Super Environment Package

Super Environment Package contains a collection of the most popular and useful new environment upgrades and objects. The resources have been updated to work with TGE 1.5.2, and include new replicators, Ben Garney's forest pack, terrain deformation, and more.

This package has been set up for the easiest possible integration if you are starting with a fresh build of Torque Game Engine v1.5.2. You will only need to add a few files to your engine solution, and the rest is simple drag and drop. If you are not starting with a fresh build, I highly recommend you use a manual integration program such as WinMerge.

The following resources (followed by the authors) were used in the creation of this package. Some resources had multiple authors, so if I left a name out be sure to correct me as everyone involved deserves a mention for this awesome code.

Forest Pack
by Ben Garney

Environment Package System
by Michael Perry

Grass Replicator
by Bendik Stang and Ken Finney

Updated Terrain Deformer
by Ron Nelson, Robert Brower, Stephen Zepp, Gary Preston, and others

Relative Paths for Terrain Textures
by Ed Zavada

fxShapeReplicator Update
by James Laker (BurNinG)

Animated fxShapeReplicator
by Vincent BILLET

fxShapeReplicator: Up to 16 random shapes
by Ben Sparks (Warspawn)

fxSquareFoliageReplicator
by Jon Jorajuria

Clustering in the Foliage and Shape Replicators
by Jeff Loveless

Changing the hard coded paths to script driven ones
by Gregory "Centove" McLean

Terrain Textures: Place by Latitude
by Andy Schatz


These directions are aimed at Windows users who compile in Visual Studio. If you require help with integration on a different OS, please post in the comment section.

Start by clicking HERE to download the files

ENGINE INTEGRATION
Step 1: Back up all your files, both engine and script

Step 2: Copy this resource's engine directory over your local engine directory.

Step 3: Open the Torque SDK solution (Torque SDK.sln)

Step 4: Under the Torque Demo project, right click on the Source Files filter (folder)

Step 5: Left click Add->New Filter

Step 6: Name the new filter "forest" (without the quotes)

Step 7: Right click the new forest filter

Step 8: Add->Existing Files

Step 9: Navigate to the engineforest directory

Step 10: Select all forest files and click "OK"

Step 11: Just as in steps 9-11, add the following files to the dgl filter:

• gTextureSheet.cc[li]gTextureSheet.h

Step 12: Add the following files to the gamefx filter:

• fxGrassReplicator.cc[li]fxGrassReplicator.h[li]fxSquareFoliageReplicator.cc[li]fxSquareFoliageReplicator.h[li]terraindeformer.cc[li]terraindeformer.h[li]twSurfaceReference.cc[li]twSurfaceReference.h

Step 13: Recompile your debug and release builds



SCRIPT INTEGRATION
This resource was built around the default example folder, mainly the starter.fps mod. If you are working with a fresh example folder, you can simply drag the example folder in this resource to your directory. Make sure you delete any .dso files before you run.

The alternative is to manually merge the files in this resource to whatever directory you are working from. Again, software like WinMerge is a good idea.

I've provided sample missions for you to view the upgrades and new environment objects. If you want more detailed descriptions and instructions, post your questions in the resource comments or visit the original resources.

Also, you will find a local copy of the directions and a kind of "coder log" in the Super Environment Resource.doc file.

This resource is a work in progress, both the code and the text found here. Please inform me of any errors or failure(code, grammar, steps, etc)

*Note - Restored links to files