Roblox Game Design

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• ☰ 1 Introduction to Roblox & Game Design Basics
  • ☰ 1.1 Introduction to Roblox
    • ☰ 1.1.1 What is Roblox
    • ☰ 1.1.2 How Roblox games work
    • ☰ 1.1.3 Examples of successful Roblox games
    • ☰ 1.1.4 Installing and navigating Roblox Studio
    • ☰ 1.1.5 Understanding the Roblox ecosystem
  • ☰ 1.2 Introduction to Game Design
    • ☰ 1.2.1 What makes a game fun
    • ☰ 1.2.2 Core game loops
    • ☰ 1.2.3 Player motivation
    • ☰ 1.2.4 Game genres on Roblox
    • ☰ 1.2.5 Single-player vs multiplayer design
  • ☰ 1.3 Getting Started with Roblox Studio
    • ☰ 1.3.1 The interface (Explorer, Properties, Toolbox)
    • ☰ 1.3.2 Parts and basic objects
    • ☰ 1.3.3 Moving, scaling, rotating objects
    • ☰ 1.3.4 Anchoring and collisions
    • ☰ 1.3.5 Basic lighting
• ☰ 2 Lua Programming Fundamentals
  • ☰ 2.1 Introduction to Lua
    • ☰ 2.1.1 What is Lua
    • ☰ 2.1.2 Variables
    • ☰ 2.1.3 Data types
    • ☰ 2.1.4 Tables
    • ☰ 2.1.5 Comments and good coding style
  • ☰ 2.2 Control Structures
    • ☰ 2.2.1 If statements
    • ☰ 2.2.2 Loops (for, while)
    • ☰ 2.2.3 Functions
    • ☰ 2.2.4 Scope
  • ☰ 2.3 Roblox-Specific Scripting
    • ☰ 2.3.1 Scripts vs LocalScripts
    • ☰ 2.3.2 The Workspace
    • ☰ 2.3.3 Events (Touched, Clicked)
    • ☰ 2.3.4 Connecting functions to events
• ☰ 3 Building Your First Game
  • ☰ 3.1 Creating a Simple Obby (Obstacle Course)
    • ☰ 3.1.1 Designing levels
    • ☰ 3.1.2 Kill bricks
    • ☰ 3.1.3 Checkpoints
    • ☰ 3.1.4 Spawn points
    • ☰ 3.1.5 Win conditions
  • ☰ 3.2 Adding UI
    • ☰ 3.2.1 ScreenGui
    • ☰ 3.2.2 Buttons
    • ☰ 3.2.3 Text labels
    • ☰ 3.2.4 Updating UI with scripts
    • ☰ 3.2.5 Creating a main menu
• ☰ 4 Game Systems & Mechanics
  • ☰ 4.1 Player Systems
    • ☰ 4.1.1 Health system
    • ☰ 4.1.2 Damage system
    • ☰ 4.1.3 Leaderboards
    • ☰ 4.1.4 Player stats
    • ☰ 4.1.5 Saving player data (DataStore)
  • ☰ 4.2 Game Mechanics
    • ☰ 4.2.1 Coins and collectibles
    • ☰ 4.2.2 Shop system
    • ☰ 4.2.3 Inventory system
    • ☰ 4.2.4 Tool system
    • ☰ 4.2.5 Power-ups
  • ☰ 4.3 Multiplayer Mechanics
    • ☰ 4.3.1 RemoteEvents
    • ☰ 4.3.2 Server vs client
    • ☰ 4.3.3 Preventing exploits
    • ☰ 4.3.4 Synchronizing players
• ☰ 5 Advanced Game Design
  • ☰ 5.1 Combat Systems
    • ☰ 5.1.1 Melee combat
    • ☰ 5.1.2 Ranged combat
    • ☰ 5.1.3 Animations
    • ☰ 5.1.4 Cooldowns
    • ☰ 5.1.5 Hit detection
  • ☰ 5.2 Advanced UI & UX
    • ☰ 5.2.1 Polished menus
    • ☰ 5.2.2 Animations in UI
    • ☰ 5.2.3 Sound design
    • ☰ 5.2.4 Feedback systems
  • ☰ 5.3 Monetization
    • ☰ 5.3.1 Game passes
    • ☰ 5.3.2 Developer products
    • ☰ 5.3.3 In-game currency
    • ☰ 5.3.4 Ethical monetization
• ☰ 6 Polish, Optimization & Publishing
  • ☰ 6.1 Optimization
    • ☰ 6.1.1 Reducing lag
    • ☰ 6.1.2 Script optimization
    • ☰ 6.1.3 Asset management
    • ☰ 6.1.4 Performance testing
  • ☰ 6.2 Testing & Debugging
    • ☰ 6.2.1 Common scripting errors
    • ☰ 6.2.2 Using output window
    • ☰ 6.2.3 Play testing strategies
  • ☰ 6.3 Publishing Your Game
    • ☰ 6.3.1 Game settings
    • ☰ 6.3.2 Thumbnails and icons
    • ☰ 6.3.3 Writing descriptions
    • ☰ 6.3.4 Updating your game
• ☰ 7 Capstone Projects
  • ☰ 7.1 Obby Game Project
    • ☰ 7.1.1 Build a complete obstacle course game
  • ☰ 7.2 Simulator Game Project
    • ☰ 7.2.1 Create a clicker or simulator-style game
  • ☰ 7.3 Multiplayer Combat Game Project
    • ☰ 7.3.1 Build a small PvP arena game
• ☰ 8 Bonus Topics
  • ☰ 8.1 Building a Tycoon Game
  • ☰ 8.2 Building a Tower Defense Game
  • ☰ 8.3 Creating Custom Animations
  • ☰ 8.4 Scripting NPC AI
  • ☰ 8.5 Advanced Physics Systems