i just need serious scripting advice

[idle hornet]

ive been scripting in roblox studio for around a year but on and off different projects and i keep hearing people say roblox scripting is easy so i wanted to make this rpg game and i made a system for m1s but its just 2 hits and then i tried to make a enemy and i couldnt so i looked up a tut and then i tried to make him respawn when killed but i couldnt do that and i feel like after a year i should be able to do this and i just wondering if theres like anything im missing cause this really discoruaged me i know the basics of scripting but stuff like indexing, datastoring, module scripts, and stuff like that that takes advanced stuff i just cant figure it out andd when i try to learn that stuff with tutorials the scripting is like witchcraft because i dont understand any of it idk im just really stumped and lost ive watched ampro ive watched devblox ive watched brawldev ive watched bytevblox but i just cant do it im stuck in a really awkward limbo between beginner and advanced scripting knowledge i just need some serious advice or tutoring

[orchid elbow]

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ1Qd31Hmi3WKkVHnadvhOOjz04AuMYAf

what about this

[idle hornet]

yes ive watched that but it didnt really help none of the info stuck event though i did a activity for each video

[orchid elbow]

idk he goes through advanced stuff, try to work with AI and ask it to explain certain stuff to you (don't copy paste but let it explain code to you)

[idle hornet]

i guess i should just watch it again

ill try that

[orchid elbow]

try to use the stuff WHILE watching the tutorials and not afterwards

also you could use the roblox documentation for explainations on certain thing

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[idle hornet]

alright

i just need all the advice i can get thank you

[thorny igloo]

me in a nutshell

look

if you want to learn all this

you have to embrace the powers of the dark magic

just kidding

you just gotta start small and try to understand each part

i mean for example

use a module script to access the inventory of a player

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[thorny igloo]

@idle hornet Here's an exercise for this: Have a script and a module script. The script will have to require the module script and use the information inside the module script to answer like an if statement or something idk. Just do this and you'll already start learning stuff.

Then you can learn more stuff like using .self

and other cool stuff from module scripts

[noble harbor]

the way i learned was making small things that i wanted to make and finding resources that helped me learn. Sometimes i would take apart free models and try to replicate the code to help understand

[thorny igloo]

yeah but that's a hell of a headache for most ppl and they don't wanna rlly do that yk

unless it's simple

and not 1000 lines of code for a freakin' zombie

like why the fuck does a zombie need over 1000 lines of code just for soem dumb ahh movement

[noble harbor]

im talking about something like a digit code door

[thorny igloo]

oh ok

i'm talking about modules

which is where stuff gets tough

a digit code door is like beginner stuff

[rancid crest]

oh well how im learning right now is that im researching as i go

[thorny igloo]

yeah but if you wanna apply it to your game or whatever you need to do projects with it

nd try to memorize it

'cause learning roblox studio is school all over

[noble harbor]

ive been using tagservice and oh my god the modularity of my code is through the roof

[thorny igloo]

jjust like with any scripting program

[rancid crest]

yeah im like learning while i make my project

[thorny igloo]

oh fuck no

[rancid crest]

if i get what u mean

[thorny igloo]

i don't know what that is

AND I DON'T WANNA KNOW

[noble harbor]

its so easy

[thorny igloo]

oh ok

[noble harbor]

you tag an item and you can get it using tag service

[rancid crest]

whats a tag

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[rancid crest]

SHUUUT UPPP

[noble harbor]

so ive been using it for door systems and power systems so whenever i need to change a small set of code it changes for every single light and door

[thorny igloo]

hmm that's cool

[thorny igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/shut-up-quiet-hush-silence-gif-19474264

[noble harbor]

a tag is a kind of like a marker you put on an object that you can gather later

[idle hornet]

i dont mean to intrude by ryker wdym modules can you explain a little more?

[noble harbor]

do you know what a module script is

[idle hornet]

kinda

[thorny igloo]

module scripts

[idle hornet]

like ik you store functions and stuff in there and use it in every other script kinda like a dump for stuff you use alot

[thorny igloo]

it's not useed for that...

i mean kind of

[idle hornet]

oh...

[thorny igloo]

but it's used for something else

[noble harbor]

lowkey that’s what i use it for rn

[idle hornet]

ive made a rarity system with a atutorial and it used a module script

[thorny igloo]

it's used for organising code and making your code look more scary than math with letters

[noble harbor]

what are you having trouble on still?

[idle hornet]

just advanced stuff past the basics

[thorny igloo]

good now recreate it with a twist or something

and then you'll be able to remember how to do it

[noble harbor]

im ngl i havent even touched data stores yet and ive been scripting on and off for like 3 years

[rancid crest]

brah.

[thorny igloo]

yeah data stores seem simple

but they can get rlly complex

but only in specific games

if your game is a frickin' simulator you're chilling

[noble harbor]

yeah i just havent rlly had a need to make a complex one so i just use the same script in every game i have

[thorny igloo]

yeah that's normal

later on you'll have to use it for weapons, int values, inventories, module scripts and more

[rancid crest]

t--t-t-t-t-they can? 😨
i just need it for coins n shit but i have no idea how i would do stuff with like saving bought items n shit

[thorny igloo]

i mean it all starts with you learning how to save weapons

after saving them coins yk

[noble harbor]

ive done it before but the way i did it was so terrible that it might have been better to learn how to make data stores

[rancid crest]

i already know how to save coins cause that was legit in the tutorial but like

stuff in shots i have no idea

[orchid elbow]

RYKER IS NOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO GIVE LEARNING ADVICE

[thorny igloo]

haha

i mean

[idle hornet]

so ryker what should i do first with module scripts?

[thorny igloo]

do you know hwo to do require() and stuff

to access values and stuff

[idle hornet]

yeah

[thorny igloo]

alr did you use it before?

[idle hornet]

yes but like only twice

[thorny igloo]

alr that's good enough

[orchid elbow]

yo ryker isnt familiar with how to use functions dont listen to this guy 😭

[thorny igloo]

?

[orchid elbow]

oh shit

[thorny igloo]

i mean i know OOP and some other methods of modules

[orchid elbow]

ur not the guy

[thorny igloo]

wtdym

[orchid elbow]

bro

[thorny igloo]

oh alr

anyways

[orchid elbow]

u have the same color as this other guy

[thorny igloo]

oh who?

[thorny igloo]

i want you to try using functions in modules to make something idk

[thorny igloo]

oh alr

[orchid elbow]

• u also in that thread

with that door

mbmb

[thorny igloo]

yea

i'm js bored

and got nothing to do

so i'm gon' be hyper active on this scripting help channel for no resaon

reason*

[rancid crest]

my post got completely ghosted

how does it FEEL

[noble harbor]

sorry bro got nothing on datastores

[rancid crest]

guess nobody got shit on it 😭

[sonic tide]

you spoke too soon buddy

[rancid crest]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-scared-gif-27466237

[abstract star]

If you can’t progress to more advanced scripting, then you should probably look at scripting in a different sense.

I’ve been scripting for a year and a half, and I wouldn’t say that I’m a crazy good scripter, but I would know how to implement the things that you’ve talked about.

One thing that really helped me was the Dev Forum. They provide good documentations on almost everything there, and there are also forums with professionals that u can suggest a problem to.

[thorny igloo]

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[thorny igloo]

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