411 replies to this topic

[Cameron]

Should we have a vote on which scripting language to go with? There are so many good ones; we could argue forever on little nuances of them and IMO we really could use most of them without a real problem.

[Radien]

Should we have a vote on which scripting language to go with? There are so many good ones; we could argue forever on little nuances of them and IMO we really could use most of them without a real problem.

Well, this thread is for public suggestions and discussion, not any actual finalized decisions. Rest assured, we won't argue forever. Other discussions are happening via PM and whatnot.

[lonegraywolf]

Well, this thread is for public suggestions and discussion, not any actual finalized decisions. Rest assured, we won't argue forever. Other discussions are happening via PM and whatnot.

They are? I wonder why I haven't been receiving any.

[Cameron]

Well, this thread is for public suggestions and discussion, not any actual finalized decisions. Rest assured, we won't argue forever. Other discussions are happening via PM and whatnot.

Cool, be sure to tell us what you end up deciding to do .

[sigtau]

Should we have a vote on which scripting language to go with? There are so many good ones; we could argue forever on little nuances of them and IMO we really could use most of them without a real problem.

Python or Perl. End of discussion.

Being a programmer myself, I'm willing to contribute to this, though I don't know if I'll be of much assistance for anything far from bug-fixing, optimizations, and general feature-creep.

[Gleeok]

I have decided on the scripting language! *Drumroll please* ..


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...
... http://www.cliki.net/SBCL !!!

It is decided.


It is a beautiful language. The syntax is really very easy. To move Link up all you have to do is this:

CODE

(def move y (dist)
  if
  (declare (type single-float y))
  do
  (setq y@ (qreffloat->(the single-float (+ ((player["link"](arg["x"]))(pfloat) getq))))
  then
  let
  setv y (cr (y) + (dist))
  end
  end
end)

So who wants to volunteer to be a script tester?

Edited by Gleeok, 26 July 2010 - 01:06 AM.

[Hoten]

Words cannot describe how horrid that is. Good one.

[Gleeok]

Words cannot describe how horrid that is. Good one.

Notice the very special keyword "then". Without it your computer wouldn't no what to do next so it might freeze. So always remember to use "then" wherever possible.

The only tradeoff is it's only the slowest scripting language ever created. It's worth it to get that syntax though.

Edited by Gleeok, 26 July 2010 - 04:35 AM.

[lonegraywolf]

Somehow, I don't think sarcasm suits you Gleeok.

Care to try again?

[Gleeok]

Somehow, I don't think sarcasm suits you Gleeok.

Huh? I thought that was a classic Gleeok post there.

Care to try again?

OK, I will try:

We are actually using the C++ syntax AngelScript. (It's a really nice engine) ..However, It has been decided that 'a','e','i','o','u', ..and sometimes 'y', are now whitespace automatic keywords!! (Awesome!)

Unfortunately the by-product of this new great feature means that you can no longer use these letters at all. Not even in comments or other built-in keywords. So it would look like this:

CODE

clss Mclss : pblc Bs //nhrt frm th bs clss
{
  a f;
  e g;
  i fnctn( nt p, flt t )
  {
    rtrn (i)(p<<t/2);
  }
}

As you can see this saves LOTS of key presses!!

[lonegraywolf]

I guess I forgot that you like to be sarcastic.

Alright, I think I get the point. No decisions have been made yet, and we do have to decide...hopefully within a month I guess.

[Saffith]

Shakespeare!

Maybe ECMAScript? Or Ruby, possibly. Plenty of good options.

[sigtau]

Python! I cannot stress that any more urgently! (Or Perl...)

[Cameron]

Yeah I would definitely say to use Python, but I've never used Angelscript so I don't really know.

[Mitchfork]

I think the game engine should be written in ZScript, then used through Zelda Classic.