Variables

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Here we are, Anyways, Welcome to the beginning of the scripting basics guide thingy

Anyways, lets start


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Roblox Studio uses the coding language: Roblox Lua

It is the roblox language used by all games and its a modified version of lua

But anyways, here is the general stuff and dictionary you want to know first before
diving into any kind of coding:

=====| Math Sign |=====
Very important btw

+ = Addition
- = Subtraction
* = Multiplication
/ = Division
% = Modulus (added this since this is not percentage as you may think)

=====| Variables |=====

Variables are the very core of scripting, They hold a value and thats what they do

This is a variable, and below here, you can see that the variable named "Example", stores the value
"nil", nil doesnt mean anything, its basically what is the value given if it doesnt exist or is nothing
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Example = nil

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Variables can store many more variables, including themselves

Think of variables like a small box you can put things in

Here is a small list of stuff
a variable can store

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Integer = 1
--This is an integer variable, it holds a number
Float = 4.2145
--Floats are the same as the one above, except the numbers have multiple decimals
--Integers turn into Floats when you add a decimal to them
String = "text"
--Strings are variables that hold text
Boolean = true
--Booleans are variables that hold true or false values
vector3 = Vector3.new(1,1,1)
--Vectore3 values are values that hold a Vector3, They are commonly used for xyz Positions
color3 = Color3.fromRGB(0,0,255)
--Color3 values are just variables that hold a Color3 in RGB format
Table = {1,2,3}
--Table values hold a table of values, a bit complicated and you shouldnt worry about
--trying to understand what this does until much later

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Here are examples of variables being used
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Coins = 5000
DamageMultiplier = 1.45
DialougeText = "Hello!"

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Along with Variables, you can also use something called print()
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print()

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Print basically prints a value to Outpute (which can be viewed in VIEW >> Output: https://gyazo.com/3c2ad715475c7aceff188a4e861a47ff)

Print can display any variable and combinations of them, The ">" displayed under a print says what
will be printed to Output
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print("Here is some text")
-->Here is some text

print(24 + 20)
-->44

print("First Line")
print("Second Line")
-->First Line
-->Second Line

--Here is something interesting about prints: You can print variables directly
--Here is an example

textToPrint = "Hello!"

print(textToPrint)
-->Hello!

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now lets get into something slightly more complex

For variables, Variables can also store other variables, And Variables can be added or 'fused' together

Example:
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integer1 = 51
integer2 = 23

print(integer1 + integer2)
-->74

int1 = 50
int2 = 40

int3 = int1 + int2 --This sets the value of int3 as the additive of int1 and int2

print(int3)
-->90

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And finally, about Variables, They can be edited and overwritten

Just like a box of items, You can put more stuff in, or take everything out of the box and
put something new in

(except that box can only have one type of thing)

Examples:
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integer = 50
integer = integer + 12 --This is the exact same as 50 + 12, as "integer" has the value 50
--^^^note that you can shorten this with +=,-=,*=,/=, These are the same thing
--example:

value1 = 124
value1 += 50 --Takes value1 and adds 50, then sets value1's value as the new value

--Back to original topic

variable = 125
variable = 275
--This sets the value of "variable" to 275, you can also overwrite it with an entirely new type of value

something = 524
something = "newValue"
--This turns "something" into a string value, a new variable isnt created, just overwritten
--Using the variable named "something" just uses the new value instead

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This should be the basics of variables i think
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