General Torque links and tutorials.

GarageGames.com - Suggested
Makers of the Torque Gaming Engine (the engine that Blockland uses). Look here first for more resources.
Connect to the GarageGames IRC chat at irc.maxgaming.net in #garagegames or by clicking here.

smdLabs video tutorials.
Awesome free tutorials covering tons of interesting subjects.

CodeSampler.com tutorials.
Free tutorials covering a variety of different subjects.

ToRK |Game|Dev| tutorials. NEW!
Extremely useful tutorials for a ton of Torque subjects.

Mapping tools and tutorials.

Hammer (previously WorldCraft) for Torque.

Quake Army Knife (QuArK) for Torque. - Suggested
QuArK video tutorials to help you get started making interiors in Torque.
GarageGames QuArK FAQ.

GTK Radiant.

Map2Dif download.
Map2DifPlus download.
Converts .map files from the above programs into .dif files that can be used in-game.

The Holodeck.
Awesome tutorials for building maps in Torque. You can learn a ton here.

Blockland mapping tutorial.
Started by Luquado, not finished. Still a good way to get started.

FREE 3D modeling tools and tutorials.

Blender - Suggested
WikiBook: "Blender 3D: Noob to Pro". NEW!
Blender exporter for Torque.
Video tutorials for using Blender with Torque.
"Simple Blender DTS Exporter Tutorials" NEW!

Wings 3D
No exporter, need to export to Torque via Milkshape or other application.

Anim8or
No exporter, need to export to Torque via Milkshape or other application.

GMax
No exporter, need to export to Torque via Milkshape or other application.

Commercial ($) 3D modeling tools and tutorials.

Modeling tools for designers - N#A

3D Studio Max - $3,500
3DS exporter pack.

Maya - $2,000
Maya DTS exporter info and download. 0.0 - 6.0
Maya exporter for 6.5 - 7.0

Milkshape 3D - $25 - Suggested
Note: Milkshape comes pre-installed with a basic exporter.
Updated Milkshape exporter.
Video tutorials for modelling in Milkshape 3D.

Scripting tools and tutorials.

Torsion. - Suggested
"Torsion is a powerful development environment for creating TorqueScript based games and mods."
Video tutorials for Torsion.

Codeweaver.
"Codeweaver is a fully-functional integrated development environment for the scripting language of the Torque Game Engine."

Notepad++.
"Notepad++ is a free source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment."

Scintilla and SciTE
"SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs. It is best used for jobs with simple configurations - I use it for building test and demonstration programs as well as SciTE and Scintilla, themselves."

The TorqueScript Language
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~stewart/GPGT/Appendix%20A%20-%20Quick%20References.pdf - This is a .pdf you'll need Adobe to look at it, It's 1.32mb.

FREE image editing tools and tutorials.

The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program).
The GIMP is a free (open source) image/photo editor for virtually all platforms. Tutorials and plugins are available at the site.

Paint.NET
Paint.NET is a power free image/photo editor for Windows platforms. Tutorials and plugins are available at the site.

Commercial ($) image editing tools and tutorials.

Adobe Photoshop. - $649 (full), $169 (upgrade)

Corel Paint Shop Pro. - $79 (full), $55 (upgrade)

Sound/Audio tools and tutorials.

Aduacity.
"A free, open source software for recording and editing sounds in Linux, Mac OS X, and other operating systems."

dBpowerAMP Music Converter.
dMC is a great (free) program for ripping and converting between virtually all audio formats.

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I did not write this I got it from another site I go to here is the source: Return to Blockland Forums :: View topic - [RESOURCE] BIG list of modders' tools and tutorials! *READ!* I posted it here to help you guys.

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Are these tutorials specifically for TGB or TGE..? or both..?

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Not all the things listed are specifically for torque but they are things that developers have found handy and/or useful.

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Give me a link and I'll add it in.

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Thanks, I've added it.

I have also added a refrence guide and a introductory tutorial.

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