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===Testing the script=== | ===Testing the script=== | ||
To test your fine script, enter any normal ROBLOX place in | To test your fine script, enter any normal ROBLOX place in solo mode (or build mode) so that you can walk around with your character. Open up [[Roblox Studio]] and open the [[Scripting#Fundamentals|Command Bar]]. Type your one-lined wonder in, and hit enter to run it. | ||
'''NOTE: You must open build mode or solo mode from the studio, if you open it from the browser, you will not be able to open the command bar.''' | |||
If your head just disappeared and you heard an "Oughh!" sound because your character just died, then you have succeeded. Your script works. | If your head just disappeared and you heard an "Oughh!" sound because your character just died, then you have succeeded. Your script works. | ||
If your script does not work and nothing happens, expect this to happen a lot. Scripters (and programmers alike) run into the problem of their scripts not doing something right because their code has bugs in it. Not to worry, though - there is [[ | If your script does not work and nothing happens, expect this to happen a lot. Scripters (and programmers alike) run into the problem of their scripts not doing something right because their code has bugs in it. Not to worry, though - there is the [[output]], a key tool that can help you debug your scripts and get them working. | ||
==Setting Values in ROBLOX Lua== | ==Setting Values in ROBLOX Lua== | ||