Success: Episode 4 – The Fall and Rise

Success: Episode 4 – The Fall and Rise

Players Start Leaving: A Tough Reality

For weeks after the Cyber Battle Arena update, things were looking great for Cyber Quest: Neon City. But over time, players started to get bored. The PVP battles weren't as fun anymore, and some felt the game lacked variety. The player count began declining steadily.

Jake noticed the drop.

🟢 Daniel: Yo, what happened to the player count?

🔵 Jake: I don’t know... it's like they got bored of the same old stuff.

Jake was devastated. He poured months of work into the game, but it wasn’t enough to keep players interested. He knew he couldn’t give up, though—this was just a bump in the road.

Jake’s Decision: Create an Obby

Jake had a new idea to bring the players back: an Obby (obstacle course) game. It would be a side game within Cyber Quest where players would race through crazy, futuristic courses.

📌 Game Name: Neon Obby Madness

🔹 It would have multiple levels of difficulty: Easy, Medium, Hard.

🔹 Interactive obstacles like moving platforms, laser beams, and gravity fields.

🔹 Time trials and leaderboards for players to compete for the fastest times.

The Process: Building the Obby

Jake started fresh, creating new obstacles and building the Obby from scratch. It was a long process, but he was determined to make something exciting.

🕒 Development Time: 1 month

🔧 Tools Used: Roblox Studio, Lua scripting for obstacle mechanics

Step-by-Step Process:

Map Design: Jake created a neon-lit, futuristic course. The first level was a simple jumping course with moving platforms. The second level was harder, with laser beams that players had to avoid. The third level had gravity fields that made players float up into the air and then fall.

Obstacles: Jake wrote Lua scripts to make obstacles work. For example, he coded a moving platform that shifts back and forth:

-- Moving Platform Script local platform = script.Parent local startPos = platform.Position local moveDistance = 10 local moveTime = 5 while true do platform.Position = startPos + Vector3.new(math.sin(tick() * moveTime) * moveDistance\, 0\, 0) wait(0.1) endTime Trials and Leaderboards:

Jake added a timer for each player when they entered the Obby and saved the leaderboard to show the fastest players. The system looked like this:

-- Timer Script local startTime = tick() game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player) player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function() local finishTime = tick() - startTime -- Save finish time to leaderboard end) end)Obby Features: Jake added checkpoints\, so players could respawn if they fell. He also designed reward badges for completing certain levels under a set time.

Finalizing the Game

Jake finished the Obby after working day and night. He felt a sense of accomplishment as he tested the final product.

🔹 Obby Features:

Multiple levels with increasing difficulty

Neon obstacles and platforms

Time trials and leaderboards for competitive play

Special rewards for completing the Obby fast

Description for Roblox

Jake wrote the game description for the Roblox page:

📄 Game Description:

"Welcome to Neon Obby Madness, the ultimate obstacle course in the futuristic city! Race through neon-lit platforms, dodge laser beams, and conquer gravity-defying jumps. Are you fast enough to make it to the top of the leaderboard? Test your skills in the most exciting Obby ever!"

Publishing the Game

After completing everything, Jake published the game on Roblox. His excitement was high—he hoped this would be the update to bring players back.

🔵 Jake: "Alright, it’s time to test it!"

Testing the Game

Jake joined the game to make sure everything worked. He completed the Obby himself and found that the timing was perfect—players would feel challenged, but not frustrated. He was proud of his work.

Then, after testing, Jake decided to take a break and leave his game for a while to see how others would react.

Playing Another Game

Jake opened the Roblox menu and searched for a new game. He found a newly trending game called "Sky High Adventures"—an exploration game where you travel to different floating islands. It looked interesting, so he clicked on it.

🔵 Jake: "Hmm, this could give me some new ideas."

Reaction to the New Game

As Jake played, he was amazed at the beautiful graphics and the open-world exploration. The game had a unique mechanic where players could build their own islands using blocks, and it had a co-op mode that allowed friends to build together. Jake thought, "This could be something to incorporate into Cyber Quest... maybe not now, but one day."

To Be Continued...

Jake's Obby update brings in new players, but there are still challenges ahead. Will the Obby course revive the game, or will he need even more creative ideas to keep players interested?

Stay tuned for Episode 5! Would you like to keep building on this? 😊

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