Simple error : I want to not go into negatives | Roblox Studio Community | Page 1

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:04 AM

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math.max(0,myVar)

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:04 AM

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ooh someones typing

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I don't understand that sorry.

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I'm a basic level scripter

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:04 AM

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languid silo math.max(0,myVar)

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Btw the variable is in a module script

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:05 AM

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returns the maximum of two given numbers

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:05 AM

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local SharedVariables = {}

SharedVariables.ReadyToShape = 0

return SharedVariables

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Where do I put that?

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In the module?

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:06 AM

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when you decrease it

agile stratusBOT Aug 1, 2024, 9:06 AM

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dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:06 AM

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languid silo when you decrease it

SO I put what you wrote in the part of the script where I decrease it after spawning in the shaping center?

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Thanks btw u really are elping

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:07 AM

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in the script you use to decrease

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:07 AM

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To decrease the variable?

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:08 AM

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languid silo in the script you use to decrease

And lastly, do I put it before I decrease or after

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SharedVariables.ReadyToShape = SharedVariables.ReadyToShape - 1

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please man

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:09 AM

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after

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:10 AM

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Can you write it out so I understand?

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:12 AM

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function onAreaEnter()
SharedVariables.ReadyToShape =
math.max(0, SharedVariables.ReadyToShape -1)

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:12 AM

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languid silo function onAreaEnter() SharedVariables.ReadyToShape = math.max(0, SharedVariabl...

What's function onAreaEnter()

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:12 AM

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this will either return 0 or shared variables -1

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:12 AM

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I'll send you my original script.

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local lastClickTime = 0
local cooldown = 2
local SharedVariables = require(game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("SharedVariables"))

local function createEllipsoidShape()
local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Size = Vector3.new(3.403, 1.6, 3.962)
part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Wheat")
part.Material = Enum.Material.SmoothPlastic
part.Anchored = false
part.Position = Vector3.new(-39.24, 3.441, 19.116)
part:SetAttribute("Cookable", true)

local mesh = Instance.new("SpecialMesh", part)
mesh.MeshType = Enum.MeshType.Sphere
mesh.Scale = Vector3.new(0.5, 0.8, 0.5)

part.Parent = game.Workspace
SharedVariables.ReadyToShape = math.max(0, SharedVariables.ReadyToShape - 1)

end

local function onClick()
local currentTime = tick()

if currentTime - lastClickTime >= cooldown then
    createEllipsoidShape()
    lastClickTime = currentTime
else
    local remainingTime = cooldown - (currentTime - lastClickTime)
    print("Please wait " .. math.ceil(remainingTime) .. " more seconds before clicking again.")
end

end

local clickDetector = script.Parent:FindFirstChildOfClass("ClickDetector")
if clickDetector then
clickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(onClick)
else
print("Attach this script to a part with a ClickDetector")
end

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:12 AM

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dusty fog What's function onAreaEnter()

put it in whatever function you call when area entered

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:13 AM

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So here where do I put it?

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The Ellipsoid shape is the dough @languid silo

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:14 AM

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local function createEllipsoidShape()
...
SharedVariables.ReadyToShape = math.max(0, SharedVariables.ReadyToShape - 1)
end

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:15 AM

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Thank you so much

agile stratusBOT Aug 1, 2024, 9:15 AM

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dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:15 AM

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I'll test it

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IT WORKS!

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Berghild, would you mind if I ask one final question @languid silo

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its more simple

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:17 AM

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yeah

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I mean no

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I wouldn't mind

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:18 AM

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Alright.

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So I think you kind of understand what my game is trying to do right now.

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Looking at the script before I posted.

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You can see that my script is, I press the button and it spawns a dough and then subtracts it.

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But even if I go to 0 dough as thats the limit I want to make it so that you can only spawn a dough in the shaping center if you have 1+ dough.

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Would I use a conditional at the beginning which is like if ReadyToShape >0

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@languid silo

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:23 AM

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local function createEllipsoidShape()
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if SharedVariables.ReadyToShape < 1 then return end --script below won't run if condition is not met
--dougj spawning code here
SharedVariables.ReadyToShape -= 1

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no need for max function in this case

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:24 AM

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Thanks so much

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:24 AM

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languid silo no need for max function in this case

So I get rid of the thing we did earlier

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:24 AM

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yeah the script won't run when its lesser than 1 anyways

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:26 AM

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thanks man

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ill test it now

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@languid silo one question before I implement

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:27 AM

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languid silo local function createEllipsoidShape() ... if SharedVariables.ReadyToShape <...

These ... how much code are they?

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So where in thsi script do I put that: local lastClickTime = 0
local cooldown = 2
local SharedVariables = require(game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("SharedVariables"))

local function createEllipsoidShape()
if SharedVariables.ReadyToShape < 1 then return end --script below won't run if condition is not met
--dougj spawning code here
SharedVariables.ReadyToShape -= 1
local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Size = Vector3.new(3.403, 1.6, 3.962)
part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Wheat")
part.Material = Enum.Material.SmoothPlastic
part.Anchored = false
part.Position = Vector3.new(-39.24, 3.441, 19.116)
part:SetAttribute("Cookable", true)

local mesh = Instance.new("SpecialMesh", part)
mesh.MeshType = Enum.MeshType.Sphere
mesh.Scale = Vector3.new(0.5, 0.8, 0.5)

part.Parent = game.Workspace
SharedVariables.ReadyToShape = math.max(0, SharedVariables.ReadyToShape - 1)

end

local function onClick()
local currentTime = tick()

if currentTime - lastClickTime >= cooldown then
    createEllipsoidShape()
    lastClickTime = currentTime
else
    local remainingTime = cooldown - (currentTime - lastClickTime)
    print("Please wait " .. math.ceil(remainingTime) .. " more seconds before clicking again.")
end

end

local clickDetector = script.Parent:FindFirstChildOfClass("ClickDetector")
if clickDetector then
clickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(onClick)
else
print("Attach this script to a part with a ClickDetector")
end

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:29 AM

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just after the declaration of createEllipsoidShape

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:29 AM

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Ok @berghild, I'll edit the message above with the script tell me if im right

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Done?

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@languid silo

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:30 AM

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get rid of the last part

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:30 AM

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Which part

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:31 AM

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SharedVariables.ReadyToShape = math.max(0, SharedVariables.ReadyToShape - 1)
end

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:31 AM

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Get rid of it completely or just math.max

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Bc I still want it to remove by 1 so it shows that the dough has been gotten rid of the wait list and is now being shaped

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Can you edit the script

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@languid silo

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:33 AM

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local function createEllipsoidShape()
if SharedVariables.ReadyToShape <1 then return end
SharedVariables.ReadyToShape -=1
local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Size = Vector3.new(3.403, 1.6, 3.962)
part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Wheat")
part.Material = Enum.Material.SmoothPlastic
part.Anchored = false
part.Position = Vector3.new(-39.24, 3.441, 19.116)
part:SetAttribute("Cookable", true)

local mesh = Instance.new("SpecialMesh", part)
mesh.MeshType = Enum.MeshType.Sphere
mesh.Scale = Vector3.new(0.5, 0.8, 0.5)

part.Parent = game.Workspace

agile stratusBOT Aug 1, 2024, 9:33 AM

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studio ** You are now Level 3! ** studio

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:33 AM

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Thank you so much but one thing

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Why did you get rid of the readytoshape - 1

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:33 AM

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you don't need that

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-= 1 does the same

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:33 AM

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Because I want to it to take off one on the variable so that it shows the wait list is shorter

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:34 AM

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languid silo you don't need that

that means isn't equal to

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:34 AM

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x -= 1 means x = x -1

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:34 AM

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oh

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thanks so much

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:34 AM

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dusty fog that means isn't equal to

its the ~=

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you're welcome

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:34 AM

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Thanks man

languid silo Aug 1, 2024, 9:34 AM

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same with any operator

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+= *=

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saves you time

dusty fog Aug 1, 2024, 9:35 AM

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thanks

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It works fantastically man you are the goat

#Simple error : I want to not go into negatives