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<![CDATA[Esenthel Forum - Beginner Questions]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:22:56 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Esenthel RTS Source Code File order]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11784 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 22:08:50 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11784 <![CDATA[Help With Simple ImageAtlus Example]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11780 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:11:08 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11780 <![CDATA[Titan Server not working]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11767 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:33:03 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11767 <![CDATA[Project Import Error]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11766 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 18:37:46 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11766
I'm totally new to the Esenthel / Titan engine (although I've known about it for years), and today, I decided to take a plunge and learn the engine.

So I purchased the Esenthel RPG 2 from the store, and I downloaded the engine from the website.

Successfully installed it with no issues.

However, when I attempted to import the Esenthel RPG 2 project into the engine, I get the following message:

" Selected project was created with a newer version of the engine "

I also tried the steam version and got the same response.

I was wondering if there was anyone who could assist me with resolving this ?

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Sorry I forgot to add that I was running the engine on Windows 11.

Thanks]]>
I'm totally new to the Esenthel / Titan engine (although I've known about it for years), and today, I decided to take a plunge and learn the engine.

So I purchased the Esenthel RPG 2 from the store, and I downloaded the engine from the website.

Successfully installed it with no issues.

However, when I attempted to import the Esenthel RPG 2 project into the engine, I get the following message:

" Selected project was created with a newer version of the engine "

I also tried the steam version and got the same response.

I was wondering if there was anyone who could assist me with resolving this ?

---------------------

Sorry I forgot to add that I was running the engine on Windows 11.

Thanks]]> <![CDATA[SOLVED I have a different Linux error after i resolved the NEW problem like stated]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11746 Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:28:21 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11746
" Xi, Xinerama, Xrandr, Xmu, odbc, udev, Xcursor, Xxf86vm " are missing all from " /usr/bin/ld "

I am a little bit insecure about linux too. I will search the web for these files.]]>
" Xi, Xinerama, Xrandr, Xmu, odbc, udev, Xcursor, Xxf86vm " are missing all from " /usr/bin/ld "

I am a little bit insecure about linux too. I will search the web for these files.]]> <![CDATA[[SOLVED] Linux. Tutorials fail to build with "fatal error: 'new' file not found".]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11745 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:43:59 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11745
Step to reproduce:
1) ubuntu, all libs and compilers are installed, nouveau vcard driver
2) start the engine, select tutorials
3) build the first one -- fails with this error.

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sshot2.png (Size: 521.83 KB / Downloads: 43)

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sshot3.png (Size: 103.71 KB / Downloads: 45)

Here is the fix:
1) install the missing libraries (the package is not included in the linux installation manual)

PHP Code:

$ sudo apt install g++-12 

2) I got a "ld -lGL missing" error. To fix it symlink libGL.so.1 to its default destination

PHP Code:

$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so 

3) And Bob's your uncle!

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Step to reproduce:
1) ubuntu, all libs and compilers are installed, nouveau vcard driver
2) start the engine, select tutorials
3) build the first one -- fails with this error.

.png

sshot2.png (Size: 521.83 KB / Downloads: 43)

.png

sshot3.png (Size: 103.71 KB / Downloads: 45)

Here is the fix:
1) install the missing libraries (the package is not included in the linux installation manual)

PHP Code:

$ sudo apt install g++-12 

2) I got a "ld -lGL missing" error. To fix it symlink libGL.so.1 to its default destination

PHP Code:

$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so 

3) And Bob's your uncle!

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sshot4.png (Size: 614.9 KB / Downloads: 36) ]]> <![CDATA[Object parameters do not work if create dynamically ?]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11711 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:38:10 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11711 object parameters which are defined in 'Object Class' element only work when placing that object in editor manually ?
it does not work if I spawn object dynamically (Using Game.World.objCreateNear();

Code:

virtual void create(Object &obj)

 {

    super.create(obj);

    Set_Param(obj, "collision", collision);

    Set_Param(obj, "gravity", gravity);

actor.collision(collision).gravity(gravity).ray(false).group(AG_PROP_DEBRIS).dom​inance(AG_PROP_DEBRIS);

 }

void Set_Param(Object &obj, Str paramName, bool &assignedVariable){

   if(Param *par = obj.findParam(paramName)) assignedVariable = par.asBool();

}

here is my custom create function
I changed value in object editor, it is ok when I place object itself into the world in editor
but if I use Game.World.objCreateNear() those parameters are not applied.]]> object parameters which are defined in 'Object Class' element only work when placing that object in editor manually ?
it does not work if I spawn object dynamically (Using Game.World.objCreateNear();

Code:

virtual void create(Object &obj)

 {

    super.create(obj);

    Set_Param(obj, "collision", collision);

    Set_Param(obj, "gravity", gravity);

actor.collision(collision).gravity(gravity).ray(false).group(AG_PROP_DEBRIS).dom​inance(AG_PROP_DEBRIS);

 }

void Set_Param(Object &obj, Str paramName, bool &assignedVariable){

   if(Param *par = obj.findParam(paramName)) assignedVariable = par.asBool();

}

here is my custom create function
I changed value in object editor, it is ok when I place object itself into the world in editor
but if I use Game.World.objCreateNear() those parameters are not applied.]]> <![CDATA[Question about mipmap in Titan]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11707 Sat, 20 Jul 2024 09:12:29 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11707
What about textures in material slots (like color, normal etc) which are imported to the engine along side of model's material elements. Do they have generated mipmap as default or not ?

I want to know if I have to reduce the size of texture (e.g 2048 x 2084 to 512 x 512) for materials of the LOD1+ of an imported mesh.]]>
What about textures in material slots (like color, normal etc) which are imported to the engine along side of model's material elements. Do they have generated mipmap as default or not ?

I want to know if I have to reduce the size of texture (e.g 2048 x 2084 to 512 x 512) for materials of the LOD1+ of an imported mesh.]]> <![CDATA[How to properly check for collision between actors]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11469 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:28:31 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11469

Code:

PhysHit  physHit;

   int enemyIndex = -1;

   if(Physics.sweep(projActor.box(), direction, &physHit))

   {

      if(physHit.group = EnemyGroup) enemyIndex = (uintptr)physHit.user;

   }

   if(projActor.cuts())

   {

      if(enemyIndex != -1) baseEnemyCont[enemyIndex].UpdateHealth(-10);

      projActor.del();

   }

Code:

PhysHit  physHit;

   int enemyIndex = -1;

   if(Physics.sweep(projActor.box(), direction, &physHit))

   {

      if(physHit.group = EnemyGroup) enemyIndex = (uintptr)physHit.user;

   }

   if(projActor.cuts())

   {

      if(enemyIndex != -1) baseEnemyCont[enemyIndex].UpdateHealth(-10);

      projActor.del();

   }

It is supposed to get index of an enemy in the container and then update that enemy's health by index.

However, this code does not work properly, and it won't work if I add different containers for enemies, so I need another solution.

What would be a better way to implement this?]]> <![CDATA[Creation of Obj class]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11466 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:10:31 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11466 From (Door : obj and Static : obj).
To download?]]> From (Door : obj and Static : obj).
To download?]]> <![CDATA[Make physical body visible in editor]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11465 Wed, 11 Oct 2023 07:48:48 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11465
In the editor:
https://i.imgur.com/NPD1Cl5.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/oE8kDyA.jpg

In the game:
https://i.imgur.com/SBFW6yF.jpg

Is there a way to make these visible in the editor?]]>
In the editor:
https://i.imgur.com/NPD1Cl5.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/oE8kDyA.jpg

In the game:
https://i.imgur.com/SBFW6yF.jpg

Is there a way to make these visible in the editor?]]> <![CDATA[Actor groups and user data]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11464 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 05:52:10 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11464

Code:

obj[i].group(GROUP_OBJ).user(ptr(i));

Code:

obj[i].group(GROUP_OBJ).user(ptr(i));

(It's from the "Detecting objects under cursor" tutorial)

As far as I understand, groups are something like layers in other engines, they can be used to separate objects in the world into separate groups. And user data is perhaps some unique identifier of an object?

I am a bit confused about it, and would greatly appreciate it if anyone could explain these things to me.]]> <![CDATA[Engine source download link]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11459 Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:39:39 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11459 <![CDATA[Error when trying to compile tutorial examples]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11446 Sun, 03 Sep 2023 01:27:19 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11446
So, I've reinstalled Titan and am using Visual Studio 2022, which *should* work as the instructions say 2017 or higher.

I checked off the illustrated options when installing it.

Titan recognizes and loads the correct path to VS.

However, when I try to compile any of the tutorial lessons, I get the following in the message console:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(2695,3): error MSB4019: The imported project "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\WindowsXaml\v17.0\Microsoft.Windows.UI.Xaml.Cpp.targets" was not found. Confirm that the expression in the Import declaration "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\WindowsXaml\v17.0\Microsoft.Windows.UI.Xaml.Cpp.targets" is correct, and that the file exists on disk. [S:\GameDev\Titan\Projects\_Build_\1 - Basic App\Project.vcxproj]

I'm just learning to program, though am mostly a graphics artist/world builder... so I have no idea how to interpret that error.

What do I need to do to make it work correctly?

Thank you!]]>
So, I've reinstalled Titan and am using Visual Studio 2022, which *should* work as the instructions say 2017 or higher.

I checked off the illustrated options when installing it.

Titan recognizes and loads the correct path to VS.

However, when I try to compile any of the tutorial lessons, I get the following in the message console:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(2695,3): error MSB4019: The imported project "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\WindowsXaml\v17.0\Microsoft.Windows.UI.Xaml.Cpp.targets" was not found. Confirm that the expression in the Import declaration "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\WindowsXaml\v17.0\Microsoft.Windows.UI.Xaml.Cpp.targets" is correct, and that the file exists on disk. [S:\GameDev\Titan\Projects\_Build_\1 - Basic App\Project.vcxproj]

I'm just learning to program, though am mostly a graphics artist/world builder... so I have no idea how to interpret that error.

What do I need to do to make it work correctly?

Thank you!]]> <![CDATA[game not working]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11424 Sun, 04 Jun 2023 19:59:59 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11424 <![CDATA[Image -> drawrotate]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11393 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 06:02:16 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11393
https://gyazo.com/47cd11c4ac4d0d9776423dec771f7d0d

you can see that the black line is jagged, all i used is regular drawRotate();]]>
https://gyazo.com/47cd11c4ac4d0d9776423dec771f7d0d

you can see that the black line is jagged, all i used is regular drawRotate();]]> <![CDATA[Clothmesh?]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11392 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 04:16:41 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11392
That sounds complex for someone without an associates degree in programming and a beginner in graphics.
Many engines have this built in. Just a suggestion but Nvidia has a cloth library that might could be used in this.]]>
That sounds complex for someone without an associates degree in programming and a beginner in graphics.
Many engines have this built in. Just a suggestion but Nvidia has a cloth library that might could be used in this.]]> <![CDATA[Climb Ladders?]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11373 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 08:16:48 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11373
Given a climb animation and an animation for when reaching the top what is the logic behind determining how to trigger the top animation and how hands grab the sides at proper points when climbing.]]>
Given a climb animation and an animation for when reaching the top what is the logic behind determining how to trigger the top animation and how hands grab the sides at proper points when climbing.]]> <![CDATA[Control access of project editor?]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11372 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:19:19 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11372 From what I can tell I would need to implement some sort of restriction mechanism but was wondering if anyone has implemented something similar already or has a better suggestion for accomplishing this. I see export so he could build maps and I can import them but in the long run would need a better solution.]]> From what I can tell I would need to implement some sort of restriction mechanism but was wondering if anyone has implemented something similar already or has a better suggestion for accomplishing this. I see export so he could build maps and I can import them but in the long run would need a better solution.]]> <![CDATA[Contribute code examples]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11369 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 05:36:34 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11369