Can roblox be connected to outside sources?
Can I somehow interact with a Roblox game using an outside source. I know you can send stuff to discord through webhooks, but is there a way I could send something back? For example would it be possible to make a website that would be able to change something in the game? Such as changing the color of an object. I know its a weird question but I'm just curious.
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mhm it can. I made a simple implementation, it works the way that I have a text file on my server (think of server as a computer that's 24/7 online and you can save files there and then download them from anywhere, these files can be websites too). This text file's contents can be changed using a website, then I have a Roblox script which every 0.5 seconds sets color of baseplate to the color written in the text file.
This is the website where you can change the color: http://kirda.wtf/1blaisinraisin08/change.php
This is the Roblox place: https://www.roblox.com/games/10021943758/Powerful-Baseplate
This is the Roblox script:
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")
local url: string = "http://kirda.wtf/1blaisinraisin08/color.txt"
while task.wait(0.5) do
-- ignore the pcall thing it is lazy way to prevent the script from stopping in
-- case any error happens
pcall(function()
Workspace.Baseplate.Color = Color3.fromHex( HttpService:GetAsync(url) )
end)
end
Color3.fromHex converts hex color into color compatible with Roblox color system. Websites stick to hex color.
The website was made using few lines of PHP code.