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[Chaotic Gaming]

On OnStart() which runs at the beginning of each level and beginning of the overworld, it does not work! So no.

OnStart does not. onStart does. These things are important.

Ah yes, the classic programmer's error of incorrect capitalisation/format. Can be very hard to debug if you don't spot it.

Sorry didn't realize I was programming directly in the forum. (sarcasm) Lmao! As long as it is known what construct is what and what code is what and what it's for, it shouldn't have to be in a 100% correct format unless you are programming the forum with lua using this thread directly.

[PixelPest]

OnStart does not. onStart does. These things are important.

Ah yes, the classic programmer's error of incorrect capitalisation/format. Can be very hard to debug if you don't spot it.

Sorry didn't realize I was programming directly in the forum. (sarcasm) Lmao! As long as it is known what construct is what and what code is what and what it's for, it shouldn't have to be in a 100% correct format unless you are programming the forum with lua using this thread directly.

How do you expect us to help you if you don't use the correct format? Syntax is very important and you have to assume that the people helping you are interpreting what you're writing as exactly what you understand and/or have written

[IttaBaby]

I just want to change the kind of bullet ludwig throws from fire to hammer, but I'm too dumb to figure it out <:c
Would someone be kind enough to tell me what code would do that?

[Chaotic Gaming]

Ah yes, the classic programmer's error of incorrect capitalisation/format. Can be very hard to debug if you don't spot it.

Sorry didn't realize I was programming directly in the forum. (sarcasm) Lmao! As long as it is known what construct is what and what code is what and what it's for, it shouldn't have to be in a 100% correct format unless you are programming the forum with lua using this thread directly.

How do you expect us to help you if you don't use the correct format? Syntax is very important and you have to assume that the people helping you are interpreting what you're writing as exactly what you understand and/or have written

You guys are really that strict? What is this, a forum for Super Mario Bros X or coding format class?

[The0x539]

Sorry didn't realize I was programming directly in the forum. (sarcasm) Lmao! As long as it is known what construct is what and what code is what and what it's for, it shouldn't have to be in a 100% correct format unless you are programming the forum with lua using this thread directly.

How do you expect us to help you if you don't use the correct format? Syntax is very important and you have to assume that the people helping you are interpreting what you're writing as exactly what you understand and/or have written

You guys are really that strict? What is this, a forum for Super Mario Bros X or coding format class?

If there's a difference between the code you write and the code you share, how is anyone supposed to find the real problems?

[Novarender]

I just want to change the kind of bullet ludwig throws from fire to hammer, but I'm too dumb to figure it out <:c
Would someone be kind enough to tell me what code would do that?

You could maybe kill the fireball once it spawns and spawn in a hammer. I don't know how to do that though, sorry.

Sorry didn't realize I was programming directly in the forum. (sarcasm) Lmao! As long as it is known what construct is what and what code is what and what it's for, it shouldn't have to be in a 100% correct format unless you are programming the forum with lua using this thread directly.

How do you expect us to help you if you don't use the correct format? Syntax is very important and you have to assume that the people helping you are interpreting what you're writing as exactly what you understand and/or have written

You guys are really that strict? What is this, a forum for Super Mario Bros X or coding format class?

PixelPest is right. I guess you don't have to always use perfect formatting, but it would make things a lot easier for everyone if you did. It just helps to clear up misunderstandings and/or errors.

Is there any way to run .lua scripts while in the editor/ modify the editor? I want to make it easier to use.

[WildW]

cant figure out how to make luna.lua files
im just that dumb...
help?

im talking about saving files as .lua not .txt

[The0x539]

cant figure out how to make luna.lua files
im just that dumb...
help?

im talking about saving files as .lua not .txt

Until Beta 4, the file needs to be named lunadll.lua rather than luna.lua.

[WildW]

Thanks!

[Taycamgame]

Basically after beta 4's release, a lot of file names will need to be changed? What about file extensions?

[PixelPest]

Basically after beta 4's release, a lot of file names will need to be changed? What about file extensions?

All files will still be Lua files. Why would we change the file extension? Also SMBX2 is backwards-compatible with previous versions (with a few minor exceptions) and lunadll.lua files, etc. will still work

[WildW]

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local myCounter = 16000

function onLoop()
	myCounter = myCounter - 1

	Text.print(myCounter,0,0)
	
end

I'm trying to make a timer but I don't know how to make it kill the player when it reaches 0

[The0x539]

kill the player

player:kill()

it reaches 0

myCounter == 0

when

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if condition then
	doStuff()
end

[WildW]

kill the player

player:kill()

it reaches 0

myCounter == 0

when

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if condition then
	doStuff()
end

Wow I did not expect it to work so well
thank you!

[Novarender]

Is there any way to at least rename blocks/npcs etc. in the editor?

[PixelPest]

Is there any way to at least rename blocks/npcs etc. in the editor?

For what reason?

[Taycamgame]

Is there any way to at least rename blocks/npcs etc. in the editor?

If it's because you need help with understanding what the blocks are / do, then don't worry:
In beta 4, blocks will have proper descriptions and so you won't have to look for any definition etc.

Renaming blocks may be possible, but you may have to dive deep into the game's source code in order to achieve this.

[The0x539]

Is there any way to at least rename blocks/npcs etc. in the editor?

If it's because you need help with understanding what the blocks are / do, then don't worry:
In beta 4, blocks will have proper descriptions and so you won't have to look for any definition etc.

Renaming blocks may be possible, but you may have to dive deep into the game's source code in order to achieve this.

in data/PGE/configs/SMBX2-Integration/items there should be folders containing .ini files
these are the editor's equivalent of npc.txt files, except the default values are there, rather than being hardcoded
putting copies of these in the level folder should mean that the editor reads those, if memory serves

[HenryRichard]

You should also be able to rename NPCs using .txt files, though you can't have spaces for some reason.

[Novarender]

Is there any way to at least rename blocks/npcs etc. in the editor?

If it's because you need help with understanding what the blocks are / do, then don't worry:
In beta 4, blocks will have proper descriptions and so you won't have to look for any definition etc.

Renaming blocks may be possible, but you may have to dive deep into the game's source code in order to achieve this.

in data/PGE/configs/SMBX2-Integration/items there should be folders containing .ini files
these are the editor's equivalent of npc.txt files, except the default values are there, rather than being hardcoded
putting copies of these in the level folder should mean that the editor reads those, if memory serves

Ok thanks. That's really useful, but I don't understand what all the tags mean. I'm experimenting with replacing graphics and some of them will need renamed, such as replacing a graphic with something completely different.