Master melee combat for Roblox games by building a gladiator arena!
Melee combat is a staple of many different video game genres, including action RPGs, survival games, and more. With Roblox, you can learn both how to implement these popular mechanics and how to incorporate them into a multiplayer environment – opening new pathways to creating action-oriented games!
Through this course, you’ll utilize Roblox Studio and Lua to build an arena battle royale game featuring basic sword-based melee combat. You’ll also explore a variety of key multiplayer mechanics such as timers, leaderboards, and more to enhance the player experience and control gameplay flow.
Regardless of what kind of Roblox games you want to create in the future, these vital techniques in melee gameplay will ensure you’re prepared to dive into numerous genres with easily expandable skills and systems.
This course assumes familiarity with Roblox and Lua scripting.
You will learn how to:
- Set up a lobby and teleportation system
- Create an arena using freely provided assets
- Implement a time-based game system
- Manage combat across a network
- Control various GUI elements
- Track player kills with a leaderboard
… and more!
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Our course instructors aren’t just fun to learn from – they’re also serious gamers, qualified coders, and have been formally certified for their excellent programming and teaching skills. That way, you can be confident that you’re developing strong, modern skills that will set you up for success as a game developer.
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✅ Earn completion certificates
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