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Why can't I change the Lighting properties?

Asked Jan 13, 2020241 views2 answers

while game.waitForChild("Lighting") = false do wait() end
script.Parent.FogStart = 0
script.Parent.FogEnd = 250

Just trying to change the property of fog. 4 I thought the reason why it wasn't working was because I didn't wait for the lighting to be loaded into the game ( that's why I have that first line )? Not sure if that would even be an issue.

Honestly stuck, and my last thought is maybe it's because of filtering enabled? I don't have a strong grasp on FE yet, so if that's the problem then I definitly need a good explanation.

AnonymousJan 13, 2020

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Hi! FE problems normally arise when you work with GUIs or LocalScripts. Shouldn't be the case here.

Problems with your code:

In a while or if statement, use ==. == is compare, = is assign this to a variable
When calling functions, (for example, WaitForChild() ), you have to use : not .
Also, its WaitForChild("Lighting").
Don't use WaitForChild() like that. It already waits for it, so you don't need more wait() statements.

Tip: use autocomplete in the editor, it will avoid lots of small errors.

So here's a (hopefully) fixed version of your code:

game:WaitForChild("Lighting")
script.Parent.FogStart = 0
script.Parent.FogEnd = 250

If you want to make your code shorter, and less repetitive (better to edit later on), you can also do this:

l = game:WaitForChild("Lighting")
l.FogStart = 0
l.FogEnd = 250

Hope it helps.

AnonymousJan 14, 2020Permalink

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Sorry for the essay.

AnonymousJan 14, 2020#

Technically, game.WaitForChild can work like this game.WaitForChild(game,'Service_Name') or any other functions in that matter.

AnonymousJan 14, 2020#

Don't mind the essay! The more information the better. Thanks.

AnonymousJan 14, 2020#

Please use the output and script analysis located under the view tab.
The condition used in the while loop is not a condition. Furthermore, if you're trying to get lighting. You can yield a script by using a loop properly.

local lighting;
repeat 
	lighting=game:GetService('Lighting');
	wait();
until lighting; -- I am using a repeat loop.

AnonymousJan 14, 2020Permalink

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Feedback was really appreciated, thank you!

AnonymousJan 14, 2020#

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