Change lighting properties via input key binds

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#1

Hello!
I’ve made a script when you press Q the area becomes dark but
somehow it wouldn’t work, is there something wrong with my script?

This is a Local Script located in StarterGui

local Lighting = game.Lighting

local Ambient = Lighting.Ambient
local Brightness = Lighting.Brightness
local GlobalShadows = Lighting.GlobalShadows
local ClockTime = Lighting.ClockTime


game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse().KeyDown:connect(function(key)
	if key == "q" then	
		Ambient = Color3.new(0,0,0)
		Brightness = 0
		GlobalShadows = true
		ClockTime = 0
	end
end)
#2

You’re just assigning the value of the properties to variables, it isn’t an actual reference to the property, it’s just storing its value as a variable. You have to index the object for its properties if you want to change them:

		lighting.Ambient = Color3.new(0,0,0)
		lighting.Brightness = 0
		lighting.GlobalShadows = true
		lighting.ClockTime = 0

Also you should switch to UserInputService for handling inputs, mouse.KeyDown is deprecated meaning if it breaks at some point, it won’t be maintained. UserInputService also offers much more customizability.

#3

Thanks! this now works

my bad about the mouse.KeyDown. I’m not that very good at scripting and very unfamiliar with other things. Anyways, I switched to UserInputService and I feel much better now.

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