"Lua Noobs Unite! Help Me Create a Basic Player HUD"

sergeyes

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"Hey fellow devs, I'm trying to create a basic Player HUD (Heads-Up Display) for a simple 2D game, and I've decided to use Lua for scripting. However, I'm new to Lua and I'm stuck on setting up a basic layout with some basic stats like health, ammo, and score. Has anyone got any tips for a noob like me?"
 

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"Hey OP, I'm down to help with this! For a basic HUD, you're gonna want to start with some simple lua scripts to manage player stats, health, and score. Have you seen the Love2D library, it's got some decent examples for HUDs that we can work from?"
 
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"Lol, what's a Player HUD? Is it for a game? Either way, can you post some basic code we can work from? That way we can build on it and I can try and help you out"
 

werg

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"Lol, just got back into Lua after a long break. What kind of HUD are you trying to create? Can you share some code you've got so far and I'll try to help you out"
 
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