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fathom idol Sep 16, 2025, 10:28 PM

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I’m trying to make a lobby system and it doesn’t seem to work

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I don’t know what I’m doing

whole acorn Sep 16, 2025, 10:29 PM

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Lobby system can be a little complicated

Game state manager/module

It says when the players are for example

Voting
Intermission (buying upgrades waiting joining etc)
Playing

Then in your scripts you can refere to what state the game is currently in

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I spawn an NPC when it's intermission time
Then destroy him when voting starts

I turn on the voting buttons when voting starts

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So I highly recommend implementing a game state module

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What specifically are you battling with

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:09 AM

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fathom idol I’m trying to make a lobby system and it doesn’t seem to work

Like what @whole acorn said, it's a bit complicated, but primarily because each lobby is different for different games.

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:10 AM

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oblique oasis Like what <@490492184370479105> said, it's a bit complicated, but primarily beca...

Ok

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:10 AM

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whole acorn Lobby system can be a little complicated Game state manager/module It says wh...

Thank you

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I will try my best to figure it out

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:11 AM

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The common approach you see are party games. These games typically have ~ 3 states for their lobby.

Intermission
Voting
Loading

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And other lobby systems, such as TDS or Doors uses a elevator or ui apporach where you can create party's/rooms to add people into the game and teleport them to a different place

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This system isn't complete black and white so some information would be needed on what you plan to make

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@fathom idol What type of lobby system are you planning to make?

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:12 AM

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A lobby system that just takes you to a game

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It will be pre coded and don’t matter if it’s with 1-4 people

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It will be the same

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:13 AM

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Ok so something similar to doors?

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:13 AM

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Yes

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A pre coded game

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:13 AM

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Ok so you want to make more of a party/room system

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:13 AM

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I guess

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:13 AM

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so a party of people can be sent to a game at once bvasically

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:14 AM

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Yes

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That’s where I keep having problems

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:14 AM

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you sound really new so let me think of a simple approach you can do to make this system

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But correct me if I'm wrong

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:14 AM

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Ok

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I’ve been coding for a couple weeks and can’t seem to make progress

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:15 AM

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Do you want elevators (or something similar) or ui party

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:15 AM

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Just a lobby where you walk into the wall and it teleports you into a box

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:16 AM

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fathom idol I’ve been coding for a couple weeks and can’t seem to make progress

When you learn from tutorials, try to understand what the person is doing. Don't copy someone blindly. If you watch a video tutorial, try to make sure you understand 80%+ of what the topics they talk about

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:16 AM

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oblique oasis When you learn from tutorials, try to understand what the person is doing. Don't...

Dang it

leaden ibexBOT Sep 17, 2025, 1:16 AM

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fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:16 AM

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If you want I can send a picture of what my lobby goal is

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:17 AM

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I'll be honest I think you should just mess around with an easier version first

You are jumping the gun with a lobby system, you could improve faster working on basics

For my lobby system it just loops through intermission voting and playing by waiting time out rather than a whole lobby doors setup

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:17 AM

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And what it so far looks like

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:17 AM

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whole acorn I'll be honest I think you should just mess around with an easier version first ...

you get teleported in a different game

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:17 AM

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whole acorn I'll be honest I think you should just mess around with an easier version first ...

I do have a goal and know how to do somethings from practice

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:17 AM

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oblique oasis you get teleported in a different game

Yeah even using other places can be quite tricky

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:18 AM

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@fathom idol get proficient at arrays and dictionaries

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:18 AM

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Kinda like doors lobby it takes you right to the game

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:18 AM

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oblique oasis <@1149805724738801664> get proficient at arrays and dictionaries

What’s that

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:20 AM

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Here is a good way I thought of to make a elevator type lobby system

Each elevator will contain a list of all active player's inside
-> if elevator is empty, do nothing
-> if a player collided with a hitbox within the elevator, add them within the list
-> start a timer
-> if the max amount of players join elevator, make the timer 5 seconds

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Very simplkistic but that is the simplest way I thought of making one

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:20 AM

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Won't that require a spatial query?

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:20 AM

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whole acorn Won't that require a spatial query?

No

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He can do a simple .Touchded event

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:21 AM

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Can I show you what I’ve got so far. I don’t know what I’m doing but I’m following a totorial

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Tutorial*

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:21 AM

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fathom idol Can I show you what I’ve got so far. I don’t know what I’m doing but I’m followi...

Sure

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:23 AM

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oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:24 AM

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bro what the hell is this

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:24 AM

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Idk

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:24 AM

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win+shift+s for screenshot 😭

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:24 AM

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I can’t

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:24 AM

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why'

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:25 AM

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My internet trash and discord take hours to load

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I also have bad pc

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:25 AM

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fathom idol

well I can't help with this, sorry

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:25 AM

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I imagine the floors have touched events

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Using a string value for a timer for some reason

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:25 AM

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oblique oasis well I can't help with this, sorry

It’s basically parts

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That’s it

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And a folder with nothing in it

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:26 AM

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You don't have a script using the floor?

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:26 AM

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no scripts?

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:26 AM

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The only script I know is how to press a button

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It’s pointless I’m just going to give up

leaden ibexBOT Sep 17, 2025, 1:28 AM

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oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:29 AM

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fathom idol It’s pointless I’m just going to give up

W mindset

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:29 AM

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It’s just too confusing for me

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:29 AM

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refere the floortouch parts
ill use Duo as an example

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local playersList = {}
local DuoFloor = workspace.Duo:WaitForChild("DuoTouchPart")

DuoFloor.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
    local character = hit.Parent
    local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(character)
    if player and not table.find(playersList, player) then
        table.insert(playersList, player)
        print(player.Name .. " touched DuoFloor!")
    end
end)

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:30 AM

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fathom idol It’s just too confusing for me

ur new bruh what did u expect

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You don't learn how to code in a few weeks

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:30 AM

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youve completely skipped the basics lol

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:30 AM

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It takes time

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:30 AM

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Ok

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How can I learn to code?

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Like make a simple game?

timber ermine Sep 17, 2025, 1:31 AM

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ye

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also learn the basics plz

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like on yt

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playlists

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brawldev

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:32 AM

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timber ermine also learn the basics plz

What a good way?

timber ermine Sep 17, 2025, 1:32 AM

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thats how i learned

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i started a month ago

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:34 AM

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Is a part that follows you and will kill uou if it touches you, that has pathfindiny hard but will go the opposite direction to of you and go to the nearest player hard?

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Like cheese escape

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:34 AM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evBhoqeYegQ&t=138s&ab_channel=MonzterDEV
this is exactly what i did

i followed this youtube video using a external module called "profile store"
then you can start saving player data

make a simple game

place balls in a folder around the workspace

make a server script and have it so when you touch a ball it adds the ball to your data
so player.balls = 1

thats how i started

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:34 AM

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But with a part?

timber ermine Sep 17, 2025, 1:34 AM

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the pathfinding hard

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but killblock easy and follow easy

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for me tho

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:35 AM

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I can manage with a kill script

timber ermine Sep 17, 2025, 1:35 AM

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the pathfinding, maybe u can find a module for that

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:35 AM

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there is little to no point jumping to pathfinding icl

leaden ibexBOT Sep 17, 2025, 1:35 AM

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whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:35 AM

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its the small things he needs

timber ermine Sep 17, 2025, 1:35 AM

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ye

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:35 AM

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Ok

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Is a gun easy

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:35 AM

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no

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:36 AM

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Like a simple one

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:36 AM

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combat or guns is hard

timber ermine Sep 17, 2025, 1:36 AM

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u have to understand

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raycast

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and

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velocity

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:36 AM

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Click and part moves then kills?

timber ermine Sep 17, 2025, 1:36 AM

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physics

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:36 AM

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That hard?

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:36 AM

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thats not how guns work in roblox

timber ermine Sep 17, 2025, 1:36 AM

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its not those topics thats hard

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:36 AM

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Ok

timber ermine Sep 17, 2025, 1:36 AM

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but you have to use general logic

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for that

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:36 AM

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if you do the ball game i will dm and help you through it

timber ermine Sep 17, 2025, 1:36 AM

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once you learn the basics

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you can think of solutions

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for anytihng

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:37 AM

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--// Services \\--
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

--// Settings \\--
local MAX_PLAYERS = 4
local TIMER = 30
local MAX_PARTY_TIMER = 5

--// Stuff \\--
local Party = {}
local Timer = 30

--// Elevator Stuff \\--
local ElevatorHitBox = ...

--// Private Functions \\--

local function isPlayerInLobby(Player): boolean
    --I dont want to do this rn, but pretends it returns a bool
    return false
end

--// Signals \\--
ElevatorHitBox.Touched:Connect(function(TouchedPart)
    if not TouchedPart.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then return end
    if isPlayerInLobby(Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(TouchedPart.Parent)) then return end
  
    --Inefficient to do find the player from character twice
    table.insert(Party, isPlayerInLobby(Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(TouchedPart.Parent)))

    --Check if the player leaves the games to remove them from the list
end)

while true do
    task.wait(1)
    if #Party == 0 then continue end
    Timer -= 1

    --Lazy to do logic

end

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:37 AM

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whole acorn if you do the ball game i will dm and help you through it

What your time zone? I’m est

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:37 AM

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BST

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:37 AM

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oblique oasis ```lua --// Services \\-- local Players = game:GetService("Players") --// Setti...

Ok this is what I was talking about for the lobby system, not perfect and rushed some of it

timber ermine Sep 17, 2025, 1:37 AM

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whole acorn thats not how guns work in roblox

i meant raycast OR simpler, velocity

oblique oasis Sep 17, 2025, 1:37 AM

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But if u learn the basics you should understand this

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:37 AM

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whole acorn BST

So it’s 10:37 for you

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At night

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:38 AM

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it is 2:38am 😭

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:38 AM

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Oh

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:38 AM

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oblique oasis ```lua --// Services \\-- local Players = game:GetService("Players") --// Setti...

yep this is a bunch of basics done very well

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you can absolutly understand this devo with some time

fathom idol Sep 17, 2025, 1:38 AM

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It 9:38at night

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K

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Can we do this in 20 hours?

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I got to sleep

whole acorn Sep 17, 2025, 1:40 AM

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yeah dw watch the video i sent when you have some spare time
it will teach you how to setup what you need then from there i can help

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