iTorque 2D 1.5 - Home Stretch
by Michael Perry · 09/12/2011 (5:15 pm) · 30 comments
Greetings everyone! Welcome to the first entry of the iTorque 2D v1.5 release series. The previews are over and we have entered private testing. Our internal QA team is already working on their first pass, while our private testers will be getting their hands on a build later this week. The goal of this series is start generating excitement and spread the word of the imminent 1.5 release. This entry will recap the work that has gone into 1.5 (that you know of). Previews 1 and 2 were greeted with much praise, so it's worth covering what they introduced.
Game Center
The following core features are supported as of v1.5 Preview 1:- Player authentication
- Achievement tracking
- Scoring and leaderboards
- Viewing built-in displays for Achievements and Leaderboards
All of the features are exposed to TorqueScript, giving you the option to work in your language of choice. The C++ and Objective-C code has been thoroughly commented and documented.
Improved Motion Controls
Full motion control programming at your fingertips. The new and improved motion system for 1.5 features:- Full gyroscope support
- Accelerometer data now includes gravity
- ActionMap system allows for simple, one line bindings to the motion devices
- Full control over starting, updating and stopping of motion controls
- Can be bound to behavior system, making it artist and designer friendly
You may not always use motion controls, but when you do it will all be available (no limitations).
Enhanced Multitouch
Touch support in iTorque 2D has been enhanced dramatically. The improved touch system provides the flexibility and power required for any app you can design:- Per-object touch reaction in as little as four lines of code
- New drag behavior with every project. 1 click of the mouse from the editor enables object dragging
- Modular system allows you to have different multitouch schemes
- Toggle entire touch reaction systems at will, eliminating the need for monolithic logic statements
Next Entry
The next blog will discuss the BIG feature added to iTorque 2D 1.5. Help us spread the word and drum up some excitement for this series. I'm sure more will want to read next week's unveiling of Universal App Support (one level, ALL devices)!Preview Images
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#2
09/12/2011 (5:28 pm)
looks cool enough to almost make me want to start developing for iStuff 
#4
09/12/2011 (5:48 pm)
Looks good. Definitely excited to try it out. 
#5
Great job and keep up the good work!
09/12/2011 (9:14 pm)
You guys are really continuing to deliver on the new direction the company has taken.Great job and keep up the good work!
#6
09/12/2011 (9:22 pm)
All devices as in all "iDevices" or things like Android too? 
#7
09/12/2011 (9:47 pm)
Excellent! Looking forward to seeing your great tutorials and documentations. Thanks Michael.
#8
@Greg - You know you want to Bonez. Give in!
@Edward - iOS devices, meaning iPod touch, iPhone, iPhone 4 and iPad.
09/12/2011 (10:34 pm)
Thanks everyone!@Greg - You know you want to Bonez. Give in!
@Edward - iOS devices, meaning iPod touch, iPhone, iPhone 4 and iPad.
#9
09/13/2011 (12:18 am)
Great news :) 
#10
09/13/2011 (12:30 am)
Can I open my 1.5p2 project with 1.5final? 
#11
09/13/2011 (1:42 am)
Excellent work guys, can't wait to see the release :) 
#12
09/13/2011 (4:29 am)
Awesome! i look forward to see the release! Thank you and your team for the hard work. ;) 
#13
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PLEASE, AGAIN!!!
Good works!
09/13/2011 (9:17 am)
PLEASE!!!!! NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE, NEW TUTORIAL, NEW SAMPLE CODE!!!!
PLEASE, AGAIN!!!
Good works!
#14
Don't worry, I'll cover that information in a later blog.
09/13/2011 (9:47 am)
@Carlos - Thanks for the feedback. Here is my counter-offer: would you find new tutorials and new sample code useful? =)Don't worry, I'll cover that information in a later blog.
#15
09/13/2011 (11:17 am)
Congrats guys! Exciting times!! 
#16
09/13/2011 (12:34 pm)
Excellent news! 
#17
09/13/2011 (5:10 pm)
Great work!!! Can't wait. The new multitouch improvements are cruicial for our new title. Keep it up guys. 
#18
09/14/2011 (11:39 am)
Promising 
#19
09/14/2011 (6:07 pm)
This looks great and so does the T3D stuff posted earlier, but to be honest I'm really getting antsy about T2D (the only product I actively use)... can you guys post anything about it or is it too hush hush top secret sort of stuff!? :) 
#20
Anyone curious visit: http://www.makingindiegames.com/TSIT.php
09/14/2011 (9:21 pm)
It would be interesting if my Torque Script Interactive Tutorial 2 software could help the documentation efforts of Torque 2D and iTorque2D. Just a thought.Anyone curious visit: http://www.makingindiegames.com/TSIT.php
Torque 3D Owner Ronny Bangsund
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Looking forward to the universal features. Then we can start whining about 1.6 features, right?