Team

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The Team class represents a faction in a Roblox place. The only valid parent for a Team is in the Teams service. Teams offer a range of features that are useful to developers that can be divided into two rough groups:

  • Features that work 'out of the box'
  • Features developers can program into their game.

Built-in Team Behavior

The following functionality of Teams exists by default and does not require the developer to program any custom behavior.

Optional Extended Team Behaviors

Many developers chose to add the following features to teams in their own code.

  • Implement checks in weapon code to prevent friendly fire.
  • Implement checks in doors or other features that allow only certain teams to use them
  • Periodically reassign teams to maintain team balance

Code Samples

This code sample includes a simple example of how to re-balance teams. When Team.AutoAssignable is set to true players will be added to Teams in a balanced fashion. However as Players leave the game this can lead to unbalanced teams as players are not reallocated. This code keeps track of the number of players in each team and, when players leave will check to see if the teams need re-balancing.

Simple Team Rebalance

local Teams = game:GetService("Teams")
-- create two teams
local redTeam = Instance.new("Team")
redTeam.TeamColor = BrickColor.new("Bright red")
redTeam.AutoAssignable = true
redTeam.Name = "Red Team"
redTeam.Parent = Teams
local blueTeam = Instance.new("Team")
blueTeam.TeamColor = BrickColor.new("Bright blue")
blueTeam.AutoAssignable = true
blueTeam.Name = "Blue Team"
blueTeam.Parent = Teams
-- start counting the number of players on each team
local numberRed, numberBlue = 0, 0
local function playerAdded(team)
-- increase the team's count by 1
if team == redTeam then
numberRed = numberRed + 1
elseif team == blueTeam then
numberBlue = numberBlue + 1
end
end
local function playerRemoved(team)
-- decrease the team's count by 1
if team == redTeam then
numberRed = numberRed - 1
elseif team == blueTeam then
numberBlue = numberBlue - 1
end
-- check if the teams are unbalanced
local bigTeam, smallTeam = nil, nil
if (numberRed - numberBlue) > 2 then
bigTeam = redTeam
smallTeam = blueTeam
elseif (numberBlue - numberRed) > 2 then
bigTeam = blueTeam
smallTeam = redTeam
end
if bigTeam then
-- pick a random player
local playerList = bigTeam:GetPlayers()
local player = playerList[math.random(1, #playerList)]
-- check the player exists
if player then
-- change the player's team
player.TeamColor = smallTeam.TeamColor
-- respawn the player
player:LoadCharacter()
end
end
end
-- listen for players being added / removed
blueTeam.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(_player)
playerAdded(blueTeam)
end)
blueTeam.PlayerRemoved:Connect(function(_player)
playerRemoved(blueTeam)
end)
redTeam.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(_player)
playerAdded(redTeam)
end)
redTeam.PlayerRemoved:Connect(function(_player)
playerRemoved(redTeam)
end)

This code sample includes a quick function that can be added to weapons in a place to prevent them from team killing. It will return false when the two players are on different teams or if either of them is neutral.

Team Kill Check

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
function checkTeamKill(playerAttack, playerVictim)
if playerAttack.Team ~= playerVictim.Team or playerAttack.Neutral or playerVictim.Neutral then
return false
end
return true
end
local players = Players:GetPlayers()
checkTeamKill(players[1], players[2])

The following code sample will create a door in the Workspace that can only be walked through by Players on the Bright red team.

Team Only Door

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local door = Instance.new("Part")
door.Anchored = true
door.Size = Vector3.new(7, 10, 1)
door.Position = Vector3.new(0, 5, 0)
door.Parent = workspace
local debounce = false
door.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
if not debounce then
debounce = true
if hit then
local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
if player and player.TeamColor == BrickColor.new("Bright red") then
door.Transparency = 0.5
door.CanCollide = false
task.wait(3)
door.Transparency = 0
door.CanCollide = true
end
end
task.wait(0.5)
debounce = false
end
end)

This code sample demonstrates how to assign players to Teams based on their Player.PartyId using the SocialService:GetPlayersByPartyId() method. When a player joins the experience, the script checks whether they're part of a party. If so, it attempts to assign them to the same team as other party members. If no match is found or the player isn't in a party, they're placed on the team with fewer members to maintain balance.

Team Rebalance with Party Integration

local Teams = game:GetService("Teams")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local SocialService = game:GetService("SocialService")
local redTeam = Instance.new("Team")
redTeam.Name = "Red Team"
redTeam.TeamColor = BrickColor.Red()
redTeam.AutoAssignable = false
redTeam.Parent = Teams
local blueTeam = Instance.new("Team")
blueTeam.Name = "Blue Team"
blueTeam.TeamColor = BrickColor.Blue()
blueTeam.AutoAssignable = false
blueTeam.Parent = Teams
local function assignPlayerToTeam(player)
local partyId = player.PartyId
if partyId == "" then
assignBalancedTeam(player)
return
end
local teams = { redTeam, blueTeam }
local matchingTeam = nil
local partyPlayers = SocialService:GetPlayersByPartyId(partyId)
for _, partyPlayer in partyPlayers do
if partyPlayer ~= player and table.find(teams, partyPlayer.Team) then
matchingTeam = partyPlayer.Team
break
end
end
if matchingTeam then
player.Team = matchingTeam
player.TeamColor = matchingTeam.TeamColor
else
assignBalancedTeam(player)
end
end
function assignBalancedTeam(player)
local redCount = #redTeam:GetPlayers()
local blueCount = #blueTeam:GetPlayers()
local chosenTeam = redCount <= blueCount and redTeam or blueTeam
player.Team = chosenTeam
player.TeamColor = chosenTeam.TeamColor
end
local function groupPlayersByParty()
local seenPartyIds = {}
local groupedPlayers = {}
for _, player in Players:GetPlayers() do
if player.PartyId == "" then
table.insert(groupedPlayers, { player })
elseif not table.find(seenPartyIds, player.PartyId) then
table.insert(seenPartyIds, player.PartyId)
local partyPlayers = SocialService:GetPlayersByPartyId(player.PartyId)
table.insert(groupedPlayers, partyPlayers)
end
end
return groupedPlayers
end
-- Call this function to rebalance teams
local function rebalanceTeams()
local groups = groupPlayersByParty()
table.sort(groups, function(a, b)
return #a > #b
end)
for _, player in Players:GetPlayers() do
player.Team = nil
end
for _, group in groups do
local redCount = #redTeam:GetPlayers()
local blueCount = #blueTeam:GetPlayers()
local bestTeam
if redCount <= blueCount then
bestTeam = redTeam
else
bestTeam = blueTeam
end
for _, player in group do
player.Team = bestTeam
player.TeamColor = bestTeam.TeamColor
end
end
for _, player in Players:GetPlayers() do
player:LoadCharacter()
end
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
assignPlayerToTeam(player)
player:LoadCharacter()
player:GetPropertyChangedSignal("PartyId"):Connect(function()
if player.PartyId ~= "" then
assignPlayerToTeam(player)
end
end)
end)

Summary

Properties

  • Read Parallel

    This property determines whether Players will be automatically placed onto the Team when joining. If multiple teams have this property set to true, Roblox will attempt to even the teams out when Players are added.

  • Read Parallel

    This property sets the color of the Team. Determines the Player.TeamColor property of players who are a member of the team. Also determines the color displayed on the player list and above player's heads.

Methods

Events

Properties

AutoAssignable

Read Parallel

Code Samples

Simple Team Rebalance

local Teams = game:GetService("Teams")
-- create two teams
local redTeam = Instance.new("Team")
redTeam.TeamColor = BrickColor.new("Bright red")
redTeam.AutoAssignable = true
redTeam.Name = "Red Team"
redTeam.Parent = Teams
local blueTeam = Instance.new("Team")
blueTeam.TeamColor = BrickColor.new("Bright blue")
blueTeam.AutoAssignable = true
blueTeam.Name = "Blue Team"
blueTeam.Parent = Teams
-- start counting the number of players on each team
local numberRed, numberBlue = 0, 0
local function playerAdded(team)
-- increase the team's count by 1
if team == redTeam then
numberRed = numberRed + 1
elseif team == blueTeam then
numberBlue = numberBlue + 1
end
end
local function playerRemoved(team)
-- decrease the team's count by 1
if team == redTeam then
numberRed = numberRed - 1
elseif team == blueTeam then
numberBlue = numberBlue - 1
end
-- check if the teams are unbalanced
local bigTeam, smallTeam = nil, nil
if (numberRed - numberBlue) > 2 then
bigTeam = redTeam
smallTeam = blueTeam
elseif (numberBlue - numberRed) > 2 then
bigTeam = blueTeam
smallTeam = redTeam
end
if bigTeam then
-- pick a random player
local playerList = bigTeam:GetPlayers()
local player = playerList[math.random(1, #playerList)]
-- check the player exists
if player then
-- change the player's team
player.TeamColor = smallTeam.TeamColor
-- respawn the player
player:LoadCharacter()
end
end
end
-- listen for players being added / removed
blueTeam.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(_player)
playerAdded(blueTeam)
end)
blueTeam.PlayerRemoved:Connect(function(_player)
playerRemoved(blueTeam)
end)
redTeam.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(_player)
playerAdded(redTeam)
end)
redTeam.PlayerRemoved:Connect(function(_player)
playerRemoved(redTeam)
end)

TeamColor

Read Parallel

Code Samples

Team Only Door

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local door = Instance.new("Part")
door.Anchored = true
door.Size = Vector3.new(7, 10, 1)
door.Position = Vector3.new(0, 5, 0)
door.Parent = workspace
local debounce = false
door.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
if not debounce then
debounce = true
if hit then
local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
if player and player.TeamColor == BrickColor.new("Bright red") then
door.Transparency = 0.5
door.CanCollide = false
task.wait(3)
door.Transparency = 0
door.CanCollide = true
end
end
task.wait(0.5)
debounce = false
end
end)

Methods

GetPlayers

Instances
Write Parallel

Returns

Instances

Code Samples

Teams GetTeams

local Teams = game:GetService("Teams")
local teams = Teams:GetTeams()
for _, team in pairs(teams) do
local players = team:GetPlayers()
print("Team", team.Name, "has", #players, "players")
end

Events

PlayerAdded

Parameters

player: Player

Code Samples

Simple Team Rebalance

local Teams = game:GetService("Teams")
-- create two teams
local redTeam = Instance.new("Team")
redTeam.TeamColor = BrickColor.new("Bright red")
redTeam.AutoAssignable = true
redTeam.Name = "Red Team"
redTeam.Parent = Teams
local blueTeam = Instance.new("Team")
blueTeam.TeamColor = BrickColor.new("Bright blue")
blueTeam.AutoAssignable = true
blueTeam.Name = "Blue Team"
blueTeam.Parent = Teams
-- start counting the number of players on each team
local numberRed, numberBlue = 0, 0
local function playerAdded(team)
-- increase the team's count by 1
if team == redTeam then
numberRed = numberRed + 1
elseif team == blueTeam then
numberBlue = numberBlue + 1
end
end
local function playerRemoved(team)
-- decrease the team's count by 1
if team == redTeam then
numberRed = numberRed - 1
elseif team == blueTeam then
numberBlue = numberBlue - 1
end
-- check if the teams are unbalanced
local bigTeam, smallTeam = nil, nil
if (numberRed - numberBlue) > 2 then
bigTeam = redTeam
smallTeam = blueTeam
elseif (numberBlue - numberRed) > 2 then
bigTeam = blueTeam
smallTeam = redTeam
end
if bigTeam then
-- pick a random player
local playerList = bigTeam:GetPlayers()
local player = playerList[math.random(1, #playerList)]
-- check the player exists
if player then
-- change the player's team
player.TeamColor = smallTeam.TeamColor
-- respawn the player
player:LoadCharacter()
end
end
end
-- listen for players being added / removed
blueTeam.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(_player)
playerAdded(blueTeam)
end)
blueTeam.PlayerRemoved:Connect(function(_player)
playerRemoved(blueTeam)
end)
redTeam.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(_player)
playerAdded(redTeam)
end)
redTeam.PlayerRemoved:Connect(function(_player)
playerRemoved(redTeam)
end)

PlayerRemoved

Parameters

player: Player

Code Samples

Simple Team Rebalance

local Teams = game:GetService("Teams")
-- create two teams
local redTeam = Instance.new("Team")
redTeam.TeamColor = BrickColor.new("Bright red")
redTeam.AutoAssignable = true
redTeam.Name = "Red Team"
redTeam.Parent = Teams
local blueTeam = Instance.new("Team")
blueTeam.TeamColor = BrickColor.new("Bright blue")
blueTeam.AutoAssignable = true
blueTeam.Name = "Blue Team"
blueTeam.Parent = Teams
-- start counting the number of players on each team
local numberRed, numberBlue = 0, 0
local function playerAdded(team)
-- increase the team's count by 1
if team == redTeam then
numberRed = numberRed + 1
elseif team == blueTeam then
numberBlue = numberBlue + 1
end
end
local function playerRemoved(team)
-- decrease the team's count by 1
if team == redTeam then
numberRed = numberRed - 1
elseif team == blueTeam then
numberBlue = numberBlue - 1
end
-- check if the teams are unbalanced
local bigTeam, smallTeam = nil, nil
if (numberRed - numberBlue) > 2 then
bigTeam = redTeam
smallTeam = blueTeam
elseif (numberBlue - numberRed) > 2 then
bigTeam = blueTeam
smallTeam = redTeam
end
if bigTeam then
-- pick a random player
local playerList = bigTeam:GetPlayers()
local player = playerList[math.random(1, #playerList)]
-- check the player exists
if player then
-- change the player's team
player.TeamColor = smallTeam.TeamColor
-- respawn the player
player:LoadCharacter()
end
end
end
-- listen for players being added / removed
blueTeam.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(_player)
playerAdded(blueTeam)
end)
blueTeam.PlayerRemoved:Connect(function(_player)
playerRemoved(blueTeam)
end)
redTeam.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(_player)
playerAdded(redTeam)
end)
redTeam.PlayerRemoved:Connect(function(_player)
playerRemoved(redTeam)
end)