Goodbye blog!

Let me start by saying that GarageGames has been a huge part of my life for nearly 12 years. In that time I've messed with the engine, created a whole bunch of extensions for TGE like the foliage and shape replicators, sunlight lens-flares, shoreline rendering, lighting etc then I moved on and created Torque 2D with the intent of releasing it for free but which became TGB only to eventually come full circle and be released for free as open source as Torque 2D.

It's been a crazy ride with lots of challenges along the way. I've gained recognition from many and pride in what I've achieved. I've learned so much in the last decade that it's hard to quantify but I know I've improved many things from coding to remote collaboration alongside lots of amazing and talented folks.

I'd like to say a particular thanks to GarageGames. In the last several years you've been an awesome employer and I've had the privilege of working on some very cool tech that you've trusted me to work on.

But, whilst spending a long time on the same engine technology allows me to get extremely intimate with it, it also means I'm not pushing myself as much as perhaps I should. Now that Torque 2D is out in the wild and I've spent some time after the release making sure that it's as solid as can be, I think it's about time I moved onto another set of challenges. Torque 2D is in safe hands here with GarageGames and the new steering committee can enlist/encourage talented developers from the community to help push Torque 2D forward and get it the attention that it truly deserves.

So with that I'd like to say thanks to everyone at GarageGames and the community at large who've supported and encouraged me to write cool stuff.

This is the T2D developer Melv May signing off. April 2012.