Tutorial Request Thread

#21 How about a tutorial for getting tbe working with t2d for us c++ n00bs....

#22 Nicholas: I set my projects up as follows:

client.cs - Just sets up the basic scene and starts calling GUIs for spalshscreens
collisions.cs - deals with all the collision callbacks, also has my 'explode object', 'update health' functions and so-on
enemies.cs - creates the sprites and basic data for the enemies in the game
execs.cs - keeps all the exec calls to my other files in one place
game.cs - core game routines such as setting up the play field and so-on
gfxdatablocks - all the graphics datablocks
player.cs - deals with creating the player sprite, associated mounts, variable, action maps and so-on
sfxdatablocks.cs - all the sound datablocks

Then I split out game specific parts of code into various sub files as well.

But really, you just need to find a system that works well for you.

Darren - Getting TBE running isn't too tricky. Even I've managed it :) If I can remember what I did (and noone else posts first) I'll get something typed up tomorrow.

#23 That would be great.

I used someones workspace and followed all the instructions but it does not do anything when i build.

#24 Script Solution would be fairly easy. If you do something like this

$ViewableBounds= "0 0 100 100";

If you want a 10 by 10 grid then any WC between 0->10 would be at point say 5 5

function getPosition(%WC) {
     %xpos = getWord(%wc, 0);
     %ypos = getWord(%wc, 1);

     %xbase = mFloor(%xpos/10) * 10;
     %ybase = mFloor(%ypos/10) * 10;

     return %xbase + 5 SPC %ybase + 5;
}

So something like that could be the begining of a tile/block setup. If the World Cord is say 65 23 then it would end up being 65 25 ( which would be the middle of the square 60 20 70 30.

#25 Darren - Your TBE and T2D request is my command: [ur]http://www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=31167[/url]

I made it a seperate thread, as it has the potential to get complicated if things don't work, and I also thought it might make it easier to find the info if people do a search.

#26 Excellent thanks Phil your a Star.

this should be a resource.

#27 I'm a beginner and have heard good things about John Vanderbeck's 'Hello World' tutorials. Does anyone have a working link? I'd be willing to host this resource on my webserver if necessary btw....Thanks!

#28 Here:

www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=28302

#29 Thanks, but the links to John's site (where the tuts were hosted) are broken -- so I was hoping someone had relocated them or could post them here. Anyhow, not a big deal, I guess.

#30 A "hello world" tutorial would be a great start to the t2d beginners.

#31 Actually Brent there is a hello world tutorial.

The link is

www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=28610

#32 Thanks, but as I already mentioned (three posts up) the link is broken; John Vanderbeck's hosting seems to be defunct.

Anyhow, i guess it doesn't really matter as the spacescroller demo is pretty fine....

#33 How about these for offical ones

introduction to tilemapping in T2d

Moving an animated character around a map

Scrolling a map around a animated character

simple platform game using tilemaps

physics in a platform game

also for these how starting from a blank project for these so people are used to setting things up from scracth.