Noob to scripting

[ArabsPlayhouse]

hey guys, Arabsplayhouse here with some help i need.
i am completely new to scripting, i only know the tiniest amount of java, and i would love to make games.
I am trying to make some RPG games, yet i dont know how to get off at the right foot, as I barely know Lua, and by strolling on the Wiki, Im not doing to great with LOVE either

[Robin]

What is your question?

[adrix89]

The noob way is to buy books and search articles with lua and make small programs.
The troll way is to look at all example you can find and modify them for your use.
And the expert way is both.

[T-Bone]

Going from Java to Lua isn't very hard, Lua has a tendency to do stuff in similar but simpler ways than in Java. Look at a few sample programs to get a feel for the structure of a LÖVE game (the love.update(dt), love.draw() and love.load() functions in particular) and look at lua tutorials for a langauge overwiev.

[henry9000]

The noob way is to buy books and search articles with lua and make small programs.
The troll way is to look at all example you can find and modify them for your use.
And the expert way is both.

*GASP* so ... noob + troll = expert

mind blown

[coffee]

The noob way is to buy books and search articles with lua and make small programs.
The troll way is to look at all example you can find and modify them for your use.
And the expert way is both.

*GASP* so ... noob + troll = expert

mind blown

expert way ~= expert guy. wrong type of variables.

[T-Bone]

There's no such thing as an expert. On the internet, there are only noobs and trolls. Some trolls are more subtle than others though.

[GijsB]

*trollface*

I'm a gentle troll C:

[miz656]

Going from Java to Lua isn't very hard, Lua has a tendency to do stuff in similar but simpler ways than in Java. Look at a few sample programs to get a feel for the structure of a LÖVE game (the love.update(dt), love.draw() and love.load() functions in particular) and look at lua tutorials for a langauge overwiev.

Java is to make objects. Lua is to spice it up, do things to the objects

For example

Java made the objects like audio, timer, etc. Lua is to use thoughs objects java made in a script.