I know this is very amateur but i don't know how I would make it do what the title entails.
This is what i have so far:
L = script.Parent.PointLight.Brightness
function RNG()
local N = math.random(.1,1.2)
L = N
end
while true do
wait(math.random(.3,.7))
RNG()
end
I want to make it so each time the function is called it generates a new number. The function call works; however, the brightness of the point light doesn't change.
Hello There,
You Can Use return to get a number.(Also you can't include decimals in math.random use Random.new():NextNumber(num1, num2) )
L = script.Parent.PointLight
function RNG()
local N = Random.new():NextNumber(.1,1.2)
return N
end
while true do
wait(Random.new():NextNumber(.3,.7))
L.Brightness = RNG()
end
The variable L does not reference the Brightness property of the point light; rather, it simply returns the current value of brightness. So whenever you change L to N, you are only changing the variable L, and not the brightness property of the point light.
I would do it like this instead:
L = script.Parent.PointLight
function RNG()
local N = math.random(.1,1.2)
L.Brightness = N
end
while true do
wait(math.random(.3,.7))
RNG()
end
I THOUGHT I FIXED THAT ARE YOU KIDDING ME
Wait actually, even with it referencing the brightness property it doesn't flicker.
Fixed it! Thanks!
turns out this is the fixed version:
L = script.Parent.PointLight
function RNG()
local N = math.random(.1,1.2)
L.Brightness = N
end
while true do
wait(math.random(.3,.7))
RNG()
end
For whatever reason making it so the brightness is referenced inside the function causes it to work.
Right - when you say "L = ...PointLight.Brightness", you're getting a copy of the Brightness at that moment in "L", whereas you want a reference to the PointLight so that you can update the Brightness property every time you call the function
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I think I know why, make a new variable called "Wait" and put this to the variable: math.random(0.3, 0.7). Then for line 9, just make it say: wait(Wait).
Well the problem isnt that the wait doesnt work, the problem is that the math.random in the RNG function doesnt change the brightness