-- Endless Tower: a lobby, stage templates in ServerStorage.Stages, and the -- Finish that goes on top. The settings are in ReplicatedStorage.Settings. -- How a player climbs each kind of stage: the playtest's bot and the lessons' -- checks both use these. Every stage sits at x = 0, z = 0, so a route is the -- same x, z on every floor; only the height changes. -- wait until the player stands on something (their height stops changing) local function landed(t) local p = t.position() if not p then return false end local last = p.Y for _ = 1, 300 do t.wait(1 / 60) p = t.position() if not p then return false end if math.abs(p.Y - last) < 1e-4 then return true end last = p.Y end return false end -- jump from where the player stands toward a point local function hop(t, x, z) landed(t) t.jump() t.walkTo(Vector3.new(x, 0, z), 3) landed(t) end local function walk(t, x, z) t.walkTo(Vector3.new(x, 0, z), 8) end local function waitFor(t, ready, seconds) local stop = time() + (seconds or 15) while not ready() do if time() > stop then return false end t.wait(1 / 60) end return true end -- the spinner arm's direction, in degrees, counting the way it turns local function armAngle(stage) local d = stage.Spinner.Arm.Position - stage.Spinner.Hub.Position return math.deg(math.atan2(-d.Z, d.X)) % 360 end -- a laser is sliding out to its far end, clear of the walkway local function laserClear(t, laser) local last = laser.Position.Z return waitFor(t, function() local z = laser.Position.Z local clear = z < -12.6 and z < last last = z return clear end, 10) end local function lasersOf(stage) local list = {} for _, p in stage:GetChildren() do if p.Name == "Laser" then table.insert(list, p) end end table.sort(list, function(a, b) return a.Position.X < b.Position.X end) return list end -- the right-hand climb most stages end with, onto the Exit local function rightSide(t) hop(t, 7.5, 0) hop(t, 7.5, 7.5) hop(t, 0, 7) end local ROUTES = { Steps = function(t) hop(t, -7.5, 0) hop(t, -7.5, -7.5) hop(t, 0, -7.5) hop(t, 7.5, -7.5) rightSide(t) end, KillBricks = function(t) hop(t, -7.5, 0) hop(t, -9, -7.5) walk(t, -5.5, -7.5) hop(t, 0.5, -7.5) hop(t, 6.5, -7.5) rightSide(t) end, Conveyor = function(t) hop(t, -7.5, 0) hop(t, -7.5, -7.5) walk(t, 8, -7.5) rightSide(t) end, VanishingSteps = function(t) hop(t, -7.5, 0) for i = 1, 4 do hop(t, -12.5 + 5 * i, -7.5) end rightSide(t) end, Bounce = function(t, stage) hop(t, -7.5, 0) hop(t, -7.5, -7.5) local pad = stage.BouncePad walk(t, pad.Position.X, pad.Position.Z) -- the pad throws the player up: head for the ledge on the way waitFor(t, function() local p = t.position() return p and p.Y > pad.Position.Y + 5 end, 3) walk(t, 7.5, 0) landed(t) hop(t, 7.5, 7.5) hop(t, 0, 7) end, Spinner = function(t, stage) hop(t, -7.5, 0) hop(t, -9, -7.5) -- cross just after the arm sweeps past the walkway waitFor(t, function() local a = armAngle(stage) return a >= 335 or a < 5 end, 8) walk(t, 9, -7.5) rightSide(t) end, Lasers = function(t, stage) hop(t, -7.5, 0) hop(t, -9, -7.5) local lasers = lasersOf(stage) walk(t, lasers[1].Position.X - 2.5, -7.5) laserClear(t, lasers[1]) walk(t, lasers[2].Position.X - 2.5, -7.5) laserClear(t, lasers[2]) walk(t, lasers[2].Position.X + 2.5, -7.5) rightSide(t) end, } -- the stages of the tower in the workspace, bottom first local function towerStagesNow() local list = {} local tower = workspace:FindFirstChild("Tower") for _, m in tower and tower:GetChildren() or {} do if m:FindFirstChild("Start") then table.insert(list, m) end end table.sort(list, function(a, b) return a.Start.Position.Y < b.Start.Position.Y end) return list end -- climb one stage from its Start to its Exit; false if the player died local function climbStage(t, stage) local route = ROUTES[stage.Name] assert(route, "no route for stage " .. stage.Name) route(t, stage) local p = t.position() return t.alive() and p ~= nil and math.abs(p.Y - (stage.Exit.Position.Y + 0.5 + 3)) < 0.2 end -- what the board in the lobby says ("" while it has no Status label) local function boardText() local gui = workspace.Lobby.Board:FindFirstChildOfClass("SurfaceGui") local label = gui and gui:FindFirstChild("Status") return label and label.Text or "" end -- walk from wherever the player is onto the bottom stage's Start local function goToTower(t) t.respawned() t.walkTo(Vector3.new(0, 0, 0), 6) landed(t) end -- is the player standing on this part (a pad)? local function standingOn(t, part) local p = t.position() if not p then return false end local top = part.Position.Y + part.Size.Y / 2 return math.abs(p.Y - 3 - top) < 0.3 and math.abs(p.X - part.Position.X) < part.Size.X / 2 + 0.5 and math.abs(p.Z - part.Position.Z) < part.Size.Z / 2 + 0.5 end -- wait for a round's tower to be built local function waitForTower(t, seconds) return waitFor(t, function() return #towerStagesNow() > 0 end, seconds or 20) end -- climb every stage, then step onto the Finish; false and the stage if not local function climbTower(t) local list = towerStagesNow() for i, stage in list do if not climbStage(t, stage) then return false, i end if i < #list then walk(t, 0, 0) end end -- onto the Finish, a step at a time, stopping once the player is moved local start = t.position() for _ = 1, 90 do t.walkTo(Vector3.new(0, 0, 0), 1 / 30) local p = t.position() if not p or (p - start).Magnitude > 12 then break end end return true end -- a place for one check to leave a number for the next local shared = {} local function inLobby(t) local p = t.position() return p ~= nil and (p - workspace.Lobby.SpawnLocation.Position).Magnitude < 8 end return { script = "Tower", build = function() baseplate() local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage") -- the lobby, where every round starts and ends local lobby = folder("Lobby") part({ className = "SpawnLocation", Name = "SpawnLocation", Position = Vector3.new(0, 0.5, 32), Size = Vector3.new(6, 1, 6), Color = Color3.fromRGB(99, 95, 98) }, lobby) part({ Name = "Board", Position = Vector3.new(0, 8, 22), Size = Vector3.new(14, 5, 1), Orientation = Vector3.new(0, 180, 0), Color = Color3.fromRGB(30, 31, 40) }, lobby) -- Every stage is 16 studs tall: it starts on the Start pad in the -- middle and ends on the Exit ledge, whose top is the stage's top, so -- the next stage's Start sits right beside it. The climb goes once -- around the tower: out to the left, along the back, up the right. local stages = folder("Stages", ServerStorage) local function newStage(name, difficulty, color) local stage = Instance.new("Model") stage.Name = name stage:SetAttribute("Difficulty", difficulty) stage.Parent = stages part({ Name = "Start", Position = Vector3.new(0, 0.5, 0), Size = Vector3.new(6, 1, 6), Color = Color3.fromRGB(240, 240, 245) }, stage) part({ Name = "Exit", Position = Vector3.new(0, 15.5, 7), Size = Vector3.new(6, 1, 6), Color = color }, stage) return stage end -- a platform: its top at `top`, centred on x, z local function step(stage, x, top, z, w, d, color, extra) local props = { Name = "Step", Position = Vector3.new(x, top - 0.5, z), Size = Vector3.new(w, 1, d), Color = color } for k, v in extra or {} do props[k] = v end return part(props, stage) end local RED = Color3.fromRGB(255, 60, 60) -- the right side every stage but Bounce ends on local function finishClimb(stage, color) step(stage, 7.5, 10, 0, 5, 5, color) step(stage, 7.5, 13, 7.5, 5, 5, color) end -- Steps: just jumping local blue = Color3.fromRGB(80, 150, 255) local s = newStage("Steps", 1, blue) step(s, -7.5, 4, 0, 5, 5, blue) step(s, -7.5, 5, -7.5, 5, 5, blue) step(s, 0, 6, -7.5, 6, 2, blue) step(s, 7.5, 7, -7.5, 5, 5, blue) finishClimb(s, blue) -- Kill Bricks: a floor with red strips to jump over local orange = Color3.fromRGB(255, 160, 60) s = newStage("KillBricks", 1, orange) step(s, -7.5, 4, 0, 5, 5, orange) step(s, 0, 7, -7.5, 22, 5, orange) part({ Name = "KillBrick", Position = Vector3.new(-3, 7.2, -7.5), Size = Vector3.new(1.5, 0.4, 5), Color = RED, Material = "Neon", Tags = { "Kill" } }, s) part({ Name = "KillBrick", Position = Vector3.new(3.5, 7.2, -7.5), Size = Vector3.new(1.5, 0.4, 5), Color = RED, Material = "Neon", Tags = { "Kill" } }, s) finishClimb(s, orange) -- Conveyor: a belt that pushes you back the way you came local grey = Color3.fromRGB(70, 72, 80) s = newStage("Conveyor", 1, grey) step(s, -7.5, 4, 0, 5, 5, grey) -- turned to face -x: its front is the way it pushes step(s, 0, 7, -7.5, 5, 22, Color3.fromRGB(45, 45, 50), { Name = "Belt", Orientation = Vector3.new(0, 90, 0), Tags = { "Conveyor" } }) finishClimb(s, grey) -- Vanishing Steps: each fades away soon after you land on it local cyan = Color3.fromRGB(90, 220, 230) s = newStage("VanishingSteps", 2, cyan) step(s, -7.5, 4, 0, 5, 5, cyan) for i, top in { 5, 6, 7, 7 } do step(s, -12.5 + 5 * i, top, -7.5, 4, 4, cyan, { Name = "VanishStep", Material = "Glass", Tags = { "Vanish" } }) end finishClimb(s, cyan) -- Bounce: a pad that throws you up to a ledge too high to jump to local green = Color3.fromRGB(80, 200, 120) s = newStage("Bounce", 2, green) step(s, -7.5, 4, 0, 5, 5, green) step(s, -3.25, 5, -7.5, 15.5, 4, green) step(s, 7.5, 5, -7.5, 5, 4, Color3.fromRGB(60, 255, 120), { Name = "BouncePad", Material = "Neon", Tags = { "Bounce" } }) step(s, 7.5, 12.5, 0, 5, 5, green) step(s, 7.5, 14, 7.5, 5, 5, green) -- Spinner: an arm sweeps the walkway; jump it or time it local purple = Color3.fromRGB(170, 110, 240) s = newStage("Spinner", 3, purple) step(s, -7.5, 4, 0, 5, 5, purple) step(s, 0, 7, -7.5, 22, 4, purple) local spinner = Instance.new("Model") spinner.Name = "Spinner" spinner.Parent = s local hub = part({ Name = "Hub", Position = Vector3.new(0, 8, -11.5), Size = Vector3.new(1.5, 2, 1.5), Color = Color3.fromRGB(40, 40, 50) }, spinner) part({ Name = "Arm", Position = Vector3.new(3.5, 8, -11.5), Size = Vector3.new(7, 1, 1), Color = RED, Material = "Neon", Tags = { "Kill" } }, spinner) spinner.PrimaryPart = hub spinner:AddTag("Spinner") finishClimb(s, purple) -- Lasers: two red walls slide across the walkway and back; the way -- is clear only while they are out at the far end local pink = Color3.fromRGB(240, 100, 170) s = newStage("Lasers", 3, pink) step(s, -7.5, 4, 0, 5, 5, pink) step(s, 0, 7, -7.5, 22, 4, pink) for _, x in { -3, 4 } do local laser = part({ Name = "Laser", Position = Vector3.new(x, 9, -15), Size = Vector3.new(0.6, 4, 6), Color = RED, Material = "Neon", Transparency = 0.3, CanCollide = false, Tags = { "Kill", "Slider" } }, s) -- where it slides to, from where it starts laser:SetAttribute("Slide", Vector3.new(0, 0, 8.5)) end finishClimb(s, pink) -- the top of the tower local finish = Instance.new("Model") finish.Name = "Finish" finish.Parent = ServerStorage -- where the next Start would be, beside the last Exit part({ Name = "FinishPad", Position = Vector3.new(0, 0.5, 0), Size = Vector3.new(8, 1, 6), Color = Color3.fromRGB(255, 200, 40), Material = "Neon" }, finish) part({ Name = "Pillar", Position = Vector3.new(-3.5, 4, 2.5), Size = Vector3.new(1, 6, 1), Color = Color3.fromRGB(255, 200, 40) }, finish) part({ Name = "Pillar", Position = Vector3.new(3.5, 4, 2.5), Size = Vector3.new(1, 6, 1), Color = Color3.fromRGB(255, 200, 40) }, finish) part({ Name = "Banner", Position = Vector3.new(0, 7.5, 2.5), Size = Vector3.new(8, 1, 1), Color = Color3.fromRGB(255, 200, 40) }, finish) return game:GetService("ServerScriptService") end, files = { ["ReplicatedStorage/Settings.luau"] = [==[ -- The tower's settings: change these to make the game harder or easier. return { StageCount = 2, -- stages in each tower Intermission = 2, -- seconds in the lobby between rounds RoundLength = 60, -- seconds to reach the top SpinSpeed = 90, -- degrees a second a spinner turns VanishDelay = 0.5, -- seconds a vanishing step holds you VanishTime = 2, -- seconds it stays gone BeltSpeed = 8, -- studs a second a conveyor pushes SlideTime = 2.5, -- seconds a laser takes to slide across BouncePower = 60, -- how fast a bounce pad launches you up LavaDelay = 30, -- seconds before the lava starts to rise LavaSpeed = 1, -- studs a second the lava rises } ]==], }, tests = { { name = "Every player has a BestTime", run = function(t) t.wait(0.1) local best = t.player().leaderstats:FindFirstChild("BestTime") t.expect(best ~= nil and best:IsA("NumberValue"), 'Add a NumberValue named "BestTime" to leaderstats.') t.expect(best.Value == 0, "BestTime should start at 0 (no time yet).") end, }, { name = "Reaching the top records the climb's time", run = function(t) t.expect(waitForTower(t), "No tower was built.") local began = time() t.wait(0.3) local ok, at = climbTower(t) local done = time() t.expect(ok, "The bot could not climb stage " .. tostring(at) .. ".") t.wait(0.3) local best = t.stat("BestTime") t.expect(best > 0, "Reaching the top should set BestTime.") t.expect(math.abs(best - (done - began)) < 1, "BestTime should be the seconds from the round's start to the top; it is " .. best .. ". Set roundStart = time() in startRound.") local line = t.player().Name .. " reached the top in " .. best .. " seconds" t.expect(t.printed(line), 'Print "' .. line .. '".') shared.best = best end, }, { name = "Wins and BestTime come back next time", run = function(t) t.rejoin() t.wait(0.5) t.expect(t.stat("Wins") == 1, "After leaving and coming back, Wins should be 1 again: save on PlayerRemoving and load on PlayerAdded.") t.expect(t.stat("BestTime") == shared.best, "After leaving and coming back, BestTime should be " .. tostring(shared.best) .. " again.") end, }, }, }

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