Moving Platform
Part of the Roblox Game Scripting section of Coddy's Lua journey. Lesson 21 of 24.
TweenInfo.new takes more than the time. Its values, in order:
- time in seconds
- easing style, such as
Enum.EasingStyle.Sine: how the speed changes along the way - easing direction:
In,OutorInOut - repeat count: how many extra times to play,
-1for forever - reverses:
trueto play backwards after each run - delay: seconds to wait before it starts
local info = TweenInfo.new(1, Enum.EasingStyle.Quad, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, 2, false)This one plays 3 times (once, plus 2 repeats), each run taking 1 second, jumping back to the start between runs.
Sine with InOut starts slowly, speeds up in the middle and slows down at the end, the natural way for a platform to move. Linear keeps one speed the whole way.
A tweened platform does not carry players sideways: they have to walk with it.
Challenge
MediumThe blue platform should glide between Z 10 and Z -10 and keep going. The script tweens it there once.
Change only the TweenInfo so the platform:
- takes 3 seconds each way, with
SineInOuteasing - comes back after reaching the end
- never stops
Press Play to watch it, then Check.
Try it yourself
local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
local platform = script.Parent
-- TweenInfo.new(time, style, direction, repeatCount, reverses)
local info = TweenInfo.new(3, Enum.EasingStyle.Sine, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut)
local goal = { Position = Vector3.new(0, 10, -10) }
local tween = TweenService:Create(platform, info, goal)
tween:Play()
Test yourselfThis lesson includes a short quiz. Start the lesson to answer it and track your progress.
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