out of the box problem

#1 Anybody? I'd settle for an email address to torsion support. Otherwise I just lit $40 on fire.

#2 I do not use torsion but I will try and help you.
..does torsion have a logfile that you can post to: rafb.net/paste/ ??

#3 @Zach

First... disable the precompile by going to the Project->Properties, select the configurations tab, edit your config and uncheck 'Precompile Enabled'.

Does that get you working?

#4 I use torsion, TGB and vista, but I cant even begin to imagine what could be causing you trouble.
My only advice would be to try reinstalling.

Did you try contacting someone at SickHead? http://www.sickhead.com/Contact

#5 disabling precompile I get the error "Executable launch failed!"

#6 Zach, I know I will sound strange here..but I am curious why you would buy Torsion before buying TGB. Do you plan to buy TGB or another engine ?? ..otherwise, you kinda did burn $40.

#7 @Zach - I also got your email... i'm gonna respond here.

First... what EXE are you using? Is this one you compiled yourself or one that comes with the TGB install?

#8 I am using whatever the program defaults to upon install. I bought Torsion and TGB at the same time. I have used them at work and assumed everything would be fine at home.

#9 You are probably running torsion in debug mode. If so, it looks for an "_debug.exe". Change it to release mode, and it should look for the normal executable.

You can go into Project/Properties/Configuration and edit the configurations to use whichever EXE's you have present.

#10 @Zach
Just as a side note, you should probably make a post in the site feedback forum about your profile not being updated. I saw you've posted in the TGB Private forums but your profile hasn't reflected the purchase for some reason.

#11 I checked the configuration and I am running in Release mode using TGBGame.exe

#12 I can't see any record of your purchases on this account. Could you contact me at davidb@garagegames.com to try to sort out what is going on with your account?

#13 @Zach - Oh... if your using a pirated version of Torsion... those don't work. I took some time to add dozens of random crashes and errors when the security has been stripped off the EXE... have fun. :)

#14 *Edit* - Ok... Zach I see 2 accounts here under 2 different email addresses..

Can you let me know which email address you used when you purchased the software, and the date?

#15 I really don't think that's necessary.

#16 @Zach - Whenever I see this message, either the base directory is wrong on the project properties, or the configuration doesn't point to the right exe. If you haven't already, make sure the full paths are specified. If you copied a project from your work and brought it home, it's possible the path is different.

#17 Jaimi brings up a point... the "Base Directory" setting is often set to the wrong folder. Move it to one directory above the one you have it set to and try that.

#18 So did anyone find a solution to this?

Im having the exact same symptoms. but running torsion with TGE on vista-64.
I found that if I use "run without debugging" then TGE will launch.

All I get when trying to run the normal way is a torqueDemo.exe in my task manager that sits and does nothing. I can use the 'stop' command from within torsion and the exe will go away and let me try again -- but thats as far as I get.

I started by copying my project folder over from my XP 64bit box where everything runs fine. I tried unchecking the "precompile" step from my project but that didnt change anything.
Ive since removed all the existing .torsion files from my project folder, uninstalled, redownloaded and re-installed torsion. but the problem still persists.

Any ideas?

#19 Anybody?

#20 @Jon - Take a look at the console.log file in the TorqueDemo.exe folder... does it report any errors? Can you post it to tinypaste.com/?