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different blocks of code in one script wont run?

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local debounce = false
--if dead is true
script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
	print("touched")
	if script.Parent.Dead.Value == true and not debounce then
		debounce = true
		print("dead now")
		script.Parent.Parent:Destroy()
	end
end)
--


while true do
	wait()
	--gradually decrease oxygen
	delay(0.2,function()
		if script.Parent.Oxygen.Value <= 100 then
		script.Parent.Oxygen.Value = script.Parent.Oxygen.Value - 1
		end
	end)
	--
	
	
	
	--change color if oxygen is getting low, kill if its 0
	if script.Parent.Oxygen.Value < 50 and script.Parent.Oxygen.Value > 1 then
		script.Parent.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("New Yeller")
		end
	if script.Parent.Oxygen.Value >= 51 then
		script.Parent.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Lime green")
		end
	if script.Parent.Oxygen.Value <= 0 then
		script.Parent.Dead.Value = true
	end
	--
	
	
	
	--turn death on if hp is 0
	if script.Parent.Health.Value <= 0 then
		script.Parent.Dead.Value = true
		script.Parent.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Really black")
	end
	--
	
	
	
	
	
end

I have different things put together in one script because I want to keep everything neat and tidy. but some things like delay() wont work, another example is if I move the touched function down to the bottom it wont work either.

Anonymous

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If you don't want an infinite loop to stop any code below it from running, the first step is to place it at the very bottom of your code.

local part = workspace.Part

part.Touched:Connect(function(other)
    print("who's there? " .. other.Name .. "'s there!")
end)

while true do
    --... code to repeat here. 
    wait(1)
end

If you want multiple while loops to run simultaneously, you can make use of the spawn() function. This will create a new thread the loop can run inside that won't interrupt the code outside the spawn().

local a = 1
local b = 2
local c = 3

while true do
    print(a .. ": value of loop 1")
    a = a + 1

    wait(1)
end

-- creates a new thread this loop can run upon
spawn(function()
    while true do
        print(b .. ": value of loop 2")
        b = b + 1

        wait(1)
    end
end)

-- multiple spawns won't interrupt others
spawn(function()
    while true do
        print(c .. ": value of loop 3")
        c = c + 2

        wait(1)
    end
end)

While spawn()s are great, try using them only when you need to.

Hope this helps!

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