Lua tutorials, manuals

[Kenix]

ATTENTION! First thing you must do before starting to script for MTA is to learn Lua.

If you don't learn the basics of Lua language, it will be hard for you to script anything.

I've compiled this list of tutorials and manuals, which should be useful for scripting beginners.

• http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/ ( recommended )
• http://www.lua.org/pil/index.html ( recommended )
• http://lua-users.org/wiki/TutorialDirectory ( recommended )
• http://lua-users.org/wiki/LuaFaq
• http://nixstaller.sourceforge.net/manua ... ler_9.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lua_(programming_language) ( recommended )
• http://lua.gts-stolberg.de/en/index.php
• http://www.luxinia.de/index.php/Tutorials/Lua
• http://forum.toribash.com/showthread.php?t=74001
• http://lua-av.mat.ucsb.edu/blog/?p=39 ( recommended )
• http://www.ozone3d.net/tutorials/lua_coding.php
• http://luatut.com/ ( recommended )
• http://nixstaller.sourceforge.net/manua ... ler_9.html ( recommended )
• http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php/Beginn ... Coroutines ( recommended )

• Lua demo: http://www.lua.org/demo.html
• codepad.org: http://codepad.org/
• ideone.com: http://ideone.com/
• MTA scripting IRC channel: #mta.scripting

List will be updated.

If you have any other useful tutorial/manual links — post it.

Edited December 3, 2018 by Dutchman101
rescued some links

[Agon]

Oh thank you I've been searching some easy lua sites ( i couldn't find my way in lua.org ) and this is very helpful Thank you again

[Kenix]

No problem.

[Tete omar]

Well i don't understand it correctly

[Kenix]

Read again all tutorials if you not understand.

[Alpha]

This should be in the Scripting section, since it's the most used section by beginners. This might be missed.

[Tete omar]

Now i understand how it works thanks kenix

[Kenix]

No problem.

[Kostis]

Thank you

[[S.K]]

well i dont understand

[Tete omar]

well i dont understand

S.K i was exactly look like you, but i've depended on my self and kept reading it over and over again , you should read the

Scripting Introduction

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Scr ... troduction]

as first , then make some tests by guessing codes and reading , and testing the examples, and asking people.

[[S.K]]

i will try

[Daryll778A]

where i will put scripts i dont know help

[Tete omar]

Everything you need , is here

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Scr ... troduction

[Anderl]

Everything you need , is here

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Scr ... troduction

If he knows Lua...

[Kenix]

It's makes no sense if you open and read scripting introduction but you don't know lua.

[rain_gloom]

could someone filter them? there are a lot of repetitions. a "beginner to pro" type composition of links would be the best.

great anyway, but not exactly what I searched for

[AMARANT]

great anyway, but not exactly what I searched for

Seems that it's the best what we can get from the internet.

[Powerful..]

i didn't understand it

[|~| ALCKASER |~|]

This is forum Don't thanx You

[Phoenixx]

I'm only looking to script for DayZ gamemode .

Anybody help ?

[Kenix]

Added Coroutines guide to main post.

[Ahmed Abo-elezz]

i start reading now

[Bilal135]

It's makes no sense if you open and read scripting introduction but you don't know lua.

I learned scripting just by looking at examples, and a little scripting introduction. Never read any lua language tutorials.

[FlyingSpoon]

Penguin, you're saying this as if you're a professional scripter :D ( No offence )

But Tutorials helped me a lot, although I am not a top scripter, I would put myself as learning to in the middle. I am getting there, by tutorials. As many aspects are not covered properly in the Wiki of MTA, so in Tutorials it's done in more depth for the people who do not understand.

Good Luck for the new Beginners