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Newb Needs Help

by Derek Nelsen · in General Discussion · 12/08/2007 (2:59 pm) · 7 replies

Hi. I'm fairly new to the Torque game engine and don't quite understand how it all works. I have already gone through the Starting Tutorial and have an idea what to expect. But one question that has racked my mind the whole time is how do I start a new game template? I understand that the fps starter kit can be modified, but I don't quite understand how.

I don't know how clear I'm being on my problems, so any general information to get me started will be a big help. Thank you.
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Dustin Mullen
#1
12/08/2007 (4:25 pm)
The tutorial should have told you to edit the main.cs file in notepad and change the line where it says tutorial.base to starter.fps. Main.cs is located in torque-example.

$defaultGame = "starter.fps";
$displayHelp = false;

^
It should look like that when you are done.

Edit: Do you have the demo or did you buy a license?

Torque Owner Vashner
#2
12/08/2007 (5:34 pm)
We really need to make some better starting guide / roadmaps... ( I know. why don't I do it? Cause I am too sick and too busy).

Torque Owner Derek Nelsen
#3
12/08/2007 (5:56 pm)
I have the license. It's just been a pain starting the engine with not too much coding experience. And one more question...if when i change the main.cs to the starter.fps, do I need to make a backup copy and rename it to the game I'm creating?

Torque Owner Mike Rowley
Mike Rowley
#4
12/08/2007 (7:16 pm)
I always make a new folder and copy the starter.fps folder along with the common and creator folders to my new folder. Then the exe, main, and other associated dll files. That way I'm not messing with any of the original files and folders. It also seperates things into their own folders.

Torque Owner Derek Nelsen
#5
12/08/2007 (7:29 pm)
Well thanks a lot for the help. I'll look into that.

Dustin Mullen
#6
12/11/2007 (1:09 pm)
You could should backup everything you do into another folder in case you screw something up, you can always copy and paste your game back to normal. You don't have to back it up and rename it, but you always could if you wanted to.

Employee David Montgomery-Blake
David MontgomeryBlake
#7
12/11/2007 (3:07 pm)
Check out this resource for quick and easy version control setup. And make sure to read the documentation.