A curated list of awesome Lua scripts, tutorials, resources and third party tools about Dual Universe.
Note that as Pre-Alpha/Alpha stages are under NDA, this list may be quickly outdated with current development version.
All kind of contributions are welcome ! Process to be listed:
- Create a Pull Request with the name of a resource, an URL and a very brief description of the content.
- If approved, it will be added! ;)
Dual universe is still under active development. This temporary section displays major milestones before official release.
- DevDiary Playlist - Monthly videos about game development progress.
- Community Suggestions Trello - A trello board tracking various concepts and suggestions made by the community.
This section is about Lua scripting in Dual Universe and not related to Lua general use cases. For lua specific resources, you should check awesome-lua.
Lua scripts maintained by the community.
- DU-Orbital-HUD - HUD with orbital information, braking distances, and Rezoix's pitch/roll hud with some fixes
- DU-OreMonitor - Set of LUA scripts to setup screens that display ore name, quantity in tons, % of how full a container is and status color coded based on ore % levels
- DU-FuelScreen - Fuel Screen script designed to automatically detect and adapt to any given tank configuration
- Space Map Warp Calculator - Space map with warp calculation, displays speed and chosen destination.
- Dual Universe Juvenius Floating Clock - This LUA Code ingame clock does not uses screens or signs to display time but a method of floating number stickers that change over time. With the Aid of a programing board you can put the clock on any construct.
- Damage Report - A multi-screen (and HUD) capable, touch enabled, easy to install ship damage reporting script for Dual Universe.
- DU-StorageMonitor - Modular version of a storage monitor that display the desired percentage of your content in a linked container. Universal way to display stored items in form of percentage bars.
Online tutorials about Lua scripting in Dual Universe.
- Dual Universe Pre-Alpha Tutorial: Lua Scripting - Youtube tutorial by Dual Universe developers which explains in-game scripting features. (2017)
Various tools and resources for in-game Lua scripting.
- dual.sh - Codex - Unofficial cripting guide and API reference.
- VSCode plugin - Visual Studio Code extension to manage Lua projects for Dual Universe outside of the game.
- GamePedia Wiki - Gamepedia wiki centralizing available informations about Dual Universe.
- DU DevDiary Scripting Showcase - A showcase of the scripting feature from the DU Youtube channel (2017)
Third party applications and tools about Dual Universe.
- dual.sh - Collection of usefull tools: Scripting guide and reference, Calculators, Engineering tools, Map...
Resources for third party development. (APIs, Docs, Tutorials, ...)
Empty section
- Official Forums - Official Dual Universe community forums
- Official Discord - Official Discord server about Dual Universe managed by Novaquark developers. It's a really active and friendly community.
- r/DualUniverse - Official Dual Universe subreddit
- FR Community - DualFR - News, Articles, Tutorials, Discord Server.