Adding Scripts

Time to bring all this work together! Now that you've created the beam and particle components, you'll add in three premade scripts. These scripts manage the tutorial by telling components when to do what. For example, the scripts will create beams for new players and emit particles whenever they interact with goals.

Storing Beam and Particles

Before adding the scripts, the beam and particles need to be moved to where the scripts will be able to make copies of them as needed.

1. In ReplicatedStorage, create a new folder named PlayerTutorial. Move TutorialBeam out of TestPlayer, and into the new folder.

   

2. In ServerStorage, create a folder named TutorialParticles. Move the Burst particle out of TestPlayer into that folder.

   

3. Once the beam and particle emitter are moved, you no longer need the TestPlayer. Delete TestPlayer since the script will work with real players when finished.

Creating Events

Each time players interact with a goal, the tutorial script will need to know so it can update that player's progress and emit the particle effect. To inform scripts, signals can be sent using events.

1. In ReplicatedStorage > PlayerTutorial, create two RemoteEvent objects. Name them NextGoal and TutorialEnd.

   

Adding the Scripts

The three scripts below will look for the particle emitter and beam objects created earlier and manage the tutorial system.

1. In ReplicatedStorage > PlayerTutorial > create a new ModuleScript named TutorialManager.

   

   Replace the default code by copying and pasting the entire code below.

   local TutorialManager = {}
   
   local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
   
   local tutorialFolder = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("PlayerTutorial")
   local TutorialEndEvent = tutorialFolder:WaitForChild("TutorialEnd")
   local NextGoalEvent = tutorialFolder:WaitForChild("NextGoal")
   
   -- Note Goal parts must be ordered in the table, or else Goal order may be different in-game
   local goalParts = {
    workspace.TutorialGoals.GoalPart1,
    workspace.TutorialGoals.GoalPart2
   }
   
   local function checkTutorialEnd(player, goalParts)
    local currentIndex = player:WaitForChild("GoalProgress")
    return currentIndex.Value >= #goalParts
   end
   
   local function finishTutorial(player)
    local playerBeam = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart:FindFirstChildOfClass("Beam")
    playerBeam:Destroy()
   
    print(player.Name .. " finished the tutorial")
   
    -- Placeholder for further code. E.g. if you wanted to send messages to the server to do other tasks
   
   end
   
   function TutorialManager.interactGoal(player)
    NextGoalEvent:FireServer()
   end
   
   function TutorialManager.getTutorialGoals()
    return goalParts
   end
   
   function TutorialManager.nextGoal(player, goalParts)
    if checkTutorialEnd(player, goalParts) then
      finishTutorial(player)
    else
      -- Increment the player's Goal tracker
      local currentGoalIndex = player:WaitForChild("GoalProgress")
      currentGoalIndex.Value += 1
    end
   end
   
   -- Creates an int value to locally track player's progress through the tutorial Goals
   function TutorialManager.setupPlayerProgress(player)
    local currentGoalProgress = Instance.new("IntValue")
    currentGoalProgress.Name = "GoalProgress"
    currentGoalProgress.Value = 1
    currentGoalProgress.Parent = player
   end
   
   return TutorialManager

   This script runs code for managing a player's progress in the tutorial. This includes tasks like running code for interacting with goals, or what happens when the tutorial is over.

2. In ServerScriptService, create a new Script named TutorialParticles.

   

   Paste the code below.

   local Players = game:GetService("Players")
   local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
   local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
   
   local tutorialFolder = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("PlayerTutorial")
   local NextGoalEvent = tutorialFolder:WaitForChild("NextGoal")
   
   local EMIT_RATE = 50
   
   local function playParticleBurst(player)
     local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
     local humanoidRootPart = character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
     local particleAttachment = humanoidRootPart:WaitForChild("ParticleAttachment")
   
     -- Go through particles on the attachment and play them according to the type of particle
     for _, particle in particleAttachment:GetChildren() do
       if particle:IsA("ParticleEmitter") then
         particle:Emit(EMIT_RATE)
       end
     end
   end
   
   local function setupPlayerParticles(player)
     player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
       local humanoidRootPart = character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
       local playerParticleAttachment = Instance.new("Attachment")
       playerParticleAttachment.Name = "ParticleAttachment"
       playerParticleAttachment.Parent = humanoidRootPart
   
       -- Clone particles in the folder, even if there are more than one and attach to player
       for _, emitter in ServerStorage.TutorialParticles:GetChildren() do
         emitter:Clone().Parent = playerParticleAttachment
       end
     end)
   end
   
   Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(setupPlayerParticles)
   NextGoalEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(playParticleBurst)

   This script plays the burst particle whenever players interact with goals. There's also a variable named EMIT_RATE that determines how many particles spawn during an interaction.

3. In StarterPlayer > StarterPlayerScripts, create a new LocalScript named TutorialScript.

   

   Then, paste the script below. This script creates and manages the beam used to guide players.

   local Players = game:GetService("Players")
   local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
   
   local tutorialFolder = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("PlayerTutorial")
   local TutorialManager = require(tutorialFolder:WaitForChild("TutorialManager"))
   local TutorialEndEvent = tutorialFolder:WaitForChild("TutorialEnd")
   
   local player = Players.LocalPlayer
   local goalParts = TutorialManager.getTutorialGoals()
   local playerBeam = nil
   local goalIndex = nil
   
   local function getTargetAttachment()
     local currentTarget = goalParts[goalIndex.Value]
     local interactionPart = currentTarget:FindFirstChild("InteractionPart")
     local attachment = interactionPart and interactionPart:FindFirstChildOfClass("Attachment")
   
     if not attachment then
       attachment = Instance.new("Attachment")
       attachment.Name = "BeamAttachment"
       attachment.Parent = currentTarget
     end
   
     return attachment
   end
   
   local function updateBeamTarget()
     playerBeam = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart:FindFirstChildOfClass("Beam")
   
     local targetBeamAttachment = getTargetAttachment()
   
     if targetBeamAttachment then
       playerBeam.Attachment1 = targetBeamAttachment
     else
       warn("Attachment not found in a goal. Check that goals have attachments or they're included under the InteractionPart")
     end
   end
   
   local function setupGoals()
     for _, part in goalParts do
       local interactionPart = part:FindFirstChild("InteractionPart")
       local proximityPrompt = interactionPart and interactionPart:FindFirstChild("ProximityPrompt")
   
       if proximityPrompt then
         proximityPrompt.Triggered:Connect(function(player)
           proximityPrompt.Enabled = false
           TutorialManager.nextGoal(player, goalParts)
           TutorialManager.interactGoal(player)
         end)
       else
         warn("Proximity prompt not included in goal. Add one to each goal part under the InteractionPart")
       end
     end
   end
   
   local function createBeamForCharacter(character)
     local humanoidRootPart = character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
     local playerBeamAttachment = Instance.new("Attachment")
     local beamTemplate = tutorialFolder:WaitForChild("TutorialBeam")
   
     if not beamTemplate then
       warn("Tutorial Beam not found in ReplicatedStorage")
     end
   
     playerBeamAttachment.Name = "BeamAttachment"
     playerBeamAttachment.Parent = humanoidRootPart
   
     local targetBeamAttachment = getTargetAttachment()
   
     playerBeam = beamTemplate:Clone()
     playerBeam.Attachment0 = playerBeamAttachment
     playerBeam.Attachment1 = targetBeamAttachment
     playerBeam.Enabled = true
     playerBeam.Parent = humanoidRootPart
   end
   
   local function setupPlayer()
     setupGoals()
     TutorialManager.setupPlayerProgress(player)
     goalIndex = player:WaitForChild("GoalProgress")
   
     player.CharacterAdded:Connect(createBeamForCharacter)
     if player.Character then
       createBeamForCharacter(player.Character)
     end
   end
   
   setupPlayer()
   goalIndex.Changed:Connect(updateBeamTarget)

4. Play the project to test the scripts. Move from booth to booth, using the interact feature to see if code works.

Troubleshooting Tips

Issue: Particles play when game starts.

• Go into ServerStorage > Tutorial Particles > Burst. Check Enabled to be off.

Issue: Warnings in the compiler such as an "infinite yield".

• Because the script is looking for specific objects in certain locations, it's possible that a part is named incorrectly. Double check that the name and location of each part in game matches the tutorial.

Script Benefits and Limitations

If you're using this tutorial system in your experience, keep in mind the following:

Benefits

• Events such as TutorialEnd can be used to trigger other scripts. For instance, you can award players a special item when this event fires.
• The TutorialParticles script can play multiple particles at once. You can add more particles in ServerStorage/TutorialParticles for more complex effects.

Limitations

• Player progress in the tutorial is not persistent, meaning you'll have to code some way of saving that progress. For guidance, see the article: Saving Data.