[Game] Lasers

1.0: First release
1.1: Bug fixes
1.2: Various bug fixes

*Autoupdater[]
*New GUI[]
*Online multiplayer + Reworked rednet multiplayer[]

I can't really try this out at the moment as I only have access to an iPad, could you briefly explain the gameplay?

Well it is very simple. You avoid lasers and see how long you can survive. But the lasers go faster and faster so you kinda have to depend on powerups in the end.

Nice game design :D/>
Reminds me a lot of "The Worlds Hardest Game" just with multiplayer :)/>

Awesome game. Are the colors at the bottom changeable, to make "texture packs" of sorts?

Thanks for the feedback! :D/>
Can you specify a little more what colors on the bottom? Do you mean in-game? Anyway I will add more customization in the settings menu so you can change the menu colors as well ;)/>

Hellkid98, on 20 December 2013 - 08:49 AM said:

Thanks for the feedback! :D/>
Can you specify a little more what colors on the bottom? Do you mean in-game? Anyway I will add more customization in the settings menu so you can change the menu colors as well ;)/>

local theme = {
    bColor = colors.white,
	    defaultTextCol = colors.red,
	    activeBackCol = colors.red,
	    activeTextCol = colors.white,
	    headerBackCol = colors.red,
	    headerTextCol = colors.white,
}

Line 1444 through line 1451 of the program.

awsmazinggenius, on 20 December 2013 - 10:08 AM said:

Hellkid98, on 20 December 2013 - 08:49 AM said:

Thanks for the feedback! :D/>
Can you specify a little more what colors on the bottom? Do you mean in-game? Anyway I will add more customization in the settings menu so you can change the menu colors as well ;)/>

local theme = {
	bColor = colors.white,
		defaultTextCol = colors.red,
		activeBackCol = colors.red,
		activeTextCol = colors.white,
		headerBackCol = colors.red,
		headerTextCol = colors.white,
}

Line 1444 through line 1451 of the program.

Well yeah ofcourse you can change them, I'll make a more efficient way so you don't have to change them in the code, So you just can load them from a file.
The file will have to look something like this

bColor = white
defaultTextCol = red
activeBackCol = red
activeTextCol = white
headerBackCol = red
headerTextCol = white

Since I already have a function in the GUI API that is capable to load themes from files without 'colors.' ;)/>

Hellkid98, on 20 December 2013 - 10:13 AM said:

awsmazinggenius, on 20 December 2013 - 10:08 AM said:

Hellkid98, on 20 December 2013 - 08:49 AM said:

Thanks for the feedback! :D/>
Can you specify a little more what colors on the bottom? Do you mean in-game? Anyway I will add more customization in the settings menu so you can change the menu colors as well ;)/>

local theme = {
	bColor = colors.white,
		defaultTextCol = colors.red,
		activeBackCol = colors.red,
		activeTextCol = colors.white,
		headerBackCol = colors.red,
		headerTextCol = colors.white,
}

Line 1444 through line 1451 of the program.

Well yeah ofcourse you can change them, I'll make a more efficient way so you don't have to change them in the code, So you just can load them from a file.
The file will have to look something like this

bColor = white
defaultTextCol = red
activeBackCol = red
activeTextCol = white
headerBackCol = red
headerTextCol = white

Since I already have a function in the GUI API that is capable to load themes from files without 'colors.' ;)/>

Thanks! When the OS is complete, can I modify this and put it in awsmazingOS? I would give you credit, and the modification would be so that the app loads the user's preferred colors in their user preferences panel.

Sure, Go ahead! ;)/>
I've updated it so now you can change themes in the menu and change the nickname as well! :D/>

I've got error on line 99: attempt to index [? (a nil value)]

mibac138, on 28 December 2013 - 10:26 AM said:

I've got error on line 99: attempt to index [? (a nil value)]

Hmm.. Then there is a problem with your installation I think.. Try deleting '.Lasers_Data' and then run the executable again and let it install.
Do you have HTTP enabled? It needs to be enabled in order to install properly.

I've redownloaded everything and i've got this error: Lasers:102: attempt to index ? (a nil value)


@EDIT the same error

mibac138, on 28 December 2013 - 12:13 PM said:

I've redownloaded everything and i've got this error: Lasers:102: attempt to index ? (a nil value)


@EDIT the same error

Derp.. I see in the code it's trying to use the API 'gui' before it's loaded..
Try deleting and downloading now and it should work ;)/>

gui:424: File didn't exist:
.Lasers_Data/Themes/Lasers

Well.. The problem there was that it tries to load the theme before it's created xD
Try updating now and it shouldn't error..

Multiplayer isnt working: Lasers:1393: attempt to compare nil with number

Why is everything erroring since the last update?!? D:
Hmm.. It seems I forgot to assign the players starting positions.. Well it's fixed now ;)/> ( I've tested it myself now )

Another bug - when you hit CTRL, lasers are still going. Idk is it a bug, but probobly yes, i thinked it's pause (CTRL), but it isnt …

—–

And another one, when you are in Settings -> Change Theme and you will hit "a" the game turns off.

—–

And some propositions:

1. When you hit backspace then it will work as "< Back" button.
2. When you are in Pause menu then, if you are using arrow keys then, if you are in first option and you will hit arrow up then it will be in the last option, and vice-versa.
3. When you are in Pause menu then the counter to start the game also, stops.

For now, everything ;)/>

@Edit lol i think'd i posted 3 posts but ok … separated with "—–".

The first one isn't a bug, It's meant to be that way.
The second one was a small miss that's fixed now.

1: Sure I think I can work that out ;)/>
2: Well I figured that wouldn't be needed since you can use the mouse and I thought it would be nicer without it :P/>
3: This is pretty much as the so called "bug" but much easier to add, The reason this is hard to make is because the game uses alot of timers :P/>( I've added this now )

(sorry for necro)
I've made a theme for this game, to get it run this shell command (you only need this once, so you can use pastebin run) after running the game for the first time:

pastebin run ywaiAf9d

Note that after you use the theme, you will need it every time you run the game, or else it will complain.

This theme would be a lot cooler if it affected the actual gameplay screen, but currently it does not. (Hellkid, is this a bug?)

Well it isn't really a bug, I have just been to lazy to change it :P/>
And I'll go and check out your theme now :D/>

Yeah, I think's it is a little crappy due to the aforementioned "bug".

Good jobs, but recently the game not downloading gui API, the pastebin code had removed… Please fix it ?

JackCarterSmith, on 27 May 2014 - 08:15 PM said:

Good jobs, but recently the game not downloading gui API, the pastebin code had removed… Please fix it ?

Dude this game is months old, he probably isn't going to be continuing it.

Agoldfish, on 27 May 2014 - 09:13 PM said:

JackCarterSmith, on 27 May 2014 - 08:15 PM said:

Good jobs, but recently the game not downloading gui API, the pastebin code had removed… Please fix it ?

Dude this game is months old, he probably isn't going to be continuing it.

That's correct :P/>
I deleted the gui api so that's why it isn't working.

Ok, just wanted to let you all know that I reuploaded the gui API so that this will work again :P/>
I also wanted to tell you that I plan on remaking this sometime in the future, starting from scratch.