Super Spartan Portable PSP Halo 3 Lua

[RealRitzcracker]

Hello everyone!
I've been working on my own version of a halo game in lua for the psp. I have an xbox and a xbox360. Love Halo and I wish I could play it on the go. So I figured if people can make duck hunt and air hockey in lua. Ill try to make a Halo 3 game in lua. Im not a pro in lua. I've just made a few programs. Im really good with design, photoshop, good at getting files, and pretty good with lua. Know the psp inside and out. The game is pretty good but I dont have any beta testers or coders so its pretty hard for me to get anything done. So I would love some help if anyone could.

[yaustar]

As i said before, show us what you have so far so we know what we are taking on.

[Accordion]

im happy to beta test anything!

except flash apps of course
(hmm... both flash types)

[ninja9393]

if it looks good ill beta test this game
even though im a beta tester to halo 2d:p

[Shadowblind]

Heck I'll beta too, I always help with lua games

[Accordion]

i like the comparison of duck hunt and air hockey to HALO

[borgamix123]

i would love to try it too

[Gizmo356]

let us get a screen

[ninja9393]

tea we need like a screen shot or something if you want anybody to beta test

[RealRitzcracker]

Ya of course. Ill have a screenshot and script up by tommorow. Is that okay?
I have a lot of work to do.
So ill upload them tommorow.

[Gizmo356]

okay and i could help you code the game

[RealRitzcracker]

Okay guys im just blanking out right now. Umm lets say that i want a diffrent lua script to load after pressing cross X what code would I use
if pad:cross() then---------------------------------------

end

[MasterChafed]

if pad:cross() then
screen:clear()
dofile ("script.lua")
end
-----------------------

where script.lua is the file that you want to load.

this should work

[RealRitzcracker]

Nope
It stays on the same screen

[MasterChafed]

if pad:cross() then
gamestate = "game"
end
end

function playGame()
screen:clear()
dofile("script.lua")

if pad:start() then
gamestate = "menu"
end
end




--this part is after the main loop


if gamestate == "game" then
playGame() end

[stotheamuel]

hmm how is it a halo 3 game... halo 3 isnt out... do you know the weapons? vehicles? characters? environments?

[yaustar]

Nope
It stays on the same screen
The code is fine. The problem is your code logic.

[MasterChafed]

yes, i knew that my code worked because i use expressions like that all the time. It must be the way you have got your code written.

[RealRitzcracker]

Ya I guess so but nothings working.
Im so confused

[yaustar]

It is kind of difficult to see what you are doing wrong if we can't see what you are doing.

[RealRitzcracker]

Hello all my game is almost ready for beta testing. But the menu's are pretty ugly. So I won't emmbarse my self. So I really need some help. Can anyone make me some menu's that look like the real thing. I would be very very thankfull. :D

This is the menu I have right now its pretty bad

http://img310.imageshack.us/my.php?image=menu1rs.png


Now you can see why I need your help

[ninja9393]

link dosent work so just edit your post and attach the menu file to your post

[yaustar]

http://img310.imageshack.us/my.php?image=menu1rs.png
True link

[RealRitzcracker]

help

[yaustar]

It is kind of difficult to see what you are doing wrong if we can't see what you are doing.
That means, if I can't see your code (yes post here), I can't help you. Also, explain EXPLICTLY what you need help on. The code? The artwork? Bugs? etc.

[RealRitzcracker]

The artwork its really bad. I need a new menu a nice looking menu that looks like its from the halo game. I would be very very thankfull.

THIS LINK WORKS http://img310.imageshack.us/my.php?image=menu1rs.png

[Zion]

i think that menu looks nice :D

[dtothabreezy]

thats great i will help wit coding if u need it

[RealRitzcracker]

That menu is nothing compared to the real one. Thats the goal im looking toward. I want this game to look so nice people think its the actual game.

[RealRitzcracker]

The Beta will be up in two days.
Sorry for the delay.
But I've been on vactation.
And my brother deleted my whole hard disk drive.
But I backed up a few files on my psp.
So I have to re-code a few scripts.
Make a few new images.
But dont worry!
When its out it will be worth your time! Hopefully :)

[RealRitzcracker]

Does anyone know the max buffer of memory that lua has. How much can I load until it doesn't work. Right now im working with some large files and I was wondering the max memory lua can hold.

[yaustar]

5 mb in RAM I think

[Shadowblind]

thats as big as a normal sized GBA game so you shouldnt have to take much stuff off for that :D

[RealRitzcracker]

Now I relize why I was trying to load 25mb LOL hahahahahahaha
w0w

[RealRitzcracker]

what does it mean when it the error and it says attempt to index global 'timer' (a nil value)

[yaustar]

Stop cross posting between threads. It is extremely annoying.

It means that timer doesn't have a value. It is just an empty variable that you have just created but not initialised and you are attempting to use it.

[Gazamadaz]

Oh oh, I'll test! I love beta testing! Who doesn't?

[yaustar]

Ask the guys who used to do QA for a living.

[dalejrrocks]

why don't you just post all your errors and the code associated with them in one post so people can help you? You can unload images from memory if you have too much, like when you don't need the menu anymore you can unload that. is this like a 2d scroller?

[yaustar]

Can you actually unload images from memory in lua player? So far the only thing i can think of is to keep the image a local variable.

[onecrzyazn]

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/3659/ssp7bd.jpg

[ninja9393]

WOW:eek: that a good menu:D

[BL4Z3D247]

thats a real good menu, u like the color blue don't you onecrzyazn :D

[stotheamuel]

well since blue is a definate theme in halo menus :p

[onecrzyazn]

well since blue is a definate theme in halo menus :p


True lols

[BL4Z3D247]

holy sh!!!t!!! i never noticed that(as i just went to take a look), to busy gettin my blaze on lol :D, but i was referrin to his avatar cuz its megaman and hes blue obviously so i was just wonderin if that was ur favorite color lol

[onecrzyazn]

accually my favorite color is purple, but blue jsut looks good lmao

[BL4Z3D247]

yeh it does :D

[RealRitzcracker]

Im like to thank all of you
But suddenly my photoshopping skills have came back so im doing all of it by myself
sorry crazy im not going to be using your menu.

Sorry All

[ninja9393]

well lets just see one screen shot of the game

[Gizmo356]

yes just one im starting to......nevermind just show us a screen

[ninja9393]

dos anybody have the feeling he has done nothing?

[Gizmo356]

no ofense but i do cause we havent got even a screenshot yet. I want to believe you but i cant

[Shadowblind]

we do need a screenshot soon.

[The Hombrew Hunter]

I feel he's kinda bsing you guys.

[ninja9393]

and defenitly not a fake screenshot
no offense

[RealRitzcracker]

EVERYONE
I've read many posts all of the psp community.
I see the flaming the us lua coders get.
So I dont want to release anything until its really good.
Cause if the first game I release looks like shit.
They will remember that first game and keep flaming and flaming no matter how good the game gets.

[RealRitzcracker]

The game has already been under work for 4 months.
And it looks AVERAGE
And I wont release it till it looks
AMAZING
Which will proably be another 4 months.
This is real game.
I just dont like to be flamed or and over like other people do.
So dont worry this is real. And when you see it you will shit your pants and go holy shit.
That shit is fuKCing mother fuKCing amazing
OFF THE FUKCING CHAIN
And then you'll see
All good things
Take time
So MODS DELETE THIS THREAD
AND EVERYONE ELSE ILL SEE YOU IN 4 months
MODS DELETE THIS THREAD
DELETE
DELETE
DELETE
DELETE

[Kaiser]

I won't delete it (not our policy) but I'll lock it for you. Good luck on this game. :)