Gamedev: how should I manage the AI using lua scripts?

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My game is in C++ and I want to make AI being managed by lua scripts, but I have no idea how should the scripts look like and the integration in C++.

Should the script be like

   if (whatever_happening) do_something
   if (....) .....
   etc

And in every frame in C++ I should call for every enemy:

   foreach(enemy)
   enemy.handleAi(luascript.file)

Or it is wrong and I should handle it different?

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:18

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To answer your other question about how the AI scripts should look like, that's more appropriate for gamedev.stackexchange. Have a look at this question and the answers: https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/2194/new-to-creating-ai-where-to-start

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:18

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answered Feb 13 '13 at 00:03

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 12 '13 at 23:57

Have a look at LuaBind.

Luabind is a library that helps you create bindings between C++ and Lua. It has the ability to expose functions and classes, written in C++, to Lua. It will also supply the functionality to define classes in lua and let them derive from other lua classes or C++ classes. Lua classes can override virtual functions from their C++ baseclasses.

Gamedev: how should I manage the AI using lua scripts?

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