Proofreading requested - new TGE tutorial
by Orion Elenzil · in Torque Game Engine · 07/12/2008 (6:33 pm) · 16 replies
Howdy folks -
Tutorials seem to be all the rage on GG lately,
and i got the bug to make one myself.
It's rather lengthy, but touches a pretty broad range of subjects interesting i think to the programmer who's starting to look under the covers of Torque networking and graphics:
* Creating a new class in the TGE class heirarchy.
* Adding a new class to the World Editor.
* The basics of render images / prepRenderImage().
* Some basics of OpenGL rendering.
* Fun with sine waves.
* Networking / Ghosting / Network Scope / PackUpdate / NetMasks.
* Exposing C++ fields to script as member fields.
* Exposing C++ fields to script via ConsoleMethods.
if anyone has the time to check it over and offer criticism, i'd appreciate it.
one obvious flaw: it's not formatted as a TGE resource, since i wanted to use more features of HTML (and javascript) than the forums allow. so it's hosted on my own site.
anyhow, here's the link to Not Taunting of HappyFunSquiggleBall, a tutorial!
if you have advice/suggestions/criticisms, please post here, or send email to the address in my profile.
thanks!
orion
Tutorials seem to be all the rage on GG lately,
and i got the bug to make one myself.
It's rather lengthy, but touches a pretty broad range of subjects interesting i think to the programmer who's starting to look under the covers of Torque networking and graphics:
* Creating a new class in the TGE class heirarchy.
* Adding a new class to the World Editor.
* The basics of render images / prepRenderImage().
* Some basics of OpenGL rendering.
* Fun with sine waves.
* Networking / Ghosting / Network Scope / PackUpdate / NetMasks.
* Exposing C++ fields to script as member fields.
* Exposing C++ fields to script via ConsoleMethods.
if anyone has the time to check it over and offer criticism, i'd appreciate it.
one obvious flaw: it's not formatted as a TGE resource, since i wanted to use more features of HTML (and javascript) than the forums allow. so it's hosted on my own site.
anyhow, here's the link to Not Taunting of HappyFunSquiggleBall, a tutorial!
if you have advice/suggestions/criticisms, please post here, or send email to the address in my profile.
thanks!
orion
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#2
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
07/12/2008 (6:53 pm)
Just from glancing through the tutorial, I have to say.. This is going to make a PROFOUND improvement on my understanding of not only general coding in Torque, but the handshakes and processes that are going on between the individual components...THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
#3
This is super. I'm off to bed now, but will read more of it in the morning.
Thankyou. We need more tutorials like this around here. :-)
07/12/2008 (8:29 pm)
Wow Orien, This is super. I'm off to bed now, but will read more of it in the morning.
Thankyou. We need more tutorials like this around here. :-)
#4
1) Introduction:
2) Part 1 - Making and Ghosting a new subclass of SceneObject.
Whitin the code, you commented:
You've done a really cool job, I hope you find some time to keep doing this!
07/12/2008 (9:13 pm)
The Tutorial is awesome. The rithm and formatting is perfect; the remarked comments were a cool improve to the flow. A little feedback:1) Introduction:
Quote:"This tutorial is not going to explain what ghosting is, nor why it's cool..."I dont know why you comment that, you did a pretty good job explaining what ghosting is and why it is cool!
2) Part 1 - Making and Ghosting a new subclass of SceneObject.
Whitin the code, you commented:
Quote:// often, new classes will define a new datablock here.I would LOVE to read more on that.
// i'm less of a fan of datablocks than some folks, and will not be making a new one here.
You've done a really cool job, I hope you find some time to keep doing this!
#5
07/12/2008 (9:20 pm)
Got my eye on this tutorial and thread =) 
#6
You asked for a Proofread, I noticed at the end of section 4 everything is blue like a comment.
Great work, and I thank you for taking the time to teach us.
07/13/2008 (5:36 am)
I've quickly read through this, It is really good and something I'll need to study. You asked for a Proofread, I noticed at the end of section 4 everything is blue like a comment.
Great work, and I thank you for taking the time to teach us.
#7
* re not addressing ghosting - hah, you're right. i wrote the intro before i wrote the code.
* everything blue at the end of section 4 - got it, thanks.
* datablocks - well, datablocks have their place, but they're a whole huge topic, and i thought it would be a bit much to try to fit into this already pretty large and rambling thing. for an object as simple as this one, i don't think a new datablock is really needed.
07/13/2008 (8:53 am)
Thanks for the comments guys!* re not addressing ghosting - hah, you're right. i wrote the intro before i wrote the code.
* everything blue at the end of section 4 - got it, thanks.
* datablocks - well, datablocks have their place, but they're a whole huge topic, and i thought it would be a bit much to try to fit into this already pretty large and rambling thing. for an object as simple as this one, i don't think a new datablock is really needed.
#8
07/13/2008 (2:02 pm)
Wow this is nice. this is just the sorta thing i need. 
#9
(Saved as a web archive for later)
07/13/2008 (9:31 pm)
Damn useful. Wish I hadn't been up 10+ hours too long :)(Saved as a web archive for later)
#10
and there's a video now, too.
07/19/2008 (12:14 pm)
Have slightly updated the tutorial's format,and there's a video now, too.
#11
07/22/2008 (5:42 am)
Awesome Orion!
#12
07/22/2008 (6:59 am)
Thanks Orion. This is the kind of stuff TGE needs a lot more of. You da man! 
#13
07/22/2008 (9:34 am)
No idea what the name means...but this is a great tutorial, 5 stars. 
#15
09/12/2008 (3:40 pm)
Thanks, that's great.
#16
Very nice (And gives me a bunch of ideas!)
04/11/2009 (1:26 pm)
Hey Orion, just checked out the tutorial, lookin' good!Very nice (And gives me a bunch of ideas!)
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