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Scripting language with class instance support

I have come across the need to use a scripting engine for my C++ game, but after experimenting with many languages since the last few days, nothing has truly stood out as the obvious choice for a ...
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Handling scripted and “native” components in a component-based entity system

I'm currently trying to implement a component-based entity system, where an entity is basically just an ID and some helper methods tying a bunch of components together to form a game object. Some ...
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Game State Management using Lua

I want to be able to (only) define game states using Lua script, but I'm not sure how I should do it. Here's what I have in mind currently: For each state, I will create a .lua file that contains a ...
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How useful would it be to know a scripting language when developing an iOS game? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Why do we use scripts in development? I just starting learning iOS game development. I plan to make games using the cocos2d framework. While reading game dev related ...
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Experience embedding javascript

I'm looking into scripting languages to embed in my game. I've always assumed Lua was the best choice, but I've read some recent news about embedding V8 as was considering using it instead. My ...
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Game engine with good Lua entity creation/management

I'm looking for an engine that constructs it's entities using Lua or other scripting language. This is in order to find inspiration and do it in my own engine as well. I know that Cryengine does use ...
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Use of classes for lua extensions

I'm asking about a very small domain. One-off extension scripts. IE, defining a new weapon for scorched earth. When providing and API for small extension I've seen two approaches. The API exposes ...