Hey guys, it’s agKing_21 here and today I wanted to make a tutorial about leaderboards. So I’ve made a lot of research about leaderboards in the past and despite my research effort I haven’t found a proper solution to increase the cooldown and performance of data update in the leaderboards of my game.
Until recently from using ChatGPT and the power of AI . ChatGPT proposed a solution to me in which I was uncomfortable with since I never used external database before but actually it was way less complicated then I thought and since I was opened enough to give it a try to my surprise it took less than a matter of a night in which I happened to solve the latency and cooldown of data savings problem.
Before explaining to you Firebase I’m gonna explain the problem of the old fashioned ways of making leaderboard.
So basically most of the Roblox video I saw in the past were heavily focused on Datastore and Ordered Datastore but the problem with these tutorial were that :
- Ordered Datastore had a cooldown problem of 30 seconds to make sure data are properly saved entirely to avoid data loss packet
- Data need to be updated in every cooldown interval which negatively impact player’s experience
- Sometimes when quitting the game with low cooldown it could lag the game as hell which was a painful experience in my studio
Roblox Datastore and Ordered Datastore tutorials had a huge lack of performance and proper datasaving issue. Worst is most of the tutorial you saw on the internet about leaderboards had already a pre-model made for you to use but these weren’t the correct way of learning how to setup leaderboard and that’s what I’m gonna do in this tutorial.
So before using leaderboards , there was a huge cooldown issue where it took eternity to update the data this isn’t the case anymore because my solution is not about relying on Roblox database environment but external database
What is Firebase ?
Firebase is a simple database that has been developed by Google ecosystem which offers multiple services for programmers like us. But what most Roblox developers ignores is that we can also use Firebase for the datasaving of our game that’s right.
Here’s what Firebase allows to do :
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Real-time data storage : Firebase offer a database in real-time that allows to save and synchronize between players and servers instantly. For exemple you could save player inventory in a flinch of an eye.
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Cloud Firestore
: Another database tool in Firebase ideal for storing structured data, such as complex stats or progression data. -
Notification and analysis
Firebase allows you to understand more your player with advanced analytical tools and allow to send notification targeted for engagement. -
Easy to connect with Roblox : With so little code it’s very easy to send data from your Roblox game to an hosted firebase database in the world especially for international or world data or cross platform data.
In my last video that I published I’m going to show you how to use Firebase to setup your leaderboard and you’ll find how easy, fast and efficient this new system of data actually works this will massively increase the performance of data update in your game which will improve the overall player experience which is very crucial for a game success. If you are a Roblox developer that wants to bring your skills to next level. Well I’ve got good news 
for you this video is exactly what you need.
Link of the tutorial : https://youtu.be/IHfzwQdepQE
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