pausing the script.

[Trappingnoobs]

Apologies if I seem realy dumb, I've never realy escaped from all preset functions all layed out ready for you. I'm trying to make a wait function, so if I typed wait(int number) it pauses for, well milliseconds ro seconds whichever, mine is VERY inefficient.

function wait(num)
num2=0
repeat
os.execute("errorcmd")
num2=num2+1
until num2==num
end

Any way of properly making it pause for a set amount of time without installing anything (I already have LOVE.)

[zac352]

Apologies if I seem realy dumb, I've never realy escaped from all preset functions all layed out ready for you. I'm trying to make a wait function, so if I typed wait(int number) it pauses for, well milliseconds ro seconds whichever, mine is VERY inefficient.

function wait(num)
num2=0
repeat
os.execute("errorcmd")
num2=num2+1
until num2==num
end

Any way of properly making it pause for a set amount of time without installing anything (I already have LOVE.)

Wait sounds roblox-ish.
http://love2d.org/wiki/love.timer.sleep

[Robin]

That is not a very smart thing, zac. It would freeze the entire game for the entire duration of the sleep.

Trappingnoobs: a better way would be to do something like:

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time_to_sleep = 1 -- one second

And in your love.update(dt):

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if time_to_sleep > 0 then
    time_to_sleep = time_to_sleep - dt
else
    -- do your awesome things here
end

[nevon]

That is not a very smart thing, zac. It would freeze the entire game for the entire duration of the sleep.

It is exactly what the OP is asking for though, even if it isn't what you'd normally use in a game.

[Trappingnoobs]

I'll do what Robin posted, thanks!

And zac, yes I learnt Lua from roblox, it's clearly a lot easier when it's all made for you XP

[Robin]

Apologies to zac, I shouldn't have been so hard on you. I just think it's better to help people with what they need, not what they think they need.