TGB/Tutorials and Guides

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Tutorials and Reference Guides

Here you will find helpful user submitted articles covering everything from in depth game making tutorials to general information on specific TGB functionality.

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	Game Tutorials

Beginner

Breakout

Learn how to program in TorqueScript while creating a Breakout/Arkanoid type game.

Rainy_Day

Great tutorial on using particle effects, t2dTrigger objects, and behaviors.

Shooter

The basics of the TGB editor are explained while creating a side scrolling shooter.

TicTacToe

Create simple complete Tic-tac-toe gameplay.

NetworkTicTacToe

Create simple complete Tic-tac-toe gameplay over a network.

Stacker_Clone

Aims to take someone from zero knowledge of TGB to a working game.

Match 3

This tutorial demonstrates a very basic match-3 engine.

Rock Paper Scissors Video Tutorial

This series contains 5 videos for a full working Rock Paper Scissors game. Complete walkthrough and explained code.

Reflection Grid PDF Guide

A very detailed guide covering the creation of a shooter. This guide covers making the level, player controls, lasers, damage, particle effects, and scoring.

Intermediate

Alien Invasion

Create a UFO game where you fly around in your UFO as the level changes from day to night.

FishGameBehavior

Create the classic TGB Fish Game using behaviors, instead of pure script.

Basic_aStar

Easy way to use aStar in you game.

Advanced

Fill Battle

Build a board game and learn TorqueScript, C++, and A.I.

The Game of Life

Build a C++ cellular automata engine and integrate with TorqueScript

Cellular Automata Laboratory

Extend the CA class from the Game of Life to a new class

Genre

Asteroids

A large tutorial series covering the creation of a top down shooter.

Platformer

Tutorial series that deals with basic platformer mechanics.

Pacman

A large tutorial explaining how a pacman clone is implemented (with help from aStar).


	Mini Tutorials

SplashScreen

(TGB 1.7.1) Set up a splash screen using a behavior.

Multiple Splash Screens

(TGB 1.7.3) Simple engine that displays 1-x splash screens.

Pause Game

(TGB 1.7.3) Pause your game when user navigates away from the game.

TScriptArray Resource

(TGB 1.7.4) Basic usage of TScriptArray Resource to write custom operations on a tilelayer.

Changing Levels

(TGB 1.7.3) Changing Levels.


	Torque Scripter Articles

Using the Torque 2D Console

Shows how to open the console in Torque 2D, and how to access the console.log file. A simple code example is also included.

Creating New Script Files

This article will show you how to create and execute script files using the console and in code. Also discusses re-executing script.

Explaining Main.cs and Game.cs

This article will cover the script files include in all new Torque 2D projects. It will go over what is is these files and what code you should add to it.

Naming Objects

This article will show you how to name objects and access the object in code.

Classes

This article will show you how to set an object's class, create functions for that class, and use callbacks such as onLevelLoaded().

Object References

Learn how to access references to call functions.

Videos

Torque Script Video Series (Video 1)

This video covers serval features of Torque Script for use with Torque 3D, Torque 2D, and iTorque2D. Using the Console, Mathematical Expressions, Variables, Arrays, and If Statments.

Torque Script Video Series (Video 2)

This video covers serval features of Torque Script for use with Torque 3D, Torque 2D, and iTorque2D. Creating a Function, Arguments, Returning Arguments, and Loops.

Torque Script Video Series (Video 3)

This video covers serval features of Torque Script for use with Torque 3D, Torque 2D, and iTorque2D. Creating a Game Script and Packages.

Celling Images for Torque 2D

In this video I show some tricks for celling images for Torque 2D in photoshop.


	Reference Guides

Basics

TGB_Units

Learn about TGB units and measuring conventions.

Collision Detection

Collision Detection and Response

A background article on collision detection and response. (PDF)

Debugging

TGB Debug Banner

How to use the TGB debug banner, which provides runtime information such as object counts, fps etc. A visual guide to the debug modes can be found here.