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Re: What is the best way to start learning ROBLOX Lua?

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Exilationz is not online. Exilationz
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29 Sep 2017 10:54 AM
I am completely new to this. Any suggestions?




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TheFishToucher is not online. TheFishToucher
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29 Sep 2017 10:56 AM
scrape through old models for tiny pieces of code that might be useful if you're really lucky

or, if you're up for a real challenge, you could try the wiki
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Mokuteki is not online. Mokuteki
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29 Sep 2017 10:56 AM
Wiki, I wish people stopped asking this.
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Exilationz is not online. Exilationz
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29 Sep 2017 10:56 AM
Alot of people say the wiki is useless tho.


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Mokuteki is not online. Mokuteki
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29 Sep 2017 10:57 AM
No its not if you can actually read.
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Exilationz is not online. Exilationz
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29 Sep 2017 10:57 AM
I'll give it a try, thank you.


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rpgshooter12 is not online. rpgshooter12
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29 Sep 2017 11:02 AM
start bu making a tycoon a simple one try with some kits learn the code and also be very open to more ways on scripting but never AND I SAY THIS off of personal work DONT READ THE wiki or manual i got a headache off of it, it hurt




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Mokuteki is not online. Mokuteki
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29 Sep 2017 11:11 AM
^dont do that. I learned lua straight through wiki. So did all of the devs i know. Its easy and tells you everything you have to know . If you cant learn from wiki then basically you cant become a scripter lol. No one learns fom YouTube and no one learns from free models. You learn from trial and error and if you arent ready to spend hours to get something to work then dont try to be a scripter.
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TheFishToucher is not online. TheFishToucher
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29 Sep 2017 11:13 AM
"If you cant learn from wiki then basically you cant become a scripter lol. No one learns fom YouTube and no one learns from free models. You learn from trial and error and if you arent ready to spend hours to get something to work then dont try to be a scripter."

learnt most of the basics going through old models after having no hope with the wiki, still now if one of them had to be removed, i would rather have the free models
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Mokuteki is not online. Mokuteki
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29 Sep 2017 11:14 AM
Lol i bet any ammount of money a person who learns through wiki can script 10x better than youtube and free models.
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TheFishToucher is not online. TheFishToucher
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29 Sep 2017 11:17 AM
"Lol i bet any ammount of money a person who learns through wiki can script 10x better than youtube and free models."

i would think so too. the sheer tenacity and mental strength someone would need to actually get through that hellhole without jumping out a window would require someone pretty naturally incredible.
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Diegurzio123 is not online. Diegurzio123
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29 Sep 2017 11:19 AM
youtube can help you to learn the basics

free models can help you to learn things that are not much used by devs

wiki can help you when you know what the words in there mean




everything works. if you dont know anything about scripting, ill recommend you to go to youtube. between free models and wiki, i prefer wiki, but hey its your opinion. some people learn science better than history and some people learn history better than science.


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Diegurzio123 is not online. Diegurzio123
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29 Sep 2017 11:20 AM
i dont know what i just said


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Mokuteki is not online. Mokuteki
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29 Sep 2017 11:21 AM
Not really, it explains everything youll ever need to know. The problem people have is understanding the english language. Maybe its just me idk but iv never had a hard time understanding the wiki, except when I first started. All it took was a little effort and everythijg started to make sense. People call the wiki a hellhole because they wanna script, but notmput effort in. Thats like saying you wanna play guitar, but dont wanna take the time to learn how to read music or play the instrument.
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TheFishToucher is not online. TheFishToucher
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29 Sep 2017 11:22 AM
"wiki can help you when you know what the words in there mean"

from my experience with the wiki it seemed the beginner's guide was aimed at someone with about 20 years experience programming in 10 other languages.
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kabirifarhan03 is not online. kabirifarhan03
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29 Sep 2017 11:25 AM
Can anyone be my teacher for scripting please I script but i am not good at it. I need a guru.


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Mokuteki is not online. Mokuteki
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29 Sep 2017 11:29 AM
Ight if the wiki is so hard or bad, how would you learn something such as creating s pathfinding module that lets the npc walk into a store and buy clothes using currency that shows on a gui for you. The answer you couldn't lol. How would you learn that with wiki you would look around all the topics that involved pathfinding, npc, gui and then connect the things that go together. After that its trial and error. Of course if your base knowledge is good enough then you would skip that first part and just trail and error.
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TheFishToucher is not online. TheFishToucher
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29 Sep 2017 11:34 AM
for me i find the wiki slightly more helpful at a higher level, i more meant i found it terrible when i was new, although i still find it not that great now. things such as pathfinding, i would just make it myself, i've heard roblox's pathfinding is terrible. i much prefer to make intelligence related things by hand.
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GNUnotUNIX is not online. GNUnotUNIX
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29 Sep 2017 11:56 AM
I learned from youtube to get the basics but then moved on to the wiki.
I'd suggest watching PeasFactory if this is your first programming language because that'll be easier than reading the wiki.

But once you completed his tutorials, go read the wiki!
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JarodOfOrbiter is not online. JarodOfOrbiter
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29 Sep 2017 12:05 PM
lol watching the argument
I was writing dozens of scripts trying to get them to work before I even learned how to run scripts. All these wiki tutorials I used, all of the documentation I careened through. It took me three weeks of writing scripts daily before I figured out how to even run them. I figured it out by watching one of StickmasterLuke's videos (which no longer exist) for the sole reason of learning how to run them. I never watched another video, and I skipped most of that one too. I couldn't stand videos.

The wiki is the best source, if you have the dedication and patience.


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LlamaKiddo is not online. LlamaKiddo
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29 Sep 2017 12:10 PM
my own cool kid guide: https://forum.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=225408678
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JarodOfOrbiter is not online. JarodOfOrbiter
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29 Sep 2017 12:14 PM
Here's a good one for people who expect a straightforward answer:
https://forum.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=63028895


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Skylake_X is not online. Skylake_X
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29 Sep 2017 12:35 PM
i learned from peasfactory's tutorials :l


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bluewmaskw is online. bluewmaskw
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29 Sep 2017 01:41 PM
whats the link for the wiki? xD

I cant find it in google explorer
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