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Is it possible for another part of a script run while you have a for loop?

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Relampago1204 73

9 years ago

This script crashes studio it does not even run :(

01coroutine.resume(coroutine.create(function()
02while true do
03MagicSym = Instance.new("Part")
04    MagicSym.Parent = me.Character.Torso
05    MagicSym.Anchored = true
06    MagicSym.CanCollide = false
07    MagicSym.formFactor = "Symmetric"
08    MagicSym.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("New Yeller")
09    MagicSym.Transparency = 1
10    MagicSym.Name = "MagicSym"
11    MagicSym.Size = Vector3.new(30, 1, 30)
12    MagicSym.TopSurface = "Smooth"
13    MagicSym.BottomSurface = "Smooth"
14    MagicSym.CFrame = me.Character.Torso.CFrame*CFrame.new(0,-3, 0)
15 
16 
17    d = Instance.new("Decal")
18    d.Name = "Circle"
19    d.Parent = MagicSym
20    d.Face = "Top"
21    d.Texture = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=214848393"
22    p = Instance.new("Decal")
23    p.Name = "Circle"
24    p.Parent = MagicSym
25    p.Face = "Bottom"
26    p.Texture = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=214848393"
27end
28end
29)
30)
31while true do
32    for loop = 1, 50 do
33    MagicSym.CFrame = MagicSym.CFrame *CFrame.Angles(0, 0.005, 0)
34    wait(1/25)
35wait()
36end
37 
38 
39end
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This is what I made of it. The only problem is the crashing

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Answered by

Nickoakz 231

9 years ago

Coroutines.

http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php?title=Coroutines

01coroutines.resume(coroutine.create(function()
02while true do
03print("looping with each other")
04wait()
05end
06end))
07while true do
08print("its just one script")
09wait()
10end

Reminder. DON'T DO THIS..

1script.Parent.Touched:connect(function()
2coroutines.resume(coroutine.create(function()
3while true do
4print("looping with each other")
5wait()
6end
7end))
8end)

You will lag the server because when you create a co-routine, it's creating another thread. Too many thread's will degrade server performance. You'll need to ask another question on how to kill co-routines.

Yeah I remember doing the same mistake a while back, don't do it fdfxd 50 — 9y

Although the game runs perfectly fine, any server sided script is slower with that mistake. Nickoakz 231 — 9y

Answered by

legomaster38 39

9 years ago

01--If you mean you want the script to run with a infinite loop effectively then add a 
02--term from Rbx.Lua called break****
03--Or if you mean just run it with no infinite loops just add a wait() in between while true do wait()
04coroutine.resume(coroutine.create(function()
05while true do
06MagicSym = Instance.new("Part")
07    MagicSym.Parent = me.Character.Torso
08    MagicSym.Anchored = true
09    MagicSym.CanCollide = false
10    MagicSym.formFactor = "Symmetric"
11    MagicSym.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("New Yeller")
12    MagicSym.Transparency = 1
13    MagicSym.Name = "MagicSym"
14    MagicSym.Size = Vector3.new(30, 1, 30)
15    MagicSym.TopSurface = "Smooth"
16    MagicSym.BottomSurface = "Smooth"
17    MagicSym.CFrame = me.Character.Torso.CFrame*CFrame.new(0,-3, 0)
18 
19 
20    d = Instance.new("Decal")
21    d.Name = "Circle"
22    d.Parent = MagicSym
23    d.Face = "Top"
24    d.Texture = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=214848393"
25    p = Instance.new("Decal")
26    p.Name = "Circle"
27    p.Parent = MagicSym
28    p.Face = "Bottom"
29    p.Texture = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=214848393"
30--A break here--The break word should make it render a bit between the script so that the script can run with the infinite loop.
31break
32end
33end
34)
35)
36while true do
37    for loop = 1, 50 do
38    MagicSym.CFrame = MagicSym.CFrame *CFrame.Angles(0, 0.005, do--So we do break between the waits
39    wait(1/25)
40break
41wait()
42end
43 
44 
45end --If this helped leave an upvote or an Accept much appreciated.
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