Two questions about lua

[AlanLive2020]

Sorry for asking so many questions, but

1. How do you pick up raw inputs from a keyboard/controller?

2. How do you make an if statement true if a specific star coin id is obtained in a level? I already know how to get star coin amounts from a level, but not a specific id. I want to make a menu with a list of the star coins collected, and its probably the only thing i need to know to make it.

Thanks in advance.

[BlueStaggo]

1. You can use the onKeyboardPress(key) event or Misc.GetKeyState(key).
2. You can do this:

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local starcoin = require("npcs/ai/starcoin") 
starcoin.getLevelList()

and this is how to run some code if the first star coin has been collected:

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if starcoin[1] then
    -- Do something
end

Here's one more piece of advice: you should look at https://docs.codehaus.moe for documentation and also look at other people's libraries (I didn't know about star coins until I looked at Minimalist HUD).

[AlanLive2020]

1. You can use the onKeyboardPress(key) event or Misc.GetKeyState(key).
2. You can do this:

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local starcoin = require("npcs/ai/starcoin") 
starcoin.getLevelList()

and this is how to run some code if the first star coin has been collected:

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if starcoin[1] then
    -- Do something
end

Here's one more piece of advice: you should look at https://docs.codehaus.moe for documentation and also look at other people's libraries (I didn't know about star coins until I looked at Minimalist HUD).

Thanks. Is there a way to do this with an xbox/ps4/switch controllers?

Added in 1 hour 17 minutes 30 seconds:
Ok so i tried it and i get an overwriten handler warning for some reason.Also im guessing it's useed as a function?

[BlueStaggo]

Thanks. Is there a way to do this with an xbox/ps4/switch controllers?

I don't think it's possible, but you should try looking at this.

[AlanLive2020]

Hey uhh, i keep getting an overwriten handler execption or it doesn't work. Can anyone provide me with an example to returns true if control is pressed?

Edit: After a lot of trial and error I finally got it to work

[deice]

Thanks. Is there a way to do this with an xbox/ps4/switch controllers?

there is the "onControllerButtonPress" event but i'm not sure if it triggers while the game is paused, and to my knowledge there's no other way to handle controller input through lua.