Mangos LUA

[wow-masters]

Hello,

I recently found lua for mangos. i thaught it would be a good idea to update it a bit more, this will never go into the repo but a good addon for everyone, since lua is a well used thing amongst private servers etc.

Todo:

Fix Script Reloading command,

Add more functions for latest lua scripts that are out there.

Fix Stability of the LUA Engine.

SVN: http://svn2.assembla.com/svn/magos-lua/

I give full credit to derex

[vladex]

exelent idea, lua will offer even more options to script, rather than C/C++

[ilija]

lol , lua never offer more options then c++ , it makes only ways easier and nothing else

[xeross155]

exelent idea, lua will offer even more options to script, rather than C/C++

Nope, any function you implement in the LUA parser will call a C++ function that handles the actions, so it's only easier to script in, and it's even slower then native C++

[vladex]

lol , lua never offer more options then c++ , it makes only ways easier and nothing else

i said more options for scripting like Lua, eventai ,and c++ not more options than c++

[MasterTomas]

but easier from C

[Christian Schamara]

have you managed to make it? exactly where you need help?

[Thyros]

some news about this ?

[Xees]

i really recommend not doing this , since this is a learning c++ project , adding lua will drive people out of learning c++

unless this isnt a learning project . then its alright

Pros :

1- Will get an Extremely large amount of people to mangos

2- Will drive out a lot of people out of ArcEmu because it would have All Pros of ArcEmu without the Cons.

3- Will increase number of Donations to MaNGOS project.

4- Will increase Support for MaNGOS.

5- Almost Every Server out there will be using MaNGOS.

6- Will Increase Number of Patches for MaNGOS and Contributors.

7- Will improve Database Support a lot, more Contributors.

Cons:

1- Learning C++ will no longer be the important thing in this project.

[vladex]

i disagree with you on the argument with c++,you need it for modifiying the game,lua is a simplifed c++ language (you just add spells , behaveiours to npc's) you cant actually modify the game like c++ does, still it is a core modification so you can support it or deny it thats how it goes in my opinion.

[xeross155]

LUA will boost development of scripts for instances, etc. and what's written in LUA and 100% offi can be ported into C++

[darkstalker]

Lua is ugly, i would prefer C++ anytime

[xeross155]

I don't like it either, if we were to implement another language I'd have it be Python.

[wow-masters]

I kinda gave up on this,

but i will do it again

[ilija]

Or java ^^

[wow-masters]

I dont think it would be a good idea to make scripts from JAVA,

[wow-masters]

Done Added svn. look at the first post.

The pro and cons stuff.

the main reason why i want to do this is that for people using mangos, the better developed it is. since arcemu is total crap compared to mangos, wat would you want slow development for faster development.

[VladimirMangos]

As writed many times: this is not related to core. so any pros and cons also not related. This is pros/cons adding lua support in scripting library like SD2, not core...

From core side not important what used for scripting until this used propertly in API part.

[vladex]

so,since this is a mod for the core it can be developed without someone stopping the luamod going on ?(except the author manager)

[petbat]

So.... is this working with compiling and will it work for latest ArcEmu or some other LUA scripts?! Or it is for old Ascent LUA scripts?!

And will the core load both C++ and LUA scripts and will they both work?!

Thanks in advance and great job!

-- petbat

[wow-masters]

This isn't for being committed to the git-repo.

Also it will not change how people script to the core, as someone love c++ others love lua, it all depends on how you like it,

it will get a lot more people helping developing the core, since we do need more people helping then with arcemu, as arc does totally suck they don't know how to code there cores, they always rob mangos code, just that burlex and the others made it multi threaded.

[VladimirMangos]

This not related to core in any form.... if someone want add like suppoort then it must be in scripting dll. None in core related to it work.

[Christian Schamara]

it has many errors and does not like the others from other svn

9>c:\\Users\\Salja\\Desktop\\mangos\\src\\framework\\Platform/Define.h(24) : fatal error C1083: file (include) can not be opened: "ace/Basic_Types.h": No such file or directory

[wow-masters]

Please post it in full english.

[zergtmn]

I compared your source with source from http://code.google.com/p/mangos-luascript/source/list. Seems you replaced only Derex name with yours. Lol