How Big Is The Starter Landscape?
by Damian Hart · in Torque Game Engine · 10/22/2005 (12:46 pm) · 4 replies
My class is evaluating different game engines and I've got Torque. Our final project is to create "some sort of game" with our engine. I'm thinking that by using the starter.fps as my base, I can (maybe) create a simple platform-jumping level where I start at A and have to move my way to B and touch item C to win.
So, first I need to consider my map. I'm thinking I'll use the starter.fps map...change the terrain...etc., But then I wondered. How big a map do I need? How big is the map in starter.fps? So I ran it and just pressed the forward button to see when I'd hit the edge of the world and what would happen.
About 30 minutes later, I'm still running!
So the first of many questions is: How big *is* the starter.fps world? Or is it wrapping me in some odd way that makes it look endless, but really isn't? How do I make a smaller map? Or do I use the "infinite map" and put up staticmesh walls to make it smaller? Are there memory/load issues?
Thanks for answers.
---Damian
So, first I need to consider my map. I'm thinking I'll use the starter.fps map...change the terrain...etc., But then I wondered. How big a map do I need? How big is the map in starter.fps? So I ran it and just pressed the forward button to see when I'd hit the edge of the world and what would happen.
About 30 minutes later, I'm still running!
So the first of many questions is: How big *is* the starter.fps world? Or is it wrapping me in some odd way that makes it look endless, but really isn't? How do I make a smaller map? Or do I use the "infinite map" and put up staticmesh walls to make it smaller? Are there memory/load issues?
Thanks for answers.
---Damian
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#3
10/22/2005 (1:22 pm)
I created some kind of flying through chepoints + colecting uselles stuff type of game for practice and terrain was bigger than I needed (no tiling) so you can go with platforer type of game :)
#4
10/23/2005 (11:19 am)
Oops, I made a mistake. You don't want the terrain editor, you want to look at the mission editor. 
Torque Owner David Stewart
I don't know the size, but the terrian is tiled. Load up the editor (F11) and then load the terrain editor. One of the views is the map and you will see that it tiles. The red rectangle shows you the 'play/mission' area. You'd be able to make a mario world type game or a racing game nicely.