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ideal 0786ideal Programmer OP 14 May '23

Hi, i’m roblox developer for 6 years, i’m started in 2017, first i wan’t to make robux, but
it was too hard for me, i’m was a noob, there was nothing on youtube to learn, i don’t
know dev forum. Now after this years of passion and learning, i’m wan’t to do
something more , i’m started programming in C++ laungage that is better. But before
that, i wan’t to share my knowledge to every noob like me 6 years ago, and i wan’t to
make real Programmer.

Note: I’m not good at english, i’m from Poland, and i can make a mistakes with times
and other things, please don’t mind that, i’m sure you can understand me.

Note: I’m will write this tutorial like book, soo lesson after lesson, and please make
sure you know how to use roblox studio , and it’s basics, now, open output, explorer
and propertiess, and insert your first script.

Topics: – some of topics are planned, i’m slowly writes this, if you are interested in
something there, leave a comment, i will try to write this topics early
1. Print() and Warn() functions
2. Variables and math operations
3. Usefull things to use
4. Manipulating Propertiess
5.Loops: While, For, Repeat
6. Events: Touched and Changed
7. Arrays and Tables
8. Making Systems
9. Services
10. Operators
11. Filtering Enabled
12. Detecting Components: GetChildren(), ChildRemoved(), ChildAdded()
13. Leaderstats
14. Tools
15. Local Scripts Basic
16. Math Functions
17. String Functions
18. Data Storing
19. Optimization Guide
20. Physics: Velocity and Body Movers
21. Raycasting
22. Path Finding Service 1/6
23. Upgrading Code
24. Advanced Loops
25. LERP - Linear Interpolation
26. Bézier Curves
27 Tweening.
28. Procedural Generation
29. Angle Calculation
30. CFrame: Advanced
31. Collection Service
32. Run Service
33. Tick() and Clock()
34. Advanced Data Stores
35. About Inventory System
36. About Gun System
37. About Grid Building System
38. Optimized Bots
39. AI for Animals/Mobs
40. Generating Shapes
41. About Loot System
42. Functions for effects
43. Corountines
44. Tips for PRO Scripters
1. Output: Print() and Warn()

print("hello world")

Okay, soo after you created script, you see this word, this is the basic function called
Print(), it prints text on output after running. Remember that this function is the best
debugger for future projects, use it in learning scripts, for finding bugs and for
informations.

warn("there is an error")

Warn is printing, but it's make to use when we wan't to show error, i
will explain this in the future, you can use warns of course, but
prints is better for that.

2. Variables: Basic Data Types

On math lessons, you have algebra where you have a letters that are values, this is
variables, a letter or text that are value, for example we have number a that is equals
to 5 for example.

-- this is comment, use it to describe script or mark something

local a = 5 -- this is a integer, a number without fraction
local b = true -- this is boolean, a true or false value
local c = 0.5 -- this is float, it's number with fraction
 local d = "string" -- this is string, a text value
local e = nil -- this is nill value, it's equals to nothing
local f = {5,true,"text"} -- this is array, a group of numbers, strings

--[[
this is how you can create comments for multi lines
]]

as you can see we have a lot of variable types, don't worry, this is
the easiest ones, now we moving to our first working

local x = 2
local y = 3
local z = 4

-- we defined our integers, soo now we can do our calculations

local a = x+y+z -- we adding integers to each other

local s = x-y-z -- we substracting integers from each other
local m = x*y*z -- we multiplying integers
local d = x/y/z -- we dividing integers

print(a,s,m,d) -- now we printing every calculation we made

print("Sum is "..a) --[[when we adding two dots after or before

string, we can concentate it with integer or boolean]]

print("X*Y is equals to: "..x*y ) - -example

This is everything for today, i’m told that this is beginning of my manual,
if you are more advanced and you wan’t tutorial about some things, you have to wait
or
find another tutorial, you can link tutorials in comments, soo everyone can learn from
they

Thanks you for this lesson. Good luck at making your first steps in scripting.

3. Usefull things to use

Now we learn some usefull things like how to delay beetween functions and basic
calculation function.

print("Hi")
wait(1) -- we waiting 1 seccond
print("Hello, What's up?")
wait(1)
print("I'm passed exams")
 wait(1)
print("Nice")

This dialogue that have no sense are example of using wait, of course
you will use this for almost everything, if you wan't to wait minutes
or hours, you need to transform secconds like this:

local hours = 5 * 60 * 60 -- we wan't to wait 5 hours soo we doing this

As you can see, this is a quick conversion for people who don’t know how to do this

Now it's time for calculation functions, it's the easiest one, and the
most important

local a = 5
local b = 10

local function Calculate(x:Number,y:Number)

return x * y -- return is something like result, soo we sends this numb

end

local result = Calculate(a,b) -- calling function

print(result) -- printing returned variable

This type of functions are common ones, they will help you to sort your
code and make calculations, or run something like laser shoot or
animation

Thank you for today’s lesson, please tell me if i helped you, it’s important for me
because i wan’t to help scripters, advanced and beginners

4. Manipulating Propertiess

Hi, this is day two of my tutorial, firstly i wan’t to talk about what to do for better
experience with programming in any enviroment.

1. Make breaks if you bored, or you can’t figure what to do

2. Make things that are graphically fun, and easy to see. Maybe explosion effect?
3. Often go to the park or forest and breathe fresh air, this will help your mind
4. Don’t give up, if you don’t believe in you, you do nothing

Okay, soo now it’s time for our lesson

local Part = Instance.new("Part") --[[instance.new intalling new obje

via classname]]
 Part.Parent = game.Workspace -- setting part's parent to workspace, t

Part.Anchored = true -- making part anchored via script, use booleans

Part.CanCollide = true -- default is true, use boolean to change coll

Part.CastShadow = true -- default is true, makes shadows visible or n

Part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("ReallyRed") --[[setting brick color

to part via color name, i prefer to use color3 because you have more
freedom of what you doing]]

Part.Material = Enum.Material.Neon --[[Enum is roblox data library, t

materials and many more things, i will explain this in the future]]

Part.Color = Color3.new(255,255,255) -- using RGB to set new color 3

Part.Position = Vector3.new(0,10,0) --[[Vectors are positions

in every dimmension, in Vector3 we have X, Y and Z axis
Vector3.new is basic function that creates new vector in the world]]

Thats all for today’s lesson, i’m got a tip to write english more correctly, heh soo,
i will try to do that in the future, i’m think you learned something, thanks you for
reading
remember to leave a comment, bye!

5. Loops: While, For, Repeat

Hi, soo this is fifth topic, now we moving into loops, three basic loops.

local condition = true -- for showcase

while condition == true do -- while loop running when given condition i

print("spam heh...")

wait(0) -- don't forget to add this, else you got error and studio cras

end

While loop is replacement for run service, if you wan't to make

something look good, but don't like to lag game, this is for you

local condition = true -- for showcase, again

local index = 1 -- for showcase, number that we will scale up

repeat
 print("MORE SPAM") -- spam, i don't like it
index += 1 -- fun fact, you can do this to add value to existing value
wait(1) -- don't forget to add this, or you know... crash
until index > 5 -- our condition, if index will be greater than 5, the

Repeat loop isn't used as often as while or for, but it's good for
people who wan't to do something like automatic shooting or other
things, i don't use it personally

for i = 1, 10 do --[[ for loop is the most used in scripting,

it's something like a scanner that reads list from A to Z
print(i) -- every time, i will be bigger value, and at the end,
i = 10, because we set that i = value from 1 to 10, this is complicate

if i == 10 then -- condition for check if loop ends,prevent many bugs

break -- we stopping loop absolutely, soo it will be destroyed
end
end

Soo, this is everything for today’s lesson, in the next lesson i’ll explain many new
things, like conditions and events, soo be patient and read slowly to get as much
knowledge as you can, good luck and goodbye!

6. Events: Touched and Changed

Sorry for long time of no responsing. Now it’s time for functions connected to events,
let’s start

local V= workspace.TestValue -- defining int value inside workspace

V.Value = 5 -- setting V's value to int 5

function OnChanged()
if V.Value ~= 5 then
print("changed!")
end
end
-- when V parameter changes, the event fires and then binding to functi
V.Changed:Connect(OnChanged) -- connecting event .changed to this funct

This is changed event, good for coin visualization in gui or detecting

propertiess change

local Part = workspace.TouchPart -- our part that we'll collide with

 Part.Touched:Connect(function(hit) -- this is another way to fire event
-- hit is variable that this function gives, you can read this in code
local hittedPart = hit -- this is hitted part
if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then -- this is formula for de
hittedPart.Parent.Humanoid:TakeDamage(20) -- deals 20 hp to humanoid th

-- maybe add debounce or table debounce, or else you have something li

-- super spam, yea
end

end) -- remember to add bracket at the end

This is all, sorry for that content, but i’m tired and it’s hard to write this, i’m hope i’ll do
this mission. Thank for your help and motivation. Bye
7. Arrays
Sorry for long time of no responce, i’m back. Soo this topic is easy, simple and very
usefull, let’s dive into it.

local array = {"a",1} --[[Arrays contain a data like booleans,

numbers or strings. you can use then in loops or maybe make a list of
weapon stats]]

arrays can be used to make a lot of things easier, this is also data
type

local array = {}
local falsearray = "array"

-- now we detecting if something is an array, for technical reasons for

if type(array) == "Table" then -- type and typeof return strings if som

print("check.")
elseif type(falsearray)== "Table" then -- falsearray is string, soo con
print("falsearray is an array :}")

end

Now we can move to loops section of this topic and usefull things to know

local array = {["Apple"] = {"A","B"}} -- you can name arrays by typing

-- Moreover you can put tables in tables
 for i, v in pairs(array) do -- don't add loop break to this, because in
if i and v then
print(i,v) -- index is value name, v is value itself
end
end

Soo, arrays and tables are data type that holds data and variables, you can use it in
almost everywhere. This is everything for this lesson, sorry for no responsing, but
slowly i’ll make this tutorial and bring it to the finish. See you later, bye!
8. Making Systems
Note: sorry for that, i have no time and i don’t script in LUA much, this is maybe the
last part of manual…

Systems are important, they are integrated scripts that works together making some
function inside your game.

This is more about talking, but i’ll give you some tips

To make system you should know what you wan’t to do, remember that you should
know basics of code, from loops and conditions you can make almost everything, you
only must know how!

Tips:

1 Use module scripts: modules are usefull to store arrays and functions
that can be easily accesed from every part of your game, this way you
can save time and optimize your code a little to make things required
for system's work

2 Optimize your code, this can be done in various ways, for example
don't make script in every brick that will make players off, instead
get all parts this type into array or tag it and then use .touched
event on every. Game now need to load your script once, not 500 times
soo this will be 500x less work for server

3 Make research, this includes testing basic use of code, like how to
manipulate strings or maybe more advanced data store

4 Plan your systems, make elements of it then combine them together to

create a working system

5 Work together, if your friend know how to script, they can make some
elements of code, you can make another and then make everything faster

6 if you work with friends, check your mistakes to fix them, this is
better than 10 hours of debugging xd

this is end, i have less time now, this is maybe the last part, sorry.
37. About Grid Building System

Soo, this is large skip, if there aren’t any previous topic, please wait.
Why i’m writing this, because this was my nightmare, i figured how to do that, but
you know, basic solution sometimes is pain.

but now, let’s start

1. Important Things

soo first, what we need?

System that checks if number is even or not

Remote Event that sends info about our mouse
Security breaks in our loops
Correction System
Grid Calculator

2. Where to start?

personally, every time i’m doing things like this i starts with local side, and then i
moving into server, but this time is different, first make raw systems, like function
that calculates grid for example values , script that checks if number is even or not
and basic correction system. Then try to connect each piece of code into one bigger
script.

3.Why Relative GPS is better?

Because you can make system relative to certain part, like maybe building zone.
Moreover you can make saving better, of course if you wan’t.

4. Example of functions:

Note:"i will prepare it for you, wait some time ’

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Void VSCPlays May '23

There are many scripting manuals here, even in the devforums, back in 2017, there
isn’t much, now there is a lot

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ideal 0786ideal Programmer OP May '23

You know, when i was young, i can’t find manual, now i’m writing this for everyone, it’s
my final project on roblox, i wan’t to tell about basics, and more advanced things, like
how to make grid building system or maybe basic TPS system

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Dede_4242 May '23

Don’t worry, things like this are always welcome!

I suggest something tho, try using the translator as I had a bit of a hard time
understanding, but it was understandable tho

Also, don’t make all text preformatted, it looks kinda bad

Otherwise good tutorial!

Keep going!

1 year later

Hany OhioBaconDead Programmer Oct '24

How to make leaderstats with data save i know how to make leaderstats but i can’t
make data save

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ideal 0786ideal Programmer OP Oct '24

uhhh, this tutorial was discontinued, there is newer version, idk if i’ve got to data
stores

Scripting Manual Community Tutorials

 Welcome to my Scripting Tutorial, i’ll expand it overtime, for now, let’s get started
► About me
Tutorials List: A) Lua ba…

If you ask about data saving, you need to use data store service to set custom key
(usually player’s userid) to table of data, you should make two functions, one loads
data from table when player joins and other saves player data to a table when he
leaves

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