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Getting started

Download an IDE compatible with Luau/Lua

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🥇Visual studio code

code.visualstudio.com

🥈Sublime Text

sublimetext.com

🥉Notepad++

notepad-plus-plus.org

Creating your first script

  1. Launch Your IDE Start by opening your preferred integrated development environment (IDE). We recommend Visual Studio Code (VS Code) for the best experience, but any editor that supports Lua will work.

  2. Navigate to the Lua script location Impulse -> Game -> Lua Locate and open the main.lua file. This is the main script file that the engine runs after the dependencies, core, libraries, and modules are loaded.

  3. Start Writing Your Script Begin writing your Lua script inside main.lua. If you're not sure where to start, you can try one of the example scripts provided in the documentation or sample projects—they’re a great way to learn how scripting works in Impulse.

  4. Save and Run Once your script is ready, save the file. Because of how Impulse is designed, you need to restart the application to see the changes in effect, this may change sometime soon.

A Visual Studio Code extension is currently in development that will allow you to run and manage your Impulse application directly from within VS Code—making testing and debugging much easier.

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