code-discussion

[void tusk]

just be careful not to overdo it

every time you move code out of a function, you are purposefully redirecting your code somewhere else

if its used more than once its completely warranted

but if its only used once, it could be unnecessary

[lethal yoke]

wouldnt it be more convenient if i use comments?

[void tusk]

you could

sometimes comments can be untrustworthy tho

just caution on it

(example would be changing a piece of code, without changing the comment for it)

[lethal yoke]

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

local shazam = "shazam!"
local Tool1 = "Fly"

local function giveTool(player)
    local tool = ReplicatedStorage:FindFirstChild(Tool1)
    if tool then
        local cloned = tool:Clone()
        cloned.Parent = player.Backpack
    end
end

local function spawnLightning(root)
    local bolt = ReplicatedStorage:FindFirstChild("Lightning4")
    if not bolt then return end

    local cloned = bolt:Clone()
    cloned.Parent = workspace
    cloned:PivotTo(root.CFrame)

    local sound = Instance.new("Sound")
    sound.SoundId = "rbxassetid://821439273"
    sound.Volume = 1
    sound.Parent = root
    sound:Play()

    task.delay(3, function()
        if sound then
            sound:Destroy()
        end
    end)

    task.delay(2, function()
        if cloned then
            for i = 0, 1, 0.1 do
                for _, obj in ipairs(cloned:GetDescendants()) do
                    if obj:IsA("BasePart") then
                        obj.Transparency = i
                    end
                end
                task.wait(0.05)
            end

            cloned:Destroy()
        end
    end)
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    player.Chatted:Connect(function(message)

        if string.lower(message) == string.lower(shazam) then

            local character = player.Character
            local root = character and character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
            if not root then return end

            spawnLightning(root)

            local findTool = player.Backpack:FindFirstChild("Fly")
            if findTool then
                findTool:Destroy()
            else
                giveTool(player)
            end

        end
    end)
end)```

i hope this is what you meant by making the effect its own functiojn

[upper jay]

just a point of maintanability, you should utilize dictionaries with commands as indices and functions as their values, so instead of the long lines you can just do

local commandFunctions = {
        ["shazam!"] = function() 
                -- insert code
        end;
} 

-- then inside ur code just do

local command = commandFunctions[string. lower(message)]

if command then
        command()
end

[lethal yoke]

so basically js making the code for shazam its own table

[upper jay]

by doing this, you can support multiple commands incase you ever want to update it while avoiding long if statements

[lethal yoke]

interesting thank you ill use this now and in the future that way i dont waste time 😭

the easy part is don now i js gotta make my own fly tool, animations i might make it clint sided and organize

[steep nebula]

whats the best website to learn roblox code and LEARN the code

[cyan lantern]

yeah i knew yall will fucking ignore

[faint plume]

What do ya think is the best way to design code

[quaint tapir]

i just wanna make it known for @lethal yoke that you should only do this if your writing modules typically, unless your handling functions for individual objects [example if im processing individual functions for products when purchased] otherwise its just unneccessary

[quaint tapir]

luau.org and create.roblox.com/docs

[quaint tapir]

depends on exactly what you are working with

[quaint tapir]

also do what @upper jay said for the tools here, it will make it more maintanable

[paper dawn]

are animation markers reliable?

[midnight geode]

yes

[lost pebble]

there's not a "best" way. but there are general principles in the form of acronyms you should follow:

• DRY - Don't Repeat Yourself
• KISS - Keep It Stupid Simple
• YAGNI - You ain't gonna need it
  • basically dont make something in advance to just end up not using it. only make it until you actually need it
    there's a ton of acronyms like this that you could search up

[midnight geode]

wtf

ppl acctually do this?

[lost pebble]

they just describe good programming practices

[upper jay]

DRY is very good, its one of the reasons you wrap code in functions

ie, to avoid code redundancy

[hazy imp]

o

helo

[upper jay]

another reason for functions is to label sections of code so you (and other developers) can hide the implementation and can easily skim a script if you only want to know "what it does", not exactly "how it does it"

[final prawn]

sup sigmas

[upper jay]

aye aye, it really depends on ur usecase. usually you'll really just use functions

though personally (for a command system), i would have seperate modules per command because it deals with code separation better than function dictionaries

[upper jay]

its a mentality to keep in mind while ur coding

[final skiff]

guys how much would this sell for?

[faint plume]

KISS is what im struggling at I think im ovring it

[upper jay]

not too familiar with KISS but it might be like ocrams razor, "the simplest solution is often the correct one"

in programming, you should strive for readable code and, as much as possible, straightforward solutions

prioritize developer experience (implies readable code) over performance

exception of hot loops, or code that you expect to run every frame and can be expensive. in these scenarios where performance matters, its fine to sacrifice readability

[iron kraken]

1 million

[haughty sapphire]

aside from the first 1 the others r kinda bs

[cursive crown]

Is there multiple ways of making separate characters like a battle grounds game?

[ashen forum]

Is there a way to make sure no player can "No Stun" through my combat system? Or is there a way to prevent players from no stunning and make players unable to bypass it?

[cursive crown]

My best answer as of currently is make a table for it

[ashen forum]

Can't the player change their speed and all of that shit? I want the player trying to exploit unable to get himself off stun or increase his own speed, etc...

[cursive crown]

Im not gonna lie im just as clueless as you twin 💔

[distant hamlet]

sanity checks duh

[lost pebble]

If your system is validated through the server (which it should be), just make sure impossible behavior is never replicated

[shy cipher]

you can make the exploiter powerless by setting their character's network ownership to the server, but that adds tons of latency and ruins the experience of everyone else. what you should do is let them keep the network ownership. this way, they can change their speed and whatnot. but since these changes replicate to the server, you can write basic anticheat to listen for these changes and kick the exploiter since a normal player should not be able to no stun or change their speed. other changes like them instantiating parts do not replicate to the server and usually don't provide a gameplay advantage

[rotund pawn]

People with scripter role, what was your application project? Im uncreative asf and just thinking about script, that has more than 200 lines while showing that many required stuff...
And as "merging modules to one script" is not allowed, I have no idea what to create for that 😄

[thorny bay]

Optimization (just skim through the code and see if it needs to be changed)
Attachment/loadout UI (like phantom forces and mecs)
Add a few guns (most likely 2 max might change later not sure)
(we might ask you to do other things in the future surrounding the gun system which we will pay you to something we agree on)

What should I charge for this

[thick ether]

..that's weirdly useful, thank you

[spring glade]

alt + d

[gaunt gull]

is it better to learn scripting then make a game,or learn scripting while making a game

[midnight summit]

Make little projects

Like little minigames and shit

[gaunt gull]

aha

[novel parrot]

Make what you find fun

Stupider is better

[odd pier]

Could someone tell me were I could read more indepthy about the game "REPO"'s NPC AI system? Or any good articles about advanced video game AI NPCs, preferably with vision.

[tidal heron]

I doubt there are any articles directly about Repo's ai system but from what i know you could use distance between npc and player and also raycasting in directions you want.

[odd pier]

Do you happen to know what framework repo used?

Did they ever share that?

Has someone reverse engineered it to figure it out, or something?

[abstract urchin]

Go read up on Finite State Machines

[novel cloak]

on roblox most implementations for "vision" don't really detect through vision, they usually just run an AOE detection and then use raycasts to make sure they have actual line of sight to the player.

[odd pier]

Is that why they used?

[rotund pawn]

Agree on raycast, easiest way

[abstract urchin]

It's a common framework for AI that have multiple actions such as walking around and chasing players

so I'd guess they probably use some sort of FSM

[odd pier]

Is "AOE" the method that checks if the player is within the NPCs field of view, or visual cone, and then ray cast for obstructions?

[novel cloak]

AOE is more of just an analogy I used to make it understandable

you could run a detection loop on the server

[odd pier]

No, wait I mean is that how you would use AOE detection for npc vision

[novel cloak]

i.e. the npc runs a loop where they detect players within 100 studs, then if a player is inside of that they raycast to detect if they can actually see the player

[ashen forum]

I have a script to ragdoll characters, the problem is that after the ragdoll is over, sometimes it paralyzes the character while it's sort of ragdolled but paralyzed, for maximum 2 seconds then it stops, doesn't happen always though, how do I fix that and prevent it from being paralyzed right after ragdoll?

[novel cloak]

doing a getpartboundsinbox sort of approach may work but I don't know how optimal that is

[odd pier]

But that wouldnt account for whether the npc is facing the player

[abstract urchin]

I mean for a circle it's probably easier to just do a simple distance check

[slow herald]

Magnitude

[odd pier]

Yeah true

[abstract urchin]

you can add another check for that then

[broken grove]

ive heard someone say dot product or cross product or something but idk the math to check cone of vision with it

[odd pier]

Maybe, I could check if in range, then check if they are in the cone, and then finally raycast

[novel cloak]

just add another check before the monster agros from the raycast detection

[odd pier]

yea

[novel cloak]

with ai detection just be careful because they can get unoptimized very quickly if you're not careful with it

but implementation wise it's pretty easy

[odd pier]

is the behaviour tree framework better, in this case?

[slow herald]

Ai detection is pretty easy

Interacting w them too what kind of ai is it?

[novel cloak]

I wouldn't recommend relying too heavily on prebuilt frameworks (though they can be very useful)

unless a framework is very very popular people won't generally know much on it

[slow herald]

You don’t need finite state machine

I’ve created AI

well not fully AI

not the ones Machine Learns

But I will implement using DeepLearn

[slow herald]

all you need is a Set and get

watch the state listens through a function that you attach with

Or even better just use Signal to listen to it

[odd pier]

the behaviour tree framework is quite popular, and that may be a understatement

[tidal heron]

Tbh i dont even know what a framework is can you explain to me?

[dusky relic]

"'finite"

[novel cloak]

a framework is either a module or guideline to follow for implementing something

for example the profilestore data module

it can apply also just to rules someone follows, like NIST's security practices for businesses to follow

it's not very rigidly defined

[dusky relic]

What is this LARPing!!!
It's a DFA!!!

[tidal heron]

and what is a tree framework then?

[novel cloak]

tree networks tend to be like branching paths

like family trees

if you've seen those

[tidal heron]

ah

[ashen forum]

I need help with ragdoll paralysis issue.

I have a script to ragdoll characters, the problem is that after the ragdoll is over, sometimes it paralyzes the character while it's sort of ragdolled but paralyzed, for maximum 2 seconds then it stops, doesn't happen always though, how do I fix that and prevent it from being paralyzed right after ragdoll?

[odd pier]

Kind of just modular structured code, more basically just reusable and and organized. Which makes it easier to expand upon and use when coding

[tidal heron]

Oh i've done that already

[odd pier]

It's just like a tree thb.
So there are different points called "nodes" and these nodes are bits of code.
At the beginning, the top node runs first, this node then has children. The result of the code determines what child runs next. And so on

That's about it

And also, each node has a fail result, and when this is returned it restarts

and goes back to the top

to restart the tree

[odd pier]

I don't think that's the best option for this case because it would get way to complex and hard to scale

I'm think I should maybe use GOAP or the Behaviour Tree framework

Maybe GOAP is unnecessary for my purposes, I just think it would be cool to try

[rotund pawn]

For simple AI, when is it better to use tree fw over state controller?

[near sonnet]

yo guys one question how do i let a non normal character display an animation when: running, idle, walking

[odd pier]

Like Finite State Machines?

[rotund pawn]

Yeah, however you call it 😄

[tidal heron]

if im correct you need a humanoid inside the part you want to display the animation

[near sonnet]

i mean i got a model and the animation should be for that model but idk how to make it do smth cuz the animnation doesnt have a animation id or anything like that

[tidal heron]

you need to publish it

[rotund pawn]

You have to publish the animation to get ID

[near sonnet]

lemme try

[odd pier]

Well, its depends on how many, and complex, the actions you want your AI to do.
If, for instance, you were making a simple zombie AI that only checked if the player was in range then chases and then, if in attacking range, damages the player. then you would use a Finite State Machine.
However, because you have to check the state each action (like if the player is in chase and attacking range, and if chasing), you can imagine that this would get impractical for larger and more complex AIs. So that is when you would switch to Behaviour Trees, or something else.

[rotund pawn]

Okay thx for great explanation.

[dusky relic]

DFA!

[odd pier]

Isn't that just the formal name for Finite State Machines? in the context of game development of course.

[dusky relic]

It's the correct name, Finite State Machine doesn't even make sense

[odd pier]

I dont know much about that so idk, please inform me!

[dusky relic]

Since State Machine already implies that there a limited number of states.

[odd pier]

And deterministic finite automaton does?

Oh, wait, yea, it does

[dusky relic]

Putting "Finite" infront of it is, trying to sound fancy when you don't know the correct terms

[odd pier]

More than Finite State Machine at least

[dusky relic]

It's due to people larping

[odd pier]

what's "larping"

[rotund pawn]

Some kids new term

[dusky relic]

slang 😭

[odd pier]

I see it everywhere and dont even know what it means

Google doesnt even know

[dusky relic]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1q5a58b/what_the_hell_is_a_larp/

[rotund pawn]

Live action roleplay, wtf

[odd pier]

How does it imply that?

[dusky relic]

See it as someone is imitating something they're not

[rotund pawn]

Okay so if I say I have Porsche am larping (as rich guy) ?

[odd pier]

Ah, okay. I guess that makes sense. Is there a reason why they call it "larping"?

[dusky relic]

Since you can't have an infinite number of states, else it would be a turing machine or well turing complete technically..

Pretty sure if you have infinite states it contradicts something.

But yeah, by definiton all state machines are finite.

[rotund pawn]

Humans are definition of infinite state machine

[dusky relic]

It's a euphemism for calling people full of shit

[dusky relic]

Yes and no.

If you believe souls exist

then yes

if you don't then no

You should be able to create an automaton that can replicate a brain

[grim atlas]

just made my first code

[rotund pawn]

Oh yeah, true. Didn't think about it that much

[odd pier]

Well, if I had a machine that adds the number one to its current number, and you use state as in the condition of the machine, then it would have infinite states. So...

[dusky relic]

Halting problem

[rotund pawn]

IT philosophy 10/10

[dusky relic]

You can say that, but you can't prove it

[odd pier]

What?

It would "halt" after the calculation, which is correct

[dusky relic]

The halting problem is a fundamental, unsolvable problem in computer science, proven by Alan Turing in 1936. It asks whether a general algorithm can exist that determines if any given program will eventually halt (stop) or run forever (loop) on a specific input. Turing proved that such a universal algorithm is impossible.

[dusky relic]

but also..

[odd pier]

I knew what it was, I just dont see how thats relevant

[dusky relic]

no,

for it to have infinite states, it would require infinte time

which isn't possible..

[odd pier]

No it wouldnt

[dusky relic]

yes

it would

[odd pier]

How?

[rotund pawn]

Computers can't even create truly random number, defining infinite is impossible, so it doesn't exist

[dusky relic]

That's how infinity works

[odd pier]

Do you know what they mean by "states"?

[dusky relic]

Yes if you're creating a state, the act of creation is still something that must happen

and to have infinite of them

it'll take infinte steps

aka infite time

[odd pier]

Well infinite is defined, so go figure

[dusky relic]

And if you disagree with me, you can go write a thesis and become world renowned 😭

[dusky relic]

Well what is random???

Going into meta-physics fr

[rotund pawn]

In simple definition I would say A number that is chosen based on multiple selected factors.

[dusky relic]

But it's just pre-determined!!!

[rotund pawn]

Yeah true random doesn't exist

[dusky relic]

Ngl, randomness is just a lack of information

[odd pier]

Oh I see where you are coming from.
The word finite in the name means that it has finite states

[rotund pawn]

We had to implement primitive random generator High school, it was fun

[odd pier]

And the definition they use is limited

That's it lol

They mean the there are a limited amount of states

If it was not "finite"

Aka, infinite, they would have an unlimited amount of states

or without bounds

So it just means that it has defined number of states

[rotund pawn]

So technically speaking, creating state machine with AI that can determine unknown state and create new behavior state based on environment would be boundless state machine.

[odd pier]

yes

Hold on

[odd pier]

The turing machine has infinite states

[dusky relic]

no...

Please do more research

[odd pier]

Since it does not stop, it continues for ever right?

[dusky relic]

It has an "infintely long tape"

but not infinte states

You can use the tape to make as the states of another one

but for it to have infinite states

that'll will require infinte steps

aka infinte time

[dusky relic]

How many times do you need do add 1 to reach infinity

[odd pier]

You cannot "reach" infinity, its like saying how long would it take to reach your current number plus one, provided you check this goal every time you reach a new number

[dusky relic]

Exactly

That's why there's no infinte state machines

it's nonsensical

[odd pier]

How many states does the turing machine have? Is it possible to calculate?

[rotund pawn]

Space is Infinite,expanding, so this could be Infinite

[dusky relic]

Go watch computerphile, I don't think you understand what a turing machine is.

[dusky relic]

what

infinite nothingness is just nothing

[odd pier]

You 100% dont know what that word means

Allow me to enlighten you, this is its definition:
"Having no boundaries or limits; impossible to measure or calculate"
Now, do you see the problem with your argument?

[dusky relic]

Yes I do bro 😭 go do some actual academic research insetad of just googling

[odd pier]

here are some more definitions to be consistent:

"Existing beyond or being greater than any arbitrarily large value. "
"Immeasurably great or large; boundless. "

[odd pier]

So these definitions are incorrect, you are implying?

[dusky relic]

Actually

Wait

Let T be a turing machine with the largest amount of states denoted by M:
Create a new turing machine with M+1 states, but M+1 > M thus there is no turing machine with the largest amount of states

[odd pier]

Holy moly, he figured out counting!

[dusky relic]

and by definition a turing machine has finite states

So no, there are no infinite state machines

[odd pier]

Yeah

[dusky relic]

.

[odd pier]

Wait what

No

[warped geyser]

Yall i am making a jujtsu kaisen rpg game

[dusky relic]

Yes

[warped geyser]

I need help

For percentage

Anyone?

Its called exorcist era

[odd pier]

Your conclusion is illogical.

[warped geyser]

And it will be long term

[dusky relic]

@odd pier Go read it from the man himself:
https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/Turing_Paper_1936.pdf

[odd pier]

That is to do with something completely different

[dusky relic]

No

you don't understand mathematical logic

Are you trying to say that the field of computer science has been wrong for the last 100 years?

Or that the greeks didn't know what they were talking about when they formalized logic

At some point you need to accept that you're wrong.

If you disagree with this I promise you if you can build a logical argument and publish it you'd be world renowned since that will change basically everything

[odd pier]

Wait, let me show you were you make illogical conclusions. And why a machine with infinite states exist. Give me a second

[dusky relic]

go argue with chatgpt, I don't have time for this 💀

[iron kraken]

joijoij

[regal creek]

wait() >>>>>>>>>>>>>> task.wait()

[ember nimbus]

when you say states you bundle the tape's state into the machine, when he says states he only looks at the mconfiguration

[median flame]

https://giphy.com/gifs/bait-promyto-promytox-YwoucObGFYL3b9RO6G

[ember nimbus]

both of you are right you are just miscommunicating

[rocky skiff]

https://tenor.com/view/speed-ishowspeed-speed-stream-ishowspeed-stream-speed-nod-gif-1082323842437565509

[odd pier]

We are talking about machines in general, not just turing machines

[ember nimbus]

what was the original context

[odd pier]

Does a machine with infinite states exist

And more further back, does saying something is a machine imply whether it has finite states or not

[ember nimbus]

and by states do we mean the states that control the behaviour (like the program) or do we include the "memory" if it has any

and by exist do we mean exist mathematically or in reality

[odd pier]

By state I mean condition/the main definition. As for exist, I mean mathematically.

[ember nimbus]

here you go sparkleking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition_system

like a simple example of what could pass as that is an infinite graph and you use the edges as the transition function

[onyx swallow]

Yes im ass at coding hi

[iron kraken]

we know

[odd pier]

Wiki is bad at explaining these types of conceptual/mathematical ideas. Is there somewhere else I could read about this system with more explanations and indepthly?

[onyx swallow]

Shut

[odd pier]

Hi Garden Life

[ember nimbus]

Formally, a transition system is a pair (S, T) where S is a set of states and T, the transition relation, is a subset of S × S. We say that there is a transition from state p to state q if (p, q) is in T, and denote it as p → q.
this means you have an infinite list of states, and a list of possible transition between states

pretty much it

[iron kraken]

hello boss

[ember nimbus]

if you know graph theory it is basically just a graph but you interpret it slightly differently

[odd pier]

Yeah, but this doesnt prove it

[ember nimbus]

the existence of infinity is an axiom in set theory

this doesn't need proof

nothing there needs proof

it is just a definition

even if infinite state machines weren't defined in the literature there is no reason you couldn't just define it

[odd pier]

oh ye right, you prove the implications of the definition

[ember nimbus]

yes

[odd pier]

I think the main problem was that the other guy was saying that you would have to define each state which would take an infinite amount of time. But by definition if you were to, it would then become finite.

But you dont have to define each state of a machine for it to exist

[ember nimbus]

mathematics and theoretical cs is less concerned with computability

most things can be described with a rule

i can define an infinite set in a sentence it doesn't matter that i can't actually write it all down

even on a computer you can define an infinite state machine by not enumerating all states till you need them (supposing you have a computable rule that defines them)

[odd pier]

ya, exactly

[quaint tapir]

yeah sometimes this works best too, it all depends on what the project is

[odd pier]

Should I use BehaviorTrees3 for, well, as my Behaviour Tree framework, or should I attempt to create my own?

[tropic scaffold]

Can anyone here help me with the favorite game prompt? Did roblox scrap it?

[ember nimbus]

https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/AvatarEditorService#PromptSetFavorite

use game id as item id

the item type should be Asset

to detect if they actually do it use https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/AvatarEditorService#PromptSetFavoriteCompleted

[uncut marlin]

What's the difference between an apple and a pear? One's red and one isnt

[earnest marsh]

.

[thorn scroll]

how much would i cost to code something like epic minigames appx

[tender shuttle]

$2k usd

[thorn scroll]

@ember nimbus how much would it usually cost to code something like epic minigames but like 4-5 games

[iron kraken]

1.5k usd

[thorn scroll]

only 4-5 games

[ember nimbus]

i'm not capitalist

[tender shuttle]

My budget for my game is $10k

[thorn scroll]

woah

but do tell me

appx

like tht knockout game but like 5-6 of those

[iron kraken]

my budget for my game is 0

[thorn scroll]

games

[thorn scroll]

coulld u like give appx u like like a pro

[iron kraken]

could probably make that in like 2 weeks

[thorn scroll]

appx pricw

[iron kraken]

not including building and ui

[thorn scroll]

ye

not including all tht how much would it cost appx

[iron kraken]

1k

[thorn scroll]

id save tht much up for coding

[iron kraken]

or less

[thorn scroll]

i expected lower

[iron kraken]

yeah u could get it lower

[thorn scroll]

i thought a simple game like tht costed 200-300$$ im doomed

[compact echo]

full completely inventory system

[iron kraken]

u can get it for that

[compact echo]

huh

[iron kraken]

but its usually template so that means they will sell the code to multiple people

[thorn scroll]

no so i have an idea people told me i can say its similar to epic minigames but like only 5-6 games right how much would it vost to code appx

[compact echo]

yep but he can also make a simple game with this budget cuz its "simple"

[compact echo]

a lot

[iron kraken]

200-300

[thorn scroll]

but its like rlly simple games is 200-300$ enough?

[iron kraken]

yea

[thorn scroll]

like mussical chairs and stuff

[iron kraken]

yea shoulld be simple

[thorn scroll]

ok so my goal is to save 500$ now , 200-300$ codin , 100$ ui and building , 100-150$ ads

i give myself till the end of the year to collect tht much

lsgooo

[ember nimbus]

my king don't do roblox dev

[thorn scroll]

whyy

[ember nimbus]

think about the numbers

[iron kraken]

u dont need 100 on building and ui

and u dont necessarily need 100 on ads if the game is good

the better ur game is the less money u should need for ads

[thorn scroll]

as in

[ember nimbus]

how many people are in this server vs how many front page games there are

[thorn scroll]

ye so i released the same game like 3 years ago spent like 10000 robux on ads gained 1k active players than the code broke didnt have funds to fix it but game has potential

[iron kraken]

doesnt mean much

[ember nimbus]

either front page games have 1000 people working on them or 99.9% of people here don't get anything

[iron kraken]

maybe u shud learn to code then so u can fix the game quickly if there is a bug

[thorn scroll]

isnt tht hard

[iron kraken]

kinda

[thorn scroll]

ill do the building myself tbh

[iron kraken]

but if u want to learn then most people can

[compact echo]

1k active???? from only 10k robux? bro ill spend like higher than 100 or 200k to get that number

[thorn scroll]

ye its a very good game tbh im rebuilding it now

[thorn scroll]

but again tht was the audience from 2-3 years back think of the things now now the audiecne is way less advance

[thorn scroll]

can we have some more convo on this

[compact echo]

no it's better not less

and

[thorn scroll]

its rlly a life decision for my future

[iron kraken]

its not just about getting the game out there but updating to maintain players

[compact echo]

https://x.com/DavidBaszucki/status/2047697824629076156?s=20

David Baszucki (@DavidBaszucki)

Nice call out. We're testing algorithm improvements to ensure games that retain players long-term can be discovered by the largest possible audience. More soon.

https://t.co/jQa9mdcVRd

X · Apr 24, 2026, 3:23 PM

[iron kraken]

so ur gonna hvae to constantly pay other devs to do your updates

if they get lazy or quit then ur game is gonna get cooked

brainrot era is over 😂

[thorn scroll]

see how old are yall first tell me cause tbh im 19 in india where the avg salary is like 1000$ a month tht i so low and i feel pursuing game development can help me beat tht way better

[thorn scroll]

is it\

[compact echo]

not really he can hire them per task

[ember nimbus]

there are three parts to roblox dev, having the idea, executing the idea, and maintaining the idea

[compact echo]

nope

[ember nimbus]

the idea is luck

[iron kraken]

idk

[ember nimbus]

execution is skill

then a bit of luck in popularity, but you can bundle that in with the game idea luck

[iron kraken]

ur whole business is founded on whether random guys on discsord will do the work and do it properly

[ember nimbus]

maintaining the idea is probably something people either have or don't

[subtle fractal]

the average salary in india is not 1000 usd

[iron kraken]

my average salary is like 100 - 200 dollars

[thorn scroll]

well ive grown around people with a lil more 3000-4000 but they are family businesses and i wanna break the cycle

[ember nimbus]

by maintaining the idea i mean keeping that momentum of popularity going

[iron kraken]

[thorn scroll]

be hoonest do u think roblox dev is realistically a good idea to pursue ive earned like 1k$ till now from roblox dev but idk now

how it is

[iron kraken]

if u can solo dev its good

[thorn scroll]

and im giving myself a whole 6-7 months to clear it out

[compact echo]

I can place backup devs and finish two updates simultaneously so that if something happens to them it won't break the project

[subtle fractal]

Its really just about where you grow up

/ live

[iron kraken]

ok

[compact echo]

i do that btw

[ember nimbus]

i wouldn't bet my life on it

wouldn't pass up opporunities for it

[thorn scroll]

ye i agree but i want to have like atleast 1k$ per month to show tht this has potential

[ember nimbus]

if you have a family business as a safety net in case it doesn't work out sure give it a shot

[thorn scroll]

true

[ember nimbus]

most people don't have that

[thorn scroll]

i ahve it

but i dont wanna do it

[ember nimbus]

if you're not sacrificing anything to do it give it a shot 🤷

i've seen people who don't do uni cus they wanna be a roblox dev

terrible idea

but if you're not gonna do uni either way

[thorn scroll]

tbh my profile is shift i am doing bba from the like top 5 from my counntry but than its bba i have like a bad 7.8/10 cgpa idk and like i wanna d something in life idk what to

[iron kraken]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1239353582164377632/1449575164038611116/togif.gif

[thorn scroll]

im gonna do uni ofc

i am alr doing undergrad

but i have to odo masters too

[iron kraken]

y masters

what r u majoring in

[thorn scroll]

u go from tht 300-400$ avg slary to 2k$ salary by doing masters here from a top university

[thorn scroll]

finance

[ember nimbus]

if you're in that top uni bracket don't do roblox dev

[thorn scroll]

i will be in like the top uni bracket if i make it to an iim tht is 0.05% acceptance or less

ive done it for undergrad im in like the 3rd best or 4th best but

for major idk

if im ready

[ember nimbus]

you study hard?

[thorn scroll]

dms

[thorn scroll]

i am start i just stopped studying tbh i have like a 7.8 grade even without studying a bit

but ye whats called goos is 8 above

good is 8+

[ember nimbus]

if you're top 4 no studying it's a safer bet to study and get into one of the top unis

if you do roblox dev you're splitting your priorities

[thorn scroll]

your right and tht is why im so confused uk the job id be majoring for is what comes under replaceable by ai and stuff plus i wanan do soemthing of my own

[thorn scroll]

ok if not full time hows aprtial or half time

[ember nimbus]

how long would it be till you would apply to the unis

cus if it's like a year i'd say lock in for a year, try get in

roblox can wait uni stuff can't really wait

[thorn scroll]

this year or next i have the option by my parenst too choose they told me if i wanna risk on roblox they can give me an year

[thorn scroll]

true

[ember nimbus]

next year would you have the resources you do at uni?

like lecturers and stuff

and also course content

cus if you don't it would be better to study rn when you're studying it anyway

if you made roblox dev work this year there's no guarantee it will keep working that's the main problem

[thorn scroll]

yes truee

uni will give me a cushion to experiment

but the thing is i most probably would have to do a 9-5 for like 2 years for the portfolio

[void tusk]

roblox devving and working hard in uni shouldnt be mutually exclusive

would say if you are going for a full time position somewhere itll be hard to manage both

priorities priorities tho

[turbid plume]

How to dev

[magic cobalt]

ok step 1

dev

step 2

dev

🤯

[subtle fractal]

bru

TH happening in RoVFX

rovfx is done for

[thorn scroll]

What should i prioritise

[pure nebula]

Do you per chance have an invite link for rbxcli?

Saw you talking about it.

[iron kraken]

job

for experience

[brisk flare]

Hey, I am trying to make a case unboxing game based off CSGO, trying to do the final tweaks of the 'roulette' part, but I can't quite quite the audio to sync on the slider. The tweaks I have tried have made the audio go on for too long, or too short, sometimes sped up / slowmo.

Anyone have an idea about to go about this?

[heady holly]

use sound stop when a spin is done/start or something like that

[brisk flare]

do you think it'd be better to do like a full 8 second audio clip, or something like a the 1 second click sound, and then the 'final' audio transition where it stops?

[heady holly]

you have to create events like when the wheel is started a sound plays on and when the wheel goes 50% then the previous sound is Stop and then start the new sound immediatly. and when its end you play a victory thing or loss sound depending on what the player got. According to my information i think this should be the case

[teal yacht]

On an account of mine that's verified with my mother's information, I don't even remember why I did that.

If I create one now and put in my information, and verify it, and if both accounts are on the same IP address, will that be a problem?

[ruby oxide]

no

[teal yacht]

https://klipy.com/gifs/concave-1

[ruby oxide]

unless ur evading a ban or smth

[teal yacht]

evading?

or

oh*

[uneven mortar]

i want to create a fire extinguisher very similar to work in pizza place one

anybody knows the logic behind it? or some tutorial

[brisk flare]

saved me ty

[lavish sphinx]

Tag fire parts when extinguisher is used make a hitbox that checks partsinpart for parts with the fire tag if tag == fire destroy.?

[turbid plume]

you tag the fire parts, then when the extinguisher is used you create a hitbox in front of it that checks for parts inside it, if it finds parts with the fire tag then you remove or reduce the fire, so it basically detect fire objects and turn them off when hit

[uneven mortar]

oh

i need to use collectionservice to find tags right

[turbid plume]

Yeah.

[uneven mortar]

thanks

[tidal heron]

oh interesting never thought of that

[kind seal]

https://tenor.com/view/cooked-ragebait-tired-i'm-cooked-gif-1072006513393913596

[turbid plume]

You need sleeping pills

[kind seal]

i do

[turbid plume]

🧐😐🫠

[pale cloak]

BRUUHH

omagawd speed

mrbeast is that you

i want monet roo

mrbeasttt

[shell sand]

🤨

[pale cloak]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1375659705988288523/1496106952978071652/togif-3.gif

[umbral carbon]

I hate it when that happens

[solemn tiger]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/798500008793079840/1402405183950164101/caption.gif

[sweet girder]

https://klipy.com/gifs/lion-king-toss-1--k01KQ0SWB00QRPENGMDW0TKHMSQ

[slender venture]

This actually made me laugh so hard

[wicked eagle]

whats the pay

[primal wasp]

dm

[hearty barn]

best opioid for coding?

[pure olive]

adderall

[frail plaza]

are there any

api

for all the words in the dictionary

[iron kraken]

you can just use an array maybe

[frail plaza]

FUCK NO 😭

[iron kraken]

why no

[frail plaza]

dude

do you not know how many words are in the dictionary?

[iron kraken]

external api then

[upper jay]

im sure theres a github json file that covers a lot of words, you can just use httpservice to read that json

voila

[frail plaza]

found one

https://dictionaryapi.dev/

[upper jay]

awesome

[valid plover]

that's what he was asking for 😭

[wintry horizon]

heloo guys

[kind seal]

i js type casted the table containing the function to any

i am NOT dealing w that

[frosty void]

For ppl that uses math.lerp over tween, Why?

[latent stump]

its better for real time updates

[frosty void]

could you give me an example? Not really sure what you meant

[latent stump]

well what are you gona use lerp/tween for

cuz for texts usually using lerp is better imo

[frosty void]

im not using it yet atleast, i just came across a video talking about math.lerp, and i realise ive been using tween alot instead of lerp. Since it was something i use alot when i was programming in Unity

[latent stump]

well using tween is okay

[frosty void]

like a typewriter effect?

[latent stump]

wait no mb

i meant like

usually i use lerp for like live updates like for torso tilting, value that progress on a ui text etc since its better than tweening it

[frosty void]

sorry im still having a hard time understanding 😭 , but why is it better than tweening?

[latent stump]

I guess ill send you a thread about lerp

[frosty void]

sure thanks alot

[uneven kernel]

when im using promptgamepasspurchase it keeps saying i already own it is there a way to test it so that it actually prompts it

[main sorrel]

why

you can use clients and server mode to test

[inner cairn]

chat how long does it take to learn scripting?

[subtle fractal]

what level of scripting

[sand dagger]

idk man but u wanna learn tgt?

[subtle fractal]

it takes 1 week to become an absolute beginner

1 month to be a beginner

5 months to start leaving beginner territory

but

everybody is differtent'

[inner cairn]

im actually planning to learn it during the summer lol

[sand dagger]

i made a clicker simulator in my first week, just the base frame

[sand dagger]

alr man, whenever you're free ig

[inner cairn]

idk rlly, starting from basics ig? idk much scripting

[frosty void]

There isn't a set time on how long it takes, but from my experience i feel like whether you have computational thinking might help you learn quicker

[inner cairn]

i alr know java, is that a good starting point?

[frosty void]

imo once you know one language you already got the basics down. Now you will just have to transfer your knowledge over and understand the syntax of lua. its always a plus to know another language already means your already ahead 🙂

[inner cairn]

bet, thx dude

[distant hamlet]

since when did github have a dev mode

in web

[low otter]

anyone know how to despawn any object on the conveyer belt system

[remote bear]

i have added some transparency. its not very efficient right now but i will improve it eventually

[cyan lantern]

hot take but

i personally think optimizing for clean code will get to a point it will be comparable to that of spaghetti code

[remote bear]

thats why i mess up my code so even i cant read it >:)

[icy lake]

https://tenor.com/view/up-down-gif-26810804

[blazing coral]

whay could this be

[ashen quail]

guys how to stop studio from making my mouse just not be able to click anything

[finite terrace]

How hard is it to learn luau if I know Lua?

[remote bear]

not that hard since most of the syntax is the same. You would just need to learn methods specific to the roblox engine

[dawn ridge]

https://vxtwitter.com/SunDevelopsVFX/status/2047959445670711737?s=20

Sun (@SunDevelopsVFX)

Re-making Sailor piece's Garou moves in my style!
Scripting, vfx and animation(yes theres a animation lol) By me
Sound Credits:- Found on toolbox
#roblox #robloxdev #vfx #robloxvfx #scripting

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[odd pier]

You could make a really scary horror game with this.
What do you use this for?

[remote bear]

once its finished (if i can finish it) it could be pretty much used for anything. I am planning on making it open source

i dont really plan on continuing roblox development after but i may make a little game with it as a showcase or something

[odd pier]

Why is that??

Did you learn it just for the purpose of creating this?

[remote bear]

nah i learnt luau on the side because it was an easy language to mess around with. I am planning on just continuing C# or Lua and maybe other languages if i get into cyber security

[warped geyser]

whoever here is good in scripting

dm me

[odd pier]

may i ask why?

[umbral carbon]

What do you think?

[odd pier]

yea, it was kind of a stupid question mb

[warped geyser]

ttree

@odd pier

dm me

[umbral carbon]

Bro, really?

This is so annoying

[odd pier]

If you are seriously looking for a scripter maybe make a post in #scripter-hiring

[gloomy compass]

local function Greedy(posData:{position:Vector3,size:Vector3})
    local n = 0
    for i,data in posData do
        for j,data2 in posData do
            if i == j then continue end
            for _,vec in {Vector3.xAxis,Vector3.zAxis,Vector3.yAxis} do
                if data[1] + vec*((data[2]*vec).Magnitude/2+0.5) == data2[1] then
                    n += 1
                    data[1] = data[1] + data2[2]/2*vec
                    data[2] = data[2] + data2[2]*vec
                    table.remove(posData,j)
                end
            end
        end
    end
    if n > 0 then
        Greedy(posData)
    end
end

cheap greedy meshing code 🔥

[fathom igloo]

Bro looks for scripter

Nah get out

[warped geyser]

nah

[mighty mirage]

#scripter-hirable

[wanton pecan]

Pretty sure this bot is here for a reason kid

(Don't mind the fact that i blocked him)

[cyan lantern]

greedy

[idle stream]

Idk how I can move platform where people stand on them and it moves with them

smth about constrains maybe?

[idle stream]

solve it with constrain...

[subtle fractal]

local inputs = {} :: { string }

local outputs = {} :: { string }

for index, key in inputs do
  outputs[index] = key
end
-------------------------------------
return function ()
  outputs = table.freeze(table.clone(inputs))
end

[versed arch]

luau is almost identical to lua

[subtle fractal]

If you have 5 years in Lua then i would say it would take like 1 year to essentially master the roblox API and how to develkop on roblox

[surreal junco]

Mo

[surreal junco]

There is a “u” at the end

So not identical

[versed arch]

im not falling for this shitass ragebait

[turbid plume]

Luau is very easy if you know Lua, it almost same with small changes like types, Roblox API, and extra functions, so you can learn it very fast.

[distant hamlet]

why ur shit pink

[subtle fractal]

didnt discord change it

from red to pink

with lua

[distant hamlet]

it looks washed out now

what is this update

[subtle fractal]

fr

[cyan lantern]

ro

[finite terrace]

Better to learn Lua or Luau first?

[gloomy compass]

LuaU, the difference is negligible.

[turbid plume]

Start with Luau, it same as Lua but made for Roblox, so you learn faster and can use it right away.

[rocky skiff]

luau

[finite terrace]

Alright thanks everyone, much helpful than the other server criticising me for asking <3

[finite terrace]

|| holy shit is that pinkpantheress ||

[rocky skiff]

np

[rocky skiff]

yup

[turbid plume]

Where

[finite terrace]

Gold’s pfp

Peakpantheress

We all love pink

[rocky skiff]

same

[turbid plume]

Yeah

[finite terrace]

https://tenor.com/view/pink-panthress-grammys-dah-bah-pink-panthress-grammys-gif-1606960577036515293

[rocky skiff]

DAH

[finite terrace]

DAH

[finite terrace]

“Potatoes”

https://tenor.com/view/pinkpantheress-cupcake-gif-3591714639192793441

[rocky skiff]

poh tay tow

[finite terrace]

“You look like a million bucks”

DAH

[rocky skiff]

what else

oh yeah

[finite terrace]

https://tenor.com/view/lapiscel-pinkpantheress-emojis-cute-funny-gif-1974559056947810051

[turbid plume]

Re fan

Feels like a million bucks.

[turbid plume]

Dead server

[hearty falcon]

anyone have free courses key word 🆓

[turbid plume]

New addmission open
BaisVeriance "Luau" classes open.
Qualification; 2 hands and a brain required.
Fees; 200 dollars until I make you a full scripter.

[hearty falcon]

if anyonme could teach me for free

[static coral]

https://google.com/

[cold crow]

https://8.8.8.8/

[abstract flame]

are you guys having problems with script sync too?

if you make some changes in edit mode they simply dont apply to playtest

[granite quarry]

guys does debugging cause lag

[abstract flame]

what

[granite quarry]

printing lots of statements

repeatedly

[abstract flame]

nah it doesnt

[regal anvil]

bruh

[pale cloak]

bruh

[wicked eagle]

banned

[smoky dagger]

14k

[iron kraken]

more than me

[next socket]

u cant sell stuff?

[wicked eagle]

sorry ghost hacker i dont wanna get on your bad side

[next socket]

😭 i was js asking cz i was thinking of selling animated models i have

[half heath]

does anyone know how i can get acess to tester hiring

[uncut marlin]

just click on it

[half heath]

like i want to get tester lol

[uncut marlin]

cool, do you like butterflies too?

[dawn ridge]

https://vxtwitter.com/SunDevelopsVFX/status/2048115766776717617?s=20 go show some love

Sun (@SunDevelopsVFX)

Cosmic Garou Z,X,C moves by me! like and follow for more! <3
#roblox #garou #robloxdevs #robloxvfx #anime #opm #sailorpiece #VFX #RealTimeVfx #vfx

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[turbid plume]

Banakakaiaiaiaiaiiaiai

@slow hull

[turbid plume]

Long time no see

[slow hull]

time long see no

[tacit marten]

TUNG TUNG TUNG saGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

https://tenor.com/view/tung-tung-tung-sahur-tung-tung-god-tung-brainrot-gif-1470230787957426753

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1478841993206567103/1487627680491900958/togif.gif

[cold crow]

tung tung tung sagoon

[tawdry trout]

guys my problem with learning roblox scripting isnt coding concepts but the syntax like how do i learn this. like no videos online teach you why or when to sue "parent" or other words. like how am i supposed to know what to write to create a for loop or stuff. videos teach how to do them but i want to know the dictionary, not like memorzing sentences

[azure coral]

roblox documentation, they contain all the syntax uses

https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/

[static coral]

https://luau.org/

[tawdry trout]

How do you recommend learning all of the syntax needed for fundamental scripting or beginners, do I just read as many as possible

[azure coral]

just mess around with the syntaxes that you come across

merely reading it won't be effective

[azure coral]

but yeah definitely go through the docs and this

will help a ton

[static coral]

just script

[unreal nest]

Frontend

[narrow star]

how'd you do that

[unreal nest]

what

[narrow star]

the text animation

[unreal nest]

We use the TextLabel’s MaxVisibleGraphemes property and increase it from 0 to the total character count one by one with task.wait(0.03)
The full text is already set beforehand; we’re only animating how many characters are visible

If you’d like to see more examples I can also send you a small selection of some of my other past work for inspiration

[narrow star]

oh nice, never knew that was a property

[narrow star]

sure

[real dagger]

That won't do the animation of the characters appearing from up

[vivid abyss]

How much u make a month with scripting?

[opaque flame]

wsp

[real dagger]

?

[opaque flame]

is it alr to ask how much you make weekly as a lead dev?

[unreal nest]

You can try it and see for yourself That’s how I made it

[real dagger]

Yes I tried, it just makes the characters appear

[unreal nest]

0

[vivid abyss]

why

[unreal nest]

yea your right MaxVisibleGraphemes alone just shows the letters in place for the drop effect i move each label position a bit down like +UDim2.fromScale(0,0.15) and set TextTransparency to 1 then TweenService moves it back to the original position and transparency 0
so the typewriter and the slide/drop effect are 2 different animations working together

[real dagger]

So each letter is a seperate text label

[narrow star]

that was my guess too

[unreal nest]

no in our case the whole label slides down as one piece and MaxVisibleGraphemes just reveals the letters inside it
if you want every letter to drop by itself then yea you need to split the text into seperate TextLabels like one label for each letter and put them in a UIListLayout then tween each letters position and transparency one by one with a small delay

@real dagger

[real dagger]

the time over does that

right

[unreal nest]

yes

[vivid abyss]

how u make 0 money with scripting💀

[unreal nest]

[vivid abyss]

@unreal nest how long have u been scripting for

[unreal nest]

3 years

[vivid abyss]

every day?

[unreal nest]

yeah

[fossil salmon]

crazy good, you make ur own games or like freelance and work for others?

[unreal nest]

The game I showed is the one we’re planning to release soon with 3 partners. We have 2 scripters and 1 asset developer. Besides the asset work, we’re handling pretty much everything ourselves So yeah I do work on my own games too, but right now I’m looking for commissions in script hiring so I can upgrade/replace some of my microphone and keyboard parts

[narrow star]

fire

[fossil salmon]

cool

[unreal nest]

thanks

[unreal nest]

thanks

[upper jay]

OH WOWWW

thats really impressive, awesome work

[unreal nest]

thanks

[upper jay]

your frontend capabilities shine, so smooth

[upper jay]

awesome progress for consistently coding for 3 years

for the spirit of showcase, ill send something here

[unreal nest]

thanks

🙏🏾

[upper jay]

volume warning

unfinished because i ended up doing a refactor of all the code, but this is one of the several "minigames" ive coded for this game

[upper jay]

looking back at this again, yeah this is experienced work. seems like youve been used to finishing full-fledged games which is something not everybody gets to do

job well done

[narrow garnet]

Guys how do I turn of the stupid script debugger on the new studio ui

It’s so annoying

[unreal nest]

You’re insane this is crazy It looks really good great work.

[upper jay]

gashdahd thank you!!! yours too dude

would u mind if i added ya (on discord)? you seem really interesting

[narrow garnet]

Someone please help me

[unreal nest]

sure

[warm pier]

have you ever made a trading system?

[unreal nest]

No, I haven’t made one before, but I’m confident I can build it

[wide sparrow]

edit ahh music

[warm pier]

i js wanna know how theoretically possible something is

cuz ik itd be hard asf

i was wondering if i could discuss it with sum1 in dms

[wide sparrow]

jesus christ thats loud

[upper jay]

gshggg my bad

[unreal nest]

😄

[frosty umbra]

hi is this how you're supposed to print in luau?

[rocky skiff]

idk bro doesn't seem like it

[frosty umbra]

scripting is so hard bro

if only there was an easier way 😔

[gloomy compass]

if it works it works lil bro ur doing not good

[lost gulch]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1234228632650518568/1247291665576755260/attachment.gif

[wicked eagle]

ty for thius

[frosty umbra]

tf are you communicationing to me?

[narrow star]

neattt

[sly stream]

guys for those who know, if i handle rarity spawning on the client is that safe or can that be exploited

[icy dew]

I would handle that on the server.

Are you saying the client handles "choosing" the rarity of an item that the player gets or something?

[sly stream]

like im spawning lucky blocks on the map but i want it to be only for that one player, how would i do that if not all on the client

[icy dew]

You could handle the spawning of the blocks on the client with no problem, but I'd have the server tell the clients which blocks to spawn and have the server keep track of which blocks each player should have in their field

[wicked eagle]

store all rarity values and other things on the server and just spawn the lucky block model on the client

[inland dirge]

Hey how would you guys determine if someone's code was AI? Or their comments?

[rare lichen]

That really depends on the context. There's isn't a 100% accurate way tbh.

[inland dirge]

I figured as much i was trying to do my application and a friend of mine said my comments looked like AI and to not submit it

[potent igloo]

yeah there isnt a way to tell for sure but in my experience AI tends to take some weird paths to solve something

[rare lichen]

As long as you know it's not AI, and you can back up your work with logic, then I wouldn't stress about it.

[rocky skiff]

you'll just have to be wary cuz other scripts could fail

[rare lichen]

Wdym?

[rocky skiff]

i mean they could submit the most polished advanced scripts and when they do smt for the game the scripts suck

[inland dirge]

Thank you i was feeling very conflicted

[rare lichen]

I mean, sure. But that has nothing to do with AI.

[rocky skiff]

it does cuz... ai cant just handle for you everything unless you somehow manage to make it to

[rare lichen]

Well, of course. I don't think anyone rational is relying solely on AI to make their code---that'll never work since there are too many directories.

At least not for Roblox.

[novel pebble]

wdym

i do that

[rare lichen]

Yikes.

[novel pebble]

but it made me save months of work in making AI in roblox

how you expect me to write all this in a reasonable time

[quick quartz]

with ur fingers

[novel pebble]

u know thats not how it works

[quick quartz]

what do u use to type then

ur toes?

[novel pebble]

a keyboard

[quick quartz]

how do you press the keyboard keys mate

[novel pebble]

with my muscles

[quick quartz]

i hope you rot in hell

[novel pebble]

no, u

[quick quartz]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/979078806692319252/1241510121830617088/togif.gif

[novel pebble]

XD

btw that is just 3 random photos

[quick quartz]

sure bud its okay

[novel pebble]

i hope u get gratified by critizicing the opponent and not the argument

[quick quartz]

can you dum that down for me

[novel pebble]

no

[quick quartz]

hope your pillows are warm

[faint plume]

where do ya reocomend me to start with roblocx coducemtnation

roblox docuemtnation

[novel pebble]

coducemtnation?

[quick quartz]

by reading

[novel pebble]

what ur trying to do

[faint plume]

Im just trying to leanr in general

[novel pebble]

ye but u still need a target

[faint plume]

Well im building a tycoon game rn

[novel pebble]

ur not just going to learn random functions and stitch them together in a whole code

[faint plume]

Im learning how to make a rarity system

[quick quartz]

u should be looking up the docs for what ur trying to learn in that moment or what you wanna learn in general

[quick quartz]

same tycoons are so tuff

[novel pebble]

k, like you open a chest and then based on rarity some appear more?

[faint plume]

No so I have these items

lets just call them frogs

and each frog has a different rarity

[novel pebble]

ok

how is the rarity

[faint plume]

WITH DIFFERENT MONEY

[novel pebble]

like a number and the higher it has less chance

[faint plume]

sorry caps

[faint plume]

basically yeah

[novel pebble]

k lemme try doing something

[faint plume]

I thought I should've read up on syntax

[quick quartz]

can i see

[iron kraken]

thats not good

[hearty barn]

would anyone else recommend the microwave method for crack smoking during coding sessions? ive always found it difficult to spoon cook while keeping focus (takes me 4-6 minutes usually). at this point ive stopped cooking during sessions for the most part and just code in 20 minute increments. other people on here have told me it only takes like 20 seconds and comes out super smoothed using the microwave. im afraid of ruining my soft and my shot glass. i also ran out of baking soda but i have ammonia and i dont know if the microwave method is specific on freebase. i have about 2g on stand bye so i guess id still have some if i fuck it up the first time, the bigger issue would be getting the oil over the inside if it boils and explodes all over the microwave, i live with my mom and she recognizes the scent, i wouldnt be able to wash it out

[iron kraken]

i ain readin allat son

[quick quartz]

i personally like to just use a frying pan

[novel pebble]

function choose(choices:{{Item:string,Rarity:number}})
local sum = 0
for _, v in pairs(choices) do
sum += v.Rarity
end

local num = math.random() * sum
local n = 0

for _, v in pairs(choices) do
    n += v.Rarity
    if num <= n then
        return v.Item
    end
end

end

[broken grove]

im more annoyed that you posted a text wall than what you actually put

[novel pebble]

im not that good of a coder with general things

[hearty barn]

?

[novel pebble]

no

[broken grove]

why pairs

[novel pebble]

muscle memory

[broken grove]

remove it from your muscle memory

[novel pebble]

n why not

[broken grove]

pairs and ipairs shouldnt be used

[novel pebble]

man

he aint needin that much speed

[broken grove]

theres literally zero reason to use them

they just make the code slower

[novel pebble]

how fast u need it

u work wit a potato chip or what

[quick quartz]

https://tenor.com/view/zoro-clapping-his-feet-gif-26685466

[novel pebble]

live action role play?

[broken grove]

general iteration allows you to just put a table
e.g.

for i, v in tbl do
  --
end

[iron kraken]

ipairs is sitll good

[broken grove]

not really

[iron kraken]

if u need to do it in order

dont u need ipairs

[novel pebble]

fym 🥀

[broken grove]

ipairs is a slower version than a for i loop

[inland dirge]

Not anymore

[broken grove]

or while true with a +1 counter

[iron kraken]

so u can use it if u want in order

[broken grove]

how is it micro optimizing

[novel pebble]

i tought u meant

function choose(choices:{{Item:string,Rarity:number}})
local sum = 0
for i=1,#choices do
sum += choices[i].Rarity
end
local num = math.random()*sum
local n = 0
for i=1,#choices do
local v = choices[i]
n += v.Rarity
if num <= n then
return v.Item
end
end
end

[broken grove]

its literally quicker to type without pairs/ipairs

[novel pebble]

for i in pa(

thats what i write

lit 2 letters

then autocomplete can do it

[broken grove]

you also have to type the table's name inside

or you can just type the table's name

[novel pebble]

no

its automatically inside

[broken grove]

but you still have to type the table's name??

[novel pebble]

what if i want to use a custom table reader

[broken grove]

??

[novel pebble]

pairs is a table reader

well its a function

ipairs returns next

[broken grove]

it returns an iterator function

[iron kraken]

battle of the larp

[novel pebble]

whats ur point

u dont need that speed

[broken grove]

I dont even know what your arguing anymore

[novel pebble]

just do it the way ur used to and done

and ur literally getting mad about a loop

[broken grove]

I dont want you to recommend something outdated and unnecessary to a beginner

[quick quartz]

https://tenor.com/view/patrick-drooling-patrick-star-spongebob-movie-drooling-slime-gif-525340425450564005

[faint plume]

Wym that’s not good

[hearty barn]

?

[faint plume]

Even though I loved this all I know is this created a for loop saying that you go through the rarity’s and each one is a different number and it’s random

I might gts and wake up

And get back to scripting

[novel pebble]

the idea is
you make a region for each item
you make its size rarity
then you choose a random number
that number falls in a region
you choose that region

smaller regions get less change, bigger regions get more chance

[iron kraken]

WUHE

[broken grove]

do you want this or bigger number = rarer

[faint plume]

Why wouldn’t I just make a list

And go through that list

And print it out as that

Yk

[novel pebble]

???

[broken grove]

no

[novel pebble]

werent u trying to choose a random

[broken grove]

we dont know

[faint plume]

They’re rarities aren’t random

Say for example

God frog devil frog and celestial frog is not random

They’re going to be legendary

Etc

[broken grove]

how do you obtain them

[novel pebble]

you give in a list of rarities and items

[novel pebble]

1/rarity

[faint plume]

Kinda complicated

[broken grove]

hmmm

idk if thats the right formula

I mean that does something but it creates decimals and would be hard to random through

[novel pebble]

random is decimal too

[broken grove]

it can be

but they're going to add up above 1

[novel pebble]

wdym

[broken grove]

the method you use would theoretically still work as well

[novel pebble]

its my first time doing a rarity thingy 🥀

[strange herald]

i js noticed there isn't just a "#code" channel, there's #code-help and #code-discussion

🧠

[novel pebble]

is it expected for it to be one

[broken grove]

and #advanced-code

advanced-code

[novel pebble]

ty

now i can read non accessible channel

[broken grove]

programmers get three channels (one extra for the skill role)

[strange herald]

oh i didn't know that was a thing, it's locked for people that don't have the skill role

tysm

[frosty umbra]

pshhh, imagine needing the skill role

[novel pebble]

hai

[dense wasp]

Why are you talking to the bot sonion

[novel pebble]

can u help me

cemeterygirl57 is talking to me

help me

HELP

[raven charm]

trying to work on programming commision with roblox till i get a job, any advice on what i should focus?

[limpid siren]

How to get access

[lofty forge]

Remember always to do humanoid.Animator, not just humanoid:LoadAnimation().

[novel pebble]

umm

why is he saying them

AYO

my ai said something i cant say her

[raven charm]

how to unlock that one?

[upper jay]

tyy!!

[turbid plume]

Naughty america

[novel pebble]

no

[turbid plume]

Lable encoding

[edgy mauve]

guys i cant get my p2w thing to work in team test aka the roblox servers i even asked gemini to help i really cant do anything so this is my last resort can anybody help me?

[brazen hound]

haha depends

what's your p2w item supposed to be

[edgy mauve]

i think i got it to work but does the purchase work in actual roblox cuz it doesnt work in team test yet it works in the solo test

[faint plume]

Just so I got it right debounce is basically a cooldown right?

[iron kraken]

u add a check and only allow if the check passes

and u immediately set the check to false right after

so that it can only run once until the cooldown resets the check

[willow token]

Does anyone know any experienced Roblox scripters? My game has 1k CCU, so I need someone who’s worked on larger games before because I can’t risk major bugs or crashes affecting the player experience.

[ocean ferry]

How works this instance? i saw it an alternative of body velocoty/linearvelocity

[halcyon citrus]

@orchid arch Hey bro wookie pookie can i try citadel v3 😊

[idle stream]

@turbid plume yo

[versed arch]

gamepass testing works only on studio and doesn't actually affect what happens outside of it, basically meaning that if you try to "purchase" it, it won't actually deduct anything

for team test it won't work because gamepass purchases are client-sided and require a rejoin

[stark helm]

I'm an intermediate in lua (I know mostly everything up to raycasting). Looking for someone to suggest a challenging code for me to make.

Im out of ideas

[versed arch]

would making a rocket launcher be challenging?

[stark helm]

An exact level of challenge I'm looking for.

ty

[versed arch]

yw

[trim stone]

is it better to do per task like do you get paid more

[tardy pendant]

yes

[versed arch]

i'm also out of ideas and i don't know what to make in studio

last time i asked people told me to make something that an intermediate won't exactly know what to do

[rocky skiff]

same

[stark helm]

Mb try making a time played leaderboard?

[versed arch]

im pretty sure that one is straight-forward

[stark helm]

fair

[versed arch]

perhaps something fun? or something ridiculous

something related to physics or something similar

[rocky skiff]

make a uhh

water

fluid system