iTorque 2D 1.4.1 *PREVIEW*

In your accounts is a preview of iTorque 2D 1.4.1. This build does not represent the final release, but it does contain many bug fixes promised for the 1.4.1 release. Consider this a bug fix preview, not a final. This is the thread to post observations. For new bugs, create new threads using the bug reporting standard.

Expectations

This build has not gone through our full QA process. It has only passed acceptance criteria, which means it is usable. Issues may still be discovered during testing, even by you. Know that this does not fully represent the final product, but does give you a chance to see if it will meet your needs. There are always outlier issues that crop up when opening up testing to a massive user base. The best way to test on multiple systems is to bring you all into the fold.

Setup

If you have any previous installations of iTorque 2D, you will need to remove them completely. This build is not tested for compatibility with multiple installations and is not expected to "play nicely".

On Windows: you will want to run the uninstaller and delete the engine preferences directory. Ex: C:/Users/Mich/App/Data/Roaming/TorquePowered.

On OS X: You can delete the entire iTorque 2D directory (no uninstaller) and remove the preferences directory. Ex: Users/Mich/Library/TorquePowered.

The installers for iTorque 2D 1.4.1 are guided. Just follow the instructions and you should be able to start building out of the box.

Known Issues

- DOCUMENTATION IS INCOMPLETE. We are still adding new tutorials and will be completely removing old docs that do not apply to iTorque 2D 1.4.1. In this preview build, you will see some missing content or find old TGB docs that do not seem to work with iT2D. Know this will be taken care of in the final release.

- DEMOS ARE INCOMPLETE. We have removed the older demos that were not documented, were confusing or flat out did not run. You can see we are in the process of adding new demos that contain more interesting content and show off more features. The MusicPlayerExample is a finished demo, but will only work properly on a device if you have music in your iOS library. The foundation of the Shooter demo is in the installer, but it does not contain all the assets, game play or flow. The final demo should have clearly defined beginning, game play and ending. This will also be coupled with a tutorial. There will also be a Rainy Day demo for both iPhone and iPad.

- Particle emitter fixes not fully in place, will be for final release.

- Compiler warnings in example projects. We are still working on modifying our code to reduce the number of warning spit out by Xcode. More than just making it very difficult to debug problems, warnings are the pain in the arm before the heart attack. We will reduce as many as we can without having to completely refactor systems.

- Not tested against Xcode 4

- Multi-touch enhancement not in place yet

- Opening or creating another project from an existing one causes a reset of the editor screen

- Windows 7/Vista users without admin access and UAC turned on must run as an administrator. Read this thread for solution

- Older projects not tested against new build. No guarantee of perfect porting yet.