A game!

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1

So, I created a game using Codea. I’m planning to make it longer (at the moment it’s just a test) but I’d like to see if there’s other things I can do to make it easier to code/use!

Here’s the code:

-- App
displayMode(FULLSCREEN)


-- Initial setup, using those shown below
function setup()
    stylesetup() -- using text style
    textsetup() -- plot
    varsetup() -- variable assignment
    graphicsetup() -- setting images
end


function varsetup()
    tabx = 1
    page = 'PLAY'
end


function textsetup()
    --text
    texttab = {}
table.insert(texttab,1,"I smile at him brightly.")
table.insert(texttab,'-name-... we caught the killer!')
table.insert(texttab,"He looks up groggily. He was sitting by the cliff, watching the water below.")
table.insert(texttab,"'So who was it.' his voice is flat, uninterested.")
table.insert(texttab,"I go up to him, putting a hand on his shoulder.")
table.insert(texttab,"It was -name-.")
table.insert(texttab,"Reset to play again.")
    
end

function stylesetup()
    --setup
    rectMode(CENTER)
    textMode(CENTER)
    fontSize(25)
    font("Marion-Regular")
    textWrapWidth(0)
end

function graphicsetup()
    backarrow = readImage("UI:Grey Slider Left")
end


function draw()
    background(40, 40, 50)
    if page == 'MENU' then
        menu()
    elseif page == 'PLAY' then
        firstend()
    end   -- I will add code here to have more text in the future
end


function touched(t)
    if page == 'PLAY' then
        if t.x > WIDTH/18-50 and t.x < WIDTH/18 + 50 and t.y > HEIGHT - 90 and t.y < HEIGHT-10 then
            page = 'MENU'
        elseif t.state==ENDED then
            if tabx < #texttab then
                tabx = tabx + 1
            else
                page = 'MENU'
            end
        end
    end
    
    if page == 'MENU' then
        if t.state == ENDED and t.x < WIDTH/2+50 and t.x > WIDTH/2-50 and t.y < HEIGHT-130 and t.y > HEIGHT-170 then
            page = 'PLAY'
        end
    end
end



function firstend()
    textMode(CORNER)
    pushStyle()
    fill(59, 59, 59, 255)
    rect(WIDTH/2,70,WIDTH-40,80)
    fill(179, 179, 179, 255)        

    text(texttab[tabx],35,55)
    popStyle()
    sprite(backarrow,WIDTH/18,HEIGHT-50,100)
end

function menu()
    textMode(CENTER)
    pushStyle()
    background(255, 255, 255, 255)
    fill(0, 0, 0, 255)
    fontSize(50)
    text('PLAY',WIDTH/2,HEIGHT-150)
    popStyle()    
end
2

@Purplecreature So far the only changes I’d make to your code is the way you setup the table. Here’s a way that makes seeing what the lines are and adding more lines easier. You probably don’t know how to use classes yet, but that would make using buttons easier. There’s a lot you’re going to learn as you write more code.

function textsetup()
    texttab = 
    {   "I smile at him brightly.",
        "-name-... we caught the killer!",
        "He looks up groggily. He was sitting by the cliff, watching the water below.",
        "'So who was it.' his voice is flat, uninterested.",
        "I go up to him, putting a hand on his shoulder.",
        "It was -name-.",
        "Reset to play again."
    }
end
3

Ok, thanks! That’s s very useful :smiley: