Adding waits to :Clone() to prevent game script timeout?

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#1

In my game, a player can have a very large plot. This plot needs to be cloned at certain times, which, since its so big it draws back Game Script Timeout and essentially breaks the game. How can I add waits to this to avoid it?

#3

You would have to make your own function that clones the descendants of the model in increments. Try this:

local contents = workspace.Plots:FindFirstChild('cool plot name')
local descendantNumber = 0
local oldHalt
local function iterate(model, parent)
    for i,v in pairs(model:GetChildren()) do
        if descendantNumber % 50 == 0 and descendantNumber ~= oldHalt then
            wait()
            oldHalt = descendantNumber
        end
        if v:IsA('Folder') or v:IsA('Model') then
            local container = Instance.new(v.ClassName)
            container.Parent = parent
            container.Name = v.Name
            iterate(v, container)
        else
            descendantNumber += 1
            v:Clone().Parent = parent
        end
    end
end
iterate(contents)