LÖVE: a framework to make 2D games in Lua

Re:LÖVE: a framework to make 2D games in Lua by seanw444 on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @09:37AM (#37496570)

Less polished, and more steps. People want to download a game. Not a patchwork of files and runtimes. It doesn't feel "productioney".

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Re:LÖVE: a framework to make 2D games in Lua by Boxxed on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @10:06AM (#37496954)

But you can distribute e.g. a zip file with both the run time and data in it, can't you? How is that any different from how any other game is distributed?

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Re:LÖVE: a framework to make 2D games in Lua by ido on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @10:31AM (#37497262)

Do people even have to know? I’d anyway these days distribute via itch or steam

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Re:LÖVE: a framework to make 2D games in Lua by maccard on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @11:09AM (#37497800)

You can use steam to install runtimes with install scripts [0]

[0] https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/sdk/installscripts

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Re:LÖVE: a framework to make 2D games in Lua by seanw444 on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @10:24AM (#37497166)

Fair point.

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Re:LÖVE: a framework to make 2D games in Lua by synergy20 on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @11:39AM (#37498213)

How to do that exactly to make the user click and run the application without a second thought?

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