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Tgb And Rpg's

by Martyn · in Torque Game Builder · 06/13/2007 (11:12 am) · 5 replies

Hi,

I am sure i know the answer to this :)

I am looking to get TGB next month and the main reason is to make some decent RPG's, i have been writing design docs and using other engines since about 1997 just nothing worth showing due to poor engines. which is why im looking forward to getting used to TGB.

My main question is most Indies seem to make casual games and i personally dont like them, i think the market for them is very saturated and i dont find them that fun to play, and i am not going to make a game that i personally dont enjoy to play :)

After all one of the reasons i make games is to make a game i want to play myself :)

Anyway back to my question can TGB make a large RPG?? i know its a lot of work, my plan is to do it in bits, ie make one map at a time and build on a base and see how it goes. I was just wondering if it can handle a long RPG game ie something with the gameplay of 50+ hours :)

Thanks for any replies and i hope the question didnt sound too noobish or like i was 12 lol

(just to confirm im not 12 lol im 22 )

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I have been interested in game development for around 10 years, it has always remained a hobby. I am now looking to develop my skills and maybe progress it from a hobby into a 2nd income.

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    Employee David Montgomery-Blake
    David MontgomeryBlake
    #1
    06/13/2007 (1:38 pm)
    Yeah. It's not the size/length/etc, but your experience. If you need to have precise control over things like isometric rendering, then you would want to pick up the Professional version and get your hands dirty with the C++ side (or get Neo's pack when it is finished). You can link "levels" and such without difficulty. Most of your time will be spent in the system development and tweaking phase. For example, you could begin with something like the Adventure Kit and add turn-based RPG dialogs, a dialogue system, event monitor, quest structure, etc and have a very passable "old sk00l" RPG. It would take some elbow grease, but as long as you sit down and do it, you should be fine.

    Torque Owner Martyn
    #2
    06/13/2007 (1:47 pm)
    Cool

    i do plan to buy that kit. Im not a programmer and dont know c++ atall but my farther has known C for a long time so i will get one on one lessons with him and read several books on C++ so i can learn enough to use Torque products :)

    I think its going to take a bit of work coming from a game maker to a game engine :) but will be worth it

    Torque Owner Martyn
    #3
    06/13/2007 (1:59 pm)
    The game system itself would be very basic

    Ie battle system similar to the old gameboy games "pokemon" i find that with Indie games Simple tends to always work best lol

    Torque Owner Benjamin L. Grauer
    #4
    06/14/2007 (12:50 pm)
    TGB is very efficient for core games, but casual games are simply quicker to pull out. I myself am making an hardcore-gamer Action Platformer game and development is doing well using only torquescript.

    Before buying, download the trial version and do all the tutorials that's in it. They're really well made, it'll get you started with torquescript and from here you can make a decision.

    Torque Owner Martyn
    #5
    06/14/2007 (12:52 pm)
    Yeah

    I have 2 RPGs planned but they are going on pause for awhile. I am going to get better at TGB by developing a few casual games :)

    Martyn