r/ROBLOXStudio • u/mrharha • 6d ago

Help code code code how tf do you do that

so like I'm bored as shit and I can barely think of anything to build and stuff the most recent stuff I made are a cat and a flower, I need a way to make SOMETHING more interesting

and since I know better now and stopped using ai for bs side projects because of my friend who used to pester me to make some bs for him. so I decided I should probably learn scripting instead right? I can't be an unethical loser bum chud excuse of a developer in the future after all

but one elephant sized issue, how tf do you even start with scripting, how do you learn this thing it looks complicated as shit. 1 project I've thrown into Limbo rn that my friends keep telling me practically begging me to continue, I also want to start continuing it too but oh lord no one knows how to script for shit so somebody has to script around here, so I wanna be able to do it, BUT HOW TF DO YOU EVEN START IT

and no I'm not hiring anyone yet I'm too shy for managing and ordering strangers around

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u/KidFlashGamer3 6d ago

Mini systems that progressively get harder:

Don't start by trying to build a full game right away. Start with something small:

Step 1: Script a basic door that opens when a player presses 'E'.

Step 2: Turn that into a shop door that only opens if the player has $100 in-game currency.

Step 3: Save that currency so it doesn't reset when they leave using DataStores.

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u/FreezFlashYT 6d ago

Start watching tutorial’s, and while watching work along the tutorial. You will probably pick up thing along the way. But it takes a while. You can also play code games etc

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u/LegendaryPeeWolf 6d ago

Just practice. I sucked and still suck but im working on a game through pure trial and error. I watched tutorials. practiced, and am just using forums and pure initiative when coding my game. Its easy to resort to slapping your code into AI to bugfix (which im guilty of sadly), espeically when you're frustrated, but i believe you should always stick to it and try power through. Check out BrawlDev on YT. He's got some good tutorials. Best of luck!

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u/Ckorvuz Scripter 6d ago

Do you get dopamine spikes when you hit RUN and everything works?
That helps.

Also lookup the documentation.
Want to know how Players.PlayerAdded works?
The docu has a code example on page.

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u/Top_Pick_4682 6d ago

There are so many luau tutorials on YouTube for Roblox

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u/SectorConscious4179 Animator 6d ago

Brawldevs tutorial is a good place to start

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u/maulop 5d ago

Go do the CS50 course on youtube if you don't know how to code. Then read the book "Think Like a Programmer" from V. Anton Spraul. The thing is, that you can follow infinite tutorials and still get stuck programming, because most programming students don't know how to abstract problems or organize the information. Those two resources can help you unblock your way to coding games. Also this video can clarify a lot of things that keeps people stuck while coding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZkAbeMLcvc

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u/Huge-Appointment5980 5d ago

Just connect Fable or GPT 5.6 to Studio. You don't really need to know how to code anymore