Comments on: Corona Game Template in Lua

By: Jolxy

Jolxy — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:04:06 +0000

Hi I find it very use full but i noticed you forget the buil, and the config file out of your frame work template.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:10:59 +0000

Thanks for helping Mike. Has the template been updated? I can’t wait to get it.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:15:03 +0000

The template will be updated soon. I’m working on a few programs with it, and will incorporate those additions back into the template. Thanks for the interest!

By: Francisco

Francisco — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:56:54 +0000

Hello, I would ask if template is dead or you will update ?

Regards.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:16:55 +0000

When a menu button is selected, you can have a Lua class load a display group that contains a bunch of images on the screen. Then you can have another function in that same Lua class that hides that display group when it’s no longer needed. All your images should be in display groups so that it’s easier to manage and hide things easier. Otherwise, you have to hide all the individual pieces.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:07:42 +0000

I was wondering if you had and tutorial file for this template??
I’m plodding my through it by creating a game but I’m a little lost in some areas.

Cheers

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:18:46 +0000

Hi.
I’ve started to set my game up using this but I’m starting to get confused with what code should be going where.

I have a working prototype Menu with animated BG (in a single lua file) and separate Title / Character image as well as menu buttons. These buttons call slide over semi transparent screens.

Now these currently work in the single function / file and I’m getting close to having them work in the MVC but I getting a little lost.
How do I prevent things being constantly called and how do I get rid of things once they are off screen and other questions…??
Any help would be appreciated.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:53:29 +0000

Not a problem. I posted the link deep within another conversation so I guess not a lot of people saw it. I’ll make sure and post it as a separate post when I get a chance to update it.

Thanks a ton!

By: Derek

Derek — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:58:03 +0000

Got your message and saw the Corona Forum Links… Sorry, I should have did a better search before saying you hadn’t shared this on Ansca’s site. They should really put it in their Examples. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

For others reading this blog, here are the forum discussions:
http://developer.anscamobile.com/forum/2010/09/18/game-project-template

http://developer.anscamobile.com/forum/2010/06/21/example-code-stages

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:04:52 +0000

Would love to see that updated version of this, I placed a link to this page on the Forum at Corona…. I couldn’t believe you hadn’t shared this with the ansca website! It’s great and would help beginners understand so much! Calling other .lua files or modules is such a hot topic of confusion for people in the Forums. Thanks for your help! Derek

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:53:06 +0000

Thanks. Glad you like it. Just figured since I banged my head enough trying to make Lua more like OOP that others were doing the same. I’ll be updating this soon to put in some more things that I’ve learned as we wrap up our game. Thanks again!

By: Gilbert

Gilbert — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:25:10 +0000

Great template! Looks like you put a lot of work into this. Thanks for sharing!

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:19:09 +0000

Oh by the way. I could download the template and to be sure… it’s not a joke! It’s very helpful. Thank you for your time and effort.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:44:45 +0000

Thanks for the Corona Game Template Code. But how does one use it? I downloaded “CoronaGameTemplate.zip”. I unzip that and get “CoronaGameTemplate.zip.cpgz”. I double click that and get “CoronaGameTemplate.zip”. I unzip that and get “CoronaGameTemplate.zip.cpgz”. Is this some kind of joke?