Unable to change an intvalue in my script

[inland cloak]

local PowerValue = workspace.DoorButton.ProximityPrompt.PowerScript.PowerValue.Value

while DoorClosed.Value == true do
    wait(0.5)
    PowerValue = PowerValue - 10
end

if PowerValue == 0 then
    print("Power outage!")
    workspace.DoorButton.ProximityPrompt.Enabled = false
end```

Does anybody know what's wrong with this script? The PowerValue never goes down, even if the door is closed, though the power-outage section of the script works. I've been unable to figure out how to get int/number values to go up or down, any help would be appreciated!

[tidal fractal]

Doing local PowerValue = workspace.DoorButton.ProximityPrompt.PowerScript.PowerValue.Value only makes a new variable called "PowerValue" with for its value, the value of your IntValue when you set the variable.

You just have to move .Value.

local DoorClosed = workspace.DoorButton.ProximityPrompt.DoorScript.DoorClosed;
local PowerObj = workspace.DoorButton.ProximityPrompt.PowerScript.PowerValue

while DoorClosed.Value == true do
    wait(0.5)
    PowerObj.Value -= 10
end

if PowerObj.Value == 0 then
    print("Power outage!")
    workspace.DoorButton.ProximityPrompt.Enabled = false
end

@inland cloak

[inland cloak]

Ok I'm trying this now to make sure it works

[tidal fractal]

Ok

[inland cloak]

I copied your script in the place of the old one, but the value still isn't going down, even if DoorClosed is true

[tidal fractal]

That is not normal

No error in the output?

[inland cloak]

Nope. I've been trying to do even more basic intvalue scripts and nothing I try can change a value

[tidal fractal]

Ok I'm gonna try it

I can make it decrease ._.

Something must be wrong with your instances or with the Value of DoorClosed

[young geyser]

** You are now Level 1! **

[inland cloak]

It could be, though I don't think there's anything wrong with DoorClosed, as it's true

And everything else related to it works, so maybe instances then

[tidal fractal]

Add a print in between the wait and the value set in the while loop

If nothing prints, the bool gets set to false somewhere

If not, I have no clue

My last idea would be to use NumberValue but I think that makes no difference in your case

I just use way more NumberValues than Ints

[inland cloak]

Ok I added a print between those lines, and nothing is printing. I watched the DoorClosed bool and it switches as it should when the door opens/closes

I could try a number value and see if that changes anything

Ok I swapped it for a NumberValue and nothing changed

Honestly I'm at a loss, and consistantly every script I put an int/number value into breaks

[tidal fractal]

Ooh I think I get what you want, you want it to run the loop when the door closes?

The way you're doing it rn only checks at start of the game

[inland cloak]

Oooh

Ok so what would I need to do to fix this

[tidal fractal]

local DoorClosed = workspace.DoorButton.ProximityPrompt.DoorScript.DoorClosed :: BoolValue
local PowerObj = workspace.DoorButton.ProximityPrompt.PowerScript.PowerValue :: IntValue

local function OnDoorClose()
    if DoorClosed.Value then -- Is Closed
        repeat
            wait(0.5)
            PowerObj.Value -= 10
        until (not DoorClosed.Value)
    end
end

DoorClosed:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(OnDoorClose)
OnDoorClose()

if PowerObj.Value == 0 then
    print("Power outage!")
    workspace.DoorButton.ProximityPrompt.Enabled = false
end

Try this

[inland cloak]

Ok this works

The power outage doesn't work but I think I can fix that

[tidal fractal]

Good, gl fixing the power outage

[inland cloak]

Alright thanks for the help :)