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How to make this timer more efficient?

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Nidoxs 190
8 years ago

How would I make this timer more efficient?

while true do
local m = Instance.new("Message")
player = game.Players:findFirstChild(hit.Parent.Name)
m.Parent = player
m.Text = "5:00 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:59 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:58 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:57 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:56 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:55 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:54 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:53 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:52 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:51 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:50 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:49 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:48 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:47 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:46 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:45 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:44 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:43 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:42 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:41 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:40 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:39 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:38 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:37 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:36 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:35 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:34 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:33 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:32 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:31 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:30 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:29 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:28 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:27 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:26 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:25 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:24 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:23 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:22 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:21 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:20 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:19 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:18 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:17 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:16 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:15 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:14 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:13 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:12 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:11 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:10 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:09 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:08 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:07 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:06 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:05 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:04 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:03 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:02 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:01 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "4:00 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:59 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:58 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:57 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:56 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:55 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:54 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:53 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:52 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:51 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:50 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:49 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:48 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:47 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:46 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:45 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:44 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:43 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:42 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:41 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:40 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:39 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:38 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:37 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:36 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:35 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:34 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:33 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:32 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:31 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:30 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:29 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:28 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:27 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:26 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:25 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:24 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:23 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:22 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:21 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:20 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:19 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:18 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:17 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:16 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:15 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:14 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:13 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:12 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:11 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:10 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:09 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:08 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:07 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:06 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:05 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:04 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:03 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:02 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:01 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "3:00 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:59 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:58 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:57 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:56 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:55 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:54 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:53 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:52 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:51 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:50 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:49 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:48 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:47 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:46 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:45 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:44 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:43 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:42 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:41 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:40 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:39 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:38 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:37 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:36 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:35 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:34 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:33 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:32 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:31 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:30 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:29 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:28 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:27 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:26 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:25 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:24 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:23 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:22 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:21 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:20 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:19 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:18 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:17 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:16 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:15 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:14 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:13 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:12 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:11 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:10 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:09 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:08 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:07 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:06 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:05 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:04 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:03 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:02 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:01 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "2:00 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:59 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:58 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:57 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:56 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:55 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:54 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:53 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:52 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:51 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:50 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:49 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:48 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:47 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:46 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:45 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:44 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:43 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:42 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:41 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:40 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:39 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:38 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:37 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:36 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:35 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:34 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:33 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:32 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:31 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:30 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:29 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:28 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:27 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:26 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:25 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:24 Left"
 wait(1)
m.Text = "1:23 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:22 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:21 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:20 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:19 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:18 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:17 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:16 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:15 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:14 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:13 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:12 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:11 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:10 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:09 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:08 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:07 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:06 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:05 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:04 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:03 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:02 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:01 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "1:00 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:59 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:58 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:57 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:56 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:55 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:54 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:53 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:52 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:51 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:50 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:49 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:48 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:47 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:46 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:45 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:44 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:43 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:42 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:41 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:40 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:39 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:38 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:37 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:36 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:35 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:34 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:33 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:32 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:31 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:30 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:29 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:28 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:27 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:26 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:25 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:24 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:23 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:22 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:21 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:20 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:19 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:18 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:17 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:16 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:15 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:14 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:13 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:12 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:11 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:10 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:09 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:08 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:07 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:06 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:05 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:04 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:03 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:02 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:01 Left"
wait(1)
m.Text = "0:00 Left"
wait(1)
m:Remove()
end

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Answered by
adark 5487 Badge of Merit Moderation Voter Community Moderator
8 years ago

Making a NumberValue is completely unnecessary: just use a for loop:

for i = 5*60, 0, -1 do 
    m.Text = i
    wait(1)
end

To display this using minutes, simply divide i by 60. To get the remaining seconds, use the modulo operator:

m.Text = math.floor(i/60) .. ":" .. i%60

This has a problem, however: seconds less than 10 display only one digit, so let's add a simple if statement:

m.Text = math.floor(i/60) .. ":"
if i%60 < 10 then
    m.Text = m.Text .. "0" .. i%60
else
    m.Text = m.Text .. i%60
end
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Or you could use two for loops BlueTaslem 18071 — 8y
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Wow! Thanks alot. This will really help me out for my game me and my friend are making! MUCH appreciated! Nidoxs 190 — 8y
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Answered by
drahsid5 250 Moderation Voter
8 years ago

Whoa, that's really inefficient...

Alright, so to make an efficient timer you would use a for loop:

ti = 120 --Two minutes
while wait() do --A while do loop to repeat the contained code
    for i=ti,0,-1 do --A for loop that goes backwards from 120 to 0
        m.Text = (i.." Seconds left") --Changing the text (I apologies, couldn't make it Minutes:SecondsInMinute)
    end
end

References: For and while loop

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Answered by
theawesome624 100
8 years ago

Make a value, and do some math

m = Instance.new("Message")
time = Instance.new("NumberValue")
time.Value = "240"
while wait() do 
wait(1)
time.Value = time.Value - 1
m.Text = time.Value .. " Left"

Should work, but it will show the timer in seconds, not minutes and seconds

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You forgot to make the Value - 1 every second :) Uroxus 350 — 8y
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Just fixed theawesome624 100 — 8y
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How would I do it as like 5 mins but when it becomes 5:00 it then becomes 4:59? Nidoxs 190 — 8y
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Who -1 this? You don't have to -1 this just beacause I'm a begginer, Or made some spelling mistakes. -_- theawesome624 100 — 8y
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Well, for one thing, you don't have an "end" for your "while" loop. Redbullusa 1580 — 8y
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So? I dpn't like the reputation thing for scripting helpers theawesome624 100 — 8y
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It means you're feeding misleading/unreliable information. ScriptingHelpers is a forum website for scripters to help other scripters. Good answers receive upvotes, bad answers receive downvotes. Hypothetically. Redbullusa 1580 — 8y
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I tried helping, so at least I tried -_- theawesome624 100 — 8y
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Good try, but your script has a few problems (which I imagine is why it got downvoted): 1. The NumberValue is unnecessary. 2. You say "while wait() do wait(1)", which will actually wait for about 1.03 seconds instead of 1.00 seconds (it should be "while true do" in this case). 3. You missed an "end" to the while loop. ... chess123mate 5873 — 8y
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... 4. (Minor) Since it's a number, you should really say time.Value = 240, not time.Value = "240" (the latter is a string, not a number, even if Roblox converts it for you in this case). chess123mate 5873 — 8y

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