do I go messing with the scripts for Realm Wars?
2. What kinda models does TGE support? Where can I get free downloads and tutorials?
3. How the hell would I make a single player game as everything seems to be multiplayer this and multiplayer that...!
Thank you!
11/11/2002 (2:36 pm)
There's no in built help system is there?Realm Wars is not really my type of game but it does demonstrate TGE's features pretty well.
1. How do I go messing with the scripts for Realm Wars?
2. What kinda models does TGE support? Where can I get free downloads and tutorials?
3. How the hell would I make a single player game as everything seems to be multiplayer this and multiplayer that...!
Thank you!
#7
for some tutorials I suggest
t2cc.t2modcentral.com/
www.mage-tower.com/BadShot/
Although these are for Tribes 2 scripting they will help with familiarizing yourself with things I think. Also if you own Tribes 2 that would be a bonus. Scripting that will help you learn. I think you can get it for $10 now.
11/11/2002 (6:39 pm)
You will probably want to get Tribal IDE to edit the scripts. www.planettribes.com/depot/downloads/view.asp?ID=237for some tutorials I suggest
t2cc.t2modcentral.com/
www.mage-tower.com/BadShot/
Although these are for Tribes 2 scripting they will help with familiarizing yourself with things I think. Also if you own Tribes 2 that would be a bonus. Scripting that will help you learn. I think you can get it for $10 now.
Torque 3D Owner Michael Cozzolino
Big Monk Games
Hope this helps.
P.S. The community is great and is willing to help people as long as they are not rude or overly annoying :)