Scripting Help

[harsh flare]

is it editable on local scripts

[flat crow]

Oh my god how did I not know about this sooner

Thank you both for informing me about this, I will have to look into it

[harsh flare]

i pray you, do not use it

its better not to make bad habits

try using a modulescript instead

and just holding the data in there

[flat crow]

wha why

and why is it a bad habit

idk anything about _g

so

[harsh flare]

@wary thorn could you explain since i don't know too much about _G

[wary thorn]

its like saying

local blah = {}

but that blah variable is shared in every script and is a table

seprate ones for client and server though

[harsh flare]

no can you explain how it's bad

[wary thorn]

it just isn't optimized at all

https://devforum.roblox.com/t/is-it-ever-ok-to-use-g/1269456/2

[oblique dagger]

Its kinda weird when I'm using modulescript for client side stuff

For me.

[torn spear]

How so?

[oblique dagger]

I have no idea.

[lament karma]

i dont know what modulescript does

[lean mango]

Bruh I need desperate help

[lament karma]

what errors in ur code

[lean mango]

well

[lament karma]

like

what error prints

[lean mango]

this first line which is trying to be a table but its returning nill

local t = {game.Workspace.EMGlight1,game.Workspace.EMGlight2,game.Workspace.EMGlight3,game.Workspace.EMGlight4,game.Workspace.EMGlight5,game.Workspace.EMGlight6,game.Workspace.EMGlight7}

for i,v in pairs(t) do
v.EnableScript.Enabled=true
wait(0.1)
end

[lament karma]

you need to put the { next to the local t =

because it is nil

[lean mango]

wait what

[lament karma]

basically

because t doesn't have anything in the line

it thinks its nil

you need to do

[white nymph]

i think the variable has to be assigned on the same line itself

[lean mango]

😭

[lament karma]

local t = {
code}

[lean mango]

It is discord doesn't like it though

[lean mango]

thats what i did

[lament karma]

can u screenshot

[lean mango]

the code?

[lament karma]

yes

[lean mango]

or the error message

ok

[lament karma]

both preferrably

[lament karma]

bro that ain't the error!!

thats just saying the script is running

[lean mango]

Im fucking stupid idk what te hell im doing

[lament karma]

what r u tryna do anyway

[lean mango]

enable the enableScript inside of the EMGlights

;-;

[lament karma]

i dont think you can enable scripts

idk

try using a fire event

[lean mango]

what abt a bool value you think that would work

make that true and then referance that to enable it ?

[lament karma]

sure that could work

[lean mango]

Ok i'm trying it

[lament karma]

i think theres a function that allows a script to run with .Changed

[lean mango]

💀 hell no

[lament karma]

like

game.Workspace.BoolValue.Changed:Connect(function()

it will run when the bool value changes value or something

[white nymph]

i think its :GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value")

[lament karma]

oh yeah

then just check if its enabled or not

[lean mango]

yes but that is true false 1, 0 type shit and I can't use multiple with that

[lament karma]

yes you can

just put the for _, script in the function

[lean mango]

Yes, bt in reality thats just normalized by comunity you can put whatever there

[lean mango]

omg my typing

Alr ill try it

[lament karma]

wat

[lean mango]

nvrm

[maiden dew]

They’re basically tables that you can share anywhere

They can have variables and functions inside of them

[lament karma]

ohhh

interesting

[lean mango]

yeah but they are modular so they are weird

[lean mango]

I think you were right?

[lament karma]

yes

u cant

enable scripts

with a script

[lean mango]

well that's not quite true but, I guess for for

for _,v loops yes

[maiden dew]

Basically

-- ModuleScript
local Module = {
    Variable1 = “hello”,
    MyFunction = function(arg)
        print(arg)
    end,
}

return Module

-- Another normal Script
local MyModule = require(path.to.ModuleScript)
MyModule.MyFunction(MyModule.Variable1)

[lament karma]

i see

[grizzled ore]

i keep forgetting to require the module scripts

[stuck anvil]

is there a way to make a screengui object disable if im in studio

[odd chasm]

yes

[grizzled ore]

Do you mean something like this
https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/function/RunService/IsStudio

[odd chasm]

run service

[stuck anvil]

i have

zero idea how to implement that

[grizzled ore]

if statement?

[odd chasm]

local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

if RunService:IsStudio() then

🐟

[stuck anvil]

i was actually thinking to myself that it was just if runservice:isstudio()

glad you said this

forgot to actually add the part where i need the service

[summer spire]

do NOT put functions in the modules table

IDE errors if you try to use Module:Function

[fallen meadow]

what?

[sour orchid]

what

[torn spear]

What?

[odd chasm]

Erm no

[harsh flare]

or you could do

function module:myfunction()
end

[summer spire]

this is what you should do^

you shouldnt store functions directly under a modules table

[harsh flare]

its just more readable tbh

[summer spire]

otherwise you cannot differ between . and :

for example

function Module:MyFunction()
  self.Table = {}
end

you cant do that^

MyFunction = function()
  local self = Module
  self.Table = {}
end

you can only do that^

if you put functions under a module table*

[harsh flare]

honestly you could define the. functions in the modules table and the : functions the other way but that's inconsistent

[summer spire]

yeah and frankly unoptimized

memory usage would go off the charts

[torn spear]

Namecalls (:) are slow. It's best to avoid them as much as possible.

[sour orchid]

They are good as a shortcut for that self parameter

[lament karma]

there is a button in the quick access toolbar that hides all ui

you can also manually change it in the properties tab by hitting enabled

[stuck anvil]

no i mean for the qsml3r version watermark to disappear when i playtest

[lament karma]

oh

[harsh flare]

yeah it works in the playtest

[lament karma]

OH YEAH

[harsh flare]

or would you rather not have to do that manually

[lament karma]

i forgot to do the door thing

@stuck anvil sorryy

i dider the school

[stuck anvil]

no worries

[lament karma]

LIE

[stuck anvil]

anyway lets keep qsml3r chat out of here

[lament karma]

god bless blender

[odd chasm]

Make a localscript under the GUI element you want hidden in servers

Insert this

if not game:GetService("RunService"):IsStudio() then script.Parent.Visible = false end

Simplest way I guess, though I wouldn't do that for myself

[grizzled ore]

Wouldnt this disable the gui if youre not in studio tho

[final path]

if game:GetService(“RunService”):IsStudio() then gui.Enabled = false else end

[fallen meadow]

im pretty sure you can just put self in the args..

[summer spire]

❌

this man does NOT use OOP in his day-to-day scripting

[final path]

I hate OOP

[summer spire]

ur gonna have to un-hate it as OOP becomes a necessity (practically) as you delve into coding more

[final path]

I can do it, just don’t like it

[summer spire]

like, having door classes for example

very useful

[final path]

Eventually I’m gonna have to use it for my gun system

[summer spire]

yea an OOP based gun system is good

use metatables for bullet types too

@final path rate the workflow

[final path]

Damn

🗣️

[odd chasm]

looks a lot like my structuring

[lean mango]

guys I need some help again

local ts = game:GetService("TweenService")

local parent = script.Parent
local cfv = Instance.new("CFrameValue")
cfv.Parent = script
cfv.Value = parent:GetPivot()

local tween = ts:Create(cfv,TweenInfo.new(13, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, 0, false), {Value = CFrame.new(parent:GetPivot().Position + Vector3.new(0, 40, 0))}):Play()

cfv.Changed:Connect(function(val)
    parent:PivotTo(val)
end)
wait(13)
workspace.Laser_Start_Handler.Enabled=true

This code is rotating the parent model 90 degrees also, and I have no idea why

Anyone got ideas?

[odd chasm]

What is it that it's trying to achieve, just part movement?

Do

Value = parent:GetPivot() * CFrame.new(0,40,0)

that method applies a transformation while retaining the original rotation vectors, though movement is relative. you might have to play around with the number positions as it may be on the wrong axis

by doing CFrame.new and dumping positions in it, the rotation will reset

[lean mango]

Okay thanks

I think its just being weird because of the set pivots of the parts interacting with eachother

[frosty flume]

how tf do i make a light

Im trying to make this actually

light stuff up

[sour orchid]

add a PointLight or SpotLight or SurfaceLight

[frosty flume]

[wind radish]

and don’t forget that you can add attachments to either one of them to light up scenes better!

[wind radish]

why are you using vector3 for tweenservice when you can just use regular cframes

I see you are trying to add onto a cframe but you can save it using parts in a model so that it wont break if you rotate the model in the workspace

[lean mango]

If I'm being honest with you, I really don't know how to code, I'm a builder 😭 ...

[lean mango]

Also if I could take one thing out of the game it would be Cframes I absolutley HATE Tweening Cframes

[wind radish]

I kinda made my own tweenservice module so it’s pretty easy using it instead of regular tweenservice

it works with both models and regular parts and plays the cframe tween locally

[lean mango]

Oh thats cool

can you send script example

[wind radish]

sure when I’m on my computer

[lean mango]

alright just ping me

[wind radish]

I’m on my phone rn which I can’t really open studio on

[lean mango]

ye

[flat crow]

alrighty I've come for some more help
LUA even though it's my first language I'm more fluent in python...

so

idk if this makes sense but either how could I access a variable through another variable that stores it's path, or what's an alternative

basically I have these slots for information, and I want to access them in a way that doesn't involve 100 lines of if then elseif statements to test if they're already in use. In the last line, I want to instead of changing what is inside of the variable alarm, access the variable that is inside of that variable and change it. So basically that last line I want to do the same thing as if it said alarm1 = "something". The reason I don't just put that there, is because I need to be able to access all 20 of them, so I need to be able to change that number at the end.

[flat crow]

@blazing stirrup I guess I'll ask you this since it's for amberly

[wary thorn]

for i,v in <alarms here> do?

[sour orchid]

Use a table

[flat crow]

that may work, thanks

[flat crow]

thought of this from the start, still thinking about it

few reasons why I may not

yeah I'll use tables

I think

not completely sure but I'll try it

[sour orchid]

Depends on if you need to store data or you just need to like edit properties

[flat crow]

The reason I thought of doing it this way is because I was going to use tables inside the different alarm variables anyway

can I like have table-ception?

as in tables inside tables

[wary thorn]

yes

[flat crow]

or nested tables i guess

okay

[wary thorn]

local blah = { something = { etc = {} } }

[flat crow]

okay cool thanks

[sour orchid]

Yep

[flat crow]

okay yeah this makes sense, I already had a whole conversation with ChatGPT about it lmao

ChatGPT is such a powerful tool

You shouldn't use it to code for you, but there's nothing wrong with using it as coding assistance

see

[wary thorn]

you don't need pairs or ipairs for tables

you can just do

in table do

[sand hamlet]

local Devices = script.Parent.Devices

function mainPolling()
while true do
for _, device in ipairs(Devices:GetChildren()) do
if device:IsA("Device") then -- Assuming Device is the class type for device objects
if device:FindFirstChild("Poll") then
device.Poll:Fire()
print("Polling " .. device.Name)

                if device:FindFirstChild("Activated") and device.Activated.Value == true then
                    if device:FindFirstChild("AlarmThisDevice") then
                        device.AlarmThisDevice:Fire()
                    else
                        warn("AlarmThisDevice not found for " .. device.Name)
                    end
                end
            else
                warn("Poll not found for " .. device.Name)
            end
        end
    end
    task.wait(10)  -- Wait before the next polling cycle
end

end

-- Start the polling in a new thread
task.spawn(mainPolling)

should work

idk if correc

but should

in scripting

u dont know why ur code works

and why it doesnt work

[harsh flare]

just be careful chat gpt hallucinates random shit a lot

[harsh flare]

or if #mytable == 0

[flat crow]

Yes I'm aware

[odd chasm]

the chatgpt spanglish incident

[torn spear]

Doesn't omitting pairs() change the behavior tho?

[wary thorn]

no

Still works the same

[sour orchid]

I think no option defaults to pairs

[blazing stirrup]

internally, things that support the syntax without pairs have a metamethod that is essentially (I forgor the name, it may not be real ```
__iter = function(t)
return next, t.property, nil -- literally what pairs() returns
end

so it basically is an implicit pairs call

however you have to define that manually for metatables

[ripe dirge]

for i, v in <table> do...

you dont need to add

pairs`/`pairs

none “automatically” choose the right one for you

ipairs/pairs are hinted to no longer be used as they maybe deprecated as part of a mission to make luau syntax more better and cleaner.

^ @sour orchid

[grizzled ore]

So you just shouldnt use pairs/ipairs at all?

[wary thorn]

yeah it really doesn't need to be used

like you can still use it but

you don't need it

[chilly coral]

That is awesome

[ripe dirge]

yes

I'm not sure tho if this has been implemented yet with the current Luau version that roblox is using, tho I know that you will no longer need to use pairs and ipairs to sort through arrays, mixes and dictionaries

[flat crow]

I need to access an instance, but what that instance is relies on dynamic non hardcoded variables that could be different every time. I have a hierarchy that looks like this (image 1) and sometimes I might need to access SLC1 or SLC2 depending on the situation. There could theroritically be infinite SLCs so it needs to be able to work without hardcoding

The value "newAlarmFrom" is used in the script (image 2) to communicate which SLC is sending the signal there is a new alarm. Then I need to access "script.Parent.Parent.Parent.SLCs.SLC<whatever SLC it is>.DeviceValues", but I can't figure out how to do that

[ripe dirge]

I'm having a hard time understanding, but to get a ancestor of a specific name you can do Instance:FindFirstAncestor("Name")

I'm not native give me a sec to translate it

[flat crow]

yeah I figured that would be hard to follow, let me try to explain better

basically imagine trying to access the DeviceValues folder by doing " local values = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.SLCs.SLC .. fromSLC .. ".DeviceValues" "

but you can't do that

then like doing local address = values. Address.Value

[ripe dirge]

ooh

yeah give me a sec

igu

[flat crow]

alrighty tysm

[chilly coral]

I would love to pin this thread as well

But thanks to Discord, we can only pin one

[flat crow]

yep...

maybe just remind people it exists in #other?

[chilly coral]

You would have to constantly remind people

So this really is not an option

[flat crow]

I mean maybe but it wouldn't hurt to just do it once

[chilly coral]

You could maybe create one pinned thread which links to all other threads

[flat crow]

yeah that's a good idea

or you could have dyno send in #1101168449855684678 "#1191508375842869248 exists btw" every like day or so

[chilly coral]

Oh yeah, good idea

I think that's really the best option here

[flat crow]

yeah

[flat crow]

(@merry plover)

[ripe dirge]

local Alarm
script.Parent.NewAlarm.Event:Connect(function()
    Alarm.Value = true

    local fromSLC = script:FindFirstAncestor("SLCs").newAlarmFrom.Value --script.Parent.Parent.SLCs.newAlarmFrom.Value
    local slcFolder = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.SLCs:FindFirstChild("SLC" .. fromSLC)

    if not slcFolder then
        error("SLC folder not found for: SLC" .. fromSLC)
        return
    end

    local DeviceValues = slcFolder:FindFirstChild("DeviceValues")
    if not DeviceValues then
        error("DeviceValues folder not found in: SLC" .. fromSLC)
        return
    end

    local alarms = {}
    local alarmCount = 0

    for _ in pairs(alarms) do
        alarmCount += 1
    end

    local newAlarm = alarmCount + 1
    
end)

does that answer ur problem or did I get it wrong lol

[flat crow]

let me take a look

[ripe dirge]

oops I left my quscr you can change it back lol

[flat crow]

I'll try that, but I'd find it strange if that worked since it's very similar to the way I did it

[flat crow]

just have this bit pasted in a test script in the same parent as the main one

[chilly coral]

For now, I pinned a message in https://discord.com/channels/346444423271415819/1101168449855684678

[ripe dirge]

oh wait

where is ur script located

[flat crow]

same parent

[ripe dirge]

OH

oops

[flat crow]

oh wait I need to add

path here

[ripe dirge]

local fromSLC = script.Parent.Parent.SLCs.newAlarmFrom.Value

yeah mb

[flat crow]

got this same thing now

[ripe dirge]

what am i missing lmao

oh

wait no

huh?

wait it should be correct lmao

script>Scripts<N001>newAlarmFrom

can you try

:WaitForChild

[flat crow]

like in line 1?

[ripe dirge]

yeah

wfc newalarmfrom

[flat crow]

tried that and same thing happened

oh wait

hold on

[ripe dirge]

im so confused

this should work lmfoa

[flat crow]

no that was my bad there

hold on

same error as before

[ripe dirge]

SLCs:WaitForChild("newAlarmFrom")

[flat crow]

same still

[ripe dirge]

huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh

[flat crow]

wait hold on

huh I thought if I was making edits while the game was running that disabling and reenabling the script would run the new code but I guess not

so let me try completely restarting the game

[ripe dirge]

LOL

[flat crow]

bruh????

gosh why does doing something seemingly so simple have to be so complicated

[ripe dirge]

oh

fr

why does it go up to workspace

[flat crow]

not sure...

[ripe dirge]

did u change it to
script.Parent.Parent.SLCs.newAlarmFrom.Value

[flat crow]

script.Parent.Parent.SLCs:WaitForChild("newAlarmFrom")

is in the code

first line

[ripe dirge]

alr

[ripe dirge]

local Alarm = false
script.Parent.NewAlarm.Event:Connect(function()
    Alarm.Value = true

    local fromSLC = script.Parent.Parent:WaitForChild("SLCs"):WaitForChild("newAlarmFrom").Value
    local slcFolder = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.SLCs:FindFirstChild("SLC" .. fromSLC)

    if not slcFolder then
        error("SLC folder not found for: SLC" .. fromSLC)
        return
    end

    local DeviceValues = slcFolder:FindFirstChild("DeviceValues")
    if not DeviceValues then
        error("DeviceValues folder not found in: SLC" .. fromSLC)
        return
    end

    local alarms = {}
    local alarmCount = 0

    for _ in pairs(alarms) do
        alarmCount += 1
    end

    local newAlarm = alarmCount + 1
    
end)

[flat crow]

let me try that

[flat crow]

I'm going to remove the local alarms = {} cause I don't want to clear the data in the already initalized table

[ripe dirge]

alr

[flat crow]

up here

GUH???

[ripe dirge]

tf????

[flat crow]

is this an engine bug???

[ripe dirge]

pretty sure it is

bc there's no way

[flat crow]

I'll sanity check by removing one of the .Parents

OH

THERE'S THREE THERE THAT'S WHY

[ripe dirge]

LOL

[flat crow]

LMFAO

[ripe dirge]

i was lwk so confused

[flat crow]

okay now we got

[ripe dirge]

ok now that's a good error

[flat crow]

yes

[ripe dirge]

do you have that

[flat crow]

indeed I do

[ripe dirge]

show me line 81 rq

bc this shouldnt error

[flat crow]

hold on I'm gonna test something real quick, I'll get you that first though

hmmmm maybe this is why?

hold on

that was supposed to be 2 images

this is the second image

[ripe dirge]

I mean slc1 is a valid folder

[flat crow]

yes, but shouldn't it print the whole path

or wait no

cause that would be a string

[ripe dirge]

not when u print an instance

[flat crow]

yeah

so that bit is working fine

so we should be able to access the correct folder now

[ripe dirge]

Instance:GetFullName() is the path is ur wondering

[flat crow]

one sec

wait hold on

I might be actually so fucking incredibly dense

[ripe dirge]

lmao wdym

[flat crow]

the values I'm trying to access are outside the numbered folders, and they get set by the script inside each SLC

so there was.. no point then I think

💀

[ripe dirge]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1287576930186428456/1305037448211861534/caption.gif

[flat crow]

LMAO

[ripe dirge]

i love that gif bro

[flat crow]

im saving that

[ripe dirge]

https://tenor.com/view/drake-computer-notebook-explaning-gif-21152267

[flat crow]

anyway

sorry I sent you on that wild goose chase

and thanks for your help

[ripe dirge]

LOL

its fine

[flat crow]

let's see... how long did we spend on this?

[ripe dirge]

i was crying yesterday after I fixed a bug by accident i spent a year trying to fix

[flat crow]

over 30 minutes

[flat crow]

NICE

[ripe dirge]

I disabled autorotation on the humanoid and it stopped the character from jittering when u walk backward

also volume warning

[flat crow]

nice

[flat crow]

my music was already louder LOL

[ripe dirge]

i was starting a nuclear reactor at the same time its fine

[flat crow]

cool

[ripe dirge]

also idk what ur scripting but

instead you should use a tag system ig

idk how ur doing it tho

[flat crow]

addressable fire alarm system :D

[ripe dirge]

oooooooooooooooooo

[flat crow]

I would use this (if it's what I think it is) but I'm inserting values directly into the alarms table so that's why I am not

[ripe dirge]

CollectionService

and instead of instance values me personally

since im a perfectionist

id use attributes

lol

[flat crow]

not sure how to use those exactly or exactly what they are and it seems to work the way I'm doing it so

if it ain't broke don't fix it

(to an extent)

[ripe dirge]

LOL

true

[sour orchid]

it is

[flat crow]

I'm still laughing at this discovery

neither of us noticed it

[ripe dirge]

perfect

[ripe dirge]

i wasnt focusing on the right line

LOL

[flat crow]

lmao me neither

WOOOOOOOOOO WE DID IT

4 LINES OF CODE

[ripe dirge]

today I spent the day getting the HRP world orientation in 360 to match my custom camera

[flat crow]

interesting

fuck I have to change the name of this

[ripe dirge]

you can keep type as a variable

[flat crow]

it's fine I already changed it

[ripe dirge]

If someone searched this:
keywords like if, while, for, etc cant be used
but functions can be replaced like
local spawn/type/typeof/task/delay/etc can be set as variables

[merry plover]

Dyno automessage does not support forum threads, sorry
cc: @chilly coral

[flat crow]

aw man

[ripe dirge]

oops

cool oxygen bubbles effects

[wary thorn]

why not do local alarms, local deviceTypes

so on so on?

[ripe dirge]

true and you can save memory and speed by doing
local parent = script.Parent

[wary thorn]

not by much

[ripe dirge]

ofc but scripting is all about speed and efficiency

and it looks cleaner

[sour orchid]

That is the

[flat crow]

they have to be accessible globally

[sour orchid]

True*

[flat crow]

they have to be global

[wary thorn]

they are regardless?

[sour orchid]

They are already global ?

[wary thorn]

if you put local at top level it is global

regardless

[ripe dirge]

yeah

[flat crow]

not if it's local?

[ripe dirge]

it is

top level scope

[flat crow]

well

[ripe dirge]

its already global

[flat crow]

what does it change at all to make it local

[ripe dirge]

nothing, just an habit and it looks cleaner overall

[flat crow]

then there's literally no point?

[ripe dirge]

local example1 = 1
example2 = 3

samethings

local function d()

end

function e()

end

[flat crow]

that makes no sense to make it local because it "looks cleaner"

[ripe dirge]

its an habit and its more readable when you declare variables

[flat crow]

how does it make it more readable?

[flat crow]

if I'm listening to your logic then I should make these local too, but that just makes no sense

[ripe dirge]

its not about sense

its more about preferences

there's nothing else to it

just preference

[flat crow]

well if it's your preference then I don't have to do it

[ripe dirge]

right

[flat crow]

(not trying to be mean just trying to get a point across)

I do see where you're coming from, but I declare all my globals at the top so

[wary thorn]

due to how roblox manages memory it is better to use local

[flat crow]

so it does actaully provide memory savings?

cause if it does then it makes sense

[ripe dirge]

local read/write tends to be a lot faster than for globals

[flat crow]

huh, weird

[wary thorn]

https://cdn.bigbenster702.com/u/RJrQthq.png

[flat crow]

well I guess I'll local em then

[ripe dirge]

if you want to learn more about it
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9132288/why-are-local-variables-accessed-faster-than-global-variables-in-lua

[flat crow]

I'll take a look, thanks

[sour orchid]

something about how the variables are stored in memory

[torn spear]

Use cases for global variables are far and few between.

[flat crow]

also the reason why I didn't know this is because my native language is python, in which they're automatically local and have to be declared global

although lua is starting to become my more fluent language now

[ripe dirge]

I just how lua is just like making sentences

while true do end

if this and that or (this and that) then return end

[flat crow]

I started on lua then moved to python so I absolutely understand what you're saying lol
when switching from python back to lua I would always do "if true then <line break and code here> because in python it's if blank == True:

lol

[ripe dirge]

oh yeah I had an habbit from c++

I used to like always do return

at the end

[torn spear]

if then, while do, repeat until, yada yada, and it's super readable.

[flat crow]

I see lol

[ripe dirge]

local function exam()
    print('functioned')
    return
end

[flat crow]

I'm sure people switching from like java put semicolons on the end of everything

[ripe dirge]

fr

[flat crow]

I've dabbled in languages that require them and I'd always forget them lol

[ripe dirge]

you can catch code that was decompiled with semicolons lol

and the variables names

v[number];
end;
etc

[torn spear]

I'm trying to get into C# and I always forget semicolons.

[flat crow]

I'm pretty sure SGII is a C# user, maybe the two of you would like to chat

[torn spear]

Extremely annoying that they're needed in the first place, but perhaps I'm too Lua- and JS-pilled.

[ripe dirge]

and with luau

you can compress ur code

af

[torn spear]

Hell yes.

Less typing + looks nicer + things aren't spread out all over the floor in a cryptic hodge podge.

[ripe dirge]

-- ternary
local result = b and "this" or "that"

-- nestedTernary
local result = (b and c) and "this" or "that"

-- immediateFunction
local result = (function()
        local toReturn = "this" -- Perform complex operations here
        return toReturn
    end)()

-- typeAnnotation
local part: Part = workspace.Part -- Provides better autocomplete support

-- shortCircuit
return a or b or "default"

-- tableConstructor
local settings = {
        Mode = b and "Fast" or "Slow",
        Active = b or false,
    }

-- defaultAssignment
local result = a or "default"

Falsy Values:
nil
false

Everything else in Lua is considered "truthy," including:
0 (zero)
Empty strings ("")
Empty tables ({})
Any other non-nil or non-false value.

[wary thorn]

https://cdn.bigbenster702.com/u/TjDz4YA.png

[ripe dirge]

i have something similar for when I obfuscated some code

[wary thorn]

yeah roblox even states it

https://create.roblox.com/docs/luau/scope#:~:text=Variables and functions have global,functions faster than global ones.

[flat crow]

Interesting

[wary thorn]

that is why most games make a lot of their stuff modular

[ripe dirge]

me af

[wary thorn]

I work things slightly different

https://cdn.bigbenster702.com/u/34HOtB1.png

[ripe dirge]

It was like that at first

but I had cyclic problems

[wary thorn]

I don't have that issue

[ripe dirge]

ill prob rewrite everything once the R6 limb inspection is done

[wary thorn]

starter player scripts is known to have mem leaks so I stay away from it lol

[ripe dirge]

I made sure to stop everything once the player dies

so it should be fine

[wary thorn]

regardless

[ripe dirge]

the client isnt even big i can make it a module

[wary thorn]

[sour orchid]

Good thing your ide should be yelling at you

[torn spear]

I don't remember if mine does...

Yea it does yipee.

[odd chasm]

You get used to it, and then you eventually start typing semi colons for languages that dont need it

[sour orchid]

i keep trying to use local with typescript

[chilly coral]

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[odd chasm]

blawg why is it in this channel

[chilly coral]

It's in every special thread

[odd chasm]

why not just

edit the host thread thing

[chilly coral]

What

@odd chasm

So the issue is

You can only pin one thread

[odd chasm]

YEHA I KNOW

i just unpinned the wrogn thread

[chilly coral]

The to get more people into the other threads, I pinned this into every special thread

Because why not

[odd chasm]

imo meh idea

we maybe unpin general discussion

[fallen meadow]

what am i missing

the array returned by GetPartBoundsInBox includes members of the Default collision group, which shouldnt be happening because of how OverlapParameters is defined

my first attempt was also having the raycastfilter be Include and having the collisiongroup be Player but that just returned an empty array

[chilly coral]

Please send in the code

No screenshots

Your code here

Use these code blocks.

[fallen meadow]

you can still read it

[odd chasm]

p sure collision group tells it which group should be checked

Use :SetFilterDescendantsInstances() and you might need to specify instances themselves

Or grab an array of instances searched by collision group

[fallen meadow]

will try thank you

[fallen meadow]

thats not a method but setting the property to a model containing all the characters works

[odd chasm]

whar

I MISTYPED IT

Just FilterDescendantsInstances

[fallen meadow]

yeah

[ripe dirge]

```lua
-- code here
```

[odd chasm]

why add the slash

[wary thorn]

so it doesn't turn into a full code block

for an example id assume

[sour orchid]

Escape character

[orchid cliff]

can who help my whit my script

[sour orchid]

A lot people here can

[ripe dirge]

I have this that I used from my old discord server, It's pretty universal:

Things to do:

• Expectations vs reality:

What you expected to happen and what was supposed to happen.

• Code

Include all code relevant to your question.

Things NOT to do

Do not just say...

• "Hello"

You're trying to be polite by not jumping right into the request, like you would do in person or on the phone. Chat is neither of those things, and typing is much slower than talking. Instead of being polite, you are just making the other person wait for you to phrase your question. See nohello for more information.

• "Any [subject] experts here?"

Asking if there are any "experts" to help you implies very negative things. You're walling people who do not self-identify as experts (which is most people) off from answering your question, even though the question may not need any specific expertise whatsoever to answer. In general, phrasing your question in this way just discourages people from ever actually answering it.

• "Please just give me the code to do [thing]"

"Give someone a fish, and you'll feed them for a day. Teach someone to fish, and you'll feed them for a lifetime." Spoonfeeding you answers is in nobody's best interest. If you are given the answer on a silver platter, you'll be back the next day with the same problem without even realizing it's the same problem, because you learned nothing. Helping you understand the logic will help you understand how to arrive at the answer yourself, and will help you be able to write solutions to the same problem yourself in the future.

• Ask about your attempted solution rather than your actual problem

This is called "the XY problem". See The XY Problem for more information.

[odd chasm]

Hello

[orchid cliff]

it supposed to open a door for innovation inc security only

[ripe dirge]

??

[orchid cliff]

the code should open a group only door but it doesn work in any way

[orchid cliff]

dude its old

[ripe dirge]

okay?

[orchid cliff]

il get sreenshot

here

[orchid cliff]

could you know the error

[ripe dirge]

no

[orchid cliff]

bc i try doing my own game

[ripe dirge]

ok so first thing first, why are you creating the door with a script

[orchid cliff]

wdym it should only open the group i want

[ripe dirge]

https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/Player#IsInGroup

[orchid cliff]

test code plise even the assisand cant help

[ripe dirge]

I am not gonna script a full on door for you, I'm giving you resources to help you
So here is what you need to do before doing any of this
you are clearly not experienced enough (no offense), you should learn the Player class and Players class

[orchid cliff]

dude your basicly a teacher 💀