Lua runtime version problem

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I just notice that nakama only support Lua 5.1 runtime and current newest version is 5.4.
I am not familiar with Lua and nakama, but I wonder can I use Lua 5.4 instead of 5.1 as long as I stick with the available functions in nakama doc?is there have any different between those I have to careful about?
Or should I just switch to 5.1(like 5.1.5) for the best result?
Thanks

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Hey @john,

I recommend just sticking on Lua 5.1 while you implement - if you look at the Lua release pages, quite a few new language features have been implemented since then: https://www.lua.org/versions.html

It will wind up being more of a hassle for you to be on a different version since you’ll waste time debugging the language rather than your game.

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Thank you for your answering.
And I wonder if I can use 5.1.5?Since that still count as the last release of 5.1 version

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Yes 5.1.5 should be fine. According the Lua versioning scheme, the third digit is reserved for bug fixes only, so the API should remain the same across all of 5.1: https://www.lua.org/versions.html