Newbie intro

Hi guys!
First post on the board so here we go...

Stats: Markus from Stockholm, Sweden, 28 y.o. Webmaster and web marketer.

I got Torque2D a copuple of days ago, and I have completed the Basic tutorial, and it's working, except the sky isn't full but I read about that in a post.

I am a complete newbie when it comes to programming so expect to see some n00b posts from me in the future. First I was overwhelmed by the coding, I thought it was more WYSIWYG editor style, like GameMaker. Anyway I have some great ideas for games and I intend to learn this, even if it's a steep learning curve in the beginning.

I added one thing to the tutorial space scroller, and that is the ability for the ship to rotate. Not very useful at this stage but I felt very proud when I figured it out :)
And oh, I turned the ship into a frog that I made in Acrylic.

A couple of questions:
I have an idea that uses similar gameplay to Zuma and the likes, but it's not a copycat version of it.

Anyway, using the space scroller tutorial example - how would I get the missiles to fire in the same direction as the ship is tilted?

This is the code I made for the ship to turn:

function playerRound()
{
//Set the player moving Round
$player.setAngularVelocity(180);
}
function playerRounda()
{
//Set the player moving Round back by Markus
$player.setAngularVelocity(-180);
}
function playerRoundStop()
{
if ($player.getAngularVelocity()>0)
$player.setAngularVelocity(0);
function playerRoundaStop()
{
if ($player.getAngularVelocity()<0)
$player.setAngularVelocity(0);


I will have more dificult questions later on, no doubt. Like if I want the frog/ship to fire balls that add up in a pile on a specific place?

I also have almost no idea about tiles, and how to make a map but I'll check the tut's before asking.

BTW Is it common to give away your game ideas here? Or do you guys keep them for yourself?



Thanks guys, these forums are great.