New to Love2D and Lua

[buhb11]

Hey guys, I would really like to get some opinions on which language i should use for my needs. I want to try and prevent months or years of game development just to find that I would get better results from a different language. I know Java well and i made some basic games in it in the past few months . But i dont like the fact its hard to use , so i was searching for something easier than Java but fast enough to make something small and cool ! So here i am to ask you if i should pick Love instead of Java for makeing simple but funny games like ( Asteroids , Mini Minecraft , Mari0 , Terraria ) , ok i am sure i am wrong saying those games are easy to make but i am curious if i can make games like those in Love2D whitout be worried of lag or issues like that.
I am planning to make just 2D games in the future because the math behind the 3d ones scare me a lot for a guy who hase only 15 years i think its too much and i am 100% sure that 2D games are equally valued as the 3d ones.
Also i would like to know if i can port Love to android because i am going to buy a tabblet and i`d like to make my games on android too .
Do you think its better to use Lua instead of Luaj ? However i need some tutorials to start on
So my friends do you think its good to fallow this path or i should stay in my shell and continue learning Java for the rest of my life ? Thanks you for reading and i wish you good holydays!


P.S : sorry for my grammar and so on

[Nixola]

Well, Mari0 IS done with LÖVE

[BlackBulletIV]

Welcome. I'd say LÖVE's an excellent choice for those kind of games. Funny that you should mention Mari0, as it uses LÖVE (and it's probably the most recognised LÖVE game to date).

Lua is a brilliant language. It's very fast for an interpreted language, and it can get insanely fast if you use LuaJIT. On top of that, it's very flexible, simple, and easy to learn. Since you're already accustomed to programming, I'd recommend checking out my Lua for Programmers series if you want to learn it.

I totally concur with complexity of 3D. Someday I'd like to branch out and do 3D, but it's a daunting prospect, especially when you have to do the art yourself (3D modelling would take a long time to get the hang of it seems).

Whichever way you go, good luck!

EDIT: Ninja'd by Nixola on Mari0.

[Qcode]

I'm not trying to put you off of programming with love here, but I would just like to point out that Mari0 and Terraria probably wouldn't be as "simple" to make as you would think. I spent 8 minutes of my life counting up the used code of Mari0 and the total was 21869 lines of code. Though the game may seem simple in aspects, the programming could take quite a while. However, that shouldn't discourage you from making awesome games, I'd just like to point out that some games can take a lot more work than players give the author credit for. I wouldn't know how Mini-Minecraft works, but I'd imagine that would be the same. I'd certainly tell you to stay with love though. If you ever need help on anything, just come here and we'll be glad to help .

[buhb11]

I'm not trying to put you off of programming with love here, but I would just like to point out that Mari0 and Terraria probably wouldn't be as "simple" to make as you would think. I spent 8 minutes of my life counting up the used code of Mari0 and the total was 21869 lines of code. Though the game may seem simple in aspects, the programming could take quite a while. However, that shouldn't discourage you from making awesome games, I'd just like to point out that some games can take a lot more work than players give the author credit for. I wouldn't know how Mini-Minecraft works, but I'd imagine that would be the same. I'd certainly tell you to stay with love though. If you ever need help on anything, just come here and we'll be glad to help .

Thanks for your replay , i know its hard to make even the simplest games out there but i just want to know if i can make games like that when i will be ready
And yes Mini Minecraft its quit big it has 178kilo of code,because i tryed to make mods for it !

[buhb11]

Welcome. I'd say LÖVE's an excellent choice for those kind of games. Funny that you should mention Mari0, as it uses LÖVE (and it's probably the most recognised LÖVE game to date).

Lua is a brilliant language. It's very fast for an interpreted language, and it can get insanely fast if you use LuaJIT. On top of that, it's very flexible, simple, and easy to learn. Since you're already accustomed to programming, I'd recommend checking out my Lua for Programmers series if you want to learn it.

I totally concur with complexity of 3D. Someday I'd like to branch out and do 3D, but it's a daunting prospect, especially when you have to do the art yourself (3D modelling would take a long time to get the hang of it seems).

Whichever way you go, good luck!

EDIT: Ninja'd by Nixola on Mari0.

Thanks for replay and for giveing me your awesome tutu!

[BlackBulletIV]

I spent 8 minutes of my life counting up the used code of Mari0 and the total was 21869 lines of code.

Wow. I knew it was big, but not that big. That makes the author's effort even more impressive.

[slime]

I spent 8 minutes of my life counting up the used code of Mari0 and the total was 21869 lines of code.

cloc shows a total of 38,275 lines across 138 separate files in Mari0, although I'm using a yet-to-be-released version...

[buhb11]

I spent 8 minutes of my life counting up the used code of Mari0 and the total was 21869 lines of code.

cloc shows a total of 38,275 lines across 138 separate files in Mari0, although I'm using a yet-to-be-released version...

Well...that is something

[Qcode]

I spent 8 minutes of my life counting up the used code of Mari0 and the total was 21869 lines of code.

cloc shows a total of 38,275 lines across 138 separate files in Mari0, although I'm using a yet-to-be-released version...

I also didn't count any of the server code as it wasn't used in 1.6. It probably would have been closer to 25,000 if I had.