Thanks so much for the help, I will give this a try ASAP and let you know how it goes.

Brian

I have created a table in Lua for Pico-8 in order to draw a row of invaders every frame (see attached images - code/result)

I'm trying to do the same thing with a dictionary (as it seems to be the closest data type to a table in Lua) in Micro Python and I'm having trouble understanding/figuring out the syntax to do this, I think I've created the dictionary properly but need to create the for loop to iterate through it and display my sprites.

Here's my code so far:


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inv = {}
# sprite number, x, y
inv = {'s':'invader_a', 'x':40, 'y':28}
inv = {'s':1, 'x':50, 'y':28}
inv = {'s':1, 'x':60, 'y':28}
inv = {'s':1, 'x':70, 'y':28}
inv = {'s':1, 'x':80, 'y':28}

while(1):
   thumby.display.fill(0)
   for ?: 
      thumby.display.blit(sprite number?, x?, y?, 8, 8, 0)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


As you can see, I need help to fill in the for loop and the sprite number?, x?, y?   I have a pretty good python book and have read many samples online of how this should work but I haven't been able to come up with a solution that works, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Brian

Thanks for the comments, I will try to continue working on the game when I have time, I have just started to learn to program myself, I have a full working version in Pico-8 but that is in Lua (language). I need to figure out how to use arrays in Python an iterate through them in order to add more invaders, etc.

Brian

Cool, I'll try this out ASAP!

This would be cool if it worked.

Thanks, that helps!

Will do, I will try to flesh this out into a real game if I have time, Can I see a screenshot of it running on the real hardware, I'd like to see the relative scale of things if possible.

Thanks,

Brian

Thanks for the answer!

Not a game but a test to learn my way around the IDE and library:

I'm a new programmer, Loving this, can't wait for the real device!

B button to start, D-Pad Left/Right to move Left/Right, A to fire, B while in game to pause and show score and remaining lives, B to restart at Game Over screen.

Need to add:
- Info screen when you lose a life (like the pause screen)
- More columns and rows of different types of aliens
- Increasing difficulty
- Sound

Will there eventually be a smaller font? maybe a 4 x 5 (4 = 3 plus space)

Thanks

Figured it out, just needed a ", 0" at the end of the [thumby.display.blit] call.

Can't wait for the library documentation 

A quick question:

Do the sprites have transparency, it seems like they don't but wanted to check, I am using an inverted sprite (white on black)

Thanks,

Brian