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Help With Function Issues?

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Scootakip 299

9 years ago

1MoveWater()
2wait(10)
3RT.WaterDoor.Transparency = 0

So I need help with this part of my script.

I need the wait(10) to start immediately after MoveWater (Which is a function) is activated. The problem is, that it waits for MoveWater to finish (Which it takes a while to finish) before it starts to do the wait(10).

Is the problem that this is something Roblox does, or is it a problem with the function's code? Here's the function's code...

1function MoveWater(part)
2    for n = 0, MagWater, IncrementWater do
3        WaterMover.CFrame = WaterMover.CFrame + (DirectionWater * IncrementWater)
4        wait( (TimeWater/MagWater) * IncrementWater )
5    end
6end

If someone could help me with this it would be much appreciated.

Side note: The wait( (TimeWater/MagWater) * IncrementWater ) is necessary for the function to run properly.

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4Bros 550

9 years ago

Your answer to your problem is coroutines. Coroutines allow multiple threads to run alongside each other without having to create separate script instances or have to wait for the current running code block to finish (AKA you can execute separate functions asynchronously without having to wait for them to finish).

For more information regarding coroutines: http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php?title=Coroutines

1coroutine.resume(coroutine.create(MoveWater)) -- coroutine.resume runs a coroutine, coroutine.create creates a new coroutine with the function MoveWater
2wait(10)
3RT.WaterDoor.Transparency = 0

Spawn() is a better solution. Cor outlines are messy and I would never advise their use except for in certain situations. User#6546 35 — 9y

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