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Spotlight TORQUE GAME ENGINE ADVANCED V1.8 The latest point update to GarageGames’ engine aimed at the high-end developer is chiefly focused on bringing Mac support to the party, meaning that developers can now target the game-strapped Mac community often cited as lucrative for independent developers. The engine’s ShaderGen material system has been expanded to support GLSL, making multi-platform development easier as script-defined shaders are now automatically compiled down to HLSL or GLSL depending on target platform. Several other features have been brought to the table, including an internally-emulated StateBlock CONTACT: GarageGames, Inc. 245 West 5th Ave Eugene, OR 97401 USA
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architecture similar to DirectX 10’s, which helps prevent stage-change bugs by batching them together, as well as constant buffers and improved documentation. Not bad for an engine that’s not had a pay-for update since its release in 2005. www.garagegames.com
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