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So why not just 3d?

by David E. Whitcher · in Torque Game Engine · 12/07/2007 (1:18 pm) · 2 replies

From sifting through the forums I have determined that Game Builder is easier to learn then Game Engine but both use the same scripting language. Since there is only a $50 price difference is there any reason I wouldn't want to buy Game Engine and use it to make both 2D & 3D games?
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David MontgomeryBlake
#1
12/07/2007 (4:38 pm)
Because you would have to recreate TGB in TGE to get the 2D engine features. The underlying tech is the same, but TGB and TGE have quite a lot of different things going on under the hood. TGB is not TGE-Lite. It is its own engine with features not included in TGE at all. Features you would have to code from scratch in C++ over a number of dev cycles.

David E. Whitcher
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12/07/2007 (7:54 pm)
I don't really need 3D but it seemed like a nice idea. Right now I am just seeing what I can accomplish by myself and what I'll need to farm out. My experience programming is limited to VB and Zillions script which I hear is like lisp. Hopefully the simpler projects can be done without hiring a programmer.

Thanks for the answer.