Scripting assistance :)

[patent yoke]

Hey! So about 3–4 years ago, I switched to Unity full-time, but now I’m trying to make a Roblox game for my little brother. It’s been a while, and I feel like I’ve lost the hang of Lua and Roblox Studio a bit.

Quick question for anyone more in the loop—does it make sense to store GUI elements like Health, Hunger, Thirst, and Infection in a table instead of using separate local variables for each one?

I know it’s a small detail, but I care about writing clean, efficient code, and I’m curious if that kind of structure makes a difference in performance or readability.

[lofty trail]

I don't see why the hell not

[wispy vapor]

local variables means below that line its usable you can make a variable without using local and you can use it anywhere in the script

[patent yoke]

That's not what we're talking about here.

[ember token]

It makes no difference

might be better to keep it in the table

[wispy vapor]

you can make tables in module scripts for efficient code

[patent yoke]

That's what I was thinking, I want to maximize readability, since I'll be using this to teach my brother aswell.

[patent yoke]

You can use tables in normal scripts aswell though?

Tables are usable anywhere, but the question here isn't the functions, it's the raliability and readability...

[ember token]

guess it depends how much ur brother knows, variables might be easier to understand starting out but tables are better practice

[patent yoke]

He already knows the basics, I've taught him a few things here and there.

[dense grail]

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[peak otter]

It makes 0 difference, if you find it to be more readable you should def go for it

[wispy vapor]

yeah you can but for example like settings for a system you will have to access it from client and server

[peak otter]

https://tenor.com/view/side-eye-suspicious-puppet-gif-2729624127692369191

[gaunt silo]

No, a local variable is only usable in the scope it is defined at. Local variables are better than global variables anyways, just like local functions and global functions

[dense grail]

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[peak otter]

It's unrelated to the authors post but he was trying to say the same thing

[wispy vapor]

bro i k

[gaunt silo]

You said local variables were usable under the line they were defined which is not entirely false but not entirely true either

[patent yoke]

Literally don't give advice 🙏

[dense grail]

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[gaunt silo]

Real

[wispy vapor]

fuck yall