Coding Roblox Games Made Easy -: The ultimate guide to creating games with Roblox Studio and Luau programming

Coding Roblox Games Made Easy, 2nd edition provides a foundation for building 3 games in Roblox, from simple obstacle courses to multiplayer games. It covers Luau programming, game systems, physics manipulation, and more, and includes an exclusive invite to join the online Roblox game development community.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 253 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2022
Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited

Roblox is a vast entertainment platform that allows both playing and creating games. With over 200 million monthly active users, Roblox has enabled new and experienced developers to create successful games, often called experiences, that can be played globally at no cost. Coding Roblox Games Made Easy, 2nd edition builds a solid foundation of concepts you need to embark on the journey of building 3 games in Roblox in an increasing order of complexity. Create obstacles and traps for an Obby and overcome them to win the game alongside other players and earn rewards. In the next game, manage player avatars, their weapons, a battlefield, add programming logic for the players to find their weapons and fight, with a reward for the last player standing. Take your game development skills to another level, building a multi-player game. Add a timer for players to locate items to escape while Granny hunts for each player to eliminate all of them before the time ends. Finally, you'll delve into the logistics of game production, focusing on optimizing your games' performance by implementing impressive mechanics, monetization, and marketing practices. We also discuss how the metaverse is set to change the dynamics of user experience and what the future holds for Roblox game developers.

Get up and running with Roblox environment and Luau programming basics to build and share your games!

Includes an exclusive invite to join the online Roblox game development community!

Key Features:

Begin coding in Luau: build player avatars, battlefields, game physics, countdown timers, and more!

Learn tips, tricks, best practices, and advanced Roblox coding techniques for game creation!

Join the Roblox coding book club to discuss queries, provide solutions, and ask Zander for advice on Roblox gaming!

Book Description:

Roblox is a huge entertainment platform like no other for both playing and creating games. With over 200 million monthly active users, Roblox has enabled new and experienced developers to create successful games, often called experiences, that can be played globally at no cost.

Coding Roblox Games Made Easy, 2nd edition builds a solid foundation of concepts you need to embark on the journey of building 3 games in Roblox in an increasing order of complexity.

Create obstacles and traps for an Obby and overcome them to win the game alongside other players and earn rewards.

In the next game, manage player avatars, their weapons, a battlefield, add programming logic for the players to find their weapons and fight, with a reward for the last player standing.

Take your game development skills to another level, building a multi-player game. Add a timer for players to locate items to escape while Granny hunts for each player to eliminate all of them before the time ends.

Finally, you'll delve into the logistics of game production, focusing on optimizing your games' performance by implementing impressive mechanics, monetization, and marketing practices.

We also discuss how the metaverse is set to change the dynamics of user experience and what the future holds for Roblox game developers.

Let's embark on this exciting journey of game development with Coding Roblox Games Made Easy, 2nd edition!

Dimension: 93 x 75 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803234670
Edition number: 2 Revised edition