What embedded scripting language you can recommend (or recommend not

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What embedded scripting language you can recommend (or recommend not

to touch) for a video game?

I was trying to integrate Lua into my game, but it is a bit tough language to debug any errors, and the fact that one can't copy Lua state feels like a potential issue (either I would need to share a mutable state across different places in code, or I would need to fully recreate it each time). Also it took some time to make it safe and useful to work with C++ types, but that was a fun part at least.

I'm looking into AngelScript, daScript and quirrel, but maybe you have experience with some other languages that you've liked or hated

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06.09.2024

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woto 「噂」

are you using a game engine? or you are somehow making your own engine?

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woto 「噂」
are you using a game engine? or you are somehow ma...

my own, it is a small SDL-based game

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trev

Forth is really simple and easy to embed, and optimizing can be after the fact quite easily to get very fast performance (even near C-speed)

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Diego García

trev
Forth is really simple and easy to embed, and opti...

near C speed is a myth for anything over 10 lines of code in the context of scripting; unless you go through the works of using a JIT which mostly defeats a lot of the benefits of using a scripting language to begin with

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trev

Diego García
near C speed is a myth for anything over 10 lines ...

This is not true, well implemented Forth is generally near C speed, sometimes more performant.

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Diego García

trev
This is not true, well implemented Forth is genera...

Oh I'm talking about Lua, don't know Forth

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Thomas

Pavel
my own, it is a small SDL-based game

I am curious why you wouldn't just use C for scripting?

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Thomas
I am curious why you wouldn't just use C for scrip...

Not sure if I understand what you mean :)

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trev

Thomas
I am curious why you wouldn't just use C for scrip...

One of the big reasons/advantages is developing the game in real time without having to recompile the engine, especially for things that get tweaked a billion times a day throughout development. That and simple "action events" that may occur in a game. As far as general purpose programming(i.e setting up player movement, enemy ai, etc) it's definitely favourable to use C or whatever the engine language is

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Thomas

Pavel
Not sure if I understand what you mean :)

Just build scripts into dynamic libraries and have the engine watch a folder for changes, whenever a dynlib changes, reload it

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Thomas
Just build scripts into dynamic libraries and have...

Ah well, there's live++ for that as well, doesn't even need extra libraries, but I wouldn't say that's super convenient

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QWxp

Thomas
Just build scripts into dynamic libraries and have...

and open the door for internal cheats

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QWxp

QWxp
and open the door for internal cheats

but if the game isnt online it doesnt matter tho

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Thomas

Pavel
Ah well, there's live++ for that as well, doesn't ...

What makes it inconvenient

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Thomas
What makes it inconvenient

It is not really easy to prototype in C++ or C since there is usually a lot of boilerplate associated with doing anything + all the complexity associated with memory management. Also there's this effect of: - either trying to write a complete solution under disguise of a prototype (based on habits working with the language), which makes it slower to prototype - or the opposite, after writing a prototype just leaving it as it is and calling it the final solution, which worsens the quality of C++ code Not that I care about it now though.

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Raptor Blue Bear · Accepted Answer

Raptor Blue Bear

Lua is a solid choice but has it's limitations. Avoid writing your own scripting language

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