When PSP homebrew developer Glynnder released LuaDevKit R2 (final beta) a few days ago, a major bug was soon detected that prevented the application from working properly.

In case you're wondering how goes the repairs so far, we're happy to report that Glynnder dropped by the QJ.Net forums earlier to say that the major bug has been removed. Quoting the dev, "It will now load perfectly every time!"

For the first-time readers, LuaDevKit R2 is a PC-based application built to help developers in creating Lua-coded programs. This will hopefully mark the final beta's true release; hopefully, the next one will be the app's official version

The rest of the changelog appears to be the same as final beta's prior to the bug fix, and can be accessed via Glynnder's post over at QJ's PSP Development Forums.

Download: LuaDevKit R2 FINAL Beta (Major bug fix)
Visit: QJ's PSP Development Forums

Here's the latest build, and the final beta if we may add, for LuaDevKit R2 from homebrew developer Glynnder. In a nut shell, this easy-to-use application is capable of helping both experienced and inexperienced coders create Lua programs.

Since the last version was released a couple of weeks ago, a lot of improvements were added to the program:

• Added Settings File!
• Defaults and what all settings do:
• #Add another bracket if you type one in.
• #Automatically save the file
• #Automatically save-as the file
• #Highlight Syntax (turning off enables Undo/Redo and Style menu)
• #Characters between which the file autosaves
• #The 45 characters are not included in the number below. E.g. 100 would mean you type 100 + CharstoAutoSave before it autosaves
• #The colour of the line painter
• #Text Colour
• #Background Colour
• Dynamicised Window Creation and skin setting (Meaning cleaner code and *slightly* faster load times for changing skins and creating windows.)
• Bound Undo and Redo to CTRL + Z and CTRL + Y
• Lots of code optimizations and general cleanup

The rest of the changelog and the download link after the jump!

Homebrew developer Glynnder has informed us that an open beta of LuaDevKit R2 is now available for download. LuaDevKit is a handy and easy-to-use app that can help both experienced and inexperienced coders develop Lua programs.

Here's a list of new features:

• Make set menu codes enter at cursor
• More Set Codes - Nearly
• Add bottom scrollbar on Project Explorer - Added side one too
• Add "do you want to save" popup whenever run preview is first clicked- Appears whenever autosave happens and you haven't saved your code.
• Enable look-and-feel switcher- Works great, switches between: Java Metal, Java Ocean, Windows, Motif. More to come probably/
• Add option to save encrypted version of code- "Save Encrypted" save a version in the same folder as the generic version called 'code.luaencrypted'
• Highlight numbers - Java limit of 19 digits
• Undo/Redo- Works if current syntax highlighting is turned off, will work alongside XML highlighting!
• Vista Support- Works fine, looks crap on Windows Look-and-feel for some reason, but great on all others!

As for the bugfixes, Glynnder says that in this new release, users can now run the preview from within a folder with spaces in. The time taken to load the app has also been reduced and all the set menu codes work. There are also a lot of other small fixes.

As per Glynnder's wishes, you can download the LuaDevKit R2 open beta by clicking on either the Visit link or the Read link below. Be sure to read the information there thoroughly before you try out the app.

Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development Forums thread

Glynnder has released v0.2 (Now a Beta!) of the Lua applications and games">LuaDevKit, adding some more functionality to this helpful development app. For those who haven't heard of LDK, this app can help experienced coders in making their own programs and games in the Lua format by letting them click and add common commands. For newbies, it's an interesting way to help master the art of Lua programming without having all the information spoon-fed to you.

There's also a Lua Player in his download, so you can preview the results of your coding as soon as you're done typing everything in.

As always, Glynnder's ready to offer friendly advice on our release thread for this app, so don't hesitate to say hello or ask for help. There's also some additional documentation on the official homepage for LDK, so you should also take a look at the offerings there. Enjoy the download, folks, and let us know when you've completed your Lua masterpiece. We may just post it here.

View the changelog after the Jump!

Download: [LuaDevKit v0.2 BETA]
Discuss: [Forum Release Thread]