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by Chris Everhart · in Torque Game Engine · 05/27/2010 (8:26 pm) · 3 replies

Hi guys! I've been toying around with TGE for a bit now and was wondering how to make it so that it autoloads a mission rather than kicking up to the mission select menu. Right now, I have a class selection menu that leads to the mission select but I've only got the one mission. I'm basically just looking to simplify the process of getting into the game.
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    Torque 3D Owner Thomas Bang
    #1
    05/28/2010 (5:14 am)
    There is a function called "SM_StartMission".

    function SM_StartMission()
{
   %id = SM_missionList.getSelectedId();
   %mission = getField(SM_missionList.getRowTextById(%id), 1);

   if ($pref::HostMultiPlayer)
      %serverType = "MultiPlayer";
   else
      %serverType = "SinglePlayer";

   createServer(%serverType, %mission);
   %conn = new GameConnection(ServerConnection);
   RootGroup.add(ServerConnection);
   %conn.setConnectArgs($pref::Player::Name);
   %conn.setJoinPassword($Client::Password);
   %conn.connectLocal();
}

    The important part is "createServer..." and below. But be aware, loading a mission in TGE requires some knowledge.

    Auto-loading a mission after startup:

    Look into client/ui/StartupGui.gui. Somewhere around line 39 you will find the function "checkStartupDone". Comment out "loadMainMenu();" and execute your mission from there.


    Torque Owner Donnie Hutson Jr
    #2
    05/28/2010 (5:23 am)
    Hey Chris, you could try this, it should work in 1.5.2 also and you can load a mission from command line also.

    www.torquepowered.com/community/forums/viewthread/37210
    www.torquepowered.com/community/forums/viewthread/60155

    Good luck and hope it helps.......

    Torque Owner Chris Everhart
    #3
    05/28/2010 (11:36 am)
    Thanks for the advice guys! It helped a lot!