pico-8 install: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z89zuvt-0Fl6fMpKub6m3dGGPTUTTQ8D?usp=sharing

• Try to keep variable names short
• INDENT USING TABS so it only uses one character

You can print to console for debug statements. See https://pico-8.fandom.com/wiki/Printh#Running_PICO-8_in_a_console_window.

I use a script so comments can be as long as needed without bumping into character limit.

Run the build task any time you want to "save" your progress (as well as saving manually I guess).

This means there are some steps you need to follow to create new organisation .lua files.

1. Create your file.
   1. new.lua
2. Add this line to ./.vscode/tasks.json within the args list.
   1. "new.lua", "new_out.lua",
3. Add this line to fake.p8.
   1. #include new.lua
4. Add this line to bh26.p8.
   1. #include ./output/new_out.lua

Do NOT do any art, SFX or music in fake.p8 - all of this should be in bh26.p8.

Counters will automatically start decrementing when they're set to anything other than -1 - use them for anything that requires timing.

• Create a new counter by adding to the comma-separated list in init.lua called cname.
• Use them later with counters.my_counter_name.
  • Set to any value other than -1 to start the counter.
  • It will decrement on every frame.
  • Can be used for animations, anything that requires a delay, etc.