Torque 3D Game Development Cookbook -- Table of Contents -- Torque 3D Game Development Cookbook -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the color images of this book -- Downloading the example code -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. TorqueScript: The Only Script You Need to Know -- Introduction -- Accessing delimited fields within a string -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Skipping spaces (only tab and new line delimiters) -- Skipping spaces and tabs (only new line delimiters) -- See also -- Iterating on words in a string list -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Retrieving components of a variable using accessors -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Iterating on objects in a SimSet or SimGroup collection -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Getting a random object from a SimSet or SimGroup collection -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Finding an object in a SimSet or SimGroup collection using its internal name -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Including children SimSet and SimGroup collections in the search -- Using the special -> operator -- Using the special --> operator -- See also -- Executing a method on a SimSet or SimGroup collection -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating a new SimObject instance.

How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating a new SimObject instance with a globally unique name -- Creating a new SimObject instance with defined properties -- Creating a new SimObject instance based on another SimObject instance -- See also -- Creating a new internal name only SimObject instance -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating a new Datablock object -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating a new Datablock object based on another Datablock object -- Limited total number of Datablocks -- The datablock keyword should only be used on the server -- Datablock properties should be considered static -- See also -- Creating a new singleton -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Extending a SimObject instance using the class property -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Working with a class namespace after object creation -- Extending even further with the superClass property -- Understanding the namespace hierarchy -- Limitations of the class property -- See also -- Using a variable to access methods or properties of a SimObject instance -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Using call() to call a variable method on a SimObject instance with arguments -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using call() to call a variable function with arguments -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using script arrays as dictionaries -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Using ArrayObject and custom script sorting callbacks -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Scheduling SimObject methods -- Getting ready -- How to do it...

How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Scheduling functions -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Activating and deactivating a package -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- 2. Working with Your Editors -- Introduction -- Setting up fogging of the level -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Fog and the ScatterSky class -- How to cover seams and texture changes using decals placed in the World Editor -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Working with decal instances -- TSStatic shapes and decalType property -- Copying the transform of an object to another in the World Editor window -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Copying only position (or rotation, or scale) of an object -- Nudging the selected object -- Rotating an object using degrees -- Manipulating more than one object -- How to change the material of an object in the World Editor -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Modifying materials that do not start with base_ -- Skinning multiple materials at once -- Setting up a glow mask using the Material Editor window -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Effect of alpha threshold on glow -- Using more than one material -- Using a convex shape as a zone -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Quickly zoning a level -- Game engine performance considerations -- See also -- Setting zone-specific ambient lighting -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Grouping adjacent zones together -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 3. Graphical User Interface.

Introduction -- Creating a password text edit box -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using pushDialog() and popDialog() and setting up the UI file to work with them -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Executing the .gui file of the dialog box -- Standard dialog box callbacks -- Making a non-modal dialog box -- Difference between pushDialog() and setContent() -- Using a different root control for the dialog box -- Displaying metrics (such as FPS) from the console -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- A list of all standard metrics -- Creating game-specific metrics -- Displaying a list of all game objects -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Displaying a level at the main menu -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Making the main menu level more interesting -- Performance considerations -- Dragging and dropping between two windows -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Dialog boxes and the drag-and-drop operation -- How to use the inventory and paper doll windows in a game -- How to pass along game play information with the dragged controls -- 4. Camera and Mouse Controls -- Introduction -- Locking and hiding the mouse while the right mouse button is down -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Clicking on an object in the scene (client-side) -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Collision mesh required -- Client-side-only limitations -- Single-player games -- Type masks -- See also -- Clicking on an object in the scene (server-side) -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Collision mesh required -- See also.

Picking up an item in the scene while the mouse is locked and hidden -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Changing the camera's view and control mode -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Giving the camera smooth movement -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Camera speed boost and brakes using triggers -- Smooth camera rotation -- Having the camera follow a path -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Maximum size of node list -- Manually stopping and changing direction -- Node callback -- 5. Your Graphics Evolved -- Introduction -- Using the built-in video recording -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Playing back Theora videos on Windows -- Record to individual PNG frames -- Changing the material of a ShapeBase object using script -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- The setSkinName() method needs to be called on the server -- Multiplayer considerations -- Player class considerations -- See also -- Building a custom material -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using named render targets as sampler data sources -- Single pass only -- Passing defines to the shader compiler using ShaderData -- Working with a custom GFXStateBlockData class -- See also -- Building a custom material using advanced lighting -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Building a postFX -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Dynamically changing a postFX's texture -- Defining shader macros -- Chaining multiple postFX together -- See also -- 6. Make That Sound Happen -- Introduction.

Playing a quick 2D or 3D sound on all clients.