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**madsoul** · 04-05-2006, 01:36 AM

im so noobish at programing. is it super hard to learn LUA? is that the thing i should start with if i havent ever tryed coding before and want to learn?

**kozine** · 04-05-2006, 01:41 AM

I have experience in HTML and PHP but never actually tried this type of Programming. Its relativatly easy to learn. Ive been doing it for about three weeks now and ive learnt a hella of lot. Take a look at these tuts. These are where I learnt from:

http://www.evilmana.com
http://www.scriptscribbler.com/psp/lua/lesson01.htm
http://www.scriptscribbler.com/psp/lua/lesson02.htm

Hope this helps

**madsoul** · 04-05-2006, 01:51 AM

thank you so much!

il start learning noow!

**madsoul** · 04-05-2006, 02:23 AM

damn, its not that hard! hurray!

im going to make my own game!

thanks for the tutorial again kozine!

**madsoul** · 04-05-2006, 02:34 AM

need help! im going through the second tutorial and i have a problem. ive done exactly as it says:

System.usbDiskModeActivat e()

pink = Color.new(255, 0 , 153)
blue = Color.new(0 , 153, 255)
orange = Color.new(255, 102, 0)
gray = Color.new(153, 153, 153)
black = Color.new(0 , 0 , 0)

screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 0%", pink)
screen.flip()

background = Image.load("images/background.jpg")

screen:clear()
screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 20%", pink)
screen.flip()

circle = Image.load("images/buttons/circle_button.png")
down = Image.load("images/buttons/down_arrow.png")

screen:clear()
screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 40%", pink)
screen.flip()

l = Image.load("images/buttons/left_trigger.png")
left = Image.load("images/buttons/left_arrow.png")

screen:clear()
screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 60%", pink)
screen.flip()

r = Image.load("images/buttons/right_trigger.png")
right = Image.load("images/buttons/right_arrow.png")
boltsnd = Sound.load("music/comp.wav")

screen:clear()
screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 80%", pink)
screen.flip()

square = Image.load("images/buttons/square_button.png")
triangle = Image.load("images/buttons/triangle_button.png")

screen:clear()
screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 91%", pink)
screen.flip()

up = Image.load("images/buttons/up_arrow.png")
x = Image.load("images/buttons/cross_button.png")
splash = Image.load("images/lua.gif")

screen:clear()
screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 100%", pink)
screen.flip()

screen.waitVblankStart(60 )

screen:blit(0, 0, splash, false)
screen.waitVblankStart()
screen.flip()

boltsnd

lay()

screen.waitVblankStart(24 0)
Music.volume(128)
screen.flip()

-------------
the psp freezez at 90%! what am i doing wrong?

**mnky** · 04-05-2006, 03:02 AM

well if you dont have 1.5 youll need to get rid of this line
System.usbDiskModeActivat e()
and make sur you have the exact right name for your images, lua is case sensitive

TPTaylor · 04-05-2006, 03:13 AM

I thought there had to be a while true to loop in lua scripts? I don't see one there?

c5cha7 · 04-05-2006, 03:31 AM

You wanna know how i started learning lua??
I used no tutorials... BUT there was a game called
GORED awhile back, i thought that it may be a good
idea to have a small look around, then boom
(I got so caught up in lua i basically learnt it..)
But all fun ended when i tried to create a game with no help etc...
Just when Virtue said to me online AIM "Do you even know lua?"
i started thinking.. then i got serious about it and boom,
i learnt everything i needed again and more.
The best thing was, I created a Lua OS before i actually
properly knew lua...

Thats my life story, and try drinking coffee while coding
as it helps alot!

**PopcOrn DeVil** · 04-05-2006, 03:44 AM

The usb part doesn't work on our higher versions

.

**madsoul** · 04-05-2006, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c5cha7

You wanna know how i started learning lua??
I used no tutorials... BUT there was a game called
GORED awhile back, i thought that it may be a good
idea to have a small look around, then boom
(I got so caught up in lua i basically learnt it..)
But all fun ended when i tried to create a game with no help etc...
Just when Virtue said to me online AIM "Do you even know lua?"
i started thinking.. then i got serious about it and boom,
i learnt everything i needed again and more.
The best thing was, I created a Lua OS before i actually
properly knew lua...

Thats my life story, and try drinking coffee while coding
as it helps alot!

cool!

btw, im a coffee adaict so that should not be a problem.

il try as hard as i can on this. i want to make my dark flower game more playble!

i have 1.50 btw so i dont see the problem that happends! :P

**Vaza** · 04-05-2006, 05:08 AM

I think your problem is that its trying to load a .gif file, chage the file to a .png and try again.

**Glynnder** · 04-05-2006, 06:37 AM

I like your attitude - reminds me of me.

But its a bit ni-ive however thats spelt, you can't just go - oooo this looks quite easy lets make a game, it'll take time. Good luck though and even when ur situationseems hopeless keep trying, It took me 7 hours to get ONE thing to work in one of my apps

**Rixorster** · 04-05-2006, 07:04 AM

I started coding for LUA from GMOD(Garry's Mod For Half-Life 2) and been coding since the version 9.0.3 or sumthing like that came out

It's really easy :P

**EminentJonFrost** · 04-05-2006, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madsoul

need help! im going through the second tutorial and i have a problem. ive done exactly as it says:

System.usbDiskModeActivat e()

pink = Color.new(255, 0 , 153)
blue = Color.new(0 , 153, 255)
orange = Color.new(255, 102, 0)
gray = Color.new(153, 153, 153)
black = Color.new(0 , 0 , 0)

screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 0%", pink)
screen.flip()

background = Image.load("images/background.jpg")

screen:clear()
screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 20%", pink)
screen.flip()

circle = Image.load("images/buttons/circle_button.png")
down = Image.load("images/buttons/down_arrow.png")

screen:clear()
screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 40%", pink)
screen.flip()

l = Image.load("images/buttons/left_trigger.png")
left = Image.load("images/buttons/left_arrow.png")

screen:clear()
screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 60%", pink)
screen.flip()

r = Image.load("images/buttons/right_trigger.png")
right = Image.load("images/buttons/right_arrow.png")
boltsnd = Sound.load("music/comp.wav")

screen:clear()
screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 80%", pink)
screen.flip()

square = Image.load("images/buttons/square_button.png")
triangle = Image.load("images/buttons/triangle_button.png")

screen:clear()
screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 91%", pink)
screen.flip()

up = Image.load("images/buttons/up_arrow.png")
x = Image.load("images/buttons/cross_button.png")
splash = Image.load("images/lua.gif")

screen:clear()
screen

rint(194, 136, "Loading: 100%", pink)
screen.flip()

screen.waitVblankStart(60 )

screen:blit(0, 0, splash, false)
screen.waitVblankStart()
screen.flip()

boltsnd

lay()

screen.waitVblankStart(24 0)
Music.volume(128)
screen.flip()

-------------
the psp freezez at 90%! what am i doing wrong?

Lua doesnt load gifs.

**Moonchild** · 04-05-2006, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glynnder- PSPro

I like your attitude - reminds me of me.

But its a bit ni-ive however thats spelt, you can't just go - oooo this looks quite easy lets make a game, it'll take time. Good luck though and even when ur situationseems hopeless keep trying, It took me 7 hours to get ONE thing to work in one of my apps

You mean naive?

Anyway, I first started with some coding for lua yesterday. And that was to help Kozine. So I'm not that experienced, but I learn fast

**madsoul** · 04-05-2006, 07:48 AM

thanks! now it works!

**kozine** · 04-05-2006, 09:13 AM

Yea and homer was a great help

**Altair** · 04-05-2006, 04:24 PM

hmm i thought it was pretty similar to basic, or well that version you have on the TI-83. Thats how i learned coding, lol. I also know html and javascript. Also i learned to read a couple more, because i needed that to complete hack challenges. I think all languages are a bit alike. That is except for C and assembly ofcourse. Ofcourse there are different commands, but the way of coding is the same.

**FLai** · 04-07-2006, 03:31 AM

it isn't particularly hard. i am a total n00b but it is quiet easy to learn the basics then just build up from there. read yeldarbs tutorials. they are the best.

**Altair** · 04-07-2006, 03:46 AM

Also read PSPMillionair's they're really good aswell.

**PopcOrn DeVil** · 04-07-2006, 04:19 AM

Yeah I suggest you first read the yeldarb tutorials then www.evilmana.com's as you need a little bit of a gist for PSPMillionaires's but once you do they are extremely helpful!

**ct-boy** · 04-07-2006, 09:34 AM

I need help it tells me make a script.cmd file with notepad but when I do it it still is with the .txt extension what do i do?

**Rixorster** · 04-07-2006, 09:45 AM

Open in notepad:
File->Save as->Saving extension:*(all)->script.cmd

**ct-boy** · 04-07-2006, 09:46 AM

ok thanks

**Rixorster** · 04-07-2006, 09:47 AM

No problem ;3 (btw, if ya need any help, don't hesitate to ask me, i've been coding for lua like 6-8 months :P )

04-05-2006, 01:36 AM	#1
madsoul Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: stevens bumhole Posts: 10,308 Trader Feedback: 0	is LUA hard to learn? im so noobish at programing. is it super hard to learn LUA? is that the thing i should start with if i havent ever tryed coding before and want to learn?

04-05-2006, 01:41 AM	#2
kozine Developer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 491 Trader Feedback: 0	I have experience in HTML and PHP but never actually tried this type of Programming. Its relativatly easy to learn. Ive been doing it for about three weeks now and ive learnt a hella of lot. Take a look at these tuts. These are where I learnt from: http://www.evilmana.com http://www.scriptscribbler.com/psp/lua/lesson01.htm http://www.scriptscribbler.com/psp/lua/lesson02.htm Hope this helps __________________ PM me for a sig like this! http://dspspforums.com/forums/index.php SIGN UP NOW!

04-05-2006, 02:34 AM	#5
madsoul Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: stevens bumhole Posts: 10,308 Trader Feedback: 0	need help! im going through the second tutorial and i have a problem. ive done exactly as it says: System.usbDiskModeActivat e() pink = Color.new(255, 0 , 153) blue = Color.new(0 , 153, 255) orange = Color.new(255, 102, 0) gray = Color.new(153, 153, 153) black = Color.new(0 , 0 , 0) screenrint(194, 136, "Loading: 0%", pink) screen.flip() background = Image.load("images/background.jpg") screen:clear() screenrint(194, 136, "Loading: 20%", pink) screen.flip() circle = Image.load("images/buttons/circle_button.png") down = Image.load("images/buttons/down_arrow.png") screen:clear() screenrint(194, 136, "Loading: 40%", pink) screen.flip() l = Image.load("images/buttons/left_trigger.png") left = Image.load("images/buttons/left_arrow.png") screen:clear() screenrint(194, 136, "Loading: 60%", pink) screen.flip() r = Image.load("images/buttons/right_trigger.png") right = Image.load("images/buttons/right_arrow.png") boltsnd = Sound.load("music/comp.wav") screen:clear() screenrint(194, 136, "Loading: 80%", pink) screen.flip() square = Image.load("images/buttons/square_button.png") triangle = Image.load("images/buttons/triangle_button.png") screen:clear() screenrint(194, 136, "Loading: 91%", pink) screen.flip() up = Image.load("images/buttons/up_arrow.png") x = Image.load("images/buttons/cross_button.png") splash = Image.load("images/lua.gif") screen:clear() screenrint(194, 136, "Loading: 100%", pink) screen.flip() screen.waitVblankStart(60 ) screen:blit(0, 0, splash, false) screen.waitVblankStart() screen.flip() boltsndlay() screen.waitVblankStart(24 0) Music.volume(128) screen.flip() ------------- the psp freezez at 90%! what am i doing wrong?

04-05-2006, 03:31 AM	#8
c5cha7 11th Squad Captain Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: You are here -----> 名前: アダム \| 飲むコー&#1 Posts: 2,562 Trader Feedback: 0	You wanna know how i started learning lua?? I used no tutorials... BUT there was a game called GORED awhile back, i thought that it may be a good idea to have a small look around, then boom (I got so caught up in lua i basically learnt it..) But all fun ended when i tried to create a game with no help etc... Just when Virtue said to me online AIM "Do you even know lua?" i started thinking.. then i got serious about it and boom, i learnt everything i needed again and more. The best thing was, I created a Lua OS before i actually properly knew lua... Thats my life story, and try drinking coffee while coding as it helps alot! __________________ FAVORITE GAME! - BEER & ANIME! - SO EXICTING! 開発者, 携帯用プログラマー日本サポータおよび恋人本名のアダムの鍛冶屋 Currently Working On: - Flashmod V2.50 - Flashmod V2.60 Currently Drinking: Coffee! - 私はコーヒーを飲む Chao Garden: DEMO v0.6 Chao Garden V0.5b Review!

04-05-2006, 05:08 AM	#11
Vaza Save The World vaza07 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bedford, England Posts: 1,389 Trader Feedback: 0	I think your problem is that its trying to load a .gif file, chage the file to a .png and try again. __________________

04-05-2006, 01:51 AM	#3
madsoul Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: stevens bumhole Posts: 10,308 Trader Feedback: 0	thank you so much! il start learning noow!

04-05-2006, 02:23 AM	#4
madsoul Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: stevens bumhole Posts: 10,308 Trader Feedback: 0	damn, its not that hard! hurray! im going to make my own game! thanks for the tutorial again kozine!

04-05-2006, 03:02 AM	#6
mnky Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Between your mothers legs. Posts: 2,518 Trader Feedback: 0	well if you dont have 1.5 youll need to get rid of this line System.usbDiskModeActivat e() and make sur you have the exact right name for your images, lua is case sensitive

04-05-2006, 03:13 AM	#7
TPTaylor Think, Do, Gloat. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: England, Norwich Posts: 1,422 Trader Feedback: 0	I thought there had to be a while true to loop in lua scripts? I don't see one there?

04-05-2006, 03:44 AM	#9
PopcOrn DeVil Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western Australia Posts: 1,044 Trader Feedback: 0	The usb part doesn't work on our higher versions .

04-05-2006, 07:04 AM	#13
Rixorster Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 109 Trader Feedback: 0	I started coding for LUA from GMOD(Garry's Mod For Half-Life 2) and been coding since the version 9.0.3 or sumthing like that came out It's really easy :P

04-05-2006, 07:48 AM	#16
madsoul Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: stevens bumhole Posts: 10,308 Trader Feedback: 0	thanks! now it works!

04-05-2006, 09:13 AM	#17
kozine Developer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 491 Trader Feedback: 0	Yea and homer was a great help __________________ PM me for a sig like this! http://dspspforums.com/forums/index.php SIGN UP NOW!

04-05-2006, 04:24 PM	#18
Altair Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 506 Trader Feedback: 0	hmm i thought it was pretty similar to basic, or well that version you have on the TI-83. Thats how i learned coding, lol. I also know html and javascript. Also i learned to read a couple more, because i needed that to complete hack challenges. I think all languages are a bit alike. That is except for C and assembly ofcourse. Ofcourse there are different commands, but the way of coding is the same. __________________ LUA manual: [url]http://www.lua.org/manual/5.0/manual.html[/url] LUA Wiki: [url]http://wiki.ps2dev.org/psp:lua_player[/url]

04-07-2006, 03:31 AM	#19
FLai Mindless Fanboy Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,907 Trader Feedback: 0	it isn't particularly hard. i am a total n00b but it is quiet easy to learn the basics then just build up from there. read yeldarbs tutorials. they are the best.

04-07-2006, 09:46 AM	#24
ct-boy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,037 Trader Feedback: 0	ok thanks __________________ I own a Playstation 3,PSP and a Wii add me on psn: azazin, [QUOTE=TheMasterChef]Who gives a rat's ass about the size anyway?? It is not like you carry it around every day.[/QUOTE]

04-07-2006, 03:46 AM	#20
Altair Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 506 Trader Feedback: 0	Also read PSPMillionair's they're really good aswell. __________________ LUA manual: [url]http://www.lua.org/manual/5.0/manual.html[/url] LUA Wiki: [url]http://wiki.ps2dev.org/psp:lua_player[/url]

04-07-2006, 04:19 AM	#21
PopcOrn DeVil Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western Australia Posts: 1,044 Trader Feedback: 0	Yeah I suggest you first read the yeldarb tutorials then www.evilmana.com's as you need a little bit of a gist for PSPMillionaires's but once you do they are extremely helpful!

04-07-2006, 09:34 AM	#22
ct-boy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,037 Trader Feedback: 0	I need help it tells me make a script.cmd file with notepad but when I do it it still is with the .txt extension what do i do? __________________ I own a Playstation 3,PSP and a Wii add me on psn: azazin, [QUOTE=TheMasterChef]Who gives a rat's ass about the size anyway?? It is not like you carry it around every day.[/QUOTE]

04-07-2006, 09:45 AM	#23
Rixorster Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 109 Trader Feedback: 0	Open in notepad: File->Save as->Saving extension:*(all)->script.cmd

04-07-2006, 09:47 AM	#25
Rixorster Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 109 Trader Feedback: 0	No problem ;3 (btw, if ya need any help, don't hesitate to ask me, i've been coding for lua like 6-8 months :P )

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