incorpatre Lua Scipting?

[greenday5494]

lua scripting is very easy to code for, and it is usually map-side. can do very powerful things, without learning C++. possibly incorparte so we can have rather cool maps?

[MulleDK19]

This is not possible since we do not have the source code of the Unreal Engine 3.

And UnrealScript is also a powerful C++ like language!
EDIT: Easy to learn too

[Overstatement]

k, why don't you just learn C++ so we don't have all these stupid scripting languages going around. They're all as powerful as C++ and many of the same features so they really aren't really easier to learn. I always thought the main purpose of scripting is so you can change code and reload it while in the game but you can't even do that with UnrealScript, so what's the point?

I hate scripting...

[MulleDK19]

LOL! Is there something you don't hate, Overstatement?

[goodkebab]

he needs to get more sun.....its making him depressed.

[Overstatement]

Darkness is to depression, what the sun is to skin cancer. You just can't win... :(

[MR.Mic]

I always thought the main purpose of scripting is so you can change code and reload it while in the game

Really?

I always thought the purpose of scripting was to provide a layer of abstraction so you didnt have to muck around in the guts of the program. This way, you can have several different mods cooperate with a single executable without having to compile a single thing.

This is analogous to having APIs so you dont need have to know how to talk directly to whatever hardware you're using just to write a program like notepad.


Although, I'm not really a programmer.

[LennardF1989]

No, we won't intergrate LUA scripting into PS, we can't and don't need it.

At first, UnrealScript is as powerfull as LUA.
Second, you won't need scripting to do cool things, just a map editor.

PERIOD, I'm not telling more about this.

[frvge]

Why is everyone so... annoyed or irritated?  ???

[LennardF1989]

Why is everyone so... annoyed or irritated?  ???

I'm not irritated or annoyed...  ;D

[iservealot]

No, we won't intergrate LUA scripting into PS, we can't and don't need it.

At first, UnrealScript is as powerfull as LUA.
Second, you won't need scripting to do cool things, just a map editor.

PERIOD, I'm not telling more about this.

I love how he has the final say.

In this case it's unanimous though.

[Bionic-Blob]

Why is everyone so... annoyed or irritated?  ???

stfu

[LennardF1989]

No, we won't intergrate LUA scripting into PS, we can't and don't need it.

At first, UnrealScript is as powerfull as LUA.
Second, you won't need scripting to do cool things, just a map editor.

PERIOD, I'm not telling more about this.

I love how he has the final say.

In this case it's unanimous though.

Thank you :D

[Overstatement]

I always thought the purpose of scripting was to provide a layer of abstraction so you didnt have to muck around in the guts of the program.

C++ has a perfectly good way to do this. DLLs. And you can load and reload them at runtime (after you've compiled them). From first hand experince (I get bored and look around source code); Doom3, Farcry and Civilization 4 use DLLs for mods.

This way, you can have several different mods cooperate with a single executable without having to compile a single thing.

UnrealScript runs on a virtual machine which means you get the worst of both worlds, you get to compile it AND it doesn't run as fast as a compiled language AND you can't reload stuff inside the game, yay! (the last point comes from iservealot, blame him if I'm wrong).

This is analogous to having APIs so you dont need have to know how to talk directly to whatever hardware you're using just to write a program like notepad.

Oh, everything is an API. I would probably say that UnrealScript includes an API. Declared functions defined in hidden space? Yep, it's an API. If you provide a means to access and use a piece of software (like an game engine) without giving away your source code and secrets, it's an API and don't need to invent your own language to do it.

Although, I'm not really a programmer.

That's ok, I like spreading knowledge.  ;D

[LennardF1989]

I always thought the purpose of scripting was to provide a layer of abstraction so you didnt have to muck around in the guts of the program.

C++ has a perfectly good way to do this. DLLs. And you can load and reload them at runtime (after you've compiled them). From first hand experince (I get bored and look around source code); Doom3, Farcry and Civilization 4 use DLLs for mods.

This way, you can have several different mods cooperate with a single executable without having to compile a single thing.

UnrealScript runs on a virtual machine which means you get the worst of both worlds, you get to compile it AND it doesn't run as fast as a compiled language AND you can't reload stuff inside the game, yay! (the last point comes from iservealot, blame him if I'm wrong).

This is analogous to having APIs so you dont need have to know how to talk directly to whatever hardware you're using just to write a program like notepad.

Oh, everything is an API. I would probably say that UnrealScript includes an API. Declared functions defined in hidden space? Yep, it's an API. If you provide a means to access and use a piece of software (like an game engine) without giving away your source code and secrets, it's an API and don't need to invent your own language to do it.

Although, I'm not really a programmer.

That's ok, I like spreading knowledge.  ;D

It's suprising too see how you took the time to actually answer every part of hes post :P