Using spawn() function inside for loop?
function module.gamemode()
for timer = timeLimit, 0, -1 do
spawn(function()
for _, map in pairs(workspace:WaitForChild("Castle Map"):GetChildren()) do
if map:FindFirstChild("Flag") then
local color = map.Flag.BrickColor
if color == game.Teams.Red.TeamColor then
redFlags = redFlags + 1
elseif color == game.Teams.Blue.TeamColor then
blueFlags = blueFlags + 1
end
end
end
wait(3)
end)
wait(1)
end
end
What I have is a for loop which cycles through every second to count down the timer. However, I want every 3 seconds to give each team a point, depending who has control of the flag. The script is in a moduleScript
2 answers
You haven't really clarrified what your issue is, but I have a suggestion to make things a little easier for you.
If you use the new tagging system, you can find the 'map.Flag.BrickColor' value much easier, or call it a distinguishable name and use the second variable on the FindFirstChild function (which searches through the complete list of children in an item)
e.g. brick = game.Workspace.Model.Model.Brick OR brick = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Brick",true)
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The problem is that you are spawning a new thread every for-loop-iteration (ie every second). Solutions:
- Use a while loop on a separate thread that continues until the game is over
- Only give a point when
timer % 3 == 0(you can make it more complex to make it more accurate, but this would be a simple method).
--Method 1
--when the game starts:
gameOn = true
spawn(function()
while gameOn do
wait(3)
--your algorithm for awarding points here (without the wait(3))
end
end
--when game ends:
gameOn = false
--Method 2
for timer = timeLimit, 0, -1 do
if timer % 3 == 0 then
--your algorithm for awarding points here (without the wait(3))
end
wait(1)
end