Back again
by Roland Stralberg · 11/06/2009 (4:43 am) · 14 comments
I have been doing other things for a couple of years
and is now back to GG again.
I have been involved in writing an own engine,
which failed. It's almost impossible as a two
man team to keep development of an engine up to date.
After having to rewrite the render core a number of
times as graphics changed I finally told my self to
stop. That was a good decision I think.
After that I was playing around with (and writing some code)
for another commercial engine.
Now I have been asked by some friends to help with
coding (mostly scripts) for a project with T3D. So
here I am back again as a newbie (The things that I
learned with TGE many years ago are now forgotten and
also not valid with T3D).
As the team I'm helping is only a couple of guys
I have been not only been involved in scripting, but
more and more with modeling and art stuff lately.
My tools are
and is now back to GG again.
I have been involved in writing an own engine,
which failed. It's almost impossible as a two
man team to keep development of an engine up to date.
After having to rewrite the render core a number of
times as graphics changed I finally told my self to
stop. That was a good decision I think.
After that I was playing around with (and writing some code)
for another commercial engine.
Now I have been asked by some friends to help with
coding (mostly scripts) for a project with T3D. So
here I am back again as a newbie (The things that I
learned with TGE many years ago are now forgotten and
also not valid with T3D).
As the team I'm helping is only a couple of guys
I have been not only been involved in scripting, but
more and more with modeling and art stuff lately.
My tools are
- T3D
- Game Mechanics Kit
- Sticks and Twigs Environment Pack
- DTSViewer
- L3DT
- Modo 401
- 3DCoat
- FL Studio
- Corel PaintShop Pro
- Corel Painter
- Visual Studio .NET 2008
About the author
#2
11/06/2009 (8:23 am)
Nice to see you again Roland.
#3
I'm embarrassed to say that I don't remember you,
but you know.. I'm an old guy :) Give me a hint.
Yes Javier. I have been into making game tech a long
time and finally got to some sort of stop. So now I have
given up that part and will start to make games instead.
What I have found so far working "from the other side of the code"
is how hard it is to make even a simple terrain or stone to look
really good. But hey, its really fun to work with arts and scripts.
ps. Your blogs about building a game community are great
Alienforce
Thanks
11/06/2009 (8:35 am)
JavierI'm embarrassed to say that I don't remember you,
but you know.. I'm an old guy :) Give me a hint.
Yes Javier. I have been into making game tech a long
time and finally got to some sort of stop. So now I have
given up that part and will start to make games instead.
What I have found so far working "from the other side of the code"
is how hard it is to make even a simple terrain or stone to look
really good. But hey, its really fun to work with arts and scripts.
ps. Your blogs about building a game community are great
Alienforce
Thanks
#4
TGE Is very different than Torque3D, but Torque3D has much more potential than TGE had.
11/06/2009 (9:20 am)
You Woulden't Know Me, As i joined of last year. Quote:I am back again as a newbie (The things that I
learned with TGE many years ago are now forgotten and
also not valid with T3D).
TGE Is very different than Torque3D, but Torque3D has much more potential than TGE had.
#5
Yes... I could probably be your father :)
Nice to see young people. I'm 55 so I'm
slow you know :) Its cool when both young
and old can have same interests.
Yes. T3D is really a cool entity in comparison
to the old TGE. I look forward to learn it.
My first goal is to make a descent terrain using L3DT.
I didn't like what I came up with in my first attempts.
The terrain looks OK but I really have problems with
getting the textures like I want them to. The detail texture
always look good but the terrain texture looks awful at
distance, really blurry and stretched. I guess its a matter
of playing with texture resolutions and size.
11/06/2009 (9:49 am)
MattYes... I could probably be your father :)
Nice to see young people. I'm 55 so I'm
slow you know :) Its cool when both young
and old can have same interests.
Yes. T3D is really a cool entity in comparison
to the old TGE. I look forward to learn it.
My first goal is to make a descent terrain using L3DT.
I didn't like what I came up with in my first attempts.
The terrain looks OK but I really have problems with
getting the textures like I want them to. The detail texture
always look good but the terrain texture looks awful at
distance, really blurry and stretched. I guess its a matter
of playing with texture resolutions and size.
#6
11/06/2009 (12:13 pm)
Welcome back! 
#7
OK..Ok.. Will be 47 in Dec.
I am also moving more into 3D/Art than programming. But I think that is to just keep me happy as I am by trade a mechanical designer.
Will have some pics soon.. From the Old Guys Club....
Welcome back..
11/06/2009 (2:21 pm)
55 years old! Dang you are old:) OK..Ok.. Will be 47 in Dec.
I am also moving more into 3D/Art than programming. But I think that is to just keep me happy as I am by trade a mechanical designer.
Will have some pics soon.. From the Old Guys Club....
Welcome back..
#8
Yes. 55 and still learning.
But at least I now climbed down from the high horses
believing that I could do an own engine better than
this one (or at least half as good) - Finally I have come
to insight that I'm just not capable of that.
A bit late in life I has promised my self a restart in this adventure
and go for art and simple scripting (which can be not so simple sometimes I have seen already).
So I'm very thrilled to be a total newbie and nobody starting
with something new and fresh which stimulates my art interest
that I once in my youth (about the time when mud was invented)
was a major interest.
By the way I in fact recognize from the GMK forum (I also use Bullet now )
Daniel
Thanks
11/06/2009 (3:06 pm)
RandyYes. 55 and still learning.
But at least I now climbed down from the high horses
believing that I could do an own engine better than
this one (or at least half as good) - Finally I have come
to insight that I'm just not capable of that.
A bit late in life I has promised my self a restart in this adventure
and go for art and simple scripting (which can be not so simple sometimes I have seen already).
So I'm very thrilled to be a total newbie and nobody starting
with something new and fresh which stimulates my art interest
that I once in my youth (about the time when mud was invented)
was a major interest.
By the way I in fact recognize from the GMK forum (I also use Bullet now )
Daniel
Thanks
#9
I hope you keep us posted! Can't wait to see your terrain.
And btw.. age is overrated! :)
11/06/2009 (3:13 pm)
Welcome back, Roland. You've got some awesome tools. I believe that working with Torque 3D will be a lot more fun than what it used to be with TGE.I hope you keep us posted! Can't wait to see your terrain.
And btw.. age is overrated! :)
#10
Thanks Konrad.
Seeing you name I shamefully must admit
that I forgot to list one important tool in my tool list,
and thats your eminent DTSViewer that show the
new T3D DTS models. Of course I recommend this tool
to others also.
(I added it to my list now )
11/06/2009 (4:18 pm)
KonradThanks Konrad.
Seeing you name I shamefully must admit
that I forgot to list one important tool in my tool list,
and thats your eminent DTSViewer that show the
new T3D DTS models. Of course I recommend this tool
to others also.
(I added it to my list now )
#11
11/06/2009 (4:40 pm)
Welcome back Roland! 
#13
11/06/2009 (6:03 pm)
Happy to see you back in the thick of things again. All the best of luck ol' thing :)
#14
Yes.. I am using Bullet now as well.
And same here on changes. I am in fact back in college as well..Go figure.. And a Convertible? I must be going through that mid-life crises people warned me about:)
11/06/2009 (6:21 pm)
@Roland,Yes.. I am using Bullet now as well.
And same here on changes. I am in fact back in college as well..Go figure.. And a Convertible? I must be going through that mid-life crises people warned me about:)
Torque Owner Javier Canon
do you remember me some friends...
you have 2 options: you want to make game tech. or games... is your decision... i prefer the second...