very simple script isnt working

[open sandal]

image attached, the script literally just does nothing. i dont understand why. it's very upsetting.

located here for context, no other scripts affect it

[cursive gate]

The script isn't running because it's in ReplicatedStorage. Move it to ServerScriptService and just add a reference to the NoiseAggression value.

[open sandal]

is replicatedstorage a suitable place to store a global variable such as this?

[cursive gate]

Yes totally

but not code unless it's a module

[open sandal]

serverscriptservice is annoying because whenever i run the game to test it, everything in serverscriptservice vanishes

but i think its working, thank you for your time

[cursive gate]

That's because only the Server can see ServerScriptServce, not the Client.

[open sandal]

is there any means to see scripts in serverscriptservice while playtesting?

[cursive gate]

if you swap to server you can

(From the docs)

[open sandal]

ah cheers

the script still doesn't wanna do anything it would seem

this is fun! 🔥 coding is fun! 🔥

[sly heron]

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[cursive gate]

because you defind the value at the start

instead of doing noise = var.Value before the loop, do it in the loop.
Also, never do a while true do loop with no wait, you need to add task.wait() to the end.

[open sandal]

why does that first bit need to be changed?

[cursive gate]

Or instead of always trying to change the value, only do it when the Value is changed.
Example:

local var = game.ReplicatedStorage.NoiseAggression
var:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
  -- Limit it here instead
end)

[cursive gate]

because it's only getting the var.Value at the start which means when the loops runs, 'noise' will not be the current value since it will be the value at the start when noise was defined

[open sandal]

AH that makes sense

though it still doesnt seem to be working

[open sandal]

tried with this, and with the code changes you suggested prior, and the value still isnt updating

[cursive gate]

what's your code now?

[open sandal]

this currently

though i tried this too

neither work

maybe the variable needs to be in a different spot in the game hierarchy?

[cursive gate]

can you have it print(var.Value) when it's changed, just to make sure that is working

[open sandal]

nothing in the output

this is very frustrating for how simple the script is meant to be hey haha

[cursive gate]

where are you changing the value

if it's being changed by a LocalScript, the server won't be able to see

you can test what the server can see if you're in-game with the view said to server, like I said before

[open sandal]

i reverted back to this old code with the print for the time being

and it is printing the value at 105 (which is the default i set it to)

but it isnt updating it

[cursive gate]

because it's setting the variable, not the Value

instead of doing noise = 100, do var.Value = 100

they are different things

[open sandal]

they arent though, are they?

noise = var.Value

[cursive gate]

The noise is a integer variable that is initialized with the value of var.Value, not a reference to var.Value. When var.Value changes, noise will not change & when noise changes, var.Value does not change.

[sly heron]

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[open sandal]

ah

so then there's no reason to define noise at all, is there?

[cursive gate]

not really

also, you could just do var.Value = math.clamp(var.Value, 0, 100)

which will clamp it between 0-100

[open sandal]

that works perfectly

thank you you absolute legend