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[CLOSE] How do you shorten a code in a script?

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It looks trashy but this script makes an image GUI appear, then disappear.

while true do
	--GUI starts
	script.Parent.Transparency = 1
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 1
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(4)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.95
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.95
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.9
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.9
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.85
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.85
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.8
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.8
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.75
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.75
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.7
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.7
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.65
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.65
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.6
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.6
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.55
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.55
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.5
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.5
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.45
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.45
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.4
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.4
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.35
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.35
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.3
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.3
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.25
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.25
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.2
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.2
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.15
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.15
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.1
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.1
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.05
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.05
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	--Image is at 0 transparency
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 0
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(6) --how long the image will appear [you can change this value]
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.05
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.05
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.1
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.1
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.15
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.15
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.2
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.2
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.25
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.25
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.3
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.3
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.35
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.35
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.4
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.4
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.45
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.45
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.5
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.5
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.55
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.55
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.6
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.6
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.65
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.65
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.7
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.7
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.75
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.75
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.8
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.8
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.85
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.85
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.9
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.9
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 0.95
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 0.95
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	script.Parent.Transparency = 1
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = 1
	script.Parent.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	wait(0.1)
	--Image dissapears, intro completed.
	script.Parent:remove()
end
AnonymousEdited

3 answers

✓ Accepted answer
wait(4) --Waits 4 seconds
for i = 1,0,-0.05 do --loop that goes from 1 to 0, incrementing by -0.05
	script.Parent.Transparency = i --Sets the transparency to i
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = i
	wait(0.1)
end
wait(6) --how long the image will appear [you can change this value]
for i = 0,1,0.05 do --loop that goes from 0 to 1, incrementing by 0.05
	script.Parent.Transparency = i
	script.Parent.ImageTransparency = i
	wait(0.1)
end
script.Parent:Destroy() --Destroy() is a better choice than remove()

Hope this helped!

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2 comments

0

Welp, this works. Accepted answer.

Anonymous#
0

Oh god, just use loops

Anonymous#

Using loops, you can repeat the linear value change.

For example:

local sp = script.Parent

repeat wait(0.1)

	sp.Transparency = sp.Transparency - 0.05
	sp.Image.Transparency = sp.Image.Transparency - 0.05

until sp.Transparency == 0
	
repeat wait(0.1)

	sp.Transparency = sp.Transparency + 0.05
	sp.Image.Transparency = sp.Image.Transparency + 0.05
	
until sp.Transparency == 1
AnonymousEdited Permalink

There is a way to make this shorter by using a loop or you can use a load string script, but that's hard to convert if you are not experienced in load string scripting.

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