Roblox Lua Scripting Essentials A Step-by-Step Guide
Embark on a transformative journey through the exciting world of Roblox Lua scripting with this comprehensive hands-on guide. Tailored to game developers, both seasoned and new, this book serves as your roadmap to mastering the art and science of Lua scripting within the dynamic Roblox Studio enviro...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley, CA :
Apress
2023.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2023. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009786707306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewer
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- What Does This Book Require?
- About Lua
- Installing Roblox Studio
- Roblox Studio Templates
- Exploring Roblox Studio's Editor
- Scene View: Camera Movement
- View Selector
- Setting Up the Coding Workspace
- Creating Your First Lua Script
- Saving and Publishing Your Project
- Reopening Your Project
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Working with Parts
- Part Primitives
- The Transform
- Pitch, Yaw, and Roll
- Global vs. Local Coordinate Space
- Translating (Moving) a Part
- Scaling a Part
- Rotating a Part
- Studs: Roblox Unit of Measurement
- Translation Snapping
- Rotation Snapping
- Collisions
- Anchoring Objects
- Commenting Your Code
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Variables, Scope, Arrays, Operators, and Conditionals
- Basic Lua Data Types
- Variables and Literals
- Naming Variables in Lua
- Variable Declaration and Initialization
- Variable Scope
- Tables, Arrays, and Dictionaries
- Creating an Array
- Two-Dimensional Array
- Creating a Dictionary
- Operators (Unary/Binary) and Operands
- Assignment Operator
- Arithmetic Operators
- Compound Assignment Operators
- Relational Operators
- Length Unary Operator
- Concatenation Operator
- String Coercion
- Escape Sequences
- Conditionals
- Logical Operators
- Operator Precedence and Using Parentheses
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Loops
- While Loops
- Infinite Loops
- Repeat…Until Loop
- Numeric For Loop
- Generic For Loops
- Nested Loops
- Breaking Out of a Loop
- Continue Statement of a Loop
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Objects, Data Types, and Properties
- Roblox Parts and Objects
- Object Hierarchy Navigation
- Roblox (Luau) Additional Data Types
- Manipulating Parts: Vector3 Data Type.
- Changing the Position of a Part
- Scaling a Part Using Multiplication
- Moving a Part Using Lerp
- Computing Distance Between Parts
- Manipulating Parts: Cframe Data Type
- Offsetting a Part
- Rotating a Part
- Moving a Part in a Specific Direction
- Part Rotation to Face Another Part - (1)
- Part Rotation to Face Another Part - (2)
- Parenting a Part to Another Part
- Color3 Data Type
- Instance Data Type
- Enum Data Type
- Random Data Type
- Properties of Parts (Objects)
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Functions and Events
- Functions
- Invoking a Function
- Function Parameters
- Function Return Values
- An Arbitrary Number of Parameters
- Anonymous Functions
- Events
- Touched Event
- Changed Event
- ClickDetector.MouseClick Event
- MouseButton1Click Event
- PlayerAdded Event
- ChildAdded and DescendantAdded Events
- Other Miscellaneous Event
- Event-Driven Programming
- Script vs. LocalScript
- BindableEvent
- RemoteEvent
- RemoteFunction
- BindableFunction vs. RemoteFunction
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Roblox Services
- Roblox Services
- Workspace Service
- ReplicatedStorage Service
- Players Service
- UserInputService
- Tween Service
- ProximityPrompt Service
- RunService
- SoundService
- Lighting Service
- ContextActionService
- TeamsService
- TeleportService
- PhysicsService
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Task Library and Module Scripts
- Threading in Roblox Luau
- Task Library and Threading
- The Task.delay(time, function) Method
- The Task.spawn(function) Method
- The Task.wait(seconds) Method
- The Task.defer(function) Method
- The Task.cancel() Method
- Module Scripts
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Understanding Players, Characters, and Humanoids in Roblox
- The Roblox Player
- Player Properties, Methods, and Events
- Connection to Characters
- Common Use Cases
- The Roblox Character.
- Character Components and Design
- Character Properties, Methods, and Events
- Character and Humanoid Relationship
- Common Use Cases
- The Roblox Humanoid
- Humanoid Properties, Methods, and Events
- Integration with the Character and Player
- Common Use Cases
- Hierarchy Structure
- Relationships: Player, Character, and Humanoid
- Summary
- Chapter 10: Raycasting
- Definition and Purpose of Raycasting
- Common Applications in Game Development
- Overview of Raycasting in Roblox
- The Ray Object
- Basic Raycasting
- Calculating Intersection Points
- Raycasting with Filtering
- Creating a Proximity Sensor for NPCs
- Pathfinding in Roblox
- Summary
- Chapter 11: Tables and Object-Oriented Programming
- Tables
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Encapsulation
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Abstraction
- Meta-Tables
- __index
- __newindex
- Classes
- Summary
- Afterword
- Index.
