How can I transition between random colors? [closed]
I can use
1 | PointLight.Color = Color3.new(math.random(),math.random(),math.random()) |
to generate random light colors. But if I try it again, it might give me a vastly different shade than what it picked before. How can I create a smooth gradient-like transition between one random color to the next?
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This is called interpolating (smoothly moving between two options).
We first generate both results, and then figure out how far in time we are between the two. If we're 80% through the transitioning time, we figure out a way to be 80% towards the second color.
The simplest way to interpolate is called linear interpolation. It's called linear since the rate is constant through the transition, so the graph of any of the values is a line.
If we use ROBLOX's Vector3s to store the colors, it becomes a little briefer to do the math, so that's what I'll do.
01 | begin = Vector3.new(math.random(),math.random(),math.random()) |
02 | finish = Vector3.new(math.random(),math.random(),math.random()) |
03 |
04 | startTime = tick() |
05 | duration = 5 -- seconds |
06 |
07 | while tick() - startTime < duration do |
08 | local progress = (tick() - startTime) / duration |
09 | -- progress is now between 0 (completely `begin` color) |
10 | -- and 1 (completely `end` color) |
11 | local intermediate = finish * progress + ( 1 - progress ) * begin |
12 | -- The above is just a "weighted average" of `finish` and `begin` |
13 | local color = Color3.new(intermediate.x, intermediate.y, intermediate.z) |
14 | -- Use color3 for whatever |
15 | wait() |
16 | end |
To make this loop, we just have to make a new finish but move finish into begin:
1 | begin, finish = finish, Vector3.new(math.random(),math.random(),math.random()) |
2 | -- follow the previous snippet, |
3 | -- then wrap the whole thing in a `while true do` loop |
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First off, you never described where PointLight is Do either
1 | local PL = game.Workspace.PointLight |
so for BrickColor all you would do is
1 | PL.BrickColor = BrickColor:Random() |
But you want a PointLight Color so try this ( not sure if this is correct, just my guess )
1 | PL.Color = Color:Random() |
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