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The Ultimate Roblox Game Building Cookbook

By : Taylor Field-Draper
Book Image

The Ultimate Roblox Game Building Cookbook

By: Taylor Field-Draper

Overview of this book

Roblox is a massively popular online gaming platform, but it can be challenging to maneuver for beginners who don’t know where to start, as well as seasoned developers who tend to struggle with limited scripting tools that make transitioning from other platforms such as Unity more difficult. The Ultimate Roblox Game Building Cookbook is an invaluable asset for any Roblox developer looking to take their skills to the next level. With a wide range of recipes, this Roblox book covers everything from the basics of game development on the platform to advanced techniques for creating immersive experiences. As you progress through the chapters, you'll gain a deep understanding of the proper workflow and building methods that will enable you to create extraordinary virtual worlds. You'll gain insights into creating complex game mechanics, such as multiplayer games, working with textures, and special effects in games. This cookbook will also provide you with tips from top Roblox developers, as well as valuable guidance on how to monetize your games and stay up to date with the latest trends in the Roblox development community. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained a comprehensive understanding of Roblox game development and design.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Paid access

On Roblox, a large number of games are released in their early alpha or beta stages as a paid-access experience. This is good for two main reasons. First, you’re able to generate passive revenue to further fund the development of the project. Secondly, it allows us to filter how many people are entering the experience, which allows us to easily monitor the state of the game and feedback from the players. If something critical comes up, or you realize players don’t enjoy certain things, it’s easy to fix it now before you go through with an official game launch, which may end in bad user experiences and players not returning. Through this recipe, we will look at the steps for setting up paid access as well as some tips for pricing it.

How to do it…

We will start by opening Roblox Studio and navigating to the Game Settings menu where we will then set the game to Public and then enable paid access, setting our desired price. To begin, follow...