Unlock in Order

Lesson 13 of 18 in Coddy's Roblox Game: Factory Tycoon course.

A tycoon reveals itself bit by bit: at first only the cheapest pad is for sale, and each purchase brings out the next. Each pad after the first has an After attribute naming the item it waits for.

At the start, pads that wait move to a folder in ServerStorage, WaitingPads. Whenever build puts an item in the factory, it brings out every waiting pad whose After is that item's name:

for _, pad in waiting:GetChildren() do
	if pad:GetAttribute("After") == item.Name then
		pad.Parent = tycoon.Buttons
	end
end

The pads already have their Touched connections and price tags, so they work the moment they come back.

Challenge

Medium

Unlock the pads in order:

Make a Folder named WaitingPads in ServerStorage, kept as waiting.
After the pads' Touched connections and price tags are set up, move every pad with an After attribute into it.
In build, bring back every waiting pad whose After is the item's Name.

Press Play and unlock the factory step by step, then Check.

Try it yourself

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local CollectionService = game:GetService("CollectionService")
local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
local Debris = game:GetService("Debris")
local Settings = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Settings)

local tycoon = workspace.Tycoon
local items = ServerStorage.TycoonItems
local owner = nil
local headline = "Step on the green pad to claim this factory"
local earned = 0

print("Ore is worth " .. Settings.OreValue .. " Cash")

-- Every player gets Cash on the leaderboard
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
	leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
	leaderstats.Parent = player

	local cash = Instance.new("IntValue")
	cash.Name = "Cash"
	cash.Parent = leaderstats
end)

-- The sign above the factory
local gui = Instance.new("SurfaceGui")
gui.Parent = tycoon.Sign

local signLabel = Instance.new("TextLabel")
signLabel.Name = "Status"
signLabel.Size = UDim2.fromScale(1, 1)
signLabel.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(25, 25, 35)
signLabel.TextColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)
signLabel.TextScaled = true
signLabel.Text = "Step on the green pad to claim this factory"
signLabel.Parent = gui

local function setSign(text)
	signLabel.Text = text
end

-- Ore: a small part worth Cash, dropped under a dropper
local function dropOre(dropper)
	local ore = Instance.new("Part")
	ore.Name = "Ore"
	ore.Size = Vector3.new(1, 1, 1)
	ore.Color = Color3.fromRGB(150, 150, 160)
	ore.Position = dropper.Position - Vector3.new(0, 2.5, 0)
	ore:SetAttribute("Value", Settings.OreValue)
	if math.random() < Settings.GoldChance then
		ore.Color = Color3.fromRGB(255, 200, 40)
		ore.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
		ore:SetAttribute("Value", Settings.OreValue * 5)
	end
	ore.Parent = workspace
	Debris:AddItem(ore, 20)
end

-- A dropper runs one loop, however often it is started
local function startDropper(dropper)
	if dropper:GetAttribute("Running") then
		return
	end
	dropper:SetAttribute("Running", true)
	task.spawn(function()
		while dropper:IsDescendantOf(workspace) do
			dropOre(dropper)
			task.wait(Settings.DropInterval)
		end
		dropper:SetAttribute("Running", nil)
	end)
end

-- The conveyor carries whatever rests on it
tycoon.Conveyor.AssemblyLinearVelocity = Vector3.new(Settings.BeltSpeed, 0, 0)

-- The collector turns ore into Cash
tycoon.Collector.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
	if hit.Name == "Ore" then
		local value = hit:GetAttribute("Value")
		hit:Destroy()
		if owner then
			owner.leaderstats.Cash.Value += value
			earned += value
		end
	end
end)

-- The upgrader doubles each ore that passes through it, once
items.Upgrader.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
	if hit.Name == "Ore" and not hit:GetAttribute("Upgraded") then
		hit:SetAttribute("Upgraded", true)
		hit:SetAttribute("Value", hit:GetAttribute("Value") * 2)
		hit.Color = Color3.fromRGB(155, 89, 182)
	end
end)

-- A new part rises into place
local function riseIn(part)
	local goal = part.Position
	local transparency = part.Transparency
	part.Position = goal - Vector3.new(0, 8, 0)
	part.Transparency = 1
	TweenService:Create(part, TweenInfo.new(1), { Position = goal, Transparency = transparency }):Play()
end

-- Put a bought item in the factory
local function build(item)
	item.Parent = tycoon.Built
	if item:IsA("BasePart") then
		riseIn(item)
	end
	for _, part in item:GetDescendants() do
		if part:IsA("BasePart") then
			riseIn(part)
		end
	end
	if item:HasTag("Dropper") then
		-- start dropping once it is in place
		task.delay(1, startDropper, item)
	end
end

-- Buying: the pad goes away and its item is built
local function buy(pad, player)
	if player ~= owner or pad.Parent ~= tycoon.Buttons then
		return
	end
	local cash = player.leaderstats.Cash
	local price = pad:GetAttribute("Price")
	if cash.Value < price then
		return
	end
	cash.Value -= price
	pad.Parent = ServerStorage
	build(items:FindFirstChild(pad:GetAttribute("Item")))
end

for _, pad in tycoon.Buttons:GetChildren() do
	pad.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
		local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
		if player then
			buy(pad, player)
		end
	end)
end

-- A price tag floats over every pad
for _, pad in tycoon.Buttons:GetChildren() do
	local tag = Instance.new("BillboardGui")
	tag.Name = "PriceTag"
	tag.Size = UDim2.fromOffset(160, 40)
	tag.StudsOffset = Vector3.new(0, 3, 0)
	tag.Parent = pad

	local label = Instance.new("TextLabel")
	label.Size = UDim2.fromScale(1, 1)
	label.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(25, 25, 35)
	label.BackgroundTransparency = 0.2
	label.TextColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)
	label.TextScaled = true
	label.Text = pad:GetAttribute("Label") .. ": $" .. pad:GetAttribute("Price")
	label.Parent = tag
end

-- The sign shows the owner's income, every 5 seconds
task.spawn(function()
	while true do
		task.wait(5)
		if owner then
			setSign(headline .. "\n$" .. math.floor(earned / 5) .. " a second")
		end
		earned = 0
	end
end)

-- Claiming: the first player to step on the pad owns the factory
local claimPad = tycoon.ClaimPad
claimPad.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
	local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
	if player and not owner then
		owner = player
		claimPad.Color = Color3.fromRGB(120, 120, 120)
		claimPad.Material = Enum.Material.SmoothPlastic
		headline = player.Name .. "'s Factory"
		setSign(headline)
		for _, dropper in CollectionService:GetTagged("Dropper") do
			if dropper:IsDescendantOf(workspace) then
				startDropper(dropper)
			end
		end
	end
end)