During my previous game projects I also used a variety of scripting languages: UnrealScript, NWScript, Lua etc. While working with them I found one thing really annoying - in most cases without browsing through a wiki or looking through documentation I had no idea what the available API was. Going through various web pages, or even printed documentation made it difficult to get back into coding. It's easy to loose focus and more difficult to get it back again.
With compiled languages it's easier. Their strict structure makes it simpler to implement various code completion and suggestion tools, which in turn makes exploring the available APIs quicker.
What Aurora (and Electron) toolset had, was a searchable, drag'n'drop list of all available script functions right next to the editing area - extremely useful stuff. I really missed such a feature when working with Unreal Engine 3 on Blade Lords.
In order to not repeat past mistakes and learn from good examples I decided to implement a similar feature in the Zone Editor.
A searchable palette on the right lets the user drag any available function right into the script. Functions are grouped by category, which can be defined by whoever creates the script function. Tooltips also provide some basic information on what the function does. Also to make it even more easy, other scripts can be dragged from the file view into the editing area, which will result in a properly resolved import.
On the code side adding a new script function is really easy. Just create public static method and add the @ScriptFunction annotation. The editor will parse this data and show the function in the palette.
There are other features I can imagine that could further enhance script writing, but for now I think this already makes stuff much clearer and simpler.
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