Common mistakes when using channels

Things i see a lot is how people use channel. And the mistake is that when they are

making a channel and they’re using it to active something or cause a chain

reaction. They don’t make the second channel related to the first one. So when they

make more and more they can’t figure out which one goes where. To where they

then have to go through all of their devices and figure out which one goes where.

example

-Let’s say you are making a new game. So you decided to create a coin system or a

power up system. So you grab you devices and do all the coding. While you code

you start making channels but you don’t write down what each one is or what each

one does. Instead you just put them wherever.

See anything wrong in example 1? Well it’s that (the said coder.) doesn’t put

anything down to remember that for each channel name it goes to something.

Instead they just did what ever.

problem

Now that they have a good game going from all the testing they have found a bug

in the system. Where when he assigned the player to always respawn if they have a

certain item. But when he respawns he automatically switches to spectators.


Now there is a problem and you have 2 choices. 1 you restart the code and just do

it again. Or 2 you look thorough all the codes until you figure out which one is for

which. So that’s why i am making this to show/tell you how to use channels the

proper way. And show you how to use proper device placing when you making certain things.

using channels

When using channel’s it can be complicated when you make one and try to figure

out how to run it to a different device while having that same channel run the code

for 2 other ones. Well here’s the steps.

  1. When making a channel you want to know what the channel is for and where it will respond/correlate to.

    As you make the channel and move on to where the channel will transmit/have

another device receive it. Make sure the second channel you’re gonna create

relates to the first channel. So that when you go back to fix a bug or mistake you

know which channel goes where and how to fix it. And if you don’t know what

channel goes where but it’s similar to the ones you made for that piece of coding. That why you it wrote down.

So that tells you/shows you how to use channels properly. (If you don’t like wires,

or you just like channels in general). Now let’s go on to how to place your devices properly.

device placement

When placing your device you need to know which one goes where and which one

is for what. (Yes there is wires but this is for people who don’t like using it/doesn’t

know how to use them). When you are making parts and systems in your game you

want certain parts in certain areas. Like one area for the respawn system and the

other one for the shop etc. these pictures show you what i mean.



So when ever you need to fix something then go to where the section of the code is

that needs to be fixed. (I also recommend you label the section with the text device until your finish).

And that’s some of the mistakes people make when they code. (Not to be mean or

to call anyone out. Just making an understanding on how to use it, and what to do

and not to do! If i missed anything or made an error please tell me! I love and

respect everyone so please don’t feel hurt or offended by this post!)

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Cool, nice GUIDE.
Emphasis on the Community Made Guides.
(Change it to guides)

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Ooooh ok thank you for telling me!

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Wow, you joined one day ago and your already made guides!

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Why thank you! I really want to help the community anyway i can and be apart of it as much as possible!:heart:

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Here is how to improve your guide even MORE

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Tysm for this guide! Now my guides will be more organized and better

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Welcome to the forums and nice second guide, @Call24whem! :D

Random mistake I made in a map

So I am making a game and one of the maps is called Aerial Sands
But in every place, I spelled it Ariel Sands instead of Aerial Sands so I needed to go back and change EVERY SINGLE TEXT. It was not fun lol. So lesson learned, check your spelling lol :)

@Blizzy Blizzy’s back lets go :D

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quick suggestion:
if you put 3 _ symbols it becomes:


this can help you divide sections more easily.

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Nice guide, @Call24whem! Try adding more pictures and making more correct grammar(Not saying it’s not great!) to make it easier to read! Spacing out lines of text instead of making blobs of text is much easier to read! All for the experience!

For all the OGs and People who Know Me

Hello! Sorry for being non-active for so long! I’ll try to become more active throughout the new school year, but I’ve been busy this summer with tons of trips and other activities! See you soon!

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Nice second guide!

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Sorry I didn’t see this but thank you for welcoming me! It’s an honor to be here! :smiley:

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Ok i will thanks for the tip’s and corrections :slight_smile:

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