Lighting Pack version 1.1.5 Q&A

#121 Hi

I recently bought the lighting pack ver 1.3 and I couldn't find any patch file in the unzipped files and I don't know how to apply the pack to my existing TGE solution.

The post in this forum seems to be outdated since they are talking about files that are not included in the last download

Any help please

#122 Hi Guillermo,

This thread is very old (it's based on version 1.1.5 of the Torque Lighting Kit) and very out of date.

The patch files were problematic when used on a TGE project that had a lot of game specific changes, so they were replace by the full TGE source (with TLK already integrated and ready to use). This makes using TLK much easier both when starting a new project, because you can get started immediately - the source is already setup and ready to use, and also when merging an existing project with TLK, because the process is simple and there are no lengthy or complicated instructions or command line tools to use.

The latest TLK releases (1.3 and 1.3.5) contain the full source code ready to use, and also a Migration Guide in the main TLK folder, which explains how to quickly and easily merge your changes into the TLK project or TLK into your project (whichever you find easiest).

All of the TLK code changes are clearly commented, so when you come across a change in the source you can easily identify the code as belonging to TLK, TGE, or your game - this makes both merging and upgrading to future TLK versions quick and easy.

If you have any specific question while merging or are curious how certain sections of code work feel free to ask over at the TLK Private Forums - I'll be happy to answer them and I can go into a lot more detail there.

Let me know if this helps!

-John

#123 Thanks for your help John I'll head to the Private Forums

#124 Hi John,

I believe that this is the TLK forum which you mentioned.

As I mentioned before I need older version of Light Pack, or need to know how to merge light pack version 3.5 with the Torque which I have been coding with.

Hope you can help me with this.

Thank you in advance.

Jun

#125 Nearly there, this is the TLK public forums.

In order to discuss details on how best to approach integration strategies for your project and what changes can be made to streamline the process we need to be in the TLK private forums, here:

TLK private forums

Just click on the link above, it'll take you there. Then create a new thread and we can get started.