A little problem with Lightning and time

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#1

Hello , I got probblem again ! And I hope you’ll help me to solve this quize , I got a lightning and used lighting - ClockTime to make windows neon material while night and smooth plastic while day . So that script what I have , I also have day cycle script , but it works correctly .
Here the script in window

local daytime = game.Lighting.ClockTime
local window = script.Parent

if daytime >= 6 or daytime <= 18 then
	window.Material = Enum.Material.SmoothPlastic
elseif daytime < 6 or daytime > 18 then
		window.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
end

Thank you for reading! :slight_smile:

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#2 
local light = game.Lighting
local window = script.Parent

light:GetPropertyChangedSignal("ClockTime"):Connect(function(daytime)
if daytime >= 6 or daytime <= 18 then
window.Material = Enum.Material.SmoothPlastic
elseif daytime < 6 or daytime > 18 then
	window.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
end
end)

Your script fires once, rather than every time it is changed. Mine checks if a value (aka ClockTime) has been changed.

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#3

doesn’t help :frowning: Maybe there is special requires to get this script work ?

#4

There is a logical error in the script.
if daytime >=6 or daytime <= 18 then
The issue with this line right here is that it will always return true. Since this line runs first in the if statement, it will always proceed to turn the window material to smooth plastic. Because of this, you should be using and instead of or in this if statement.

To explain why you should use and more clearly, lets say the time in game was 8pm, or clocktime = 20. The script checks, is it greater than or equal to 6? That is true, and because it is part of an or statement it never needs to check the second check (daytime <= 18) to return true because an or statement will return true as long as at least one condition is true.

local light = game.Lighting
local window = script.Parent

light:GetPropertyChangedSignal("ClockTime"):Connect(function(daytime)
	if daytime >= 6 and daytime <= 18 then
		window.Material = Enum.Material.SmoothPlastic
	elseif daytime < 6 or daytime > 18 then
		window.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
	end
end)

Note: I assume you are using another script or function to change the time? If not, you will need to use game.Lighting:SetMinutesAfterMidnight() in some sort of loop or regular event.

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#5

I made like you said and it doesn’t make material neon when night and plastic when day , why ?
This is script what you said me to use

local light = game.Lighting
local window = script.Parent

light:GetPropertyChangedSignal("ClockTime"):Connect(function(daytime)
	if daytime >= 6 and daytime <= 18 then
		window.Material = Enum.Material.SmoothPlastic
	elseif daytime < 6 and daytime > 18 then
		window.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
	end
end)

And thank you for helping !

#6

well, try this:

local light = game.Lighting
local window = script.Parent

light:GetPropertyChangedSignal("ClockTime"):Connect(function(daytime)
	if daytime >= 6 and daytime <= 18 then
		window.Material = Enum.Material.SmoothPlastic
	else
		window.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
	end
end)

Also, the time should be changing in order for the script to fire.

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#7

I don’t know why but it still doesn’t work .
Anyways thank you for help :slight_smile:

#8

The script should theoretically be working. Is there any print from the output? Perhaps the issue has to do with something other than the actual code in the script itself.