Beginning Lua with World of Warcraft add-ons / Paul Emmerich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Emmerich, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lua (Computer program language).

Video games--Programming.

Video games.

World of Warcraft.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (499 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2009.

Place of Publication:

New York : Apress, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

If you play World of Warcraft, chances are you know what Deadly Boss Mods is: it's the most widely downloaded modification available for World of Warcraft, considered required software for many professional raid guilds, and arguably the most popular modern video game mod in history. Paul Emmerich, the author of Deadly Boss Mods, will take you from novice to elite with his approachable, up-to-date guide to building add-ons for the most popular video game in history. Using the powerful Lua scripting language and XML, you'll learn how to build and update powerful mods that can fundamentally remake your World of Warcraft experience and introduce you to the field of professional software development. Beginning Lua with World of Warcraft Add-ons teaches you the essentials of Lua and XML using exciting code examples that you can run and apply immediately. You'll gain competence in Lua specifics like tables and metatables and the imperative nature of Lua as a scripting language. More advanced techniques like file persistence, error handling, and script debugging are made clear as you learn everything within the familiar, exciting context of making tools that work in Azeroth. You'll not only learn all about the World of Warcraft application programming interface and programming, and gain coding skills that will make all your online friends think you're a coding god, but also gain hands-on Lua scripting experience that could translate into an exciting job in the video game industry!

Contents:

Getting Started

Lua Basics

Using the WoW API to Create a “Hello, World” Mod

Working with Game Events

Using XML and Frames

Advanced Lua

Using Advanced Lua to Extend the Texas Hold’em Poker Addon

Building a Poker Game Client with Addon Communication

Using the Combat Log to Build a Cooldown Monitor

Using Libraries

Working with Secure Templates

Macros

Tips, Tricks, and Optimization

Other Uses for Lua.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612825279

9781282825277

1282825275

9781430223726

1430223723

OCLC:

535024943