What languages is SoL written in?

[gavin83209]

I was simply wondering first of all which languages are used to write this. Is it C++ and Lua? Second, what programs do you use to code the game? I apologize if this was asked before somewhere, but I've been gone for a while.

Thanks in advance.

[karajorma]

The engine is C (with some C++ in the more modern bits). lua is used for in-game scripting and the missions themselves are written using a mission designer which outputs a lisp like text file.

This thread (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,52845.0.html) explains how to get your hands on the code. Since we are cross-platform the program used for editing the code changes depending on who is doing it and on which platform. Most of the Windows coders use either Visual C 6 or Visual C 2008 (either full or the free express version).