Torque for OS4 progress

Hello,

I just wanted to let everyone know that you can now follow the progress of the Torque port for OS4 on http://www.game-engine.dk

@Shadow

Great to see progress is being made.

Thanks!

@Shadow
Any beta version for download ?

@kas1e

I currently consider it to be Alpha :)

I only have the demo assest provided by Garage Games, but if they will let me release this demo for Amiga, then I will make it available, once I feel that it is stable enough.

New progress report posted to http://game-engine.dk

@Shadow

Nice to read.

@Shadow

New progress report about TGE posted on http://www.game-engine.dk

@Shadow

Nice work,keep it up. And hope to see some screenshots soon.

@puppy

<3

@Shadow
Btw, its port of old Torgue (from 2001-2004), or it port of Torgue3D (up2date) ?

@Shadow

I'm happy to see it progressing, keep up the good work!

@kas1e

I think it's the first version.

@Shadow
What games exactly will works on aos4, after you will release your Torgue port ? If you can, say plz names of games (because just "garage games" make not so big sinse for many of us). If you can write names here, and maybe links on every game, then will be very nice. That will be show have it any sense now, or not ..

@kas1e

The exact version of TGE I am working on is 1.4.2.

I am hoping at some point to be able to get 1.5.x, but I dont know if I am able to get it from Garage Games.

The current version of Torque 3D, will most likely not run on OS4. As far as I know it is based on a programmable graphics pipeline which OS4 does not have.

With regards to games an example of a game running on TGE would be this http://www.torquepowered.com/products/thinktanks.

BUT actually porting this game or some of the other older GarageGames games, will ofcourse require some kind of licens.

Distributing the engine once it is done will also involve Garage Games and might not be possible at all, but I have not talked to Garage Games, so one never knows.

@Shadow

So, that mean, that maybe in some future, if garage games company will in interest (pretty possible that not, because of low user base of aos4 in compare with win/linux/macos), then, they will try to sold these games for money ? Right ?

Or, we can just buy the same games from them, and only add later your aos4 exe-interpretator ?

Just in interest to clear thinks, just to understand what users can waiting from it..

@kas1e

As a licensee of the engine, I am actually allowed to create my own games with torque and release them on any platform without the approval of Garage Games.

Next step would be to get in touch the developers of the older Torque games and maybe get the source code and assets for their game and port them.

Unfortunately just getting a game for Windows and replacing the exe with the OS4 version will most likely not work, because games usually make custom changes to the engine, which I dont have access to.

I am hoping to get some kind of agreement with Garage Games, but TGE for OS4 will most likely not get official support from GG, but it might be possible to buy a licens for the engine from them and then I can supply the files needed for the OS4 port.

@Shadow

I love the look of the quality of the games that can be created in Torque. Would I also be right in thinking you can use TGE to write games for the iPhone?

Sounds like an impressive piece of software that would be very welcome on the Amiga platform.

@Shadow

Good news of your current status work.

Any news then ?