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How well do the TGE books translate for T3D?

by Cosmas Atha · in General Discussion · 06/01/2009 (7:09 pm) · 7 replies

Hey all,

As the title says, I'm curious as to how well the books would translate over for T3D upon release. I have TGEA and I'd love to buy all the books that I can get my hands on, but will they be relevant for the T3D Engine? Ultimately, how much CODE has changed? Thanks for any input.
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Torque Owner Joseph Patrick
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#1
06/01/2009 (8:22 pm)
Well, aslong as the books you are talking about are not about Source code and only TorqueScript, very well, as TorqueScript is just the same, you should use the books with TGE/TGEA(which ever version they were made for), then apply the knowledge you learn to T3D as the scripts themselfs will not work with T3D without modifications(which is extra hassle when your learning or can boost your learning by you working out how to get them to work, but in the early learning stages I don't think its a good idea), but the knowledge you gain from them will work with T3D, as Torquescript is just the same.

Torque Owner Steve D
#2
06/02/2009 (4:56 pm)
If you know nothing about the Torque engines the books will help you get a foothold on Torque scripting and 3D worlds in general. The Torque Advanced book covers a lot more topics than torque such as modeling, skinning, unwrapping, AI, etc.

Associate Britt Scott
#3
06/03/2009 (9:32 pm)
I was just reading this in the, Engines->Educational Use:
Quote:Critically acclaimed author Ken Finney is writing his 3rd revision of his best selling book “3D Game Programming All in One” entirely around Torque 3D.

How did I miss this?

Torque Owner Cosmas Atha
#4
06/04/2009 (6:39 pm)
That should be awesome. I bought the Game Programmer's Guide to Torque and it arrived today, can't wait to get started.

Employee Michael Perry
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#5
06/04/2009 (7:28 pm)
@Britt - Nice find. We do not have details just yet, except what you can see: Ken is writing it, it's all about Torque 3D, and I will be contributing to the book. More details will follow after the engine release.

Torque 3D Owner Avneet Dhanota
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#6
06/04/2009 (8:31 pm)
Nice thank goodness. Answers a thread I made about a week ago asking for a book on Torque 3D. I will be on it for sure when it's out.

Torque 3D Owner Katelan Moye
#7
06/07/2009 (6:08 pm)
Good to know a book will be coming out for T3D.