Miscellaneous Functions

Global functions that aren't specific to any particular category.

Time Related Functions:

Get Delta Time

Returns the time in seconds since the last frame.

number GetDeltaTime()

Example:

dt = GetDeltaTime()
x, y = platBody.GetPos()
platBody.SetPos(x + dt * speed, y)

Get Time Since Level Load

Returns the time since the level loaded including the time before the players spawn in.

number GetTimeSinceLevelLoad()

Example:

if (GetTimeSinceLevelLoad() > 60) then
    p = players[math.random(1, 4)]
    KillPlayer(p)
end

Is Time Stopped

Returns true if the time stop ability is currently active.

bool IsTimeStopped()

Example:

if (not IsTimeStopped()) then
    print("hi")
end

Logic Related Functions (not implemented yet)

Get Input Value

Gets the value of a logic gate's input with a given id

~ uses 1-based indexing

bool GetInputValueWithId(number id)

Set Output Value

Sets the value of a logic gate's output to a given value

SetOutputWithId(number id, bool value)

File Related Functions

Get File From Map

Gets a file from the map file with a given name (including the extension)

~ returns a byte array

Byte[] GetFileFromMapFile(string fileName)