diff --git a/luaManager.cpp b/luaManager.cpp
index 5f486c2..be72055 100644
--- a/luaManager.cpp
+++ b/luaManager.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ namespace gameBase{
 				return var;
 		}
 
+		float LuaManager::getFloat(string varName){
+				lua_getglobal(state, varName.c_str());
+				int isNum;
+				float var = (int)lua_tonumberx(state, -1, &isNum);
+				lua_pop(state, 1);
+				return var;
+		}
+
 		string LuaManager::getString(string varName){
 			lua_getglobal(state, varName.c_str());
 			string result = lua_tostring(state, -1);
diff --git a/luaManager.h b/luaManager.h
index 776f4ea..c3194f0 100644
--- a/luaManager.h
+++ b/luaManager.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace gameBase{
 						inline lua_State* getState(){return state;}
 						void buildScript(std::vector<std::string>);
 						int getInt(std::string);
+						float getFloat(std::string);
 						int getIntFromTable(std::string, std::vector<Index>);
 						bool getBoolFromTable(std::string, std::vector<Index>);
 						float getFloatFromTable(std::string, std::vector<Index>);