# LoveCode, a makecode-like api for Lua **URL:** \ **Category:** Arcade\ **Created:** [October 7, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/lovecode-a-makecode-like-api-for-lua/31031 "2024-10-07T02:33:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jedi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jedi/32/14307_2.png) [@Jedi](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Jedi)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/lovecode-a-makecode-like-api-for-lua/31031/1 "2024-10-07T02:33:52Z")
_ **YEE** _ Hi! im working on (yes, its nowhere near finished) a lua port for makecode using love2d, i made it to help people get more familiar to non-block coding while still having a somewhat block like system so you can maybe learn javascript/python easier (python is very simmilar to lua BTW) _ **SOME DIFFERENCES:** _ - no limitations with graphics, sound, performance, input, etc - not block coding (duh) - there is no built in editor, o you must use a code editor such as vscode, a sprite editor such as aseprite, and a song editor such as beepbox. - there are quite a bit of features missing due to it being a WIP, so you can only do simple things such as input, sprite defining, moving, displaying, so no collision, tilemaps, or sound yet (unless you want to code your own not with a mc api) - its not in your browser (duh again) - it updates at 60FPS instead of 30 also, i dont have a documentation built up yet, bc thats also a WIP 😅 if you have any questions, comments, or just wanna know how to use this, please let me know! ![LOVECODE](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/8/0/805845c4cb95911405fa5f5d44c2dada29627ae1.gif) > **[GitHub - ShrimpCatDev/LoveCode: An implementation of Makecode Arcade in LÖVE](https://github.com/ShrimpCatDev/LoveCode)** > > An implementation of Makecode Arcade in LÖVE ---
**Author:** ![randomuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/randomuser/32/32505_2.png) [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/lovecode-a-makecode-like-api-for-lua/31031/2 "2024-10-07T14:56:37Z")
Cool! :0 ---
**Author:** ![Astro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/astro/32/35479_2.png) [@Astro](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Astro)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/lovecode-a-makecode-like-api-for-lua/31031/3 "2024-10-07T16:47:29Z")
Wow, Impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Jedi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jedi/32/14307_2.png) [@Jedi](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Jedi)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/lovecode-a-makecode-like-api-for-lua/31031/4 "2024-11-01T02:40:31Z")
![2024-10-31 20-54-02.mkv [video-to-gif output image]](https://s6.ezgif.com/tmp/ezgif-6-8c2d78d062.gif) Working on collisions! Expect an update soon! (as long as I don’t get stuck and/or distracted 😅) ---
**Author:** ![Jedi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jedi/32/14307_2.png) [@Jedi](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Jedi)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/lovecode-a-makecode-like-api-for-lua/31031/5 "2024-11-01T14:48:28Z")
aw man i didnt upload the gif right i used the link to the gif converter instead of actually uploading the gif 😭 ---
**Author:** ![Jedi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jedi/32/14307_2.png) [@Jedi](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Jedi)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/lovecode-a-makecode-like-api-for-lua/31031/6 "2024-11-07T17:06:47Z")
Just wondering, would anyone actually use this? (i doubt) _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.makecode.com/t/lovecode-a-makecode-like-api-for-lua/31031/6))_ ---
**Author:** ![Jedi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jedi/32/14307_2.png) [@Jedi](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Jedi)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/lovecode-a-makecode-like-api-for-lua/31031/7 "2024-11-11T14:31:19Z")
**yay heres a tutorial for those who wanna try!** _REQUIRMENTS:_ - love2d ([https://love2d.org/](https://love2d.org/) pls get the portable version) - tiled ([https://www.mapeditor.org/](https://www.mapeditor.org/)) - some pixel art editor of your choice (if you want to use pixel art) - a text/code editor (i use vscode) so lets first lets get some assets to use, im going to use [https://opengameart.org/content/a-platformer-in-the-forest](https://opengameart.org/content/a-platformer-in-the-forest) for my tilemap and ill just provide the lil log guy for the player (i havent implemented animations quite yet) go to LoveCode’s project page on github and download it. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/6/5/650234182f24e282df34ca4736967a68be7b6b93.png) once lovecode is downloaded, extract the zip. now go into the folder and make sure these files are at the top of it ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/0/d/0d5c1daf73e828d97cdb12fb462a2251d3ff462a.png) now, to see if everything is right, drag and drop that folder onto your love program (love.exe for windows, love.appimage for linux) it should look something like this when it opens: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/1/8/18202fd3e7750a2d2a6f5890b9ef0480a3e41a08.png) if it does, great! now we can move on. now, download this image ![player](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/b/4/b47630a6ced2c29517edaffeca81c0eeff7bf6c5.png) and move it to assets/sprites in your lovecode folder. next, lets go into our code.lua file in your code/text editor it should look like this ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/5/7/57b20faa8f0308ce34fbeadd6c503443ac65236f.png) now there is some premade code in there so lets get rid of that so we can use our own code! it should look like this once your done: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/e/0/e0c6acd4c50ee6d0cc98f1f4aca933649881ba4f.png) now that we have a blank game, we can actually make it! so first, we will make a new sprite called `player` in the function `gameStart()` ```lua player={} --creates a new table, or blank sprite that is worthless newSprite(player, "assets/sprites/player.png", "player") --we give it some worth ``` so it should look like this ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/f/9/f92513450a6b7019d4637b92cb97c174f815aa8b.png) now run your code. OH NO!!! THERE IS JUST A BLANK SCREEN WITH NO PLAYER!!! don’t worry, we just need to add two pieces of code to do that! simply add `updateSprites(player)` to `gameUpdate()` and `drawSprites(player)` to `gameDraw()` so it looks like this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/7/a/7ac23bda4092f513324cab5b1961a807b8105fc5.png) now run your code to see your player on the screen! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/d/d/dd046ef34d2c00b7752f206565f7afe8b1e85a21.jpeg) now i dont know about you, but i think this game looks a little boring, so ill show you how to do more with it in the next post! (sorry if this makes no sense, i wrote this up really fast and im tired.)