Brennan's adventure game help topic.

[brennan]

Sure, go ahead.

[jester]

code someone check my code and see where it could be improved i get a error when trying to get to load the sprite: jestercorp:

-- !!!!!Setting up the Screens !!!
SCREEN_TOP = 1
SCREEN_BOTTOM = 0

-- !!!!!Starting .mod Music Playback !!!
-- Load the mod music file and start playing
ModTunnel2 = Music.LoadMod( "tunnel2.mod" )
bModPlaying = true
ModTunnel2:Play()

BGTopMap = Screen.LoadTileBG()
BGTopMap:LoadPalette( "DStop.pal" )
BGTopMap:LoadTiles( "DStop.raw", 256 )
BGTopMap:LoadMap( "DStop.map", ( 256 / 8 ), ( 192 / 8 ) )
Screen.Initialize( SCREEN_TOP, BGTopMap )

MyBottomMap = Screen.LoadTileBG()
MyBottomMap:LoadPalette( "DSbottom.pal" )
MyBottomMap:LoadTiles( "DSbottom.raw", 256 )
MyBottomMap:LoadMap( "DSbottom.map", ( 256 / 8 ), ( 192 / 8 ) )
Screen.Initialize( SCREEN_BOTTOM, MyBottomMap )

-- !!!!!Starting Intro picture !!!
BGTopText = Screen.LoadTextBG()
DSLua.WaitForAnyKey()
for delay = 1, 25000 do
end
-- !!!!!!Function loads the intro picture!!!!!!
BGTopText:PrintXY( 10, 12, "JesterCorp DS!" )
MyBottomMap = Screen.LoadTileBG()
MyBottomMap:LoadPalette( "title.pal" )
MyBottomMap:LoadTiles( "title.raw", 256 )
MyBottomMap:LoadMap( "title.map", ( 256 / 8 ), ( 192 / 8 ) )
Screen.Initialize( SCREEN_BOTTOM, MyBottomMap, BGTopText )
DSLua.WaitForAnyKey()
for delay = 1, 50000 do
end
-- !!!!!Starting Level One !!!
SCREEN_TOP = 1
SCREEN_BOTTOM = 0
BGTopText = nil
BGTopText = Screen.LoadTextBG()
BGTopText:PrintXY( 10, 12, "LEVEL ONE" )
Screen.Initialize( SCREEN_TOP, BGTopText )
BGTopBackground = Screen.LoadTileBG()
BGTopBackground:LoadPalette( "backg.pal" )
BGTopBackground:LoadTiles( "backg.raw", 256 )
BGTopBackground:LoadMap( "backg.map", ( 256 / 8 ), ( 192 / 8 ) )
Screen.Initialize( SCREEN_TOP, BGTopBackground )
DSLua.WaitForAnyKey()
-- !!!!!Jestercorp running across top screen !!!
SCREEN_TOP = 1
PALETTE_jestercorp = 0
Sprite.LoadPalette( SCREEN_TOP, PALETTE_jestercorp, "jestercorp.pal" )
jestercorpFrames = FrameStrip.Create( SCREEN_TOP, 64, 64, "256" )
jestercorpFrames:LoadBin( "jestercorp.raw", 3 )
jestercorp = Sprite.Create( jestercorpFrames, 0, PALETTE_jestercorp, 112, 80 )
DSLua.WaitForAnyKey()

[brennan]

Why won't this line work?

Code:

instructions = keyboard()
if instructions == "yes" then
BGTopText:Clear()

Using Jeremysr's functions v1.5
(both of the guys that are active and could help me aren't on MSN, and are banned from here :/)

[jester]

My code has been solved thanks