Logic & Control

Structures teach your drone how to think. They allow your scripts to react to the environment and repeat tasks automatically.

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Decision Making (if)

The if statement evaluates a condition. If the condition is true, the code block executes. You can chain multiple checks using elseif and provide a fallback with else.

Syntax Example

lau-compiler.exe

▶ RUN CODE

varol energy = 50

if energy > 80 then
    print("Energy is full!")
elseif energy > 20 then
    print("Energy is normal.")
else
    print("WARNING: Energy is critical!")
end

OUTPUT:

Energy is normal.

Tip

In LAU, you must use then after a condition and end to close the if.

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Loops

Loops are essential for covering large farm plots without writing hundreds of lines of code.

1. Numerical Loops (for)

Use this when you know exactly how many times you want to repeat an action.

lau-compiler.exe

▶ RUN CODE

-- Format: for variable = start, end do
for i = 1, 3 do
    print("Moving to Tile: " + i)
end

OUTPUT:

Moving to Tile: 1 Moving to Tile: 2 Moving to Tile: 3

2. While Loops (while)

The while loop runs as long as the condition remains True.

Loop Safety

In LAU, code executes differently and has a built in safety buffer to ensure your code does not freeze, or lag when running loops, this means you do NOT need to include any task.wait() into your script.

lau-compiler.exe

▶ RUN CODE

varol hasLooped = false

while hasLooped == false do
    --[[
        Script will continue repeating until this
        variable is met, you can do `while true do` to
        form an infinte loop which continues forever
    ]]
    print("Status: Hasn't looped")
    hasLooped = true -- Condition met
end

print("Status: It Looped!")

OUTPUT:

Status: Hasn't looped Status: It Looped!

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Iterating Collections (inpairs)

LAU uses a custom keyword inpairs to loop through lists (tables). This is perfect for checking inventory or planting a list of seeds.

lau-compiler.exe

▶ RUN CODE

varol seedList = {"Lemon", "Cacao", "Lotus"}

for index, seedName inpairs(seedList) do
    print("Slot " + index + ": " + seedName)
end

OUTPUT:

Slot 1: Lemon Slot 2: Cacao Slot 3: Lotus

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Loop Controls

LAU provides two commands to change the flow of a loop:

Keyword	Action
break	Immediately exits the loop and stops all further turns.
continue	Skips the current turn and jumps straight to the next one.

Practical Example: Inventory Search

lau-compiler.exe

▶ RUN CODE

varol inventory = {"Wheat", "Corn", "Cactus", "Potato"}

for i, item inpairs(inventory) do
    print("Checking slot " + i)

    if item == "Cactus" then
        print("Found Cactus! Stopping search.")
        break
    end
end

OUTPUT:

Checking slot 1 Checking slot 2 Found Cactus! Stopping search.