Total conversion of RTS 1.0 for TGE 1.3 to TGE 1.4
by William Fox · in General Discussion · 05/12/2006 (2:45 am) · 29 replies
Tonight i finished a 3 week long project
I converted the RTS pack to a build solution for TGE 1.4
many forums posts led to my learning what was needed
and what was misleading or just down the wrong path
two GG employees corresponded thru email or chat
during this process
another commented frequently in the RTS General forum
the end result is anyone who purchases the 1.0 RTS starter kit
can have a fully 100 % clean functioning copy of RTS for TGE 1.4
in a matter of mins
the documentation is very concise and first user to build with my instructions
and hosted edits (.zips)
posted success 23 mins after I completed the post
a second after 29 mins
both said SUCCESS !!
so if you are holding off buying the RTS kit awaiting a 1.4 version
wait no longer its avail to any licenced RTS starter kit owner
under the RTS General Forum
and the build instructions might even help you with non RTS projects
the docs are very complete and include links to a free Visual C++ compiler
and the Microsoft developer SDK
this solution is for Visual C++ 8 and Visual C++ Express Edition VS2005
I converted the RTS pack to a build solution for TGE 1.4
many forums posts led to my learning what was needed
and what was misleading or just down the wrong path
two GG employees corresponded thru email or chat
during this process
another commented frequently in the RTS General forum
the end result is anyone who purchases the 1.0 RTS starter kit
can have a fully 100 % clean functioning copy of RTS for TGE 1.4
in a matter of mins
the documentation is very concise and first user to build with my instructions
and hosted edits (.zips)
posted success 23 mins after I completed the post
a second after 29 mins
both said SUCCESS !!
so if you are holding off buying the RTS kit awaiting a 1.4 version
wait no longer its avail to any licenced RTS starter kit owner
under the RTS General Forum
and the build instructions might even help you with non RTS projects
the docs are very complete and include links to a free Visual C++ compiler
and the Microsoft developer SDK
this solution is for Visual C++ 8 and Visual C++ Express Edition VS2005
About the author
I recently turned 60 years old I have 5 children and 11 grandchildren And just learned my youngest is due With number 12
#2
to a unique torque install with VS2005.zip
RTS_Starter_Kit-1-4_Beta1.zip
has been sent to GG I have been told this
will become an available resource to RTS Starter Kit licenced owners
and after a testing period will become the new RTS pack
for now if you are in a hurry
buy the pack and go to
RTS Starter Kit Private Forums >> General
and view post
Author William Fox (Member) Topic: RTS/ TGE ver 1.4 build solution
Posted: May 11, 2006 19:01
follow the instructions and you will have it
Quotes from Forum on this solution:
Josh Williams
Employee Posted: May 12, 2006 16:31
William, this rocks! Thanks. Great work, all involved.
Stuff like this always reminds us of how cool it is that we
have smart customers with access to the source code.
Dreamer
Member Posted: May 12, 2006 00:18
Congratulations William thats a fantastic job!
Tim Tillotson
Member Posted: May 12, 2006 00:24
I just finished building it and playing with it. It works great. Nice work William!!
Matt "Thrives on caffeine" Begg
Member Posted: May 13, 2006 10:51
Finished your instructions err ~15hrs ago :-) but forgot to post back on my SUCCESS!!
Well I did have a nights sleep in between too.
Very concise instructions, and not a single error or warning in the process.
Thanks a lot for your work on this
====================
the instructions are simple to follow
trust me if this dont work for you
time to find a new hobby
====================
all editing is removed from the build
4 simple .zips transform the RTS 1.3 into 1.4
you will need to recompile the torqueDemo.exe
however the
RTS_Starter_Kit-1-4_Beta1.zip
install i created tonite requires no compiler build
you can pop it in and click on included shortcut and poof it's there
also incl a .sln solution with .vcproj support files so you can also
customize it as you see fit
here's an image of the RTS 1.4 build in action
it will look just like 1.3 but in world editing is under 1.4
image was resized not an exact pixel/pixel rendering
05/12/2006 (11:15 pm)
Tonite per request of GG employee I created a .zip file to extractto a unique torque install with VS2005.zip
RTS_Starter_Kit-1-4_Beta1.zip
has been sent to GG I have been told this
will become an available resource to RTS Starter Kit licenced owners
and after a testing period will become the new RTS pack
for now if you are in a hurry
buy the pack and go to
RTS Starter Kit Private Forums >> General
and view post
Author William Fox (Member) Topic: RTS/ TGE ver 1.4 build solution
Posted: May 11, 2006 19:01
follow the instructions and you will have it
Quotes from Forum on this solution:
Josh Williams
Employee Posted: May 12, 2006 16:31
William, this rocks! Thanks. Great work, all involved.
Stuff like this always reminds us of how cool it is that we
have smart customers with access to the source code.
Dreamer
Member Posted: May 12, 2006 00:18
Congratulations William thats a fantastic job!
Tim Tillotson
Member Posted: May 12, 2006 00:24
I just finished building it and playing with it. It works great. Nice work William!!
Matt "Thrives on caffeine" Begg
Member Posted: May 13, 2006 10:51
Finished your instructions err ~15hrs ago :-) but forgot to post back on my SUCCESS!!
Well I did have a nights sleep in between too.
Very concise instructions, and not a single error or warning in the process.
Thanks a lot for your work on this
====================
the instructions are simple to follow
trust me if this dont work for you
time to find a new hobby
====================
all editing is removed from the build
4 simple .zips transform the RTS 1.3 into 1.4
you will need to recompile the torqueDemo.exe
however the
RTS_Starter_Kit-1-4_Beta1.zip
install i created tonite requires no compiler build
you can pop it in and click on included shortcut and poof it's there
also incl a .sln solution with .vcproj support files so you can also
customize it as you see fit
here's an image of the RTS 1.4 build in action
it will look just like 1.3 but in world editing is under 1.4
image was resized not an exact pixel/pixel rendering
#6
this solution provides a full TGE 1.4
version of RTS and will prove to be
a nice resource for anyone who wants
to play with or get serious with an RTS
project.
05/12/2006 (11:36 pm)
This was no quick fix or patchthis solution provides a full TGE 1.4
version of RTS and will prove to be
a nice resource for anyone who wants
to play with or get serious with an RTS
project.
#7
This sort of thing was greatly needed, and it is really motivating to see it become available.
05/13/2006 (10:04 am)
Fantastic job William! Thank you for your effort.This sort of thing was greatly needed, and it is really motivating to see it become available.
#8
05/13/2006 (11:00 am)
This is great. Thanks for all your hard work. :) 
#10
05/14/2006 (7:56 am)
I only have VC72003 so i guess i will be waiting for the 1.4 version. Looks promising though. 
#11
You can get VC2005 Express Edition completely free from Microsoft website. Seems they have released a VS Express Edition for free and will never charge for it (they have planned to make it free until this November, but then they have said that they decided to leave it free)
05/14/2006 (9:18 am)
@James True:You can get VC2005 Express Edition completely free from Microsoft website. Seems they have released a VS Express Edition for free and will never charge for it (they have planned to make it free until this November, but then they have said that they decided to leave it free)
#12
::Before beginning make sure you have either::
Microsoft Visual Studio 8 (Commercial) or
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition (FREE)
vcsetup.exe version 2.0.50727.42
builds Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 version 8.0.50727.42
also uses Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0.50727
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/download/
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Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 SP1
PSDK-x86.exe version 6.00.2600.0000
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A55B6B43-E24F-4EA3-A93E-40C0EC4F68E5&displaylang=en#filelist
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both free .... get them both
05/14/2006 (10:08 am)
Yes my INSTRUCTIONS include:::Before beginning make sure you have either::
Microsoft Visual Studio 8 (Commercial) or
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition (FREE)
vcsetup.exe version 2.0.50727.42
builds Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 version 8.0.50727.42
also uses Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0.50727
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/download/
Click Me
Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 SP1
PSDK-x86.exe version 6.00.2600.0000
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A55B6B43-E24F-4EA3-A93E-40C0EC4F68E5&displaylang=en#filelist
Click Me
3 rd file in list
both free .... get them both
#13
Hi William,
Thanks for the note. I will reply in more detail later. But FYI, I received your RTS 1.4 Beta package... thanks for sending it. We will get it up on the site as soon as time allows. Hopefully this week! :)
-Josh
looks like a single .zip install of RTSStarterKit-1-4.Beta1 is coming soon to GG downloads
05/16/2006 (6:47 pm)
Good News got this in email todayHi William,
Thanks for the note. I will reply in more detail later. But FYI, I received your RTS 1.4 Beta package... thanks for sending it. We will get it up on the site as soon as time allows. Hopefully this week! :)
-Josh
looks like a single .zip install of RTSStarterKit-1-4.Beta1 is coming soon to GG downloads
#15
06/12/2006 (10:20 am)
Did it ever get posted? :)
#16
06/15/2006 (12:54 pm)
Looks like it hasn't unfortunately.
#17
07/21/2006 (10:47 am)
The resource is submitted its awaiting approval before you see it on search
#18
Then if I feel brave I'll try to get it to work with the TLK, unless someone else manages it first...
07/21/2006 (10:53 am)
Great, can't wait to get this! Thanks for all the hard work!!Then if I feel brave I'll try to get it to work with the TLK, unless someone else manages it first...
#19
07/21/2006 (10:55 am)
Even if it hasn't been approved, the resource is still there and you can post a link to it. If you posted it a while ago it may be up already but buried somewhere in the resource pile too. There was a period where they forgot to update the resources for a couple months and a ton went up at once.
#20
Upd:download temp. disabled for security reasons.
07/23/2006 (12:58 am)
For TLK 1.4.0 + RTS Kit see http://www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=10952Upd:download temp. disabled for security reasons.
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