Dev notes

Notes from scripting at scale.

Short technical write-ups: how gameplay stays server-authoritative, how data scales across servers, and how updates ship on live games.

Systems Design

4 min read

Synchronizing Events Across Servers

How I keep shared game state consistent across independent servers using broadcast messaging, shared timestamps, and fallback recovery so players land in the right place after an update or content drop.

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Security

5 min read

Keeping Gameplay Server-Authoritative

A practical breakdown of why the client should never own gameplay outcomes, and how I structure remotes, validation, and state so exploiters have nothing to grab onto.

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Performance

5 min read

Cross-Server Data Without the Headaches

How I lean on MemoryStore, MessagingService, and session-locked DataStores to keep player data consistent across a fleet of servers without dupes, rollbacks, or surprise data loss.

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Gameplay

5 min read

Building a Medal Collaboration That Scales

How I wired a cross-promotional medal feature into Case Paradise — server-authoritative unlocks, shared reward validation, and UI that stays consistent while thousands of players claim at once.

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Systems Design

6 min read

Designing a Global Auction System on Roblox

A walkthrough of the global auction house I built for Case Paradise — cross-server listings, server-side bidding, anti-dupe settlement, and MemoryStore-backed state that has to stay fair under load.

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