Lua Programming Help Thread

[malliet]

i figured out what was wrong but i still need help its my wav file i loaded up another one and it worked but i cant get my korn.wav to work

If other files work, then your korn.wav is corrupt or something.

[KiNGxLeGiTx]

k thanks

[PatriotsFan342]

Is there a drag and drop function?

[malliet]

Is there a drag and drop function?

Read the functions list of the luaplayer HM and you'll find the function;) Don't just ask if you didn' search yourself first.

[PatriotsFan342]

Read the functions list of the luaplayer HM and you'll find the function;) Don't just ask if you didn' search yourself first.

Where?, is it on the lua player official website or is it on here on the forums?

[xXChromeXx]

Its in the LPHM Readme

[xXChromeXx]

How would I go about rotating images?

[dan369]

Its in the LPHM Readme

Quoting your owns words. There's a function. Or you could just use simple math. With PGELUA, you can also rotate images.
For HM i think it's Image.rotate() .

[TurtlesPwn]

How would I go about rotating images?

pge.texture.draw(x,y,w,h, tx,ty,tw,th,rotationinrad ians)

[xXChromeXx]

Thanks

[PatriotsFan342]

Its in the LPHM Readme

I just checked and i didnt find a readme? Which version is it in?

[TurtlesPwn]

I just checked and i didnt find a readme? Which version is it in?

Probly because HM is busy adding useless features rather than documenting and explaing everything he has.

[chrisp6825]

Hi. I was wondering if there is a lua adhoc file transfer program out there, somewhere?

If not, it would be possible, right? Theoretically..

[Nielkie]

It would be easy to accomplish, but there are already better ones in C....

[chrisp6825]

I know, I use one. But I was wanting to get one in lua so I could look at it and learn from it.

I've been curious how it would work, and since lua is a simple language, it would be easier to understand one written in lua.

I've also wondered.. if a psp was receiving data from adhoc, and 2 other psp's were sending different data at the same time... would it get jumbled up?

[malliet]

I would say try it out

[slicer4ever]

I've also wondered.. if a psp was receiving data from adhoc, and 2 other psp's were sending different data at the same time... would it get jumbled up?

no, the psp's adhoc checks the mac address of the packet to make sure it's receiving data from the correct psp

[FaT3oYCG]

not in lua player hm it doesnt

[Nielkie]

Really? I'm pretty sure it's an internal thing...

[chrisp6825]

I would say try it out

well, thats kinda why I'm asking.. I can't. I only have 2 psp's and one's wifi card is broken.

I would think that it wouldn't get results from 2 psp's in one "Adhoc.recv()" call, but I think there is a chance that the next time you call "Adhoc.recv()" it could get results from a completely different psp.


I bet there is someone who's experimented with this and figured it out.. are there any 3 or more player games in Lua using adhoc?

All I've seen are 2 player i think.

[FaT3oYCG]

Really? I'm pretty sure it's an internal thing...

no im pretty sure that any psp on the receiving end of an app of hm would get the data even if it was not ment for that psp, you need to program it in if you want it to realize which psp is which.

[chrisp6825]

Um I have a small question..
if you were trying to create a top-down style game and wanted to "turn the lights out" and use a flashlight, how would the best way to do that be?

I was thinking of making a real big black box that has a hole in the middle for the player's image, and a flashlight's beam of light cut out. But I don't think this would be the best and only way.

Any thoughts?

By the way, here's a pic to help describe what I'm talking about :

Spoiler for image:

I want to be able to see anything thats under the yellow beam, but not in the black..

Thanks.

[MoAShaun]

Use alpha blending in PGE.

[malliet]

Quick question: Is there a transform function in LUA? I'm working on a Dragonball Z RPG and I want if you press X Goku's transforms in a super saiyen

[TurtlesPwn]

Quick question: Is there a transform function in LUA? I'm working on a Dragonball Z RPG and I want if you press X Goku's transforms in a super saiyen

that's not something you use a function for, that's something you program yourself.

...
goku.sprite = image of goku
...
while true do
...
if pad:cross() then
    goku.sprite = image of super saiyen
end
...
end

[malliet]

That's what I meant, but I don't want it to transform that way. I have pictures that he's powering up and yelling etc. and finnaly becomes Super Saiyen. Just like in the GBA Dbz games. But I think that's impossible with lua.

[TurtlesPwn]

no, it is not impossible. you program it yourself....that's part of what programming is.

[malliet]

I tried, but I failed, and that's why I'm asking it here. But never mind; I will try it again;)

[TurtlesPwn]

obviously you didn't think it through.

make a variable for current image of player
if player presses x, change the image into the next image in the animation series

then after a couple loops, change it to the next

repeat that until it is the final image

draw the current player image every loop

[malliet]

obviously you didn't think it through.

make a variable for current image of player
if player presses x, change the image into the next image in the animation series

then after a couple loops, change it to the next

repeat that until it is the final image

draw the current player image every loop

Oke, thanks for the tip