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Massive levels

by Merfy · in Torque Game Engine · 08/22/2012 (1:36 pm) · 3 replies

Does Torque have any support for building massive levels? i.e. Arma / Fallout / Skyrim style where you would need multiple Torque levels stitched together somehow with seamless / automatic loading system. i.e. where 2048x2048 heightmaps aren't enough detail to represent the entire world. i.e. you don't want the user to have to wait for levels to load across borders, and being able to see across the borders. Ideally you wouldn't want to deal with multiple levels but instead somehow have a massive heightmap that automatically gets split into 2048x2048 as needed automatically.
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Torque Owner Jules
Something2Play
#1
08/23/2012 (7:34 am)
Doesn't support Streaming out of the box. It can be done, but needs a bit of work to modify the engine. The easiest solution would be a stitching effect where you have your main map, with zones/portals and a few terrains stuck together however these may not be seamless, or you could have them on separate heights, but then have the use of triggers to teleport your player to other locations.

Torque Owner Dan Webb
PsyCandy Games
#2
08/23/2012 (7:37 pm)
Alternatively, you could scale down the player and objects so the terrain seems larger in comparison. I've done this to great effect. However don't forget to scale down the Player/aiPlayer's run speed as well. Otherwise you seem to run at incredible speeds. Which is also funny, but weird.

Personally I prefer to work within normal (read 'default') confines and just create the level to make the player meander through the level.

Orion the Hunter
Fritterflames
#3
08/27/2012 (12:24 pm)
Some games have different parts of the levels. For example, you could get to the end of one part and then have it load the next as if it is a whole different level. I doubt this is what you wanted because it's kind of unprofessional, but still, it may be worth a try.