Problem with getting my game to start

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#21

You forgot to add your pictures to the localGroup.

Here is what you should do:

--Prepare Pollys  
 local preparePollys = function (event)  
 p1 = display.newImage('Julia.png', 200, 105)  
 p2 = display.newImage('abbott.png', 360, 167)  
 p3 = display.newImage('Julia.png', 360, 40)  
 p4 = display.newImage('abbott.png', 50, 167)  
 p5 = display.newImage('Julia.png', 200, 105)  
  
 localGroup:insert(p1)  
 localGroup:insert(p2)  
 localGroup:insert(p3)  
 localGroup:insert(p4)  
 localGroup:insert(p5)  
 for i = 1, pollys.numChildren do  
 pollys[i]:addEventListener('tap', pollyHit)  
 pollys[i].isVisible = false  
 end  
 startTimer()  
 end

Try that and tell me how it goes!

-Landon [import]uid: 111492 topic_id: 31124 reply_id: 124859[/import]

#22

Hi Landon,

I tried exactly what you said and they still wont pop up, theres no errors in the debugger terminal, they just wont pop up.

Thanks
Emily [import]uid: 166525 topic_id: 31124 reply_id: 124863[/import]

#23

Hi Emily,

If you can, could you send me your whole app file so I can take a look at it? My email is ljp1203@optonline.net

Also, are you using Windows or Mac?

-Landon [import]uid: 111492 topic_id: 31124 reply_id: 124898[/import]

#24

Hi Landon,
Im using windows, Im a little sceptical of sending my whole file, I will send just the lua files if thats ok.
I really appreciate your help Landon
Thanks
Emily [import]uid: 166525 topic_id: 31124 reply_id: 124947[/import]

#25

Hi Emily,

Thanks again for sending me your folder to look at. After looking through all the files, I thought, in the best interest for you, I changed you from Director Class to Storyboard Class. I put all your code where it should be and it should all work now. It wasn’t giving me any errors. Also, Storyboard is a lot easier to use and it is fully supported by Corona. I also sent you the “scenetemplate.lua” file so that you can just copy and paste that whole file and work from there on later to come levels of yours. If by any chance you start getting errors, or you don’t know how to do something with Storyboard, feel free to email me the files again to look at with the errors you are getting. Or you can just put it on your post on the Corona Forums.

–Landon [import]uid: 111492 topic_id: 31124 reply_id: 124998[/import]