If Blockland got a new scripting language, what would you pick?

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Pick one!

Lua
54 (27.3%)
Python
48 (24.2%)
EMCA
13 (6.6%)
Ruby
6 (3%)
Other
77 (38.9%)

Total Members Voted: 198

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Blockzillahead

July 28, 2014, 02:21:07 PM
lua for speed
even though i hate its dumbass syntax

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0xBRIANSMITH

July 28, 2014, 02:50:10 PM
Quote from: Blockzillahead on July 28, 2014, 02:21:07 PM
lua for speed
even though i hate its dumbass syntax
v8 is faster than raw lua, but it has been reported that LuaJIT is faster than v8. I haven't seen any benchmarks though.

Foxscotch

July 28, 2014, 03:18:17 PM
Quote from: 0xBRIANSMITH on July 28, 2014, 02:50:10 PM
v8
this is very nitpicky, but it's V8 (V is capitalized), as in like, 8-cylinder V-shaped internal combustion engines

Lego lad

July 28, 2014, 03:29:52 PM
apparently this was coded in lua https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odbGT8xByrE

0xBRIANSMITH

July 28, 2014, 04:59:06 PM

$trinick

July 28, 2014, 05:31:58 PM
Quote from: Greek2me on July 28, 2014, 10:12:43 AM
At what point does it become a different game entirely?
When you change something that makes it incompatible with default copies of Blockland.

Quote from: SgtDaemon on July 28, 2014, 05:23:56 AM
heh

'the engine is limited'
'impossible because torque engine'
'you cant change to a new engine'you still can't but close enough

rekt

Actually, the entire point of me modifying stuff using C++ is because I am changing the engine. When I write a function in C++, I'm literally adding that function into the engine. So, the entire point of this is to remove limits from the engine.
« Last Edit: July 28, 2014, 05:34:25 PM by $trinick »

nerraD

July 28, 2014, 05:40:27 PM
I'd code Blockland in bronies and furries and let the game splash in a hair and rainbow filled environment

superdupercoolguy

August 04, 2014, 05:19:30 PM
Lua, definitely. I've been using it for exactly 662 days... 4 days from now will be interesting :).
generally Lua is really easy to use and easy to learn.

$trinick

August 04, 2014, 05:28:51 PM
Quote from: superdupercoolguy on August 04, 2014, 05:19:30 PM
Lua, definitely. I've been using it for exactly 662 days... 4 days from now will be interesting :).
generally Lua is really easy to use and easy to learn.

Lua ~= normal programming language.

For that reason I don't like it.

espio100

August 04, 2014, 05:35:50 PM
Since Java is the only language I "know..."
Why isn't that in the poll?

0xBRIANSMITH

August 04, 2014, 05:44:54 PM
Quote from: espio100 on August 04, 2014, 05:35:50 PM
Since Java is the only language I "know..."
Why isn't that in the poll?
It is not a scripting language.

espio100

August 05, 2014, 05:17:30 AM
Quote from: 0xBRIANSMITH on August 04, 2014, 05:44:54 PM
It is not a scripting language.
*sigh*
I meant Javascript and you know it.

Cajetan²

August 05, 2014, 07:12:19 AM
Javascript. Best option. I hope some know already why many disagree about python, lua, ruby, etc.

Emmanuel Goldstein

August 05, 2014, 09:10:33 AM
Lua. I don't exactly like it but it would make Gmod players who want to try Blockland have an easier time getting settled.

Quote from: Alkatjo on July 28, 2014, 01:53:17 PM
Why don't we all just start over. Hit the reset button for Blockland.
Blockland 2

paulguy

August 05, 2014, 10:25:24 AM
I chose python but any of those choices would probably be alright.  Totally unfamiliar with ruby though.  Ruby seems more targeted at enterprise/web stuff, but I imagine it'd do the job alright.
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