Torque3D Interiors

#1 1.1 will allow artists/level designers to prototype geometry and then have artists make it look great, but I usually err on the side of allowing artists to do what they do best in the programs that are specifically oriented to making artwork. Re-creating Max or Maya from scratch is an interesting exercise, though. I don't know if it is the best way for time to be spent. The prototyping tools, however, allow designers to quickly put together and test gameplay and level layout; and then can be exported to collada's so that the artists can make them look stunning.

#2 Im new to torque just started on t3d, but im an old school hammer mapper and think the interiors system in t3d is simply awesome. t3d editor doesnt seem to be suited to building detailed geometry and snapping it all to the grid. im getting excellent results in hammer and can wholly recommend using it or quark / constructor.

they are the right tools for the job imho :)

#3 If you are concerned with BSP geometry, then those are all excellent choices. Of course, Hammer requires special permission to use in non-licensed products.

#4

Quote:1.1 will allow artists/level designers to prototype geometry and then have artists make it look great, but I usually err on the side of allowing artists to do what they do best in the programs that are specifically oriented to making artwork. Re-creating Max or Maya from scratch is an interesting exercise, though.

Couldn't that argument be made for terrain as well, yet the editor supports creating terrain? I'm definitely not talking about replacing max or maya. I'm only talking about level geometry like BSP. One example of what i'm talking about would be the UDK editor where you can build levels for both indoor and outdoor. You then use maya and max to bring in static and animated meshes.

I think 3d packages are great for static/animated meshes, however, large, detailed indoor/outdoor levels are probably best done inside the game engine. I was wondering if a unified indoor/outdoor editor for Torque3D was on the horizon. I gather that this is not the case.

#5 @Jason

We're moving away from traditional BSP (so are other engines), but maybe we'll see the sketch tool expand further in the future to allow for game ready content to be made with it.

#6 That would be really great Tom. I just think it would be good if the level building experience could take place in one editor. Right now the Torque3D editor is awesome for outdoor scenes but if i want to integrate indoor areas i have to move to a different tool and then import. It becomes a bigger problem if i want to build a large indoor dungeon or something to that effect. Again, just my 2 cents :)

#7 @Jason

The issue is that 3dsMax is always gonna be a more flexible tool with more options that the game could have.

But maybe with a little more functionality you could do alot in engine and only hit Max for detailed models.

We'll see how things go.

#8 I was never a big fan of BSP modeling; it was like playing with legos but only having stumps for hands... Sorry, that was a horrible analogy.

Still, it would be very cool to see the sketch tool evolve into being able to produce game-usable, optimized content for really basic structures, especially for background work (say, tall square buildings in the background of a city).