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On update functions, or a better way of detecting updates?

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Hello! I am trying to make a script, in the player's starter gui, which detects their kills, and adds it to their team's score. I need to make sure this only happens when their kills change, because if I don't, it will constantly add to the team's score.

while true do
	wait()
	kos = script.Parent.Parent.leaderstats.KOs.Value
	wait(1)
	if script.Parent.Parent.leaderstats.KOs.Value ~= kos then
		teamc = script.Parent.Parent.TeamColor
		if teamc == BrickColor.new("Bright blue") then
			print("blue")
			game.Teams.Blue.Score = game.Teams.Blue.Score + 			script.Parent.Parent.leaderstats.KOs.Value
	elseif teamc == BrickColor.new("Bright red") then
		print("red")
		game.Teams.Red.Score = game.Teams.Red.Score + script.Parent.Parent.leaderstats.KOs.Value
	elseif teamc == BrickColor.new("Bright green") then
		print("green")
		game.Teams.Green.Score = game.Teams.Green.Score + script.Parent.Parent.leaderstats.KOs.Value
	elseif teamc == BrickColor.new("Bright yellow") then
		print("yellow")
		game.Teams.Yellow.Score = game.Teams.Yellow.Score + script.Parent.Parent.leaderstats.KOs.Value
	end
	end
end

This is what I have, and it doesn't work. The problem seems to be that the KOs value is always equal to their stat, but I want it to be equal to their stat at that time, so I can test their most recent stat to see if it has changed. Thanks in advance :)

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4 comments

0

Great, can we see your attempt at using the changed event? This is not a request site.

Anonymous#
0

I showed you... I am using it, then testing their team color and updating that team's score. This is not a request

Anonymous#
0

Well you gave us no indication what went wrong with your script, and what it sounds like you want us to set up a Changed event function for you.

Anonymous#
0

Fine, I'll edit the question.

Anonymous#

1 answer

✓ Accepted answer

Used the Changed event on the instance value:

script.Parent.Parent.leaderstats.KOs.Changed:connect(function()
	-- Do stuff
end)

Or, alternatively, you could use a serverside script and just manually record each kill.

ResetEvent = function(Humanoid)
	Humanoid.Died:connect(function()
		if Humanoid:FindFirstChild("creator") then
			--Killer = Humanoid.creator.Value
		end
	end)
end

game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(Player)
	repeat wait() until Player.Character
	
	local Humanoid = Player.Character:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")

	ResetEvent(Humanoid)

	Player.CharacterAdded:connect(function(Character)
		ResetEvent(Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid"))
	end)

end)

This might work... And of course depends on what you're using to detect kills in the first place...

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