Is there a lag free alternative to running a while loop continuously?

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Daanni 10

9 years ago

Hi! Basically, I want a function which constantly is updating a value (more specifically, I have a value called CurrentPlayers, and I want it to be the same as the number of players in the server. Here is what I have right now:

function currentPlayers()
    while true do
        wait()
        System.CurrentPlayers.Value = #game.Players:GetChildren()
    end
end
delay(0,currentPlayers)

My question is: does this cause lag, and if so, is there a lag free alternative to achieve the same thing?

What will help is use a corouine before the while true do MessorAdmin 598 — 9y

"The weird problem" is that System is a variable. Please at the top of the script add, "local System =" blah blah blah. EzraNehemiah_TF2 3552 — 9y

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EzraNehemiah_TF2 3552

9 years ago

Use NumPlayers instead of #game.Players:GetChildren(). Also, use the changed event. This event fires when a certain value changes.

NumPlayers is in game.Players.

print(game.Players.NumPlayers)

Changed event works for pretty much any value. In the parameter it also tells you what has changed.

workspace.Player1.Humanoid.Changed:connect(function(jump)
    if jump == "Jump" then
        print("Player1 has jumped.")
    end
end)

You can use this same script and edit it to make an antijump script.

workspace.Player1.Humanoid.Changed:connect(function(jump)
    if jump == "Jump" then
        workspace.Player1.Humanoid.Jump = false
    end
end)

But what are the chances a player named player1 exists? Use the player and character added events.

game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(player)
    player.CharacterAdded:connect(function(character)
        character.Humanoid.Changed:connect(function(jump)
            if jump == "Jump" then
                workspace.Player1.Humanoid.Jump = false
            end
        end
    end)
end)

Now we add it together to see how many players are in the game.

game.Players.Changed:connect(function(numplayers)
    if numplayers == "NumPlayers" then
        System.CurrentPlayers.Value = game.Players.NumPlayers
    end
end)

Hope it helps!

Actually, weird problem is happening. Here is the code:game.Players.Changed:connect(function (NumPlayers) System.CurrentPlayers.Value = game.Players.NumPlayers end) Daanni 10 — 9y

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Answered by

aceahmedmoh22 0

9 years ago

You can use spawn( function

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Is there a lag free alternative to running a while loop continuously?

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