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How can I get this timer to count down when all the variables are true?

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Hi, I asked a related question the other day and it got answered, so thanks to YellowTide.

My problem now is that the timer will not start when all the bool values are true.

timer=1
totaltimer=1
ValueA = game.Workspace.PartA.ValueA
ValueB = game.Workspace.PartB.ValueB
ValueC = game.Workspace.PartC.ValueC
if ValueA.Value == true and ValueB.Value == true and ValueC.Value == true then
repeat
print'cool'
wait(1)
timer = timer + 1
until
timer > 3
if timer > 3 then
timer=totaltimer
end
game.Lighting.RaidersWin:Clone().Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui
for i, player in ipairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
    if player.Character then
        local hum = player.Character:FindFirstChild('Humanoid')
        if hum then
            hum.Health = 0
            timer=totaltimer
            ValueA.Value=false
            ValueB.Value=false
            ValueC.Value=false
            game.Workspace.PartA.BrickColor.new=BrickColor.new"Earth green"
            game.Workspace.PartB.BrickColor.new=BrickColor.new"Earth green"
            game.Workspace.PartC.BrickColor.new=BrickColor.new"Earth green"
        end
    end
end
end

What this code should do is start a timer that counts to 3 when all the values are true, then after 3 seconds it clones a Gui into everyone's PlayerGui, then resets the timer and kills everyone. The timer would end if a value becomes false and reset to 0.

For some reason the above will not work. Thanks for reading!

Anonymous

2 answers

✓ Accepted answer

Your Problem

You're using an if statement, expecting it to act like a listener. if statements will activate at the time the script reads the statement.. it will pass if the condition is true, otherwise will not.

How To Fix

You need to have a loop check repeatedly until all the conditions are met - e.g. all the variables being true.

Code

for this case, you can use a repeat loop

local timer = 1
local totaltimer = 1
local ValueA = game.Workspace.PartA.ValueA
local ValueB = game.Workspace.PartB.ValueB
local ValueC = game.Workspace.PartC.ValueC

repeat wait() until ValueA.Value and ValueB.Value and ValueC.Value
repeat print'cool' wait(1) timer = timer + 1 until timer > 3

timer = totaltimer

game.Lighting.RaidersWin:Clone().Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui

for i, player in ipairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
	if player.Character then
		local hum = player.Character:FindFirstChild('Humanoid')
		if hum then
			hum.Health = 0
			timer=totaltimer
			ValueA.Value=false
			ValueB.Value=false
			ValueC.Value=false
			workspace.PartA.BrickColor = BrickColor.new('Earth green')
			workspace.PartB.BrickColor = BrickColor.new('Earth green')
			workspace.PartC.BrickColor = BrickColor.new('Earth green')
		end
	end
end
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Wow, thank you so much! I learned something really important from this and it works now! Also sorry to do this but I think in this part - workspace.PartA.BrickColor.new=BrickColor.new"Earth green" you can't put .new in beside the first brickcolour, so it should be workspace.PartA.BrickColor=BrickColor.new"Earth green". Just for future reference. +1

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Haha thanks. missed that(:

Anonymous#

using an if then only checks once.

try using;

repeat wait() until ValueA.Value == true and ValueB.Value == true and ValueC.Value == true

this will keep wait()ing until all value's = true. Put this on line 6 and it will wait and start the timer when all are true.

repeat (what you want to happen) until (condition) this is a loop that works well for waiting for something to happen.

Hope this helps. :)

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