I spent this afternoon making a ModuleScript for changing numbers between different bases. It has two functions, with two arguments each:
toDecimal(string num, number base), returns number
toBase(number num, number base), returns string representation of num converted to base base.
Currently it supports up to base 62, but can be modified to support more.
The module also supports decimals; for instance, toDecimal(“1.1”, 36) returns 1.0277777777778 (actual value: ~ 1.02777777777777767909128669). This includes toBase as well, and it avoids rounding to the best of its ability; 1.1 to base 36 takes over a hundred cycles as a result and returns an extremely long string (1.3llllllllly0u06jymdk0r8dlsejv9st8407o1jkyg65xjj9r9qrcb03thsh72ugs48wdw5z942xyywf1rx3a0j7v0ux57tyyaiuujaf9zi8rris9beu5384q1couqlqdrxdjskr7qbb3dos1q1omn9bbma71x1kua0hfi6x7a57ht82ax6bsf2b143l6iquephyu4s5onheo1p) that perfectly translates, from my testing, back to 1.1.
I made this so I could convert large number-keyed tables to string-keyed tables, shortening the keys and making them easier to manipulate manually (since it takes up less space in the code editor window) however it can also be used as a universal converter between bases by first passing the input number through toDecimal and then back through toBase as your desired base.
I’m curious what other uses y’all might find for this.