scanline

scanline

scanline() is called on every line render and allows you to execute some code between each line, like for scanline color trick

Syntax:

function scanline(line)
  -- your code here
end

Following example creates all 256 possible shades of gray on screen, this can be done with any color. Example:

-- title:  256 shades of gray
-- author: Marcuss2, fixed by nesbox
-- desc:   Showoff of grayscale
-- script: lua
-- input:  mouse

ADDR = 0x3FC0
palette = 0

function addLight()
 for i=0, 15 do
  for j=0, 2 do
   poke(ADDR+(i*3)+j, palette)
  end
  palette = palette + 1
 end	
end

function scanline(scnline)
 if scnline % 8 == 0 then
  addLight()
 end
end

function init()
 for i=0, 16 do
  rect(i*15, 0, 15, 240, i)
 end
end

init()

function TIC()
 palette = 0
end