Originally contributed by Mocheeze, and Wedge.General Torque links and tutorials.GarageGames.com Makers of the Torque Gaming Engine (the engine that Blockland uses). Look here first for more resources.Connect to the GarageGames IRC chat at irc.maxgaming.net in #garagegames.
CodeSampler.com tutorials.Free tutorials covering a variety of different subjects.ToRK |Game|Dev| tutorials. Extremely useful tutorials for a ton of Torque subjects.Torque Developers Network. -
Requires account log in (accounts are free).A wiki filled with tons of very useful information and maintained by garagegames.Mapping tools and tutorials.Torque Constructor -
A free interior designing program designed by garagegames specifically for use with TGE. Get it now.Hammer (previously WorldCraft) for Torque.Quake Army Knife (QuArK) for Torque. Requires account log in (accounts are free).QuArK video tutorials to help you get started making interiors in Torque.GTK Radiant.Map2Dif download.Map2DifPlus download.Converts .map files from the above programs into .dif files that can be used in-game.A good post on proper use of the subtract tool, by wedge.FREE 3D modeling tools and tutorials.Blender A powerful and free 3D modeling program.Blender exporter for Torque. Link is dead, if anyone has a current working version send me the info.Video tutorials for using Blender with Torque.Blender tutorials from blender underground.WikiBook: "Blender 3D: Noob to Pro".Blender tutorials from blender underground.Wings 3DNo exporter, need to export to Torque via Milkshape or other application.
Anim8orNo exporter, need to export to Torque via Milkshape or other application.
GMaxNo exporter, need to export to Torque via Milkshape or other application.
Commercial ($) 3D modeling tools and tutorials.3D Studio Max - $3,500
3DS MAX DTS Exporters. Requires account log in (accounts are free).Maya - $2,000
Maya DTS Exporters Requires account log in (accounts are free).Milkshape 3D - $25 -
Note: Milkshape comes pre-installed with a basic exporter.Updated Milkshape exporter.Video tutorials for modelling in Milkshape 3D.Scripting tools and tutorials.Torsion - $40 "Torsion is a powerful development environment for creating TorqueScript based games and mods."Video tutorials for Torsion.*link is dead sadly, I'll leave it here in case they ever fix their site.Codeweaver."Codeweaver is a fully-functional integrated development environment for the scripting language of the Torque Game Engine."Notepad++."Notepad++ is a free source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment."FREE image editing tools and tutorials.The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program). The GIMP is a free (open source) image/photo editor for virtually all platforms. Tutorials and plugins are available at the site.Inkscape Inkscape is a free vector based drawing program available for most operating systems. It's especially good for drawing high quality decals and prints.Paint.NETPaint.NET is a free image/photo editor for Windows platforms. Tutorials and plugins are available at the site.Commercial ($) image editing tools and tutorials.Adobe Photoshop. - $649 (full), $169 (upgrade)
Corel Paint Shop Pro. - $79 (full), $55 (upgrade)
Sound/Audio tools and tutorials.Audacity. "A free, open source software for recording and editing sounds in Linux, Mac OS X, and other operating systems."dBpowerAMP Music Converter.dMC is a great (free) program for ripping and converting between virtually all audio formats.Miscellaneous tools and tutorials.How to make a Blockland paint set.Written by Demian.How to package decals as an add-on.Written by Wedge.----------------------------------------
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It's important that everyone helps contribute to this list, because we all benefit as a result. Right now we're looking for tutorials especially, video is even better. Post your links, and I'll add them in right away!
List stolen from rtb forums,
original post.