AeoScript

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• Getting started

  Write and run your first AeoScript file.

Language

• Functions

  Write code once. Call it when you need it.

• Variables

  Keep a value and use it later.

• Control flow

  Choose what runs and repeat work.

• Baskets

  Store values in order.

• Maps

  Store values by key.

• Types

  Know what kind of value you have.

• Syntax

  Read and write AeoScript statements.

• Operators

  Calculate, compare, and combine values.

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• Finding Objects

  Choose a lookup that searches the objects you need.

• Events

  Let scripts communicate without directly calling each other.

• Waiting

  Pause a script and continue where it stopped.

• Actors and Modules

  Attach behavior to an Actor or share functions between scripts.

• Cells

  Read and change voxel World objects during Play.

• Entity scripts

  Keep per-object state and respond to lifecycle calls.

• Live Entities

  Control objects that exist during Play.

• UI

  Create controls or find controls made in the editor.

• Input

  React to keys or read gameplay input.

• Audio

  Play sounds from AudioEmitter Cells.

• Script control

  Enable or disable scripts during the game.

• Save data [BETA]

  Keep supported game values between sessions.

• Attributes

  Add named values to Cells and Actors.

• Script bindings

  Attach a script to a specific object.

• Names and IDs

  Choose names for discovery and IDs for exact objects.

• Play-mode changes

  Understand what resets when Play stops.

Reference

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