Getting Started with Roblox Development

Introduction

Welcome to Roblox development! This guide will help you take your first steps into creating your own games. We'll cover the basics of setting up your workspace and writing your first scripts.

Installing Roblox Studio

1. Go to create.roblox.com
2. Click "Start Creating"
3. Follow the installation steps
4. Sign in with your Roblox account

Creating Your First Place

Let's create a simple place to work in:

1. Open Roblox Studio
2. Click "New"
3. Select "Baseplate" template

Understanding the Interface

Roblox Studio has several important windows:

ExplorerPropertiesToolbox

The Explorer shows all objects in your game:

•Workspace: Where physical objects live

•ReplicatedStorage: Shared code/assets

•ServerScriptService: Server-side code

•StarterPlayer: What players start with

View

The Explorer and Properties windows are shown by default. To show or hide these windows, click their corresponding buttons in the View tab:

Output

The Output window displays important information like print statements, warnings, and error messages from your game. To open it, go to the View tab in the top menu bar and click "Output".

Introduction to Scripting

Scripting is an essential part of Roblox development. You cannot make a game in Roblox without scripting. Roblox uses Luau, a modified version of Lua, which is easy to learn like most high-level programming languages.

Adding Scripts

To create a script:

1. Find the object you want to add a script to in the Explorer window (like ServerScriptService)
2. Click the + icon next to the object
3. Select "Script"
   
   
   
   

Printing

The print() function is a Lua global function primarily used for debugging. When called in Studio, it displays messages in the Output window. Let's try printing the sum of two numbers:

You can see the result "36" appear in the Output window.

Common Issues

Thanks for reading! Keep practicing and you'll get the hang of it.

Written by @notlmutsaersaaaa