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How to extend function wait() if called twice or more?

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TechModel 118

3 years ago

Edited 3 years ago

I've been searching on the internet and I get unrelated stuff so I want clear answers hopefully. The problem is if the remote event was triggered twice, how would I reset the "wait(5)" again so until it the remote stops being called. Then it counts down to 5 until it ends.

1game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player)
2 
3    player.Time.Value = true
4        wait(5)
5    player.Time.Value = false
6end)

use a for loop with if statements and probably a debounce unless you are asking for something like delay(5,function() greatneil80 2647 — 3y

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Answered by

TGazza 1336

3 years ago

Not quite sure what you're asking, but I've come up with a script.

01-- Local Script (inside a tool!)
02local Tool = script.Parent
03local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
04 
05local RE = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):WaitForChild("RemoteEvent",10)
06Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
07    RE:FireServer()
08end)
09 
10--[[
11#################################################################################
12]]
13 
14-- Script
15local Players = {}
16 
17game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player)
18    local PlrTab = Players[player]
19    if(PlrTab ~= nil) then
20        local deClick = PlrTab.Clicked
21        if(deClick == false) then
22            PlrTab.Clicked = true
23            print("Clicked!!!, Starting process")
24            player.Time.Value = true
25            wait(5)
26            player.Time.Value = false
27            print("Stopping Ignoring Clicks for now!")
28            PlrTab.Clicked = false
29        else
30            print("All ready Clicked ignoring...")
31        end
32    end
33end)
34 
35game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
36    --[[ debugging ]]
37    local Time = Instance.new("BoolValue",plr)
38    Time.Name = "Time"
39    Time.Value = false
40    --[[ debugging ]]
41 
42    -- Global table hookup
43    Players[plr] = {
44        Clicked = false
45    }
46end)
47game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(plr)
48    -- remove the player thats leaving from global table
49    if(table.find(Players,plr) ~= nil) then
50        Players[plr] = nil
51    end
52end)
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This script logs every player that joins the game and adds your Time bool value to each player. The server side script then waits for a player to activate or click with the tool to change the Time.Value from false to true, as you had, then waits 5 seconds before changing it back to false.

I've made it ignore any other clicks made by a player. Thus stopping the click spam. I've also allow other players to change their Time bool values without locking up the system until the Clicked Value gets changed back to false.

Let me know if you need anything :)

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