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How do I count down?

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KennySfromTitan 106

10 years ago

How would I count down on a GUI/SurfaceGUI?

I hope this isn't requesting a script, but I need help on it for my game.

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Answered by

Perci1 4988

10 years ago

I would like to point out that directly changing the gui's text with a for loop will cause the timer to reset after death.

To make the timer stay the same for everyone, regardless if they die, we must create an external object to keep track of the time. In this case, we can simply use an IntValue in workspace.

Inside the IntValue; server Script

1for i = 10, 0, -1 do
2    wait(1)
3    script.Parent.Value = i
4end

Inside the GUI; LocalScript

1local time = workspace:WaitForChild("IntValue")
2 
3--everytime it's changed,
4value.Changed:connect(function()
5    --set the text to the value
6    script.Parent.Text = tostring(time.Value)
7    --tostring() simply converts a number to a string.
8end)

So isn't tostring(time.Value) the same thing as time.Value? Like "script.Parent.Text = tostring(time.Value)" and "script.Parent.Text = time.Value" do the same thing don't they? EzraNehemiah_TF2 3552 — 10y

Essentially, yes, but tostring() add an extra check to make sure the script doesn't error because we tried to change a string to a number. Perci1 4988 — 10y

You could just set ResetGuiOnSpawn or what the property is off. hiimgoodpack 2009 — 7y

Answered by

EzraNehemiah_TF2 3552

10 years ago

Use loops like

1for i = 10, 0, -1 do --Starting number, Ending Number, steps
2         local gui = game.Players.LocalPlayer
3--local gui2 = workspace.Part.SurfaceGui.TextBox
4plyr.PlayerGui.ScreenGui.TextBox.Text = i
5--gui2.Text = i
6wait(1)
7end

Don't forget to edit it to make it work.

LocalPlayer only works in localscripts and local scripts can only work it's a child of Player or in a person's character.

You could also do repeats

01Time = 10 -ten seconds
02repeat
03wait(1)
04Time = Time-1
05         local gui = game.Players.LocalPlayer
06--local gui2 = workspace.Part.SurfaceGui.TextBox
07plyr.PlayerGui.ScreenGui.TextBox.Text = Time
08--gui2.Text = Time
09until Time <= 0
10--Chunk

Answered by

Necrorave 560

10 years ago

Using a loop of some sort.

I would recommend a for loop simply because of how easy it is to use.

Create a condition that ends the loop in a desirable fashion using a negative increment.

Quick example:

1for x = 10, 0, -1 do --First part is the variable used, second is the condition it needs to reach, third is the amount it changes each time.
2print(x)
3wait(1)
4end

More on loops here: wiki.roblox.com/index.php?title=Loops

@LordDragonZord Posting answers is not a competition; a new answer could give a new insight on a given topic. Redbullusa 1580 — 10y

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