Overview
Novashell Game Creation System Scripting API Reference
Wow, that’s a long title.
Lua and you
Novashell uses Lua 5.13 under the hood. You can use google to find good tutorials on how it works.
Novashell specific Lua additions/changes
- // C++ style comments are supported
- != (inequality) operator is supported
- dofile, load, and other things deemed “dangerous” are missing. dofile was replaced with RunScript.
- Many new object types, as detailed in these docs
How this API is organized
| System Objects | These are global single-instance objects that always exist that you can access at any time. |
| Game Objects | A game can have an unlimited number of these types of things. (maps, entities, etc) |
| Simple Objects | Smaller data structures that can be used anywhere. |
| Effect Objects | Objects related to the EffectManager. Particle systems and such. |
| Global Functions | These are functions not associated with any object. Can be used from anywhere. |
| Brains | Behaviors that can be layered together with an Entity’s BrainManager. |
| States | States that can be set through an Entity’s BrainManager. |
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Links
Seth A. Robinson (seth@rtsoft.com)
Novashell Home http://www.rtsoft.com/novashell
Novashell Getting Started Tutorials http://www.rtsoft.com/novashell/docs