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TGB Plug-in architecture needed

by Alex Rice · in Torque Game Builder · 06/02/2006 (11:17 am) · 4 replies

Now that TGB is going to have a Binary & Source versions, it may be time to seriously look at a plug-in architecture where people can add engine enhancements without compiling the whole thing from source. For example see this thread
www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=36789

Now we all have the source, as early adopters, but this could become a big issue for future binary only-customers.
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Torque Owner Michael Woerister
#1
06/02/2006 (11:23 am)
Yes yes and yes!

Maybe something like a script-wrapper for this resource?

I think this is strongly needed. Think of Neo Binedell's ISO pack. How would binary only users use it?

Torque Owner Michael Woerister
#2
06/02/2006 (11:34 am)
I don't have much time but from what I see in the source code it should not be a big problem to add ConsoleFunctions/ConsoleMethods at run-time from a DLL? I am not very familiar with DLLs though.

Torque Owner Alex Rice
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#3
06/02/2006 (11:40 am)
I'm not sure how it would/could work internally, I just know it would be useful & convenient :-)

Associate David Montgomery-Blake
David MontgomeryBlake
#4
06/02/2006 (11:46 am)
I like the idea of a script-wrapper for the resource rather than a platform-specific implementation.