Lua Programming Help Thread

[Urameshi]

Why the two ends?

akl=Image.load("./Images/akl.jpg")

while true do
screen:clear
screen:blit(0,0,akl,true)
screen.flip()
screen.waitVblankstart()
end

you didnt have to really fix it, i was just messin around

[pspfreak9]

Testing my game. volunteers?

[emericaska8r]

i can test if you want. what is it?

[pspfreak9]

come to qj flash chat
-= Double Post =-
nvm its not there anymore. just put this on your PSP and run it http://pspfreak9.com/Documents/stick%20Arena.rar
its online so we have to do it at the same time i'll just wait on the game. reply when you have seen the messeage and started the game.

[youresam]

you wanna know what would give you a headache, here's a question for ya:

how do you blit an image i tried everyting here's my code:

akl=Image.load("Images/akl.jpg")

while true do
--------------------------clear the screen:clear()

scree:blit(0,0,akl,true)

screenflip()
screenwaitVblankstart()
end
end

akl=Image.load("Images/akl.jpg")

while true do
screen:clear()
scree:blit(0,0,akl,true)
screen.flip()
screen.waitVblankstart()
end

And not a pill of asprin needed.

[emericaska8r]

k, downloading it now...
-= Double Post =-
jeez, my sister took my usb cable, hold on, its at my neighbors. just be like 2 min.
-= Double Post =-
starting the game now.
-= Double Post =-
um, when i start the game up it says:

Error: netlib.lua:41: attempt to call field 'udpConnect' (a nil value)

Press start to restart

[pspfreak9]

oh you need cools mod 3

[emericaska8r]

oh. i can download it real quick. hold on.

[pspfreak9]

k i got an error, i'll be back at 4:30 youlll be here?

[emericaska8r]

idk its 6:07 here, what time is it wherever you are?

[TheMarioKarters]

oh. i can download it real quick. hold on.

Download it here:
www.youresam.com/netlib

[pspfreak9]

it is now 3:11 in exactly 1 and a half hour from now k

[Urameshi]

akl=Image.load("Images/akl.jpg")

while true do
screen:clear()
scree:blit(0,0,akl,true)
screen.flip()
screen.waitVblankstart()
end

And not a pill of asprin needed.

there's more coming , and you might wanna check your code again

[emericaska8r]

k i'll be back then for ya!

[Bob Hoil]

Hey guys i have one question. How long and how complicated or is it possible to create a web browser in lua. I need one for the project i am working on. I know you can make a textbased one. Kind of like the example in luaplayer. I was thinking of something besides textbased though.

Thanks Bob Hoil

[emericaska8r]

web browser or a file browser for your memory stick?

[nathan42100]

I am already working on a web browser, and the text capabilities are complete

Its sorta hard to make.

thanks youresam

Over IM

[Bob Hoil]

Well that explains it. I was thinking of making a text based one then trying to extend upon that. I need one for my project i am working on though. Thanks for the help guys.

[emericaska8r]

hey, this was a long time ago, but some real good coder released a script here for download, where you were some guy, and there were physics in the game, and there was an all black level. The legs could rotate.

idk, but i have been searching for that for days and can't find it. The reason being is that the player could be moved anywhere, and it would have collision for every kind of bump and whatever in the level.

anyone know what i am talking about? if so give me it!

[pspfreak9]

im not gonna be here emericaska8r i have to go somewhere contact you when im free.

[emericaska8r]

k

[Bob Hoil]

Hey guys i have one more question. You know the cursor you use in the web browser on the psp(the official web browser). Is there a way to use it kind of like you do with the time and battery information? If not i will just make my own.

Thanks Bob Hoil

[emericaska8r]

can i ask everyone what they think of this:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/e44t0q
its a game i just started, just tried to add a walking animation witch didn't work as well as i had hoped so its kind of low on fps and moving looks lame IMO.

omg i found it! but the dl date has expired :Argh: . Does anybody have this, or anything? i'll pm eyece to ask him too.

[xmex]

Is there a way to find the highest table number? ie table enemy1 goes up to enemy1[10] but we dont actually define this we set it by finding the highest one before it so we dont know the top one. So is there a way to find it?

EDIT

And a way to make one colour transparent in an image!

[Merick]

table.getn(table) will give you the size of the table but only for the base of the table

if you've got nested tables - tablea[n].tableb - then to get the size of the nested table you have specify that like this table.getn(table[n].tableb)

[Merick]

table.getn(table) will give you the size of the table but only for the base of the table

if you've got nested tables - tablea[n].tableb - then to get the size of the nested table you have specify that like this table.getn(table[n].tableb)

[PSPJunkie_]

(You posted twice ^^)

[Bob Hoil]

Hey guys i am making a cursor in the program i am making for the psp i lua and right now it moves with the d pad and i was wondering if there was a tutorial i could do that would tell me how to use the analog stick instead. Don't worry i actually plan on completing the entire tutorial a few times so i can try to learn it.

Thanks Bob Hoil

[Urameshi]

omg there are so many ppl asking for help with analog, and its been explained so much, go to evilmana.com/forums and go to the help thread and search that, there's like 3 threads all which explain perfectly

[SuperBatXS]

Something like this:

pad = Controls.read()
ax = pad:analogX()
if math.abs(ax) > 32 then
--Right
end
if math.abs(ax) <-32 then
--Left
end
ay = pad:analogY()
if math.abs(ay) > 32 then
--Up
end
if math.abs(ay) <-32 then
--Down
end