code-discussion

[vital parrot]

I did not say some stuff..

[weak radish]

Raycasts are pretty easy

[vital parrot]

where does it say I cant code something?

Yes raycasts are easy I know

[tribal venture]

does anyone have a script to scale all UiStrokes through all devices?

[vital parrot]

you're smarter than I thought lol

[vital parrot]

Yes because I don't finish my project

Doesn't meen I cant code something

coding is easy

[trim torrent]

Bro I like your project keep up the good work

[vital parrot]

I can code anything and if you cant then I'm def better than you

[trim torrent]

don't argue over something small and dumb

[weak radish]

It's called modesty

[vital parrot]

I wasn't bragging though..

I said I can code anything I put my mind to

it's different

he was asking me a question

[weak radish]

How many years do you have

[vital parrot]

I was 13 and now 25

so 12

https://youtu.be/JTGsL8Vp0es

Coded this game right here

[viscid finch]

How to stay consistent

12 years 😵

[slender yew]

Can someone help me?
I have a button which checks if a player is ready, at the beginning it's 0/2 but then once one of the players in a team presses it, its going to show up as 1/2 for the other player, so when he presses it, its 2/2 and a certain function runs
I just dont know how to display local UI changes for that specific player

[coarse parcel]

I remember when I was testing my game in studio, and when I clicked "play" all my game broke, the console had like 8 errors, also with "404" error

I tried and tried and always I tried to test it, the same errors

I said, well I will reset studio, then I closed it, opened it, and when I open, boom, my account wasnt logged in

Then I went to roblox web site, and BOOM account banned :/

So, if u are banned and still can play, all the game breaks

[empty badger]

why did u get banned ?

if u don't mind to say why

[empty badger]

uhm u can make int value which u can use it to check how many players

[coarse parcel]

Making team menu

I put image of a team (image took in roblox without edition)

And roblox said "Nope"

And banned me

I appealed and they unbanned me, but Roblox moderation is still bad

[empty badger]

the same thing happend to one of my friends

and it's not bad image or smth of that

it's normal image

[coarse parcel]

It was an avatar with a wood background

[empty badger]

sometimes roblox do stupid things

[coarse parcel]

Ban exploiters: ❌️
Ban people making games and that generate free money to roblox: ✅️

[iron vigil]

me and my friend just stayed up til like

6 am

[somber vault]

liking what you do obviously

[iron vigil]

working on redoing our script connections for our hitbox

[hollow plover]

I played this game

[iron vigil]

is profilestore the meta for data stores?

I got it set up and working for a test value but I’m tryna make sure I should use it

I know type soul and dead rails use it

[viscid finch]

Why is everyone here so smart

[coarse parcel]

Oh cool have a friend that works with u

[hollow plover]

we’re not

[somber vault]

early type soul in 2023 first ever release had data problems so idk

[coarse parcel]

I am the only scripter in my entire Studio, I have to do ALL

[iron vigil]

might just be how it was for them

well

[somber vault]

smart minds think alike
that's why we are all here talking,cause we all thought to talk here

[iron vigil]

type soul used an out of date one

[hollow plover]

I finished a game in a week and I’m selling it for 12.5k robux so keep up the good work ig

[coarse parcel]

I feel the same, I just entered here and now I feel that these 3 years scripting are nothing compared to ONE single code of people from here

[somber vault]

what's the game about

[iron vigil]

they used profileservice which was the predecessor to profilestore

[hollow plover]

Incremental Simulator

[somber vault]

no one buying a simulator for 12.5k

cough

[coarse parcel]

I think I have 4 years on this but still feeling like the people from here are tryhards in LUAU

[somber vault]

the only simulators that are successful are the ones that follow trends

if your simulator doesn't (which I can tell by the name) then I doubt it would be successful

[iron vigil]

don’t most simulators literally use reuse assets and code

[hollow plover]

this kinda follows one, I and I already sold it so ig I’m fine

[somber vault]

yeah

[somber vault]

this is a scam bro 😭

[hollow plover]

💔

[true fern]

no, just your assets

[coarse parcel]

And DataStore

It broke too

[true fern]

fair enough

its http

[south sigil]

@crude glacier

[south sigil]

I write to you look dm

[green grail]

Y'all think this is ok from 3 weeks of learning scripting

[somber vault]

uhh idk

[opal jewel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/996267745199018004/1381357098050388018/2025-06-08_14-39-13.mp4?ex=6847388c&is=6845e70c&hm=fd0d8abe1bd1c559fc11d94fdfc58204c6c65656937cabf5c718dec6888392ab&
thing

[mystic tartan]

can someone rate my statemachine, its my first one i made

export type StateHandler = {
    onEnter: ((previousState : string?) -> ())?,
    onExit: ((nextState : string?) -> ())?,
    onUpdate: ((dt: number) -> (string?))?
}

export type StateMap = {
    [string]: StateHandler
}

export type StateMachine = {
    start: (initialState: string) -> (),
    update: (dt: number) -> (),
    transition: (newState: string) -> (),
    getState: () -> string,
}

local function createStateMachine(states: StateMap): StateMachine
    local currentState: string = ""
    local initialized = false
    
    local function transition(newState: string)
        assert(states[newState], `State "{newState}" not defined`)
        
        if currentState ~= "" and currentState ~= newState then
            local exitHandler = states[currentState].onExit
            if exitHandler then exitHandler(newState) end
        end
        
        local previousState = currentState
        currentState = newState
        
        local enterHandler = states[newState].onEnter
        if enterHandler then enterHandler(previousState) end
    end
    
    local function update(dt: number)
        if not initialized then return end 
        
        local handler = states[currentState]
        if handler and handler.onUpdate then
            local nextState = handler.onUpdate(dt)
            if nextState and nextState ~= currentState then
                transition(nextState)
            end
        end
    end
    
    local function start(initialState: string)
        assert(states[initialState], `Initial state "{initialState}" not defined`)
        initialized = true
        transition(initialState)
    end
    
    local function getState()
        return currentState
    end
    
    return {
        start = start,
        update = update,
        transition = transition,
        getState = getState,
    }
end

return createStateMachine

i just want a rating on it and possible things i could improve about it

[somber vault]

what's a state machine sir

[ivory sparrow]

how can I create my own "WaitToFinished" function, roblox's version is not as smart as I need it to be.

I tried to call the "MoveTo" and then I did a while loop that waits until a certain specific, but it seems calling a while loop after the moveto like.. fully stops the moveto, so what else can I do

[mystic tartan]

well they are often called finite-state machines, its just simple architectural patterns of code that behave differantly depending on its state

[ivory sparrow]

finite*

[mystic tartan]

do u define states and code for those states, so like in a idle state an npc could be wondering and looking for players, then when it finds a player it will enter a persuit state where it will try follow the player

[mystic tartan]

yeah 😭, i just made a typo

[night drift]

how do i make a portfolio?

[somber vault]

can U make that understandable for someone that just finished learning loops,break and continue 😭😭

[ivory sparrow]

pretty much you just connect different "functions"/"events" and continue to the next one depending on circumstances (i think??)

[somber vault]

ohhh

that's more understandable thanks

[ivory sparrow]

yup

could be wrong tho 😭 so take it with a grain of salt

[south spruce]

whats the difference between cframe and vector3

[icy dew]

CFrame includes orientation and position, Vector3 is for just position

[coarse parcel]

Ahh that thing

[green grail]

Dam

What game are you making

Looks cool

[terse sinew]

Roblox is saying continue instillation without flag settings when I try to download it how do I fix I removed bloxstrap Alr

[proper veldt]

How do I return the PurchaseDecision back to the PromptProductPurchase on the local side?

[vital bear]

why is this error?

nvm i found the issue

[static coral]

no

cframe includes postion, orientation and matrixes

vector3 can be postion or rotation

[wet holly]

what the fuck

[small shale]

ignore my driving skills but would u guys say this car/drifting system is hard to replicate

like the whole system. the car, the drifting, the steering wheel anim

[somber vault]

don't let this guy get a license

[small shale]

too late

[earnest sun]

Not too hard seeing it doesn't base the angular velocity on the speed of the vehicle

[small shale]

could u do it

[ivory sparrow]

how can I create my own "WaitToFinished" function, roblox's version is not as smart as I need it to be.

I tried to call the "MoveTo" and then I did a while loop that waits until a certain specific, but it seems calling a while loop after the moveto like.. fully stops the moveto, so what else can I do

[shrewd magnet]

ill pay R$ to however teaches me how to make this animation work using a script

https://gyazo.com/5348318279f002204f013577a663cc8a.mp4

https://gyazo.com/b61563b10698a1211a93fe8e49f0f952.mp4

[patent mirage]

just play a animation?

[shrewd magnet]

yep

[patent mirage]

Does it have a humanoid?

[marble nova]

life would be so much easier if you could merge tables like that...........

or at least if there was default table.merge() method

[hasty mesa]

table.move

[marble nova]

wow

i feel so stupid now

thanks

[grizzled dagger]

Does a module or a plugin that trains RL based AI agents with basic Q Learning exist yet

[rugged island]

yo does anyone know how i can save tools with their own attributes and different properties into a ds?

any open source resources i can use to convert tool into saveable data?

[opal jewel]

very cool

but why is so much data on recv

[rose fog]

Hes jerking the drill 😭

[frank tiger]

😡

[lost pebble]

do you want to wait untill the MoveTo finishes?

[small shale]

its not mine, its from another game i was just asking if that system is hard to replicate

[ivory sparrow]

pretty much i want to either wait for that, or break the function when it takes too long

so i was doing a while loop, checking how far they were from the waypoint, continuing to the next point if it gets close enough, or hreaking it if time was over 1.5 seconds (its a fast moving entity, so 1.5 is plenty)

but it just stopped the moving entirely

for some reason

[lost pebble]

if it's moving on flat ground, you could wait distance/speed

[ivory sparrow]

how would i get the distance of each waypoint

[lost pebble]

(waypoint.Position - hrp.Position).Magnitude

[ivory sparrow]

yeah i realized after i said that

hmm

but still... waiting isnt necessarily the issue

its cancelling the wait

[lost pebble]

i would use a repeat until loop

for that

[ivory sparrow]

i was thinking about that

but that would work the same as a while BLANK loop

and apparently stop it from moving

[lost pebble]

how are you stopping it?

[ivory sparrow]

just breaking the loop

[lost pebble]

the moveto is in the loop?

[ivory sparrow]

no breaking the while loop

[lost pebble]

ik. but is the moveto in the loop as well?

[ivory sparrow]

or well, i might have just returned the entire function

[ivory sparrow]

ehh somewhat yes

the whole thing

is like

in a loop

[lost pebble]

what's the code?

[ivory sparrow]

can i dm you

[lost pebble]

why?

[ivory sparrow]

i dont want to spam a bunch of code 😭

i can just do it here i guess

[lost pebble]

just show the loop

or the part you're having the problem

[ivory sparrow]

ill have to explain some functions

[lost pebble]

and if it need more context, ill ask

[ivory sparrow]

local function getClosestPlayer(angel)
    local bestPlayer = nil
    local smallestDist = math.huge

    for _, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
        if not watchingManager.isPlayerDead(player) then
            local dist = player:DistanceFromCharacter(angel:GetPivot().Position)
            if dist < smallestDist then
                smallestDist = dist
                bestPlayer = player
            end
        end
    end

    return bestPlayer.Character
end

local function move(player, angel)

    local angelHRP = angel.HumanoidRootPart
    local angelHumanoid = angel.Humanoid

    local hrp = player.HumanoidRootPart

    -- == Functionality == --

    local pathParams = {
        AgentRadius = 2,
        AgentHeight = 5,
        AgentCanJump = false,
        AgentMaxSlope = 45,
    }

    local path = PathfindingService:CreatePath(pathParams)
    path:ComputeAsync(angelHRP.Position, hrp.Position)

    if path.Status ~= Enum.PathStatus.Success then
        return
    end

    local waypoints = path:GetWaypoints()
    for _, waypoint in waypoints do
        if watchingManager.shouldAngelMoveYet(angel) and (#watchingManager.PlayersWatchingAngel(angel) ~= 0) then
            angel.Humanoid:MoveTo(angelHRP.Position)
            return
        end

        angelHumanoid:MoveTo(waypoint.Position)

        local startTime = tick()

        while task.wait(0.05) do
            print("repeated")
            if watchingManager.shouldAngelMoveYet(angel) and (#watchingManager.PlayersWatchingAngel(angel) ~= 0) then
                angel.Humanoid:MoveTo(angelHRP.Position)
                return
            end            
            
            if (tick() - startTime > 1.5) or ((angelHRP.Position - waypoint.Position).Magnitude < 1) then
                break
            end
        end
    end
end

-- == Main Loop == --

for _, angel in CollectionService:GetTagged("Angel") do
    task.spawn(function()
        while task.wait() do
            if not watchingManager.shouldAngelMoveYet(angel) then continue end    
            if (#watchingManager.PlayersWatchingAngel(angel) ~= 0) then continue end

            local player = getClosestPlayer(angel)
            if player then
                move(player, angel)
            end

            task.wait(0.2)
        end
    end)
end

its a weeping angel

most of the function names are self explanatory

the part is at angelHumanoid:MoveTo(waypoint.Position)

below it is what i tried to do

to make my own wait to finished

[lost pebble]

what's watchingManager?

[ivory sparrow]

its a module script

[lost pebble]

ok i had a feeling

[ivory sparrow]

any clue how to help 😓 this whole thing has made me stop working on the game

[lost pebble]

when exactly does the problem happen? like when the angel is moving then someone looks at it? or when just someone looks at it no matter what state the angel is in?

[ivory sparrow]

it happens super randomly when every player looks away

when its supposed to fully move

no restrictions

[lost pebble]

what does watchingManager.shouldAngelMoveYet() check for?

[ivory sparrow]

its pretty much just a true value

its if you have looked at angel already, set to true

[lost pebble]

i dont get it. what exactly is it checking?

[ivory sparrow]

if its true

"watchingManager.shouldAngelMoveYet()" returns true

pretty much all the time

[lost pebble]

@ivory sparrow lua if path.Status ~= Enum.PathStatus.Success then return endi think it's this that's causing it. once you get the path and if the path isnt successful, there's nothing to change which player it's going to try to go to
when checking which player is the closest, you should check to see if the path to the player is successful as well

[ivory sparrow]

i think i get what you mean, but i dont want it to get unpredictable and not go to the closest player

[lost pebble]

you check if the last distance is less than the previous one (what you're already doing), then check to see if a path can be created to the player. if so, set the closest player to that player

also, you're setting smallestDist in getClosestPlayer() for no reason (it's never used)

[ivory sparrow]

its used as the biggest number

at first

which you right

i guess i could just take the first number

and set that as the smallest at the beginning

[ivory sparrow]

im still somewhat confused

(i suck at reading stuff and understanding 😭 are you able to give a code example)

[lost pebble]

you basically do what you did here:```lua
local path = PathfindingService:CreatePath(pathParams)
path:ComputeAsync(angelHRP.Position, hrp.Position)

if path.Status ~= Enum.PathStatus.Success then
return
end```but in getClosestPlayer()

(after you check the distance)

[ivory sparrow]

so check if you can get a path

after you get the closest player

[lost pebble]

yes

[ivory sparrow]

but then i do what with that

try again if fails?

or get next player

[pearl blaze]

local currentKey : any = nil

local function callInstanceMethod(t, ...)
    t.__instance[currentKey](t.__instance, ...)
end

local function returnMember(instance, key)
    return instance[key]
end

return function(t, k)
    local class = getmetatable(t)
    if class[k] then return class[k] end
    
    local success, member = pcall(returnMember, t.__instance, k)
    
    if not success then return class end

    if type(member) == 'function' then
        currentKey = k
        return callInstanceMethod
    end

    return t.__instance[k]
end

Instead of Class.__index = Class
You're doing Class.__index = thisFunction

Any way to optimize it? It's a way to extend roblox instances with your class, so Instance methods and your class working together.
Also you have to set self.__instance to Instance that should be extended when creating your class.

[lost pebble]

it's just another check within the loop

you could set it to a variable outside the function so you could use it in move() instead of having to calculate the path again

[ivory sparrow]

so im just moving where it calculates thepath? what would that do.. 😭

sorry that im not understanding

[lost pebble]

no. you would add that same check in getClosestPlayer()

you calculate the path in there as well to see if a path is possible

[ivory sparrow]

to that player, if that path isnt possible to that player, break the loop (or go to next closest)

ima have to add the angel into the function

so gimme a sec

[sudden estuary]

can you give a syntax example on how you use it

i don't really follow what you are doing

[ivory sparrow]

sorry

forgot i already did

[lost pebble]

dont break it. check for the next player (if there is one)

[ivory sparrow]

im tired, its been a while since ive done this

[ivory sparrow]

alright

[south spruce]

how can i make the base of the cylinder face up instead of to the side?

local cf = CFrame.new(-117.616, -280.4, 209.085)
local size = Vector3.new(5, 5, 5)

local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Anchored = true
part.CanCollide = false
part.CanQuery = false
part.CanTouch = false
part.CFrame = cf
part.Size = size
part.Transparency = 0.75
part.Parent = workspace
part.Material = "Neon"
part.Shape = "Cylinder"

---------------------------------------------------------------------

while true do
    local parts = workspace:GetPartBoundsInBox(cf, size)
    
    local hitCharacters = {}
    
    for i, part in pairs(parts) do
        if part.Parent:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid") and not table.find(hitCharacters, part.Parent) then
            table.insert(hitCharacters, part.Parent)
        end
    end
    
    task.wait()
end```

[pearl blaze]

When creating class instead of usual Class.__index = Class you can set as this function and then when creating a new object you set 
self.__instance = Instance <-- any instance that should be extended

Basically you have a Part, you extend this part with your class, so now you can use methods of this roblox instance and methods of your class too.

You are able to get child, properties, everything.

[lost pebble]

you basically do this:lua if dist < smallestDist and path.Status == Enum.PathStatus.Success then smallestDist = dist bestPlayer = player end

[pearl blaze]

You merge your class with roblox instance

[ivory sparrow]

@lost pebble this is what ive done, its not clean, but ill fix it up

local function getClosestPlayer(angel)
    local angelHRP = angel.HumanoidRootPart
    local angelHumanoid = angel.Humanoid

    local bestPlayer = nil
    local smallestDist = math.huge

    for _, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
        if not watchingManager.isPlayerDead(player) then
            local dist = player:DistanceFromCharacter(angel:GetPivot().Position)
            if dist < smallestDist then
                smallestDist = dist
                bestPlayer = player
            end
        end
    end

    local hrp = bestPlayer.HumanoidRootPart

    local path = PathfindingService:CreatePath(pathParams)
    path:ComputeAsync(angelHRP.Position, hrp.Position)

    if path.Status ~= Enum.PathStatus.Success then
        repeat
            local bestPlayer = nil
            local smallestDist = math.huge

            for _, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
                if not watchingManager.isPlayerDead(player) then
                    local dist = player:DistanceFromCharacter(angel:GetPivot().Position)
                    if dist < smallestDist then
                        smallestDist = dist
                        bestPlayer = player
                    end
                end
            end
        until
        path.Status ~= Enum.PathStatus.Success
        
        return bestPlayer
    end
    
    return bestPlayer
end

waiot

i forgot

to remove the player that didnt work... lol...

ugh

[ivory sparrow]

okay now im even more confused

[lost pebble]

you're doing too much now

[ivory sparrow]

i bet i am 😭

[lost pebble]

there's no need to create another for loop when there already is one

[ivory sparrow]

local function getClosestPlayer(angel)
    
    local angelHRP = angel.HumanoidRootPart
    local angelHumanoid = angel.Humanoid
    
    local bestPlayer = nil
    local smallestDist = math.huge

    for _, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
        if not watchingManager.isPlayerDead(player) then
            local dist = player:DistanceFromCharacter(angel:GetPivot().Position)
            
            local hrp = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart
            
            local path = PathfindingService:CreatePath(pathParams)
            path:ComputeAsync(angelHRP.Position, hrp.Position)
            
            if dist < smallestDist and path.Status == Enum.PathStatus.Success then
                smallestDist = dist
                bestPlayer = player
            end
        end
    end

    return bestPlayer.Character
end

[sudden estuary]

oh now it makes more sense. the code looks fine

[ivory sparrow]

omg i see what you mean now

thats genius

or im stupid

[sudden estuary]

well the only downside (not really one) is would be using pcall to check whether its a property of the instance

[lost pebble]

exactly. i would change it from my original idea, though. check the distance then calculate and check the path so you're not making a new path for someone that's further

[pearl blaze]

otherwise it'll error instead of returning nil

so yeah I have no alternatives

[sudden estuary]

i believe theres some huge json data for each instances ane properties

[ivory sparrow]

true true... im going to test this first though, see if it fixes anything

and then ill optimize

[sudden estuary]

but i reckon its not worth changing to it

[pearl blaze]

it won't work anyways

cuz you still need to check for functions

[sudden estuary]

mhm, im not sure if the json dump considered for that too

anyways i would say its pointless

[pearl blaze]

roblox really needs to make stuff return nil when you're doing that

[sudden estuary]

i remember some plugin called reclass use it

[sudden estuary]

yes, its very inconvenient

[sudden estuary]

found it, you are right it doesn't account for function only the properties

[south spruce]

guys is it possible to make reference to a variable in another script

[sudden estuary]

not directly

[pearl blaze]

ModuleScripts exist for stuff like that

[sudden estuary]

you could rely on modules

[ivory sparrow]

@lost pebble

😭

[sudden estuary]

or on attributes on some cases, but i would say modules

[pearl blaze]

@sudden estuary pcall is freakin fast btw

from 1 microseconds to 3

[flint coyote]

can yall rate my repository and tell me what i should add/improve? https://github.com/gghalos/ggprojects/blob/main/datamodule.lua

[pearl blaze]

Ig that data bout locked sessions is in another datastore?

Would be more reliable if it was inside the data itself

[sudden estuary]

o

[flint coyote]

Not necessarily, as in my opinion it is generally safer in the case something happens in the other data, if something in the code is changed that depletes the datastore, you still have locked sessions that cant mess anything up further

Its also just for easy accessability and understanding, so you arent complicating the datastore

[lost pebble]

that's the only thing you added right?

[ivory sparrow]

yes

[lost pebble]

interesting

[ivory sparrow]

changed nothing else

pathfinding is so difficult </3

[south spruce]

ok i have another problem, its not working anymore. im trying to fix the problem where it repeatedly goes up and down when standing on the button with a spatial query, and it is just not working

local tweenservice = game:GetService("TweenService")
local button = workspace:WaitForChild("buttonHitBox")
local debounce = false

-------------------------------------------------------------------

local tweeninfo1 = TweenInfo.new(0.1)

local goal1 = {
    Position = Vector3.new(-117.616, -280.8, 209.085)
}

local tween1 = tweenservice:Create(button, tweeninfo1, goal1)

-------------------------------------------------------------------

local tweeninfo2 = TweenInfo.new(0.1)

local goal2 = {
    Position = Vector3.new(-117.616, -280.4, 209.085)
}

local tween2 = tweenservice:Create(button, tweeninfo2, goal2)

-------------------------------------------------------------------

button.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
    local humanoid = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")

    if humanoid and not debounce then
        debounce = true
        tween1:Play()
        task.wait(0.5)
        debounce = false
    end
end)

button.TouchEnded:Connect(function(hit)
    local humanoid = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
    if humanoid and not debounce then
        debounce = true
        tween2:Play()
        task.wait(0.5)
        debounce = false
    end
end)```

[ivory sparrow]

and annoying </3

im going to revert it and show you the actual issue that is requiring a fix anyways

[flint coyote]

this is a public module and repurposed to apply for the scripter role

[pearl blaze]

Yo how to apply btw

[flint coyote]

https://hiddendevs.com

extensively read the application guidelines to ensure you dont mess up something basic and have to resubmit and wait even longer because you forgot you have to upload a script link not a image

[ivory sparrow]

@lost pebble

[pearl blaze]

Alr ty

[lost pebble]

try it with just 1 and see if it breaks

[ivory sparrow]

1 angel or 1 player

[lost pebble]

angel

[ivory sparrow]

test the new code or try to get the old bug to happen

[lost pebble]

old bug

[ivory sparrow]

still happened

[lost pebble]

ok just making sure they're not interfering with each other

[ivory sparrow]

fair enough

[lost pebble]

if watchingManager.shouldAngelMoveYet(angel) and (#watchingManager.PlayersWatchingAngel(angel) ~= 0) then
    angel.Humanoid:MoveTo(angelHRP.Position)
    return
end```try changing the return statement here in the while loop in `move()` to `break`

[ivory sparrow]

i believe i did have that at one point, but i shall try again

well now sometimes its doing that weird still moving thing even with the old code, gahh

ill look past it though

for now

no yeah they still do the weird glitch

ima try the new code changes

[lost pebble]

at this point, i would add print statement everywhere to see where it's failing

[ivory sparrow]

ive tried 😭 its always at the move to finish

(where this whole discussion began )

[lost pebble]

in the while loop?

[ivory sparrow]

in the move function

here

ill give example

for _, waypoint in waypoints do
        if watchingManager.shouldAngelMoveYet(angel) and (#watchingManager.PlayersWatchingAngel(angel) ~= 0) then
            angel.Humanoid:MoveTo(angelHRP.Position)
            break
        end
        
        angelHumanoid:MoveTo(waypoint.Position)
        print("Moving")
        local success = angelHumanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait()
        print("Finished Moving")

        if not success then
            return
        end

    end

oop

it would freeze at the "print('moving')" part

so something is happening when waiting

so thats why i wanted to custom version

where it would just move to the next one if it took too long

[ivory sparrow]

(and then once they did their weird tick forward, it would print finished moving)

im gonna have to hire someone smarter than me to fix this 🥀

aka give up bc im broke

[lost pebble]

so i would try:lua repeat task.wait() until (angel.Position - waypoint.Position).Magnitude < 1

[ivory sparrow]

while task.wait(0.05) do
            print("repeated")
            if watchingManager.shouldAngelMoveYet(angel) and (#watchingManager.PlayersWatchingAngel(angel) ~= 0) then
                angel.Humanoid:MoveTo(angelHRP.Position)
                return
            end            
            
            if (tick() - startTime > 1.5) or ((angelHRP.Position - waypoint.Position).Magnitude < 1) then
                break
            end
        end

this wasmy first version

but ill try that one

just cuz

[ivory sparrow]

yeah doing this makes them COMPLETELY stop moving

(for some reason.)

[lost pebble]

you put it after you called MoveTo(), right?

[ivory sparrow]

yup

[lost pebble]

try adding your other checks:lua repeat task.wait() until (angel.Position - waypoint.Position).Magnitude < 1 or not watchingManager.shouldAngelMoveYet(angel) or #watchingManager.PlayersWatchingAngel(angel) == 0

[ivory sparrow]

still not moving

[lost pebble]

i dont see how it just doesnt move now. try just adding task.wait(5) and see if it starts moving again

[ivory sparrow]

alright 😭

wait

what the

i think the code suddenly started working

hold

nevermind

[ivory sparrow]

they are moving, but its doing the weird teleport thing again

[lost pebble]

what teleport thing?

[ivory sparrow]

where they still move towards me even while looking at them

[lost pebble]

oh

[lost pebble]

so are you using this?

or just the task.wait(5)?

[ivory sparrow]

this

i realiuzed you said angel.Position

and not humanoidrootpart

so i changed that

[lost pebble]

oh

yeah im typing pseudoish code with that

[ivory sparrow]

yuh its fine

its mb for not checking

[lost pebble]

wait

[ivory sparrow]

please tell you just had a great revelation

[lost pebble]

i mightve

in your original code that you sent

in the while loop inside of move()

the if statement boolean expression might be wrong. i think it should be this:lua if not watchingManager.shouldAngelMoveYet(angel) or #watchingManager.PlayersWatchingAngel(angel) == 0 then angel.Humanoid:MoveTo(angelHRP.Position) return end

[ivory sparrow]

nooo

you need it to move when people are looking

so when it doesnt equal 0

if it doesn't equal zero, then have it stop moving

[lost pebble]

i changed it. that was a mistake

[ivory sparrow]

o

LOL

alright lemme look

well its fine as is

shouldAngelMoveYet will never really be false

its just kinda there for optimization

to make sure its not tryna stop if its somehow not supposed to move

and then

#watchingManager.PlayersWatchingAngel(angel) ~= 0

so if more than 1 player is looking

stop moving

[lost pebble]

oh wait im stupid. yeah change it to ~=

so it wasnt a mistake

i just changed it into a mistake

[ivory sparrow]

yuh

its fine 😭

[lost pebble]

does it work, though?

[ivory sparrow]

does what work

the code now?

sadly not

[lost pebble]

this is a struggle

[ivory sparrow]

a big one

and im LOSING MYM IND

[raven marsh]

o shit

hi

[lost pebble]

hello

[lost pebble]

i would put print statements everywhere like i said with your original code that you sent

[ivory sparrow]

i already did :(

the freezing is at that area, and no other value changes from whats predicted

[safe onyx]

while task.wait(0.05) do
    print("repeated")

    local playersWatching = watchingManager.PlayersWatchingAngel(angel)
    local shouldMove = watchingManager.shouldAngelMoveYet(angel)

    if shouldMove and #playersWatching > 0 then
        angel.Humanoid:MoveTo(angelHRP.Position)
        break
    end

    local timeElapsed = tick() - startTime
    local distanceToWaypoint = (angelHRP.Position - waypoint.Position).Magnitude

    if timeElapsed > 1.5 or distanceToWaypoint < 1 then
        break
    end
end```

[ivory sparrow]

whats the point of the runservice-

am i missing something in the code

[lost pebble]

you might have to compute the path again bc the for loop is looping through waypoints based on a previous position of the hrp if the play has moved. so i think this bug happens when player moves away from the angel while not looking at it. so i think you should compute the path if there isn't a straight path to the player. if there is a straight path to the player, just call MoveTo(hrp.Position)

[lost pebble]

no. idk why he put runservice

[ivory sparrow]

😭

[delicate ferry]

Whats a parameter

[lost pebble]

a value passed into a function

[delicate ferry]

can you explain more simplified

[safe onyx]

i was gonna use it

[ivory sparrow]

oh lol

[safe onyx]

just remove it

[lost pebble]

local function MyFunction(str) --We can access this value by giving a name to the parameter
    print(str)
end

MyFunction("Hi") --Passing a string value into MyFunction```it's basically a function specific varaible

[delicate ferry]

killin me

I dunno what you mean

[weary gazelle]

hey guys please if someone wants to work with me, pls lmk 😭✌ im skilled, i surpass my limits, and im the eminece in the shadow, pls if u already got skill, and money, and dev experience, please lmk. thaank you.

[lost pebble]

wdym

[lost pebble]

do you not know how a function works?

[delicate ferry]

I don't understand

[delicate ferry]

I understand them

took me a year to understand them

but still

[safe onyx]

i dont think coding is for you bud ngl

[ivory sparrow]

breaks everything

they stop moving

[delicate ferry]

ILL NEVER GIVE UP!

[weary gazelle]

hey guys please if someone wants to work with me, pls lmk 😭✌️ im skilled, i surpass my limits, and im the eminece in the shadow, pls if u already got skill, and money, and dev experience, please lmk. thaank you. I need to make money PLEASE, i got skill bro.

[safe onyx]

huh

ok

i thought they already stopped moving

[lost pebble]

"parameter" is just the name given to values passed into the function. they're aka "arguments"

[delicate ferry]

oh

[ivory sparrow]

alright, so draw a raycast to the position, if hits an object other than player, use pathfinding

[delicate ferry]

also one more question

How do I know if it goes inside the end or outside the end

[lost pebble]

yeah you could try that. make sure you ignore other angels

[ivory sparrow]

that too

well, what if they collide with eachother 🤔

guess itll just push em LOL

[lost pebble]

if what goes inside/outside the end?

[delicate ferry]

the code

[safe onyx]

?? Wdym

[delicate ferry]

Like

Local fuction
"rehehehe"
end

Or

Local function
end
reheheh

this is jst a example

[lost pebble]

you put the code that you want to happen when you call the function in between the function definition (local function Example()) and the end

[safe onyx]

yea

[lost pebble]

the point of functions is to be able to have a block of code be done multiple times without having to rewrite all of it

[safe onyx]

yea

[lost pebble]

(there's also a readability aspect of it, but that's for later)

[safe onyx]

honestly readability is only important if you're gonna show your code to others

that might just be me

[lost pebble]

not really. it's nice coming back to old code and being able to read it faster and figure out what you wrote than having to read the specifics of what's going on

[safe onyx]

used to do that

[lost pebble]

like i have this 500 line code that i only really need to read 150 lines to know what's happening

[lost pebble]

you should probably set humanoid.MoveToPart instead of calling MoveTo() if there's a straight path to the player

[ivory sparrow]

whats the difference? (is the waypoint considered a part?)

[lost pebble]

you would set humanoid.MoveToPart to the player's hrp

[viscid finch]

Guys have you ever been in the stage where you can understand any code that you see but whenever it comes to writing your own code you have no idea what to do

How can someone get out of this stage

[ivory sparrow]

oh wait yeah

sorry, im being dumb

[lost pebble]

you're good

[delicate ferry]

relearn coding

[opal jewel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/975544271392354414/1381459783810420828/2025-06-08_21-27-02.mp4?ex=6847982e&is=684646ae&hm=912a2bee29fecc89b8cc75ab5339ea5f97681199ca496ed4c397516b8279168f&
space

[lost pebble]

practice. make small stuff

[viscid finch]

Should a person in this stage learn more concepts, or practice with concepts he already knows?

[lost pebble]

practice with concepts you know. but you dont really get to choose which concepts you use when you think of something. so you'll most likely have a mix of the two. you use knowledge you've learned already and learn more as you're making it

[delicate ferry]

Is luau coding hard work

[viscid finch]

No

Luau ez

[lost pebble]

just think of something that you think you can make with what you know. then if it doesnt work out, research

[delicate ferry]

gooood

[viscid finch]

Modelling and building feel like great obstacles ngl

Also ui

[gray escarp]

watch maybe a toturial, and everytime you laern something ask ai to make you a challenge to do

then you are forced to recreate it

when i started i did that with killbricks and was so proud when it worked

[viscid finch]

Whenever i think of making something, i remember that i need models, animations, and ui to work with, all of which require learning

[gray escarp]

ui isnt that bag

its arguably easy

[viscid finch]

I think I'm in the tutorial hell stage

[gray escarp]

have you learnt important stuff like cframe and tweenservice yet

[viscid finch]

Yea

[gray escarp]

try relearning one by 1 and making your own challenges to do

[viscid finch]

Learnt as in basics right?

[gray escarp]

absorbtion only works when u apply

yesd

[haughty hedge]

if anyone knows how to make a soccer system dm me frfr (if you hirable ofc)

[delicate ermine]

Wait, if I were to make a inventory system that saves after rejoin, do I have to generate an ID for every ID instance/copy created?
So I can log them in DataStore?
And if so, how to prevent hackers from just pulling out the ID and effectively put the ID in their inventory so they own that item's copy.
Do I need to encrypt it ontop of turning item information into ID?
But then I'd have to deal with the key to decrypt and encrypt the key with a different key?

And is putting the encryption key on the server secure enough? Should I put the key on a web hosting website and use HTTPService to get key or smth? I am very confused.

[copper apex]

Yes i learned by research research reaserch mostly devforum

[delicate ferry]

Guys how do I know If I should put

= or ==

[gray escarp]

== is checking somethings value is true i think

[copper apex]

= means you are initializing something to some value

[lost pebble]

= is assign
== is compare (checking equality)

[delicate ferry]

thanks

How do I know to use else or elseif

[lost pebble]

else is for any other case other than the original if statement
elseif is for another case other than the original if statement that fits this new if statement

[delicate ferry]

I dont understand

nvm

I get it now

[stone mango]

yo would u say your a pro at scripting?

[lost pebble]

i like to think so

why?

[stone mango]

can u tutor me

[lost pebble]

nah. sorry

[stone mango]

even with pay?

[lost pebble]

no sorry

[stone mango]

alr

[lost pebble]

im currently helping someone with a game so it would be a mess managing between them

[lost pebble]

im definitely open for any help you need though

[pliant dagger]

Way too convoluted ngl. Just let them do it if they do it, the only thing you really have to protect is the stuff people pay money for. Not everything needs NSA level security

Generally speaking, exploiters should not be able to inject items into their inventory because of server sanity checks

[neon compass]

Alr so how do I fix this. I’m trying to make a simple button game and I’m copying the buttons but this happens. Someone help lmao

[viscid finch]

It means that the game couldn't really find the "player" you're trying to reference

Have you defined "player"?

[sick quiver]

can someone breka down difference between client and server i think i understand but i js want to make sure im 100% clear

[pliant dagger]

Client is on your computer. Anything and everything on the client is like your stuff, no one else can see or manipulate it. The server is hosted by Roblox, it allows you to connect, and it runs all the server side logic

[sick quiver]

alright thanks thats basically what i thought

so server would be something like a 2x coin event and client would be your inventory

[pliant dagger]

Well the server would still control what you have in your inventory

[sick quiver]

oh alright

[pliant dagger]

I’d suggest looking this up in the docs to really learn what the client and server are

[sick quiver]

i will ty

[somber vault]

you are trying to access UIs aka the button things from server which is actually a client thing, client means the UI aka button only works on YOUR only pc

https://create.roblox.com/docs/projects/client-server

but you need to update the leaderstats in server, so you need to communicate with the remote signals, aka remote event or function

https://create.roblox.com/docs/scripting/events/remote

[delicate ermine]

got it, so the chances of ppl back dooring rare items are pretty low.

[gritty grove]

you can access ui from server script (though unoptimized and fully wrong) for certain things if you need

I am a avid remote hater so I use server scripts on ui sometimes

you can still get click signals from them and stuff

[remote bear]

least noticeable visual bug

[hoary cedar]

https://gyazo.com/0c360c81fce679a5dc4c3d66f6c44482

[lofty grotto]

I am looking for a scripter to develop the "unboxing simulator: Rebirth"

We have

[copper apex]

Aye its looking great tho

R u planning on making a game out of it ?

[proud idol]

What region is this?

Or is it an edit

[rapid spade]

anekakanekulo

[proud idol]

There aint no way thats a real region lmao

[rapid spade]

HELP ofc not

I'm good at editing then

[proud idol]

It is a pretty legit take on what a theoretical shutdown would look like

[rapid spade]

ikrrr

ill use this to prank some friends

[proud idol]

Nice

[rain smelt]

so i made this code as to like spawn items, Coins for instance ina scertain area (Zone) everything works thankfully but now i noticed the coins sometimes spawn out of zone, any tips to help me with it? The blue zone is supposed to be zone\

local coinmodel = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Coin")
local coinzone=game.Workspace:WaitForChild("coinzone")
local Debris=game:GetService("Debris")
local playerserv=game:GetService("Players")

--Create Instances (leaderstats)
playerserv.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
    local lbfolder=Instance.new("Folder")
    lbfolder.Name="leaderstats"
    lbfolder.Parent=plr
    print("leaderstats created.")-- Confirmation
    local coinint=Instance.new("IntValue")
    coinint.Name="Coins"
    coinint.Parent=lbfolder
    print("Coin folder created")--Confirmation
    coinint.Value=0
end)

local function spawncoin()
    --Randomize the zone of spawn per coin
    local offX,offY,offZ=coinzone.Size.X/2,coinzone.Size.Y/2,coinzone.Size.Z/2
    local randX,randY,randZ= math.random(-offX,offX), math.random(-offY,offY), math.random(-offZ,offZ)
    local newcoin=coinmodel:Clone()
    newcoin.Position=coinzone.Position+Vector3.new(randX,randY,randZ)
    newcoin.Anchored=true
    newcoin.CanCollide=false
    newcoin.Parent=coinzone
    local cantouch=false
    newcoin.Touched:Connect(function(otherpart)
        if cantouch then return end
        cantouch=true
        local character = otherpart:FindFirstAncestorOfClass("Model")
        if not character then return end    
        
        local humanoid=character:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
        if not humanoid then return end
        local player=playerserv:GetPlayerFromCharacter(character)
        if not player then return end
        
            print("Touched by:",otherpart.Parent.Name)
                if player and player.leaderstats and player.leaderstats.Coins then
                    player.leaderstats.Coins.Value+=1
                    newcoin:Destroy()
                --task.wait(0.5)
                --cantouch=false
                end
    end)
    game.Debris:AddItem(newcoin,5)
    end
    
while true do
    task.wait(1)
    spawncoin()
end

[jaunty herald]

yo when you guys add module scripts, if it's related to a local script do you ever put it under the local script, or do you you store it under one module scripts folder

[true birch]

I would store it on replicatestorage

[jaunty herald]

ok got it

thats what i did in the left screenshot

seems more organized

[true birch]

Yh and better

Typically everyone does it

[jaunty herald]

ok thx

[true birch]

Tbh I never saw a module inside localscript

[jaunty herald]

same lmao

[copper apex]

Up to preference

I use modules for everything I have one script that loads my lazy loader which loads all my modules

[hardy pilot]

Lazy

[true birch]

Fr

[hardy pilot]

Most the time is spent on api calls anyway

[jaunty herald]

whats a lazy loader

[copper apex]

Its a module loader but it only loads module when you need it

[hardy pilot]

Its a loader but lazy

[jaunty herald]

why dont you wanna load all of it

[copper apex]

Its just to make ur the game run faster on startup

[jaunty herald]

doesnt all of it load automatically

[true birch]

No

You gotta call him

[copper apex]

You need to require modules

[jaunty herald]

ohh

[hardy pilot]

Other than fetching data, all my code finishes in below a second

[copper apex]

👏

[true birch]

Typically I don't understand absolutely nothing about modules I still haven't reach my tutorail

[copper apex]

What do u not get

[true birch]

All of it

[hardy pilot]

Well why doesnt yours

Ive never experienced making code so intense it takes noticable time to load

[true birch]

I do know that it need to be called and it's just like easier to store things like tween and items do

[copper apex]

A module is just a normal script but you can use the code you put in it in other scripts

[true birch]

Ik

[copper apex]

It also helps to organize code

[true birch]

Yep

[copper apex]

Uh idk i havent tested how long it takes

[jaunty herald]

words of encouragement and disencouragement when you win or lose a match

[heady steeple]

why even an msg?
Just kick if they lose

[lofty grotto]

I am looking for a scripter to develop the "unboxing simulator: Rebirth"
We have

[jaunty herald]

LMAO

[true birch]

#scripter-hiring

[jaunty herald]

nah if the player loses 3 times they're getting perma banned from my game. no losers here

[jaunty herald]

that's just 3 assets 😭 keep working, you got this

[weak radish]

Some people think scripters can do everything

[ornate pewter]

fr

[weak radish]

Just think these channels are for fun, a scripter can do it all

[viscid finch]

Guys do you think tick() and os.time are outdated?

[lofty grotto]

there were only two of them in the original, and he flew 300 million visits, bruh

Bro just doesn't know💀

[viscid finch]

I thought you were a scripter

[lofty grotto]

no, modeller - builder

[weak radish]

Wdym they had other stuff like coins and pets

[lofty grotto]

I'll be doing this soon, and I've made a location for the eggs

[weak radish]

Yeah but with only 2 crates they're saying that there isn't much to work with which is true

[lofty grotto]

Strangely, those who invented the real legend did not think about it

[weak radish]

They had pets + coins I don't understand you

[lofty grotto]

.

I say

[next hull]

why are some of them repeated

[next hull]

but do u have permission to revamp unboxing simulator

[lofty grotto]

I add

[lofty grotto]

No, but I don't think they'll mind

[fiery heron]

what does the word revamp means that everybody using it now ...

[lofty grotto]

first portal

[pine torrent]

Better version, usually more graphics and a bit more functionality

Think of it as a mod or DLC

[dire comet]

Can anyone please explain to me why this script doesn't work on the client:

local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")

local Parts = Workspace.Parts:GetChildren()

for index, Part in ipairs(Parts) do 
    print(index)
    if index > 2 then
        Part.CanCollide = false
        print("Should've worked")
    end
end

[pine torrent]

Feels like you used saveinstance() and just want smb to script for you

[pine torrent]

Does it print

Output

[dire comet]

Nope, that's the thing. No prints in the output.

[pine torrent]

You don't waitforchild part, client didn't load them yet, your script isn't in StarterPlayerScripts

[dire comet]

Do I have to wait for the child part?

[pine torrent]

Possible issues so far

[pine torrent]

If parts didn't load for client, ye

[dire comet]

Ohhh, I thought the server took care of that.

[pine torrent]

You're using local script

[dire comet]

I am, yes.

[pine torrent]

You must put it in StarterPlayerScripts first of all

[dire comet]

It is in StarterPlayerScripts, but thank you for mentioning it.

But when I use WaitForChildren, on this line:

local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")

local Parts = Workspace.Parts:WaitForChildren() -- line 3

I get this error:
WaitForChildren is not a valid member of Folder "Workspace.Parts" - Client - LocalScript:3

[hardy pilot]

Not a method

How did you come up with that

[dire comet]

Are methods the ones that use colons?

[hardy pilot]

Sure

[dire comet]

But how do I wait for the children then?

Instead of just one?

[hardy pilot]

You can't wait for multiple

[dire comet]

Oh well, then I do know what to do.

[hardy pilot]

in one method atleast

[dire comet]

Thank you for the help Queln.

[hardy pilot]

\ (^-^) /

[rotund pawn]

Working on an advanced building system, how to handle colision between other builds?

Just check Hitbox and border collision?

[hardy pilot]

Waow advanced

[dire comet]

Is there a better way to do it than this way:

local Part = Workspace.Parts:WaitForChild("Part")

local Parts = Part.Parent:GetChildren()

[hardy pilot]

Is it grid based?

[fiery heron]

aaaah alright thanks

[rotund pawn]

Nope, builds have connectors, players choose which connector to build on

[sudden estuary]

this should do

[hardy pilot]

What is that

[rotund pawn]

So just GetPartsInPart()?

[hardy pilot]

I would create my own hitboxes to control it better

[hardy pilot]

No, use the bounding box

[sudden estuary]

i would do too, but no idea how his grid works

[sudden estuary]

use what queln said

[sudden estuary]

hey is ur pfp the og windows flower

[rotund pawn]

I just started, so no idea. I just use it for bridges, so player clicks to end of bridge, chooses what type of build, it builds,

[hardy pilot]

:3

[sudden estuary]

we should kill ourselves ❤️

[hardy pilot]

We?

[sudden estuary]

yea

[hardy pilot]

:<

@we

[sudden estuary]

hewas just here

can

[pine torrent]

[gray maple]

❤️

[lofty grotto]

who is smb

I'm trying to strive for the 2019 style, aren't I?

[dense flame]

How hard it’d be to code a 2d toca boca world type game?

Like purely on UIs

[graceful delta]

depends

the fuck is a toca boca

[dense flame]

2d game where you drag and drop characters around, its mainly roleplay

[graceful delta]

i do not want to begin to image what "starterUi" would look like 🥀

[dense flame]

True..

But is it possible?

[sudden estuary]

will be very difficult in roblox

i would personally not use roblox for it

[dense flame]

Oh man

Any 2d game would be difficult in roblox ig?

[sudden estuary]

yea, 2d is pretty much limited

thats why people go pseudo 2d

[dense flame]

I see yeah

I’d probably have to pay shit tons to a scipter to script that kind of game

Would 200k fall too short? Probably

[graceful delta]

i mean, yeah

but it'll take a while and be very messy

[dense flame]

True, yeah

[graceful delta]

your best bet would be smthn like what Gacha Online did

[dense flame]

I just think the idea is exciting

[dense flame]

Ehh thats also true but not very my style

[rotund pawn]

Easiest way to store player builds in sandbox tycoon?

[dense flame]

I mean i got the skill to draw the entire world

Id be very detailed work in coding omfg

[gray escarp]

how do i scam someone without them knowing guys!

[rotund pawn]

Team create is always scam

[woven pelican]

this doesnr seem particularly hard to script 🤔

[dense flame]

Oh?

I feel like creating a prototype for it

Its basically an 2d sandbox

[graceful delta]

who the fuck uses team create? 😭

[rotund pawn]

They are 😄

[woven pelican]

i dont think itd be much harder than the same thing in a diff engine

[dense flame]

It’d be hell to adjust it for both pc and mobile btw

Mmmm yeah i wanna create a prototype

Would it be laggy?

[woven pelican]

not sure ive never had a ton of ui elements on the screen

[graceful delta]

i swear it's a dead feature bro, every aspect of dev now is "here's a limited file with only the section you're working on, fix it and send it me back pls thx!!!"

like you're never in the same place

[dense flame]

I’ll try to make a prototype of the silly 2d game this week starting from today

I suppose it’d be fun

(I have no idea how to script)

Tho it means i can just make the assets

like maybe one character to customize and 2 rooms

[rotund pawn]

Why workspace does not need game. prefit, but replicated storage does XD

[hardy pilot]

workspace is a shortcut for game.Workspace

[rotund pawn]

Yeah, but why they dont add shortcuts for the rest?

[hardy pilot]

because its freq use

[rotund pawn]

Workspace was never my freq. used 😄 Its annoying

[graceful delta]

to avoid it js at the start of the script do lua local RepStore = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

obv only use "GetService" if it's a local script

[rotund pawn]

is there any difference between game.Replicated vs GetService?

[graceful delta]

if it's a server script js do game.ReplicatedStorage

[graceful delta]

GetService is used for local scripts

[rotund pawn]

Never had any issues without using that

[hallow crag]

??? u can use GetService on server scripts aswell lmao

its good to define all your services at the top every script

with GetService

[graceful delta]

Never once used GetService with a server script

[hallow crag]

well u should be defining services at the top of your script anyways

[graceful delta]

i do

js with server scriptsa i never do "GetService"

i js do game.

[hallow crag]

some services u have to use GetService so its more consistent to just use getservice for every service besides workspace

for workspace u can just use workspace.

[dense flame]

ive made myself a to do list, let’s hope i can actually make it this week

[rotund pawn]

Can I just have module, that handles building of players bases, but it also has array, where it stores player data to save it?

[hallow crag]

just use profilestore tbf

[rotund pawn]

No idea what that is

[hallow crag]

makes data saving and structuring alot easier

[rotund pawn]

So it is datastore module template?

[hallow crag]

yeah

profilestore

its a module

u should look into it

https://devforum.roblox.com/t/profilestore-save-your-player-data-easy-datastore-module/3190543

literally every big game uses it

[rotund pawn]

Cool, Ill try

[viscid finch]

Guys

Is it good if a new scripter relies on ai to create codes

Note: the code works perfectly

So is it bad in any way?

[viscid finch]

Big emphasis on "rely"

[hallow crag]

no not fully

cause ai uses depricated functions and leaves alot of mem leaks

[gloomy kraken]

well then how do you know the ai code is good?

[delicate ermine]

is it possible to tween unions?

[hallow crag]

what property are u tryna tween

[viscid finch]

I'm in the stage of I can understand most scripts I see, but I forget everything when I try to write code myself

Maybe it's tutorial hell

Idk

[summer plume]

💀 i learned how to code much lesser

[gloomy kraken]

local b = -2
local a = b > 0 and 3 or -1

[summer plume]

is not that hard

you have to practice

focus ur scripting, but i suggest resting ur mind.

i spent coding for like 6 years on lua

actually is 4 years

bc the 2 years i learned how to modify code

[hardy pilot]

Skid

[hardy pilot]

Wdym

Unions are treated the same as all baseparts

[somber vault]

guys can any one help me there is a problem when my timer restarts when i die

[delicate ermine]

rotation

[rain smelt]

so i created a handle and put it into the stater pack, backpack i mean now whenever i click the tool for handle, my character gets stuck in the initial place where i first placed my handle, whats the move?

[pine torrent]

Unanchor handle

[lost pebble]

how does it restart?

[rain smelt]

I did that initially, also did it through script for making sure, still no help

[lost pebble]

that could also happen bc of its mass. make the parts of the tool massless

[somber vault]

like it goes back to nothing and then when player thouches the part again the timer starts

[lost pebble]

what's the code?

[radiant belfry]

guys help i need a script that gives u hdadmin mod commands when u touch a part, some suggestions about how can i code ts

[somber vault]

for _,p in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
script.Parent.SpeedrunTimerGUI:Clone().Parent=p.PlayerGui
end
script.Parent.SpeedrunTimerGUI.Parent=game.StarterGui

[lost pebble]

i dont see anything about touching a part and setting the timer. you're just setting the parent of cloned guis (which im confused on why since StarterGui already does that for you)

[gloomy kraken]

me when pairs

[eager orchid]

im a beginner and i js made this script where there is a movingpart and it chases you around and if you touch it you die, and if you click it, it despawns, but i dont kmow how to make the part clone every few seconds and that clone also chases you around.

[lost pebble]

have the script inside of ServerScriptService and have it loop through each part that chases you and do the logic that you made for it to chase you

[eager orchid]

i used ai

[eager orchid]

so where do i add the loop lmao

[lost pebble]

i wouldnt use ai to learn. i dont think it's an effective way to learn

[lost pebble]

whichever part has the part chase the player

[eager orchid]

i tried learnin i gave up

[lost pebble]

that's where you messed up

never give up

[eager orchid]

right

[lost pebble]

if you really want to, you wouldnt let any obstacle get in your way

[eager orchid]

yeah ill try learning again some day

i really want to

[eager orchid]

wym

[lost pebble]

which ever part of the script that has the logic to chase the player

[eager orchid]

where would that be

ik im dumb sorry bout that

[viscid finch]

To the people who are already established scripters and are making thousands of robux: do you utilize AI alot?

[lost pebble]

there's more to it than just looping the chase logic since there's other logic with the player touching the part. so it's a little more complicated than that. but i want you to figure it out. i want you to learn enough to read the code and edit it yourself to make multiple parts chase you

[eager orchid]

aight ill try to find it

[lost pebble]

i dont fit this category, but i wouldnt if i was. i like to do things on my own

[lost pebble]

(btw dont expect to learn all you need overnight)

[eager orchid]

ofc

[lost pebble]

and celebrate small victories

dont just focus on big picture stuff

[eager orchid]

yee

[viscid finch]

I fail to understand this

Today I wanted to make a big system

I asked Ai and it literally gave me the script

I just had to tweak some small things

And there it was

[lost pebble]

there's an entire aspect to coding than just writing: problem solving. be able to solve (sometimes) complex things and see the outcome of those solutions is very rewarding

[eager orchid]

is it this

local function getNearestPlayerHumanoidRootPart()
local nearestPlayer = nil
local minDistance = math.huge -- Start with a very large distance

for _, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
    if player.Character and player.Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart") then
        local distance = (MovingPart.Position - player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude
        if distance < minDistance then
            minDistance = distance
            nearestPlayer = player
        end
    end
end

if nearestPlayer then
    return nearestPlayer.Character.HumanoidRootPart
else
    return nil
end

end

[lost pebble]

no

[eager orchid]

oh.

[lost pebble]

that just returns the closest player

the function names usually tell you what it does

[eager orchid]

returns?

[lost pebble]

it's basically the output of a function that can then be used outside of the function

[eager orchid]

i see

[lost pebble]

you can see what it returns with the keyword return

[eager orchid]

local direction = (targetPosition - currentPosition).Unit -- .Unit normalizes the vector to length 1

so this code calculates

sum kind of position right?

[lost pebble]

a vector with a magnitude (size/length) of 1

based off of the positions of the target and the current part's position

more specifically, the direction from the part to the target

[eager orchid]

i see

yes

so thats the direction code

i have to find the movement code right?

[lost pebble]

yes

[eager orchid]

how about this

RunService.Stepped:Connect(function(time, deltaTime)
local targetHumanoidRootPart = getNearestPlayerHumanoidRootPart()

[lost pebble]

no. but it's probably within that function

[hallow crag]

stepped is depricated btw

[eager orchid]

what

[lost pebble]

more so superseded

[eager orchid]

so it HAS to be this

if targetHumanoidRootPart then
local targetPosition = targetHumanoidRootPart.Position
local currentPosition = MovingPart.Position

[lost pebble]

what's the entire if statement?

it probably is

[eager orchid]

if targetHumanoidRootPart then
local targetPosition = targetHumanoidRootPart.Position
local currentPosition = MovingPart.Position

     the MovingPart to the player
    local direction = (targetPosition - currentPosition).Unit -- .Unit normalizes the vector to length 1

    
    local desiredVelocity = direction * MOVEMENT_SPEED

    close to prevent jittering
    local distance = (targetPosition - currentPosition).Magnitude
    if distance < MIN_DISTANCE_TO_PLAYER then
        desiredVelocity = desiredVelocity * (distance / MIN_DISTANCE_TO_PLAYER) -- Slow down as it gets closer
    end

[hallow crag]

make one script that handles everything

[eager orchid]

thats what i did

[hallow crag]

clones the parts and moves it etc

[eager orchid]

now its confusing

[lost pebble]

yeah

but i want you see why and how though

[eager orchid]

oh uh

wai

[hallow crag]

dont use ai and it wont be confusing 😭

[lost pebble]

i want you to be able read it yourself and understand that this is where the movement happens

[somber vault]

AI slop, you are not even trying to hide it anymore

[lost pebble]

he literally said he used ai

[hallow crag]

he legit said hes using ai

[eager orchid]

so its finding the position of the player and going towards it

[lost pebble]

he never tried to hide it in the first place

[somber vault]

we are doomed

[lost pebble]

kinda. there's more to it

[eager orchid]

thats what i undertsoof other stuff is js confusing

[hallow crag]

send the full script

[eager orchid]

alr

[hallow crag]

and whats not working exactly?

[eager orchid]

i js want it to clone every few second nd chase me around

[eager orchid]

too long

[hallow crag]

so make a function to create a clone and cache the part then make a while loop that moves the parts towards the player

[eager orchid]

idk how to do allat

[hallow crag]

well i would recommend learning how to script before making something 😭

[eager orchid]

i was bout to say that

where is a good place to start and learn scripting

[hallow crag]

whats the point of using ai for everything when u cant even fix the bugs in it

or understand anything

[eager orchid]

like any good tut yk?

[hallow crag]

just read the documentation and devforum posts

[eager orchid]

where do i start

[somber vault]

documentation

[hallow crag]

roblox uses luau so u read the luau documentation

https://luau.org/getting-started

[eager orchid]

alr lemme read

[somber vault]

the best way is to just make a system and learn by doing

there's no shortcut

[hallow crag]

yeah but u need to understand the luau syntax first

especially if u have no previous programming knowledge

[somber vault]

no bruh

just search anything you need

and overtime youll learn everything

[hallow crag]

thats skidding u aint gonna learn from that

[somber vault]

i learned from it bro

[hallow crag]

if ur just copy and pasting code

[somber vault]

bruh i didnt

that's not what i meant

[eager orchid]

alr thanks guys ill get learning

[lost pebble]

hope to see you making your own stuff soon

[summer plume]

reworking whole rpg

is gonna take another 6 months 😭

but today, is not gonna be 6 months..

prob takes 1-3 months.

[brittle sable]

Can someone give me robux pls. Pls dm me

[delicate ermine]

are there ways to get the default roblox materials?
Like as images that I can turn into a material variant, a 1 on 1 clone

[rotund pawn]

Looking for one-task scripter ASAP (hiring post is being aproved)

[misty lodge]

@eager dagger

[eager dagger]

did someone call me?

[misty lodge]

I figured out that fuckin lookAt thing btw 🤣

[eager dagger]

nice, how tho?

[misty lodge]

I had to use cframe.fromEulerAngesYXZ

I have 0 idea why I just guessed it

I think its because of how its oriented you have to use a different rotational order?

I looked at the fact that the X was controlling the Y and was like I wonder if this fucking function is used for that type of scenario and I guessed right

[rain smelt]

did that too, nothing

[tired sinew]

can anyone help me code that when i click the screen the gui hides

[ripe plume]

mousebutton1click

[rain smelt]

can anyone help?

[ripe plume]

anchored

[rain smelt]

its not

[ripe plume]

u sure?

and is it called Handle

[rain smelt]

both yes

[ripe plume]

that sounds strange hm

send the .rbxm

[ripe plume]

whats that inside it

[rain smelt]

Weld

[ripe plume]

did u weld it to the baseplate or something

[rain smelt]

i havent touched it

[ripe plume]

why is there a weld when its just one part

[rotund pawn]

You do not need weld if its one part item

[ripe plume]

just delete it

u prob on the weld to surface feature thingy, disable it then remove the weld

[rain smelt]

ok it worked now, but what does Weld do?

[rotund pawn]

Glue

[ripe plume]

its to glue parts together

man ur too quick

[pearl blaze]

How to inherit from 2 classes?

At the same time

[signal mauve]

hey, how do you make actual moon animator animations play in game

[rigid willow]

save them and export them

right click -> save to roblox

[winged marten]

local part = script.Parent
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

-- Configuration
local axis = "Z" -- Change to "X", "Y", or "Z"
local rotationSpeed = 20 -- degrees per second

-- Axis lookup table
local axisRotation = {
    X = function(angle) return CFrame.Angles(math.rad(angle), 0, 0) end,
    Y = function(angle) return CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(angle), 0) end,
    Z = function(angle) return CFrame.Angles(0, 0, math.rad(angle)) end
}

RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(function(deltaTime)
    local rotateFunc = axisRotation[axis]
    if rotateFunc then
        local rotation = rotateFunc(rotationSpeed * deltaTime)
        part.CFrame = part.CFrame * rotation
    else
        warn("Invalid axis: " .. tostring(axis))
    end
end)

How can i change this so if people stand on the object, they move with it

[true fern]

thx

[delicate ermine]

how to obfuscate luau?

[hallow crag]

what?

[delicate ermine]

make it hard for ppl to read

typo

[gray maple]

js find obfuscator online

[hallow crag]

luraph

best obfuscator

i would say

[delicate ermine]

I hate mobile grammar auto correct

XD

is it better to obfuscate or encrypt?

its one tier lower than encryption interms of security I think.

[grave cloud]

@random nebula 💔

[random nebula]

luraph

[random nebula]

its impossible to run encrypted code

[eager dagger]

ur part in anchored

[grave cloud]

really didnt even bother

to aura farm him

💔

[weak radish]

I mean they're pretty pointless anyway

Just don't have important code on the client in the first place

[gray maple]

yup idk why he obfuscate

[grave cloud]

well

vfx

[random nebula]

u need to obfuscate for client ac

[rain smelt]

it wasnt, it was wended

[rotund pawn]

How to handle Saving of Building system, where each part build has 0-3 connector pieces, where players can build another building, nowhere else?

[earnest sun]

Use profile service

[rotund pawn]

What does that have to do with it

I have to create some kind of structure that roblox can handle

[grave cloud]

theres no real good obfuscation that you can do on roblox

life if custom vms 💔

[weak radish]

Obfuscating doesn't stop people from getting the code

[grave cloud]

it stops them from understanding it

[random nebula]

it will make it way harder

ur client ac is only as strong as people not knowing ur detections

[weak radish]

Not really there are tons of stuff to make them readable

[random nebula]

very few people have access to them

[grave cloud]

not for luau?

if there is shit to reverse luraph those people get paid off

literally the owner of oracle is on payroll to not release his deobfuscator

[weak radish]

Synapse x and a bunch of other stuff

Oops

that shutdown

[grave cloud]

synapse x didnt deobfuscate code

it let you obtain the bytecode and decompile it