Leadwerks Map loading ->HOW ?

[Slastraf]

...

function App:SwitchLevel(levelname)

self.world:Clear()

self.world = World:Create()

self.mapFile = name

self.world:Release()

end

...

function App:Loop()

self:ShouldSwitchLevel()

 

--If window has been closed, end the program

if self.window:Closed() or self.window:KeyDown(Key.Escape) then return false end

 

 

if (self.window:KeyHit(Key.C)) then

self.world:Clear()

self:SwitchLevel("Maps/Level01.map")

 

end

 

 

So I have been working on a new project and it always seemed to be no big deal to load a map but right now I dont know why its not loading at all. When i press c (test) it makes the .exe not respond

http://www.artur-betz.de/sdsd..html here the full App.lua

[Slastraf]

I would be just fine with a short tutorial how to load a map after an other.

[nick.ace]

There should be a tutorial in the Advanced FPS template if I'm not mistaken.

 

Anyway, there are a few errors with that method so far:

1. name != levelname, so you are loading a nonexistent string
    
   
2. You are creating a world when one already exists. Clear() does not delete the world
    
   
3. You are releasing a world when you just made one (if your code made it this far, you would be deleting the most recent one presumably)
   

 

Here is a cleaned up version that should work (untested though):

function App:SwitchLevel(levelname)
 self.world:Clear()
 self.mapFile = levelname
end
...
function App:Loop()
 self:ShouldSwitchLevel()
 --If window has been closed, end the program
 if self.window:Closed() or self.window:KeyDown(Key.Escape) then return false end

 if (self.window:KeyHit(Key.C)) then
   self:SwitchLevel("Maps/Level01.map")
 end
end

[Slastraf]

nick.ace this still does not work, the code is exactly like this inside the App.lua and i checked it for mistakes but cant find any.

When i want to load the next map leadwerks seems to freeze at the past frames that replay themselfes.

[Josh]

Main.lua:

--Initialize Steamworks (optional)
Steamworks:Initialize()

--Set the application title
title="Shapes Alive"

--Create a window
local windowstyle = window.Titlebar
if System:GetProperty("fullscreen")=="1" then windowstyle=windowstyle+window.FullScreen end
window=Window:Create(title,0,0,System:GetProperty("screenwidth","1024"),System:GetProperty("screenheight","768"),windowstyle)
window:HideMouse()

--Create the graphics context
context=Context:Create(window,0)
if context==nil then return end

--Create a world
world=World:Create()
world:SetLightQuality((System:GetProperty("lightquality","1")))

--Load a map
local mapfile = System:GetProperty("map","Maps/start.map")
if Map:Load(mapfile)==false then return end

while window:KeyDown(Key.Escape)==false do

   --If window has been closed, end the program
   if window:Closed() then break end

   --Handle map change
   if changemapname~=nil then

       --Clear all entities
       world:Clear()

       --Load the next map
       Time:Pause()
       if Map:Load("Maps/"..changemapname..".map")==false then return end
       Time:Resume()

       changemapname = nil
   end    

   --Update the app timing
   Time:Update()

   --Update the world
   world:Update()

   --Render the world
   world:Render()

   --Render statistics
   context:SetBlendMode(Blend.Alpha)
   if DEBUG then
       context:SetColor(1,0,0,1)
       context:DrawText("Debug Mode",2,2)
       context:SetColor(1,1,1,1)
       context:DrawStats(2,22)
       context:SetBlendMode(Blend.Solid)
   else
       --Toggle statistics on and off
       if (window:KeyHit(Key.F11)) then showstats = not showstats end
       if showstats then
           context:SetColor(1,1,1,1)
           context:DrawText("FPS: "..Math:Round(Time:UPS()),2,2)
       end
   end

   --Refresh the screen
   context:Sync(true)

end

 

Trigger_ChangeMap.lua:

--[[
This script will act as a trigger to change the current map.
Place this at the end of your map to make the player progress
to the next level.
]]--

Script.mapname=""--string "Map Name"

function Script:Start()
   self.enabled=true
end

function Script:Collision(entity, position, normal, speed)
   changemapname=self.mapname
end

function Script:Enable()--in
   if self.enabled==false then
       self.enabled=true
       self:CallOutputs("Enable")
   end
end

function Script:Disable()--in
   if self.enabled then
       self.enabled=false
       self:CallOutputs("Disable")
   end
end

[Josh]

You're calling world:Release(), which deletes your world and everything in it!

[Slastraf]

You're calling world:Release(), which deletes your world and everything in it!

Oh thanks. I missed that and i am new to lua

Here the story:

after inserting the whole new App.lua i was wondering why it still doesnt work but then

I understood that the next level has to be with the Fps player and not just a camera from the editor..