Lesson 3 of 11 · Scripting

Your first script

Scripts are instructions in the Luau language. They run from top to bottom – just like the commands in the code adventure.

What you’ll learn

create a Script in ServerScriptService
write something to the Output with print
tell Script and LocalScript apart

Create a script

In the Explorer, hover over ServerScriptService, click the + and choose Script. An editor opens with one line of example code. Delete it and write your own code.

print: messages to yourself

With print you write text to the Output panel. That way you see what your script is doing – pros use this all the time to find bugs.

-- This script is in ServerScriptService
print("Hello, Roblox!")
print("My game is starting")

Script or LocalScript?

A Script runs on the Roblox server and applies to all players. A LocalScript runs only on one player’s device (e.g. for buttons on the screen). To start with, always use a Script.

🛠️ Try it

Create a Script, make it write three lines to the Output and press ▶. Can you find your messages in the Output?

🧠 Mini quiz

Where does the text of print("Hello") appear?

In which order do commands run?

🤖 Practise it in the code adventureLevel 1: First steps →

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