after messing around with other files… it is definitely my fault… there is some directory issue going on that I’m not smart enough to figure out how to fix. Still very green in terms of the lua and coding in general… Thanks everyone for the advice. I just need to learn how to code more i guess.
Export the Lua File and post it here along with the .tmx file. To upload the lua files, use the More Reply Options button when you’re writing a post and then upload the file there.
Sorry for not posting to this. The problem was a combination of not embedding items in map (like was suggested in advice) and potentially bad file linking.
also I believe the tiled version being too new was an issue as well… at least thats what ponywolf tweeted at me.