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LuaG Console - Home - 0.6.3

LuaG Console is a fantasy console that allows you to make games really quickly!

Game API

The console uses lua 5.2 scripts. The game API allows you to easily interact with game dedicated features: map, sound, input and screen.

Game editor

LuaG Console offers a game editor. It helps create the map and sprites.
To open it, you have to be in dev mode and type edit.

Playing games

It's easy to play games on LuaG Console. The player needs to download the console and the cartridge of the game, put the cartridge file on the same folder of the console (.jar) file, open the console and finally type run {cartridge-name}. Done!

How to create a game

First of all, you need blank game files. Open the console and type mode d to switch to developer mode.
Now, type setup. It's time to code: read Lua Script to learn more.
lua is a really easy language to use. If you don't know how to code in lua, there are lots of tutorials on the Internet.

Backward compatibility

Cartridges will keep working on future versions: backward compatibility is one of the goals of LuaG Console!

Getting involved

If you notice a bug, or you would like to have something made different, you can report an issue. You will get an answer as soon as possible!

Specifications

See this wiki page!