The Powder Toy

Sparkette

I think it should be possible to make your own elements with a scripting language, similar to Burning Sand 2. You know, something like:

NewElement [TEST] {
PROPERTIES:
Category 7
Color #FFFF00
Solid
ConductsElectricity
Flammable 600
EVENTS:
OnTemp > 500 {
Emit [WATR] ( Temp=50 ) Rate 20
Decompose Rate 20
}
}

lolzy

That would be so much easier. I've looked at the current scripting and it blows my mind.

Sparkette

Current scripting? There's already a scripting language?

HolyExLxF

flarn2006

What lolzy means is he's seen the source and is baffled by the C code. Which is understandable.

Joey-Jo0

I like it this way.

The difficulty level makes it so not everyone can make some cheap-ass mod.

Sparkette

I can't find the source code. Where is it? (Is there an Xcode project file?)

HolyExLxF

flarn2006

You can get the source from the main page. It's under the "Other plaforms" section.

Sparkette

Found it, thanks. A scripting language would still be nice though.

ssc4k

If Simon had a scripting file for languages 80% of his merge requests would stop and anyone who actually wanted to code on the game could do it quickly without worrying about elements being added

Felix

There are better things to do, like structuring the source so there is not 8430 lines of code in one single file.

But sure, it is a nice idea.

Scripting language for custom elements