Game with separate files tryout

[SynfigMaster91]

Hi, guys.

Until now, following tutorials of Sheepollution and Simple Game Tutorials, I could make a Pong clone and an Eyes game.

Now, I'm trying to learn by myself how to make a game with several lua files. I'm using a white square and I managed to making appear on the screen.

The game has two lua files: main.lua and square.lua (with the square I want to make move)

Unfortunately, I can't make the square move despite writing his actions on its code. I tried to fix it, but now... the square doesn't appear! What am I doing wrong?

Here's the main.lua code:

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require "square"

function love.load(arg)

end

function love.update( dt )
  
end

function love.draw()
  
end

And here, the square.lua code:

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local square = {x = 100, y = 100, width = 50, height = 50, speed = 20}

function square.update( dt )
   if love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
      square.x = x + speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("left") then
      square.x = x - speed * dt
   end   
   if love.keyboard.isDown("up") then
      square.y = y - speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("down") then
      square.y = y + speed * dt
   end  
end

function square.draw()
   love.graphics.rectangle( 'fill',  x, y, width, height )
end

[ivan]

You're almost there:

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function love.update( dt )
  square.update(dt)
end

function love.draw()
  square.draw()
end

Since your square is "local" it cannot be accessed outside of the square.lua file.
You have 2 options there, either keeping the "square" global OR returning the square to the main file:

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return square

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local square = require("square")

[SynfigMaster91]

You're almost there:

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function love.update( dt )
  square.update(dt)
end

function love.draw()
  square.draw()
end

Since your square is "local" it cannot be accessed outside of the square.lua file.
You have 2 options there, either keeping the "square" global OR returning the square to the main file:

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return square

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local square = require("square")

I did it, but I got this error:

Error

main.lua:8: attempt to index global 'square' (a nil value)

Traceback

main.lua:8: in function 'update'
[C]: in function 'xpcall'

[ivan]

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local square = {x = 100, y = 100, width = 50, height = 50, speed = 20}

function square.update( dt )
   if love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
      square.x = square.x + square.speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("left") then
      square.x = square.x - square.speed * dt
   end   
   if love.keyboard.isDown("up") then
      square.y = square.y - square.speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("down") then
      square.y = square.y + square.speed * dt
   end  
end

function square.draw()
   love.graphics.rectangle( 'fill',  square.x, square.y, square.width, square.height )
end

-- return the square local so we can access it outside of this file
return square

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-- grab the square local from the other file
local square = require("square")

function love.load(arg)
end

function love.update( dt )
  square.update(dt)
end

function love.draw()
  square.draw()
end

[SynfigMaster91]

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local square = {x = 100, y = 100, width = 50, height = 50, speed = 20}

function square.update( dt )
   if love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
      square.x = square.x + speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("left") then
      square.x = square.x - speed * dt
   end   
   if love.keyboard.isDown("up") then
      square.y = square.y - speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("down") then
      square.y = square.y + speed * dt
   end  
end

function square.draw()
   love.graphics.rectangle( 'fill',  square.x, square.y, square.width, square.height )
end

-- return the square local so we can access it outside of this file
return square

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-- grab the square local from the other file
local square = require("square")

function love.load(arg)
end

function love.update( dt )
  square.update(dt)
end

function love.draw()
  square.draw()
end

Now I got this:

Error: square.lua:19: bad argument #2 to 'rectangle' (number expected, got nil)
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'rectangle'
square.lua:19: in function 'draw'
main.lua:12: in function 'draw'
[string "boot.lua"]:468: in function <[string "boot.lua"]:436>
[C]: in function 'xpcall'

[xNick1]

It says the second parameter you're passing is nil.
So try to put 100 instead of square.x and see if it solves the problem. If it does try to print square.x to see if it's nil. Then try to understand why it's nil xD

[SynfigMaster91]

It says the second parameter you're passing is nil.
So try to put 100 instead of square.x and see if it solves the problem. If it does try to print square.x to see if it's nil. Then try to understand why it's nil xD

I managed to make the square appear, but I got now this:

Error: square.lua:5: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'speed' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
square.lua:5: in function 'update'
main.lua:8: in function 'update'
[string "boot.lua"]:464: in function <[string "boot.lua"]:436>
[C]: in function 'xpcall'
Program completed in 2.16 seconds (pid: 4

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local square = {}

function square.update( dt )
   if love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
      square.x = square.x + speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("left") then
      square.x = square.x - speed * dt
   end   
   if love.keyboard.isDown("up") then
      square.y = square.y - speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("down") then
      square.y = square.y + speed * dt
   end  
end

function square.draw()
   love.graphics.rectangle( 'fill',  100, 100, 50, 50 )
end

-- return the square local so we can access it outside of this file
return square

If this keeps up, as much as I hate to say it here, I'm going to be mad and throw the towel and get the Give Up flag, literally-.

[xNick1]

It says the second parameter you're passing is nil.
So try to put 100 instead of square.x and see if it solves the problem. If it does try to print square.x to see if it's nil. Then try to understand why it's nil xD

I managed to make the square appear, but I got now this:

Error: square.lua:5: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'speed' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
square.lua:5: in function 'update'
main.lua:8: in function 'update'
[string "boot.lua"]:464: in function <[string "boot.lua"]:436>
[C]: in function 'xpcall'
Program completed in 2.16 seconds (pid: 4

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local square = {}

function square.update( dt )
   if love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
      square.x = square.x + speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("left") then
      square.x = square.x - speed * dt
   end   
   if love.keyboard.isDown("up") then
      square.y = square.y - speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("down") then
      square.y = square.y + speed * dt
   end  
end

function square.draw()
   love.graphics.rectangle( 'fill',  100, 100, 50, 50 )
end

-- return the square local so we can access it outside of this file
return square

If this keeps up, as much as I hate to say it here, I'm going to be mad and throw the towel and get the Give Up flag, literally-.

Speed is under the table called square.
So it's square.speed as you did before with square.x etc
Or even declare a variable called speed since you haven't got one

[SynfigMaster91]

It says the second parameter you're passing is nil.
So try to put 100 instead of square.x and see if it solves the problem. If it does try to print square.x to see if it's nil. Then try to understand why it's nil xD

I managed to make the square appear, but I got now this:

Error: square.lua:5: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'speed' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
square.lua:5: in function 'update'
main.lua:8: in function 'update'
[string "boot.lua"]:464: in function <[string "boot.lua"]:436>
[C]: in function 'xpcall'
Program completed in 2.16 seconds (pid: 4

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local square = {}

function square.update( dt )
   if love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
      square.x = square.x + speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("left") then
      square.x = square.x - speed * dt
   end   
   if love.keyboard.isDown("up") then
      square.y = square.y - speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("down") then
      square.y = square.y + speed * dt
   end  
end

function square.draw()
   love.graphics.rectangle( 'fill',  100, 100, 50, 50 )
end

-- return the square local so we can access it outside of this file
return square

If this keeps up, as much as I hate to say it here, I'm going to be mad and throw the towel and get the Give Up flag, literally-.

Speed is under the table called square.
So it's square.speed as you did before with square.x etc
Or even declare a variable called speed since you haven't got one

Now I got this:

Error: square.lua:6: attempt to perform arithmetic on field 'speed' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
square.lua:6: in function 'update'
main.lua:8: in function 'update'
[string "boot.lua"]:464: in function <[string "boot.lua"]:436>
[C]: in function 'xpcall'

square.lua

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local square = {}
speed = 40

function square.update( dt )
   if love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
      square.x = square.x + square.speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("left") then
      square.x = square.x - square.speed * dt
   end   
   if love.keyboard.isDown("up") then
      square.y = square.y - square.speed * dt
   end
   if love.keyboard.isDown("down") then
      square.y = square.y + square.speed * dt
   end  
end

function square.draw()
   love.graphics.rectangle( 'fill',  100, 100, 50, 50 )
end

-- return the square local so we can access it outside of this file
return square

main.lua

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-- grab the square local from the other file
local square = require("square")

function love.load(arg)
end

function love.update( dt )
  square.update(dt)
end

function love.draw()
  square.draw()
end

Just, why? Why LÖVE doesn't love me?

[xNick1]

I said "or even".
You either use square.speed or use speed and declare the variable.

Please consider using some Lua tutorial:
http://tylerneylon.com/a/learn-lua/

You won't have such issues anymore!

Nah man, love is user friendly.
It's just picky about who his friends are