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Re: GAME SERVER : Detecting if Xbox one or Regular PC/Mobile.

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Scriptulus is not online. Scriptulus
Joined: 05 Jul 2013
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13 Jan 2017 12:02 PM
Hey, i would like to know if theres any way to know if the current game server is xbox one or PC.


I dont want to use primitive caveman methods such as detecting the first player's input system ( checking if he has a gamepad ) because he could be on a PC and that would ruin the server if others are on PC.



No, i wont make a separate game for xbox, if its not possible, just say so, but please dont say anything if you're not 100% sure.
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Soybeen is not online. Soybeen
Joined: 17 Feb 2010
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13 Jan 2017 12:04 PM
I don't think servers discriminate.


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Soybeen is not online. Soybeen
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13 Jan 2017 12:05 PM
I know they don't.
It's not caveman to detect what the first player is running on and "restrict" the server from people on other devices. This is Roblox.



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Scriptulus is not online. Scriptulus
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13 Jan 2017 12:24 PM
@Soybeen

Just because Roblox is in a prehistoric state doesn't change the fact that its caveman technology.



Guess ill have to adapt the game to be the same for PC and Xbox, only changing player-side UI....



If any mod see this, Please, tell some higher ups about this.
It sounds ridiculously easy to give us some bool value to know this important data.
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Soybeen is not online. Soybeen
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13 Jan 2017 12:25 PM
It's really more than you or I could do and you have to respect that. There's always "another way" to do what you need.

Plus, I said yes, you can detect the first player and determine the server's platform orientation dependent on that.


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Scriptulus is not online. Scriptulus
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13 Jan 2017 12:26 PM
The issue pretty much reminds me of mobile game design.

I was fully into mobile game dev seeing as nobody else was making mobile games.
Then i figured, Nobody else is making mobile games, therefore roblox doesnt care to push updates for it.

Therefore nobody makes mobile games.
Therefore, roblox doesnt want to update mobile.
Therefore nobody makes mobile games.
Therefore, roblox doesnt want to update mobile.
Therefore nobody makes mobile games.
Therefore, roblox doesnt want to update mobile.
Therefore nobody makes mobile games.
Therefore, roblox doesnt want to update mobile.

Its a viscious circle.
Please remember that xbox and mobile users also have wallets you can get your hands into, wouldnt y'all want more games for those?
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Soybeen is not online. Soybeen
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13 Jan 2017 12:27 PM
if game:GetService("UserInputService").TouchEnabled == true then
print("stop whining for a bool")
end


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Scriptulus is not online. Scriptulus
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13 Jan 2017 12:27 PM
@Soybeen yeah im pretty sure i made that clear on the first post.

Its obvious this is not only primitive, but can cause potential problems.





But i remember ya now, i wouldn't be surprised you're so eager to botch your work lol.
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Soybeen is not online. Soybeen
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13 Jan 2017 12:28 PM
Furthermore, Roblox is already well established on those markets, console and mobile are overtaking PC, I don't know where you're getting your notions from, but just go watch David Baszucki's RDC 2016 speech.

Isn't Roblox also like 21 on the appstore? lol


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Scriptulus is not online. Scriptulus
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13 Jan 2017 12:34 PM
Its popular on both the appstore and xbox one.

However, some updates take much longer than PC to appear on Mobile and Xbox ( And that is, without any warning. I've had issues where i used the new custom Reset button logic , and it didnt work on mobile, but there was no warning of it. Hard to figure out why my script broke )



Xbox games are a joke.

They're all conversions of existing games. They were never meant to be xbox games.
3rdPerson roblox on xbox is just bad. Its bad, thats all.


The Select button used to nagivate through GUI is nice, except its overused.
It SHOULDNT be used. Nobody cares to redesign UI.
It should only be there as last resort , or for testing purposes.



Tl;Dr

Xbox one front page games are dirty.
Saw like 2 games that had proper xbox adapt, which included Tiny tanks , known for its ridiculously annoying ticking sound.
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Soybeen is not online. Soybeen
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13 Jan 2017 12:37 PM
Roblox wouldn't do it if it weren't profitable. If there's one thing I trust them with, it's that ideology.
That means people are playing, and paying.

It's atypical of Mobile and XBox versions to be far separated from PC to the point of unplayability, and some discrepancy is to be expected.


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AvatarAang400 is not online. AvatarAang400
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13 Jan 2017 12:42 PM
Yeah, PC is the definitive version. The Xbox and mobile versions are just versions you can play if you don't have any access to a PC for whatever reason.


Papa bless
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Scriptulus is not online. Scriptulus
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13 Jan 2017 12:43 PM
Its also worth noting that Xbox one and Mobile have the most normie kids.

Kids these days dont own PCs anymore. Those who do are often a little smarter, which applies when comes time to spend.



Ipad kids and xbox one are much more likely to buy robux than anyone else, however it must not be the case due to the lack of great games.




https://www.roblox.com/games/137885680/Zombie-Rush
https://www.roblox.com/games/428114181/Azure-Mines
https://www.roblox.com/games/248409235/Cube-Eat-Cube
(Cube eats cube is very popular on mobile due to easy controls. Its not like people WANT to play this, theres nothing else)

Here are exemples of front page xbox games.
Lets just say if i was a kid, i wouldn't be begging mamma to buy Robux for this stuff.
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AvatarAang400 is not online. AvatarAang400
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13 Jan 2017 01:30 PM
Honestly it's sad that people are content with playing things like that these days.


Papa bless
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StrongNuclear is not online. StrongNuclear
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13 Jan 2017 02:20 PM

I do wish they added greater support for other platforms, developing for mobile and Pc right now. Experiencing many problems with mobile side.
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