Coding with Roblox Lua in 24 Hours
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Coding with Roblox Lua in 24 Hours: The Official Roblox Guide

Coding with Roblox Lua in 24 Hours: The Official Roblox Guide


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In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Coding with Roblox Lua in 24 Hours: The Official Roblox Guide helps you learn all the skills and techniques you'll need to code your own Roblox games. Perfect for beginners, each short and easy lesson builds upon everything that's come before, helping you quickly master the essentials of Lua programming. Step-by-step instructions walk you through common questions, issues, and tasks Q&As, Quizzes, and Exercises build and test your knowledge 'Did You Know?' tips offer insider advice and shortcuts 'Watch Out!' alerts help you avoid pitfalls Coding with Roblox Lua in 24 Hours covers all this, and much more: Learn Code with properties, variables, functions, if/then statements, and loops Organise information using arrays and dictionaries Work with events to make things move, explode, count down, and do whatever you can imagine Keep your code manageable with abstractions and object-oriented programming Store data permanently to create leaderboards, inventories, and custom currency Use raycasting to allow visitors to place their own objects, such as furniture and props, within your world Samples Preview sample pages from Coding with Roblox Lua in 24 Hours: The Official Roblox Guide >

Table of Contents:
Hour 1: Coding Your First Project Hour 2: Properties and Variables Hour 3: Creating and Using Functions Hour 4: Working with Parameters and Arguments Hour 5: Conditional Structures Hour 6: Debouncing and Debugging Hour 7: while Loops Hour 8: for Loops Hour 9: Working with Arrays Hour 10: Working with Dictionaries Hour 11: Client Versus Server Hour 12: Remote Events: One-Way Communication Hour 13: Using ModuleScripts Hour 14: Coding in 3D World Space Hour 15: Smoothly Animating Objects Hour 16: Solving Problems with Algorithms Hour 17: Saving Data Hour 18: Creating a Game Loop Hour 19: Monetization: One-Time Purchases Hour 20: Object-Oriented Programming Hour 21: Inheritance Hour 22: Raycasting Hour 23: Plopping Objects in an Experience: Part 1 Hour 24: Plopping Objects in an Experience: Part 2 Appendix A: Roblox Basics

About the Author :
Roblox's mission is to bring the world together through play. Roblox enables anyone to imagine, create, and have fun with friends as they explore millions of immersive 3D experiences, all built by a global community of developers. Roblox is powered by a global community of more than 2 million developers who produce their own immersive multiplayer experiences using Roblox Studio, Roblox's intuitive desktop design tool. Roblox is ranked as one of the top online entertainment platforms for audiences under the age of 18 based on average monthly visits and time spent (ComScore).


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780136829287
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Addison Wesley
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Official Roblox Guide
  • ISBN-10: 0136829287
  • Publisher Date: 13 Jan 2022
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 384


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