<s>
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
or	O
TGE	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
cross-platform	O
3D	O
computer	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
GarageGames	O
and	O
actively	O
maintained	O
under	O
the	O
current	O
versions	O
Torque	B-Application
3D	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Torque	B-Application
2D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Dynamix	O
for	O
the	O
2001	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Tribes	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
GarageGames	O
released	O
Torque	B-Application
3D	I-Application
as	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
under	O
the	B-License
MIT	I-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
3D	I-Application
features	O
a	O
world	O
editor	O
suite	O
including	O
tools	O
for	O
sculpting	O
terrain	O
and	O
painting	O
forests	O
,	O
drawing	O
rivers	O
and	O
roads	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
material	O
,	O
particle	O
and	O
decal	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PhysX	B-Operating_System
provides	O
support	O
for	O
cloth	O
dynamics	O
,	O
rigid	O
body	O
dynamics	O
,	O
destructible	O
objects	O
and	O
joints	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
fluid	O
buoyancy	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
a	O
deferred	O
lighting	O
model	O
and	O
modern	O
shader	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
dynamic	O
lighting	O
,	O
normal	B-Application
and	O
parallax	O
occlusion	O
mapping	O
,	O
screen	O
space	O
ambient	O
occlusion	O
,	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
,	O
volumetric	O
light	O
beam	O
effects	O
,	O
lens	O
flare/corona	O
effects	O
,	O
refraction	O
,	O
bloom	O
,	O
blurring	O
and	O
color	O
correction	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Build	O
support	O
is	O
provided	O
for	O
desktop	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Web	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Torque	B-Application
engine	O
and	O
its	O
many	O
derivative	O
products	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
license	O
from	O
GarageGames	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
formed	O
by	O
many	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Tribes	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
team	O
at	O
Dynamix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageGames	O
was	O
later	O
acquired	O
by	O
InstantAction	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
InstantAction	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
winding	O
down	O
its	O
operations	O
and	O
looking	O
for	O
potential	O
buyers	O
for	O
Torque	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageGames	O
released	O
Torque	B-Application
3D	I-Application
as	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
under	O
the	B-License
MIT	I-License
License	I-License
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
2D	O
followed	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
other	O
products	O
were	O
to	O
continue	O
being	O
developed	O
and	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
stable	O
release	O
of	O
Torque	B-Application
2D	O
was	O
marked	O
May	O
2018	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
latest	O
stable	O
release	O
of	O
Torque	B-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
marked	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
Torque	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
provided	O
networking	O
code	O
,	O
scripting	O
,	O
in-engine	O
world	O
editing	O
,	O
and	O
GUI	B-Application
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
could	O
be	O
compiled	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DIF	O
models	O
have	O
pre-calculated	B-Data_Structure
lighting	I-Data_Structure
and	O
as	O
such	O
are	O
ill-suited	O
for	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
made	O
overly	O
difficult	O
for	O
a	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
game	O
to	O
move	O
or	O
fire	O
weapons	O
around	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
rendering	O
engine	O
featured	O
environment	O
mapping	O
,	O
Gouraud	B-Algorithm
shading	I-Algorithm
,	O
volumetric	O
fog	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
decals	O
that	O
allowed	O
for	O
textures	O
to	O
be	O
projected	O
onto	O
interiors	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
game	O
might	O
fire	O
a	O
weapon	O
that	O
left	O
a	O
bullet	O
hole	O
in	O
the	O
wall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
supported	O
networked	O
games	O
over	O
LAN	O
and	O
the	O
internet	O
with	O
a	O
traditional	O
client-server	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TorqueScript	B-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
TS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
coding	O
language	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
syntax	O
similar	O
to	O
C++	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
3D	I-Application
version	O
1.2	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
under	O
the	B-License
MIT	I-License
License	I-License
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
being	O
actively	O
maintained	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
version	O
being	O
3.10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originating	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
Advanced	O
(	O
TGEA	O
)	O
,	O
Torque	B-Application
3D	I-Application
features	O
PhysX	B-Operating_System
support	O
,	O
modern	O
shader	O
features	O
,	O
an	O
advanced	O
deferred	O
lighting	O
model	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
build	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Torque	B-Application
3D	I-Application
OSS	O
release	O
history	O
Version	O
Release	O
date	O
Notes	O
Latest	O
patch	O
release	O
1.0	O
September	O
2012	O
Initial	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
release	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
proprietary	B-Application
1.2	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.1	O
2.0	O
December	O
2012	O
Added	O
a	O
"	O
Project	O
Manager	O
"	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
"	O
Toolbox	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
proprietary	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Torque	B-Application
3D	I-Application
that	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
copyright	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.0	O
May	O
2013	O
Initial	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.5.1	O
3.6	O
October	O
2014	O
64-bit	B-Device
and	O
CMake	B-Language
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.6.3	O
3.7	O
June	O
2015	O
Initial	O
Linux	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.10	O
February	O
2017	O
OpenVR	B-General_Concept
and	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
2D	O
,	O
originally	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	O
Builder	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
designed	O
for	O
2D	O
games	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
2D	O
started	O
as	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	O
Builder	O
because	O
the	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
game-making	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
instance	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
And	B-Application
Yet	I-Application
It	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
,	O
Broken	O
Rules	O
,	O
WiiWare	O
)	O
and	O
dozens	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
"	O
Torque	B-Application
game	O
builder	O
"	O
release	O
was	O
1.7.6	O
from	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
a	O
Torque	B-Application
2D	O
MIT	O
edition	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
"	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	O
Builder	O
"	O
and	O
iTorque	O
2d	O
,	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
fork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Torque	B-Application
2D	O
MIT	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
version	O
2.0	O
as	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
2D	O
's	O
development	O
continues	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
with	O
latest	O
version	O
being	O
v.3.4	O
from	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Torque	B-Application
2D	O
OSS	O
release	O
history	O
Version	O
Release	O
date	O
Notes	O
2.0	O
February	O
2013	O
Initial	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.0	O
May	O
2014	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
controller	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.3	O
April	O
2016	O
Positional	B-Application
audio	I-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
Advanced	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Torque	B-Application
Shader	O
Engine	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
made	O
to	O
support	O
advanced	O
technologies	O
including	O
shaders	O
,	O
per-pixel	O
lighting	O
,	O
and	O
massive	O
terrains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Arcade	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
using	O
the	O
Torque	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Marble	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
TGEA	O
supported	O
the	O
existing	O
Torque	B-Application
Legacy	O
Terrain	O
,	O
TGEA	O
incorporated	O
entirely	O
new	O
terrain	O
rendering	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
Atlas	O
Terrain	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
blended	O
terrains	O
of	O
TGE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TGEA	O
incorporated	O
a	O
lighting	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
Torque	B-Application
Lighting	O
Kit	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
light	O
manager	O
tool	O
,	O
scene	O
lighting	O
,	O
and	O
dynamic	O
shadows	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
Advanced	O
1.0	O
supported	O
Direct3D	B-Application
rendering	O
via	O
an	O
API-independent	O
graphics	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
versions	O
were	O
expected	O
to	O
support	O
both	O
Direct3D	B-Application
and	O
OpenGL	B-Application
pipelines	O
to	O
allow	O
TGEA	O
to	O
support	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
platforms	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
planned	O
TGEA	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
game	O
development	O
suite	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
Express	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
shaders	O
based	O
on	O
High	B-Language
Level	I-Language
Shader	I-Language
Language	I-Language
could	O
be	O
compiled	O
by	O
the	O
engine	O
and	O
applied	O
as	O
custom	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
Lighting	O
Kit	O
was	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
the	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
John	O
Kabus	O
and	O
Synapse	O
Gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
added	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
enhanced	O
lighting	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
Lighting	O
Kit	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
1.5	O
and	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
Advanced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Kabus	O
and	O
Synapse	O
Gaming	O
stopped	O
supporting	O
Torque	B-Application
,	O
began	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
packaged	O
their	O
lighting	O
technology	O
and	O
other	O
new	O
tech	O
into	O
the	O
Sunburn	O
XNA	B-Device
Game	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	O
Builder	O
,	O
GarageGames	O
began	O
to	O
develop	O
Torque	B-Application
X	O
.	O
Torque	B-Application
X	O
was	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
based	O
on	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	O
Builder	O
using	O
a	O
component	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
multiple	O
game	O
objects	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
abilities	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
's	I-Application
XNA	I-Application
Framework	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Torque	B-Application
engine	O
and	O
its	O
derivatives	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
especially	O
among	O
independent	O
video	O
game	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercial	O
titles	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Torque	B-Application
engine	O
include	O
BoneTown	B-Application
,	O
Blockland	B-Application
,	O
Marble	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
,	O
Minions	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Mirth	I-Protocol
,	O
TubeTwist	O
,	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Duck	I-Application
Hunting	I-Application
,	O
Wildlife	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Venture	I-Application
Africa	I-Application
,	O
ThinkTanks	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zorro	I-Application
,	O
Penny	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
and	O
indie	O
video	O
games	O
The	B-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Decadence	I-Application
,	O
BeamNG.drive	B-Language
,	O
The	B-Application
Cat	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Coup	I-Application
,	O
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
,	O
Frozen	B-Application
Synapse	I-Application
,	O
S.P.A.Z.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Villagers	B-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
Heroes	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open-source	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Uebergame	O
also	O
uses	O
the	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
