Lua Programming Help Thread

[Altair]

you can only send a string with IR so no it wouldn't work. Just check the example in LUA player itself.

[mark.sparky]

hey, i was wondering is there a way to exit out of a script without going back to the script which initiated that . Here is a diagram.

intro
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¦
V

what i want to know is how to do i exit

start menu <--------------

out of this script without going to the intro?

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¦
V
rest of game

[Branin]

I'm still in need of some information on the Danzeff Keyboard, any help on that would be great..

[mark.sparky]

hey is there a solution to my problem?

edit: i just relaised that seem a bit rude, sorry

[SG57]

hey, i was wondering is there a way to exit out of a script without going back to the script which initiated that . Here is a diagram.

intro
¦
¦
V

what i want to know is how to do i exit

start menu <--------------

out of this script without going to the intro?

¦
¦
V
rest of game

Easy... make your intro a function, your menu a function and your main game a function... just call your menu function to exit or w/e u want.

[Ralan]

I need to make a random number between 52-84 (I need a damage number when my carecter strikes) Also what is the lvl you start on FF7...... not.... that.....im.....hinting to what im making. ;)

[Jeremy1026]

I need to make a random number between 52-84 (I need a damage number when my carecter strikes) Also what is the lvl you start on FF7...... not.... that.....im.....hinting to what im making. ;)

at the beggining of your script throw in a

math.randomseed(os.time())

That makes it so your randomly generated number are even more random.

The where you want to pick the random number put

math.random(52,84)

Which gives a random integer between the low, 52, and the high, 84.

[Ralan]

at the beggining of your script throw in a

math.randomseed(os.time())

That makes it so your randomly generated number are even more random.

The where you want to pick the random number put

math.random(52,84)

Which gives a random integer between the low, 52, and the high, 84.

If i get the first boss done tonight Ill release a tech demo :) Ty for the help.

[Jeremy1026]

If i get the first boss done tonight Ill release a tech demo :) Ty for the help.

np, i use math.random about 100 times in yahtzee :)

[Hedzx]

cool. how would you go about printing that to screen i wanna play aroud with it

[Bronx]

and then to add to that for damage say:

 Randnum=math.random(52, 84)

enemy = {}
enemy.health = 100

if Randnum >=52 and <=70  and player.attack = true then  --assuming you have a player.attack
enemy.health = enemy.health - 5
end

I don't understand why you want the attacking to be random....?

[Ralan]

cool. how would you go about printing that to screen i wanna play aroud with it

Store it in a variable and print that lol

[Hedzx]

wait im confused which one the os one or the actual setty up of the numbers one >.< uuuuugggggg

[Bronx]

like so:

 math.randomseed(os.time())

Randnum = math.random(1, 100)

screen:print("The random number is" .. Randnum)

and that would display this: The random number is 7
Asuuming the random number actually is 7

[Hedzx]

ah okay. lmme make a demo for my game for pushing x lets say

[Ralan]

and then to add to that for damage say:

 Randnum=math.random(52, 84)

enemy = {}
enemy.health = 100

if Randnum >=52 and <=70  and player.attack = true then  --assuming you have a player.attack
enemy.health = enemy.health - 5
end

I don't understand why you want the attacking to be random....?

Its alot easier and more efficent

[Hedzx]

exept it would take 20 shots to kill him T_T

[Bronx]

@ralan, ahhhh

@noobkiller, I edited my post several times since my comp is lagging, so make sure u have the right code

[Ralan]

exept it would take 20 shots to kill him T_T

Depending on your enimes healt, You think too small

[Hedzx]

Depending on your enimes healt, You think too small

with that code then it would ;) unless yo change it O,O
ARRRRRGH i suck at puttong snippets of code together. all i get is wrong numbber of arguments

[Grimfate126]

can someone PLS help me??

:Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry:

I CANT ******* FIGURE IT OUT!!!!!!! ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!! IM GOING TO BURST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

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[Ralan]

can someone PLS help me??

:Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry:

I CANT ******* FIGURE IT OUT!!!!!!! ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!! IM GOING TO BURST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

:Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh:

Whats your problem? (Final question, HOW DO I FIGURE OUT WHERE MY IMAGES SHOULD GO THEN THAT THE COOREDTNETS and use them in my script (srry about cap locks))

[whitehawk]

can someone PLS help me??

:Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry: :Cry:

I CANT ******* FIGURE IT OUT!!!!!!! ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!! IM GOING TO BURST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

:Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh: :Argh:

lol, if you tell us what your problem is maybe ;)

[Ralan]

Is there a program that will allow me to place a image and see the coordiates so i can use them in m image placing?

[Bronx]

yes, but i dont remember the name of it. I think it may of been by kozine, but thats kinda a guess.

[PSPMillionaire]

Is there a program that will allow me to place a image and see the coordiates so i can use them in m image placing?

I actually could use something for that myself. I may code up a program that will do that, which will run on the pc rather than psp.

[Grimfate126]

???

OK, try TWO- ACTION!


i am making an app. for it i need to load these images:

test1.png
test2.png
test3.png
test4.png
test5.png
test6.png

i want all those images in an array called:

test_array

then i have ANOTHER set of images:

char1.png
char2.png
char3.png
char4.png
char5.png
char6.png
char7.png
char8.png
char9.png

i want these images in an array called:

char_array

i have a THIRD set of images (the last set):

misc1.png
misc2.png
misc3.png
misc4.png
misc5.png

i want these images in an array called:

misc_array

NOW.. i can make all the arrays and load the images by hand but its MUCH faster with a function, SO i made a function to make the array, and load the images into it:

function make(header, frames, name)

  name = {}
 
    for a = 1, frames do
        name[a] = Image.load(header..a..".png")
    end

end

NOW, i called the function like this

make(test, 9, test_array)
make(char, 6, char_array)
make(misc, 5, misc_array)

BUT, the function does not work properly. the problem is that everytime i call it the function makes an array by the name of:

name

and not the name i give it. (such as test_array, or char_array, or misc_array)


NOW do u get it?


BTW, i wont tell what app im making yet. ;)

THATS my problem. im SOOOO CLOSE to finishing my app, WHEN THIS ******* PROBLEM COMES UP.

ANY help is appreciated lik a LOT!!

[LMelior]

Just don't try to tell him to take the "name" input out of the function, 'cause we already tried that and he didn't like it. :)

function make(header, frames)
    local name={}
    for a = 1, frames do
        name[a] = Image.load(header..a..".png")
    end
    return name 
end

-- then call it like this

test_array={}
char_array={}
misc_array={}
make(test, 9)
make(char, 6)
make(misc, 5)

[Altair]

Is there a program that will allow me to place a image and see the coordiates so i can use them in m image placing?

Thats like the easiest thing to code. Only thing you need is an example image/real one or a cursor, code for movement and you print the coordinates of it. Yes there was one, I think it was Gutya's.

[mark.sparky]

Final question before i realese my first game: Is there a way make a function only run once?