Torque (game engine)

Torque Game Engine, or TGE, is an open-source cross-platform 3D computer <a href="/facts/Game_engine/lojx7lTG">game engine</a>, developed by <a href="/facts/GarageGames/CMkUB3Rh">GarageGames</a> and actively maintained under the current versions Torque 3D as well as Torque 2D. It was originally developed by <a href="/facts/Dynamix/YJ414ryY">Dynamix</a> for the 2001 <a href="/facts/First-person_shooter/LQQX6yAw">first-person shooter</a> <a href="/facts/Tribes_2/WL5qzjUw">Tribes 2</a>. In September 2012, GarageGames released Torque 3D as open-source software under the <a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT License</a>.
Torque 3D features a world editor suite including tools for sculpting terrain and painting forests, drawing rivers and roads, as well as material, particle and decal editing. It supports the open <a href="/facts/COLLADA/SEslfjPj">COLLADA</a> file format as interface to 3D digital content creation software. <a href="/facts/PhysX/FabGhdvx">PhysX</a> provides support for <a href="/facts/Cloth_modeling/GMbRMSBE">cloth dynamics</a>, <a href="/facts/Rigid_body_dynamics/ajbkweF2">rigid body dynamics</a>, destructible objects and joints, as well as fluid <a href="/facts/Buoyancy/9dIQwlrh">buoyancy</a> simulation. Other features include a <a href="/facts/Deferred_lighting/qq8LNRCc">deferred lighting</a> model and modern shader features such as dynamic lighting, <a href="/facts/Normal_mapping/7YmzxkPp">normal</a> and <a href="/facts/Parallax_occlusion_mapping/GPdC10h2">parallax occlusion mapping</a>, <a href="/facts/Screen_space_ambient_occlusion/P3GgkMXf">screen space ambient occlusion</a>, <a href="/facts/Depth_of_field/xWo3J8b0">depth of field</a>, volumetric light beam effects, <a href="/facts/Lens_flare/cRXCP0ao">lens flare</a>/<a href="/facts/Stellar_corona/W4WNqV9u">corona</a> effects, <a href="/facts/Refraction/S8kvSKzM">refraction</a>, <a href="/facts/Bloom_(shader_effect)/haIQqEwK">bloom</a>, blurring and <a href="/facts/Color_correction/qjec3KIG">color correction</a>, among others. Networking functionality for multiplayer support is included as well. Build support is provided for desktop <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a> and Web platforms.

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Torque (game engine)