LE3 question about starting a project.

[gordonramp]

Finally exploring Leadwerks 3. I've discovered how to create a project but but when I run the map it always seems to start with the 'Darkness Waits' title and music then shows the scene I have created. I'm not in the Darkness Waits project so where do I either delete or change the title and music? I've looked through lua.start but there's nothing there about loading media.

[Chris Vossen]

Finally exploring Leadwerks 3. I've discovered how to create a project but but when I run the map it always seems to start with the 'Darkness Waits' title and music then shows the scene I have created. I'm not in the Darkness Waits project so where do I either delete or change the title and music? I've looked through lua.start but there's nothing there about loading media.

 

Hmm when you use the project manager to make a new project it should create a new App.Lua script that shouldn't have anything to do with Darkness Awaits.

 

If you open up the App.Lua script it should look something like this: (except instead of "test2" it should say your project name)

--This function will be called once when the program starts

function App:Start()

 

--Set the application title

self.title="test2"

 

--Create a window

self.window=Window:Create(self.title)

self.window:HideMouse()

 

--Create the graphics context

self.context=Context:Create(self.window,0)

if self.context==nil then return false end

 

--Create a world

self.world=World:Create()

 

--Load a map

local mapfile = System:GetProperty("map","Maps/start.map")

if Map:Load(mapfile)==false then return false end

 

return true

end

--This is our main program loop and will be called continuously until the program ends

function App:Loop()

 

--If window has been closed, end the program

if self.window:Closed() or self.window:KeyDown(Key.Escape) then return false end

 

--Update the app timing

Time:Update()

 

--Update the world

self.world:Update()

 

--Render the world

self.world:Render()

 

--Refresh the screen

self.context:Sync()

 

--Returning true tells the main program to keep looping

return true

end

[Chris Vossen]

Quick steps to making a new project:

 

1. Make sure your current LE3 build is up to date (just click on the installer and click update)

 

2. Open the project manager File->Project Manager

 

 

3. Click "New"

 

 

4. Select your project type (I chose Lua for this example), enter a project name, and click okay.

 

 

5. Select your project from the list and click okay

 

6. Create a map, throw in a camera

 

7. Save your map.

 

 

8. Click run.

[gordonramp]

Ok, that explanation solved my problem. Not sure what I had managed to do but it's quite separate from DA. now. It would be useful to have an icon for the camera onscreen. Thanks, back to exploring.

[gordonramp]

Oh, also when the program runs the script editor always appears as well as the render screen. Is it possible to turn it off, ie. just have the render screen appear?

[Josh]

The debugger and program output are part of the script editor, so we chose to make it appear when the game is run.

 

Originally I tried to make a separate output and debugger window, but it was confusing.