[idea] Private Loops

[Random]

Sounds pretty nice. Should actually not be that hard to implement (at least for AOs).

On the other hand I'm still waiting for a "for each" loop that iterates on all instances of an object without you having to spread an ID (it's annoying to need an extra alterable value just for the sake of iterating on an object).

[Shadsy]

I also support this idea, even if it's just for active objects. Nested fastloops are a huge pain.

[byo]

I agree with Brandon. This would be too much confusing for new users. And if advanced users would learn how to do it in MMF2 they could learn programming and have more freedom. IMHO, this is not a thing that MMF2 is made for.

[Retriever2]

I have considered abandoning MMF2 for a real programming language, eg C++ which I'm very comfortable with, on more than one occasion. The problem of course, is that for the extra freedom in your game logic, you pay a huge price in the complexity of dealing with the rest of the primitives like drawing, collision detection, object management, and all the other things that make MMF2 so convenient to use.

The lua objects, although mildly awkward, are one of the best things to happen to MMF2 since they allow offloading tasks that are poorly matched to the traditional event flow. Actually, if these private loops do what I think they do, they'd be a great companion to this model, in addition to being a general convenience in other areas and possibly a speed boost.

[danjo]

I agree with Brandon. This would be too much confusing for new users. And if advanced users would learn how to do it in MMF2 they could learn programming and have more freedom. IMHO, this is not a thing that MMF2 is made for.

um people are asking for a shadow extension for godsake. ( next the make my game extension )
this isnt really doubling up , nor asking for something that could so obviously be made normally.

im just afraid its not possible under the way the runtime is atm. but then again, im not yves nor francios.