Are their any tips or advice for scripting I should know about before going into it, I've already learned some of the basics and im trying my best to learn more.
#I'm new
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crimson flame
Feel free to use free models, but when you're first learning how to script try to avoid using other people's module-script libraries to the best of your abilities and just impliment it from scratch
Also, disable Roblox Studio's AI code auto-generator (the autocompleter is fine though). The best way to learn is to write the code out by hand
Leanring from videos is fine, but make sure they're kinda recent. A good rule of thumb is to avoid or fact-check videos that are older than 3 years unless they talk about concepts
For instance, take a video documenting how to move parts to be next to each other. Odds are if they're older than 3 years, they'll be using Model:SetPirmaryPartCFrame() to move things. If you look at Roblox's documentation, SetPrimaryPartCFrame() is depreciated.
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crimson flame
But if the video is 3+ years old and is talking about things like how to organize your roblox code or something like that, you're probably fine
Another quick thing about videos: Don't follow them word for word, and try to understand what exactly they're doing to achieve... whatever they're doing. Completely avoid any video "Guides" that just tell you to copy/paste their code without explaing how it works first-- that's a good way to get stuck in tutorial hell
Project-wise, you should do things that you're interested in, but also try to limit the project to use 3 or less concepts that are completely new to you. Trying to learn too many things at once is a great way to get overwhelmed, quit, and want to die
If you ever come across issues or weird errors, you can always come here or to #📜︱scripting if it's a quick question.
HOWEVER
If I were you, I'd try to make an account and browse the Roblox Dev Forum First
In fact, I recommend that you sacrifice a weekend to just exploring the roblox dev forum in general
You'd have to scroll for... six to eight hours, but becoming a member to the Roblox Dev Forum is probably one of the best things you can do for yourself resource-wise
Plenty of smart people reside on the Dev Forum, so asking for help there is probably better than asking for help here
After you get good enough at scripting, you should also try to work on free commissions to improve your scripting abilities
If that's a little much, then just try to help other people with their questions either here or on the dev forum
People usually have a variety of problems, and solving them might lead you to learning more about scripting and how to do it better
But... avoid the people who have no intrest in asking for help and just want someone to work on their game for free :p. Those guys are annoying...
If you want my personal ranking, I'd...
- Make small games/PoC to learn different aspects of scripting
- Help people on some kind of forum
- Put out your services for free
- Make a larger game you're more interested in making
4.5: Actually put yourself for hire to save up funds needed to create/advertise your dream game (or just cash out via DevEx, it's up to you)
I'm out of ideas to write, so good luck
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@crimson flame wrote a whole essay for u bro
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