This script manages a teleportation system in a Roblox game,...

March 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM

local Players = game:GetService("Players") -- The players service
local TeleportService = game:GetService("TeleportService") -- the service to teleport the players to another place

local lobby = {}

local door = PathToDoor -- This is an example variable meant to be the door
local platform = PathToPlatform -- This is an example variable meant to be the platform
local button = PathToButton:FindFirstChildOfClass("ClickDetector") -- This is an example variable meant to be the buttons Click Detector

button.MouseClick:Connect(function(playerInstance)
    local check = table.find(lobby, playerInstance)
    if check then
        table.remove(lobby, playerInstance)

        hit.Parent:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CframeOutsideLobby) -- The cframe that is not on the platform
    end
end)

door.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
    local check = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
    if check and #lobby < 3 then
        table.insert(lobby, check)

        hit.Parent:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(platform.CFrame + Vector3.new(0,4,0))

        if #lobby == 3 then
            TeleportService:TeleportAsync(examplePlaceId, lobby) -- The place ID of the game you want to teleport the players to
        end
    end
end)

This script manages a teleportation system in a Roblox game, allowing players to teleport to another "place" only if certain conditions are met.

Here's what each part of the script does:

1. Initialization:

The script retrieves and stores references to:
- Players: The Roblox Players service, which manages all the players in the game.
- TeleportService: The Roblox service that allows teleporting players between different places in a game.
Empty lobby table: Used to keep track of players interacting with the system.
Variables door, platform, and button:
- Intended to represent the interactive objects in the game (e.g., a teleportation door, a platform where players stand, and a clickable button).

2. Player Interaction with the Button:

button.MouseClick:Connect(function(playerInstance)

Listens for when a player clicks the button linked to a ClickDetector (a Roblox object that detects mouse clicks).
Inside this function:
- The system checks whether the player is in the lobby using table.find.
- If the player is found in the lobby:
  - The player is removed from the lobby.
  - Their character's position is updated using SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CframeOutsideLobby) to place them outside the lobby (this specific CFrame value is not defined in the script, but it represents a position outside the platform).

3. Player Interaction with the Door:

door.Touched:Connect(function(hit)

Listens for when a player's character touches the door.
Inside this function:
- It checks if the object touching the door is a player character (Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter).
- It also ensures the lobby is not full (less than 3 players).
- If conditions are met:
  - Adds the player to the lobby.
  - Moves the player onto the platform by setting their character's position above the platform using SetPrimaryPartCFrame and offsetting it with Vector3.new(0,4,0).
If the lobby reaches 3 players:
- It teleports all players in the lobby to a new "place" specified by examplePlaceId using TeleportService:TeleportAsync.

Summary:

This script creates a teleportation system where up to 3 players can interact with a door to collectively be teleported to a new game place:

Players step on the door to join the lobby if there's room.
If the lobby is full (3 players), they are teleported to another game place.
If they click the button after joining, they are removed from the lobby and placed back outside the teleportation platform.

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