Game Development Community

where is the community?

by RajeshKumarr · in General Discussion · 05/03/2009 (10:34 pm) · 7 replies

I asked three questions almost still not get the answers for any one.Even for simple camera questions.




---Rajesh---

#1
05/04/2009 (6:25 am)
I went through your other threads and find nowhere that your question wasn't answered. In the case of your simple camera question, simply reading the offline docs or doing a forum search will turn up a lot of information that you need. If you find it hard to understand the information, then I suggest you do some tutorials to gain that understanding.

Community != vending machine for answers
#2
05/04/2009 (8:43 am)
The community is everywhere. A lot of people will take the time to answer questions and try to help you out. Some of us go out of way in fact to try and be helpful to apparent newcomers so that you don't feel frustrated, but the community is not a full-time support department. Many people tend to ignore the repeated questions that someone new is always asking every few weeks, especially when a search can easily reveal the needed information. Many people only browse the forum sub categories that they specifically are interested in. Many people also only use the forums to ask questions.

So far you've only presented rather broad questions for which a strict and concise answer can't be given. What was not satisfactory about the answers you've already recieved?

c++ vs torquescript: You were given a general listing of some basic differences and a clear indication of where to look for further information. Your topic was a rather broad question, it would be better for you to obtain the needed basic information first and then ask questions when you don't understand what is before you.

barricade demo not running properly: You were in turn asked for further information about your too-general-in-nature question. "It doesn't run properly..." just doesn't tell us anything. For specific help you need to present a specific issue.

camera help: You were given two links that give an indication of where the sought for information can be found. Granted that the response time may not have been as quick as you wished, your question was answered. There are two different demo's you could have been using, you did not indicate which one. Anyway, a demand for code may or may not be answered with code. It's best to learn where the information or example code is to begin with instead of someone handing you copy/paste answers.

where is the community?: I must say that that is a pointed and loaded question that most people will ignore -- there was also really no need to post it in multiple forums. You also seem to present yourself as arguing with the person who was only pointing out that the information was there to be found, and that your general questions were, in general: answered.


#3
05/04/2009 (10:04 pm)
Thank you Ted
Just see my all threads.When the question is asked and when the question is answered.
For camera i already searched both forums and documentation.I
spend more than four days.Even searched in both demo (forge and barricade) source code.Both demo having unique camera movements but source code looks like almost the same(I know its not same but still can't find the difference between them in torqueScript source code).

---Rajesh---
#4
05/04/2009 (10:25 pm)
Thank you Michael for reply
I know community not providing full time support.But i asked the question about community after 10 days only.I can't find any genuine tutorials and documentation thats why asked in forums.


c++ vs torqueScript:Actually i asked that question to know how to create class or struct in torqueScript.Just read that thread and what they answered.All ready studied that documentation and i can't find these things.

barricade demo not running properly:I thought that not running properly means its running slowly.Its my mistake specify the problem.I specified now in above post.

camera help:One thread is in private i can't access it.I am reading the other thread now.

where is the community?:Its my mistake to post it in multiple forums.I got frustrated and created the thread then only realize that is not the right forums to answer the question.
#5
05/05/2009 (6:05 am)
Rajesh: I looked at all your threads before posting, and I assure you that you did not properly search the forums. If the first search doesn't work, then you should change the search terms, rephrase it, and then search again.

Examples:
"Classes in torquescript": www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/50178 First result in search

"camera position": www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/70051 Out of the top three results

As for your barricade demo running slow, you have not posted specs of what you're running it on, or what you have running in the background as far as applications or services go. It may be another issue, but you simply don't help anyone enough to help yourself.

As I said, we're not vending machines of knowledge- certain questions have been asked and answered so many times that people just don't bother answering the questions after a while, preferring that those who ask use the search feature instead of waiting for others to take time out of what they're doing to answer the question again after having done so for others. That is probably why you didn't get your answers as fast as you wanted.
#7
05/05/2009 (10:44 am)
Wow good stuff Sherman Pendley!