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Mastering Roblox Coding

By : Mark Kiepe
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Mastering Roblox Coding

By: Mark Kiepe

Overview of this book

Roblox is a game platform with over 47 million daily active users. Something unique to Roblox is that you’re playing games made by other gamers! This means that you can make your own games, even if you have no experience. In addition, Roblox provides a free engine that allows you to create and publish a simple game in less than five minutes and get paid while at it. Most Roblox games require programming. This book starts with the basics of programming in Roblox Luau. Each chapter builds on the previous one, which eventually results in you mastering programming concepts in Lua. Next, the book teaches you complex technologies that you can implement in your game. Each concept is explained clearly and uses simple examples that show you how the technology is being used. This book contains additional exercises for you to experiment with the concepts you’ve learned. Using best practices, you will understand how to write and build complex systems such as databases, user input controls, and all device user interfaces. In addition, you will learn how to build an entire game from scratch. By the end of this book, you will be able to program complex systems in Roblox from the ground up by learning how to write code using Luau and create optimized code.

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Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Preface
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
To get the most out of this book
Download the example code files
Code in Action
Download the color images
Conventions used
Get in touch
Share Your Thoughts
1
Part 1: Start Programming with Roblox
Part 1: Start Programming with Roblox
Free Chapter
2
Chapter 1: Getting Up to Speed with Roblox and Luau Basics
Chapter 1: Getting Up to Speed with Roblox and Luau Basics
Technical requirements
Understanding Roblox and Luau
Understanding and using data types in Luau
Using conditionals
Understanding scopes
Exercise 1.1 – Changing properties on a part
Exercise 1.2 – Police system part I
Exercise 1.3 – Understanding a script
Summary
3
Chapter 2: Writing Better Code
Chapter 2: Writing Better Code
Technical requirements
Using functions
Storing data types in tables
Programming loops
Using modules
Exercise 2.1 – simple elevator
Exercise 2.2 – converting loops
Exercise 2.3 – Police System II (difficult)
Summary
4
Chapter 3: Event-Based Programming
Chapter 3: Event-Based Programming
Technical requirements
Introduction to events
Creating custom events
Exercise 3.1 – event-based game
Summary
5
Part 2: Programming Advanced Systems
Part 2: Programming Advanced Systems
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Chapter 4: Securing Your Game
Chapter 4: Securing Your Game
Technical requirements
Understanding the client and server
Using RemoteEvents and RemoteFunctions
Implementing security
Filtering user text
Exercise 4.1: Securing your game
Summary
7
Chapter 5: Optimizing Your Game
Chapter 5: Optimizing Your Game
Technical requirements
Understanding and using StreamingEnabled
Working with animations
Working with tweens
Exercise 5.1 – greeting an NPC
Exercise 5.2 – falling block
Summary
8
Chapter 6: Creating User Interfaces for All Devices
Chapter 6: Creating User Interfaces for All Devices
Technical requirements
Creating GUIs
Testing GUIs
Small UI improvements
Exercise 6.1 – Creating a shop GUI
Summary
9
Chapter 7: Listening to User Input
Chapter 7: Listening to User Input
Technical requirements
Implementing advanced user input
Choosing how to listen to user input
Exercise 7.1 – Eating food
Summary
10
Chapter 8: Building Data Stores
Chapter 8: Building Data Stores
Technical requirements
Introduction to data stores
Writing safer data stores
Working with ordered data stores
Exercise 8.1 – Building and testing data stores
Exercise 8.2 – Simple obby
Summary
11
Chapter 9: Monetizing Your Game
Chapter 9: Monetizing Your Game
Technical requirements
Programming game passes
Implementing developer products
Giving Premium Benefits
Third-party sales
Exercise 9.1 – building a currency system
Summary
12
Part 3: Creating Your Own Simulator Game
Part 3: Creating Your Own Simulator Game
13
Chapter 10: Creating Your Own Simulator Game
Chapter 10: Creating Your Own Simulator Game
Technical requirements
Introduction to the game
Creating data stores
Implementing server scripts
Programming GUIs
Updating your game
Summary
14
Index
Index
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Exercise 2.2 – converting loops

In this exercise, we will convert a functioning while loop into a repeat loop. Both loops are very similar. In the Programming loops section, we explained the difference between both. Take a look at the following code snippet:

local spawnLocation = workspace.SpawnLocation
while true do
    spawnLocation.Orientation += Vector3.new(0, 1, 0)
    task.wait()
end

This code snippet rotates SpawnLocation in the Workspace. Feel free to run this script before you convert it.

Exercise:

  • Convert the preceding code snippet into a repeat loop.
  • What is different about the condition of the repeat loop compared to the while loop, and why?

Play the game and make sure the spawn location rotates. If the Output frame displays any errors, try to fix them. An example answer to this exercise can be found on the GitHub page for this book:

https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Mastering-Roblox-Coding/tree/main/Exercises

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