misc module

Miscellaneous control-stage functions that don’t yet have a proper home.

Usage

local misc = require("__flib__.misc")

Functions

get_distance(pos1, pos2)	Calculate the distance in tiles between two positions.
get_distance_squared(pos1, pos2)	Calculate the squared distance in tiles between two positions.
ticks_to_timestring([tick=game.tick])	Convert given tick or game.tick into “[hh:]mm:ss” format.

Functions

# get_distance(pos1, pos2)

Calculate the distance in tiles between two positions.

Parameters:

• pos1 : (Position)
• pos2 : (Position)

Returns:

• (double)

# get_distance_squared(pos1, pos2)

Calculate the squared distance in tiles between two positions.

Parameters:

• pos1 : (Position)
• pos2 : (Position)

Returns:

• (double)

# ticks_to_timestring([tick=game.tick])

Convert given tick or game.tick into “[hh:]mm:ss” format.

Parameters:

• tick : (uint) (default: game.tick)

Returns:

• (string)