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Where is Torque Game Builder?

Name:	Eric Fritz
Date Posted:	Jun 07, 2006
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June 7th has arrived, where are the goods? The answer is that the build we had ready to go will be released later today as Early Adopter Release Candidate 2 (RC2). We are delaying the official 1.0 release until early next week for a number of reasons. As many of you know, we are introducing a new pricing structure with the official release. This requires several changes on our back end to ensure a pleasant buying experience and smooth release. SKUing the product, properly explaining the pricing structure on our website and other materials, and providing easy navigation to those seeking information are some of our primary concerns.

What this means to you as a community is, first, that we are extending the period of Early Adopter into early next week. That means you can still buy TGB with Source at $100 (or $80 if you already own TGE). Also, our TGB devs are chomping at the bit to use these few extra days to continue to polish the product. You all have provided excellent feedback, and Justin, Matt, Adam, Josh, and Melv are all hard at work responding to that feedback by fixing bugs and other issues that crop up. See Tales of the Rampant Coyote for a recent review of TGB, and you'll notice later today with the release of RC2 that many of Jay Barnson's issues have already been fixed. It is this dedication to the quality of the product that we plan to continue for the life of the product, long after the official release.

Again, sorry for the delay, but we are working to make this launch as smooth as possible. Thank you all for your support!

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J. Alan Atherton (Jun 07, 2006 at 19:09 GMT)

Now this is what I like to see! I'm glad that you guys are delaying a little to fix bugs. I would much rather have a highly polished product later than a slightly dented product now. I am very impressed with the workflow of TGB, and it's good to know that the bug count will be reduced!

Jay Barnson (Jun 07, 2006 at 19:23 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

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many of Jay Barnson's issues have already been fixed.

Woot!

I have high hopes for TGB, and I was really impressed with what I was able to get done coming in "cold" with the builder, in spite of the bugs and issues I ran into. If these issues can be resolved, I think this has the potential to be a REALLY kick-butt tool for indie game development.

I'm especially impressed that you were able to tackle so much in the middle of an office move! Good luck, guys!
Edited on Jun 07, 2006 19:24 GMT

Rodney Rindels - Torqued (Jun 07, 2006 at 19:25 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

Great Decision. Professional and Responsible... Thanks for being so diligent!

Timothy Aste (Jun 07, 2006 at 20:17 GMT)

I can personally vouch that all the TGB team has been crunching 12 hour days 7 days a week in order to deliver the highest quality product possible. No one wants this more than them! People can forgive a slight slip in a date, but people cannot forgive a few remaining little bugs and polish points in a release product. Thanks everyone! :)

Alex Rice (Jun 07, 2006 at 20:20 GMT)

Sigh... [puts bottle of Champagne back into fridge] :-) Also think another RC release is wise.

Anton Bursch (Jun 07, 2006 at 20:41 GMT)

will this be a 11:59pm release? or should i keep checking back thru the day today?

Leroy Frederick (Jun 07, 2006 at 20:46 GMT)

Yep, definetly a wise move, besides the current release is solid enougth to make/learn to make your game until the next RC/non ea is ready, so good move guys!

Will Pall (Jun 07, 2006 at 22:20 GMT)

Great! This is very exciting. I'm so ready to get my hands on TGB, I just haven't had the time.

Plus, this gives me time to become an Early Adopter before the price jumps up. Yes, I'm cheap. But what do you expect?

Anton Bursch (Jun 08, 2006 at 06:00 GMT)

Um... it's 11pm and where do I find this new version today?

Jay Moore (Jun 08, 2006 at 06:54 GMT)

@ Anton - I keep trying to teach everyone the use of the words 'coming soon' as even an RC 2 build still has to go through the rigors of testing and being anointed worthy of release. Something tells me you just want to be the first to log a bug report.

Josh Williams (Jun 08, 2006 at 06:58 GMT)

Hey guys,

Well, so hopefully everyone knows that we moved offices this week. Turns out, our internet connection at the office is not quite stable yet. It went down this evening. The TGB team got the RC2 build all ready to go, but because the net connection went down at the office, we weren't able to upload it to the server. I was at the office until 8:30 or so, and Rick stayed even later to try to get it uploaded, but it didn't work. :\

So, we'll have to go for tomorrow, network gods willing. Fun stuff. Apologies for the delay.

Anton Bursch (Jun 08, 2006 at 09:27 GMT)

@Jay Moore

LOL. nah, i am just busting out of my seams excited to use it. I was being an impatient little boy. Sorry. Moment of weakness. :P I just have heard how awesome it is and I want it in my greedy little hands. Overcome by fanboy excitement. :P

James Bond (Jun 08, 2006 at 13:11 GMT)

If only you guys accepted paypal....

Jay Barnson (Jun 08, 2006 at 14:38 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

Heh - my website is located right where a major windstorm hit last night. So it's STILL down. These things happen.

Anyway - no worries guys. Rossa Ruck on RC2 and the upcoming final release!

Richard Foge (Jun 11, 2006 at 20:09 GMT)

Everything's been great so far, can't wait to see the final! Good luck TGB team, keep up the great work!

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