Well ok... I lived in Eugene, would work out of the Dynamix office (although I never had a desk), I actually was employed by Sierra Online in Bellevue (recently closed), but always as a 'hired gun' my work for other clients at my design firm kept me from signing any 'you own my every thought and idea' employment contract.
This is NOT the full Torque Game Engine (TGE), but TNL the Torque Network Library as a stand alone API. This netcode is still at the core of the TGE architecture, but now can be leveraged by other applications and game engines. For those not wanting to or able to publish their source we also provide our trademark 'indie' license for $295 and a full commercial license at $995 a programmer seat.
Jay Moore
GarageGames
Evangelist
Chain Reaction is not alone... Tennis Critters doesn't run on Linux (yet). We're HIGHLY aware and maybe if we forced our studios to do our will the world would have CR and TC on Linux, but economics and day jobs have taken their toll.
Does anyone know these games were build primarily on shear force of will and self-funded? Linux represents about 6% of sales - thus we don't support the platform for the sake of greed.
And for all those that vote with their credit card for fun games on Linux believe me it hasn't gone unnoticed. You'll see more exciting Linux gaming and development news soon from the Garage.
I just wanted to point out the Windows players had to wait 'til today to get the game... it was very satisifying getting emails whining from Windows players about when they'd get to play the game.
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Well ok... I lived in Eugene, would work out of the Dynamix office (although I never had a desk), I actually was employed by Sierra Online in Bellevue (recently closed), but always as a 'hired gun' my work for other clients at my design firm kept me from signing any 'you own my every thought and idea' employment contract.
This is NOT the full Torque Game Engine (TGE), but TNL the Torque Network Library as a stand alone API. This netcode is still at the core of the TGE architecture, but now can be leveraged by other applications and game engines. For those not wanting to or able to publish their source we also provide our trademark 'indie' license for $295 and a full commercial license at $995 a programmer seat. Jay Moore GarageGames Evangelist
Chain Reaction is not alone ... Tennis Critters doesn't run on Linux (yet). We're HIGHLY aware and maybe if we forced our studios to do our will the world would have CR and TC on Linux, but economics and day jobs have taken their toll.
Does anyone know these games were build primarily on shear force of will and self-funded? Linux represents about 6% of sales - thus we don't support the platform for the sake of greed.
And for all those that vote with their credit card for fun games on Linux believe me it hasn't gone unnoticed. You'll see more exciting Linux gaming and development news soon from the Garage.
Jay Moore
Evangelist
GarageGames
I just wanted to point out the Windows players had to wait 'til today to get the game... it was very satisifying getting emails whining from Windows players about when they'd get to play the game.