Comments on: Manufactoid

By: Learning programming through games | flapjacktastic

Learning programming through games | flapjacktastic — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:57:17 +0000

[…] a “best of” collection of elements from earlier Zachtronics games: the factory and grabbers of Manufactoid, the chemistry and rotation of Codex of Alchemical Engineering, and the layered circuit drawing of […]

By: Elitelf

Elitelf — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:23:49 +0000

Ok well like most people said, load button won’t do anything for me either on Win7 (I’m on x64) I tried various compatibility options but never could have it work. I tried modifying the level file so it can make my save pop when I start the level but it didn’t work either. Well at least I could retrieve my code.

By: Elitelf

Elitelf — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:21:02 +0000

I had to look for the documentation in the game folder (win7) I uploaded a video to promote this awesome game. It’s not amazing or anything but it looks cool 😀 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR0ByakYkDo

By: Anonymus

Anonymus — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:56:33 +0000

I cant find the Lua Doumentation! Stuck on level 2!

By: compsciguy

compsciguy — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:09:16 +0000

Try this:

done = false
if not done
if x == 1
y = y + 1
done = true
end
end

Note that I’m not up on Lua syntax, but you should get the right idea from this.

By: PewCHew

PewCHew — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:50:22 +0000

Hey dudes got anyoen a solution for my problem.

Like DrRickDaglessMD I got the problem that my if functions run more then once cycl like:

if x = = 1 then
y = y+1
end

i get there y = 41

anyone got a clue how to make the if function just work one times?

By: DiEvAl

DiEvAl — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:28:56 +0000

Forgot to post screenshot:

By: DiEvAl

DiEvAl — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:48:28 +0000

I have made a library for Manufactoid that allows you to display 3-digit integers. It uses indicators 0..45.

To use it in your program, put
dofile "15seg.lua"
in Initialization Code and
show_number(n);
in Every-cycle Code, where n is what you want to display. It must be integer between 0 and 999, otherwise the error may occur.

Library (15seg.lua) and example (15seg.sav):
http://filestore.com.ua/?d=0D0FAAD19

NOTE: 15seg.lua must be placed in …/Zachtronics Industries/Manufactoid/

By: Jonathon Duerig

Jonathon Duerig — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:08:23 +0000

Databug, the spray function doesn’t turn on the sprayer permanently. If you want it to always be spraying, put the spray function inside the every cycle section.

More generally, as a fan of Manufactoid and the other Games for Engineers, I’ve been working on a spiritual successor which is nearly done. If any other fans want to do some level design or playtesting or art, please let me know.

My email address username is tyrecius. It is at the gmail domain.

By: Databug

Databug — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:11:32 +0000

Okay, yes I’m stuck on level 2, because I can’t get my sprayer to just always spray. I put the spray function in the initialization code section but when I run my factory it just sprays for one cycle. The parts list said you could get a sprayer to alwats spray with just one line in that section, but I really don’t understand how and I really want to.