.Changed and :GetPropertyChangedSignal Not Detecting Change

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#1

Hey developers,
I’m currently using a :GetPropertyChangedSignal event to detect change in the player’s power value.

player.leaderstats.Power:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
print("Changed")
end)

My game has a lot of pretty big numbers, such as Quintillions, Nonillions, Septillions, and so on. They are stored within the player’s Power (which is a NumberValue). When the player punchs and gains a small amount of power, the event doesn’t detect it. For example, when the player gains 3 thousand powe when they have 5 Septillion power, the event doesn’t detect that.

Is there a way I could fix that?

#2

Maybe its because it passes the 32 bit intenger?, a way you could fix it is instead of saving the entire number you save:

  • A number from 1-1000
  • The value of that number (If its k,m or b and so on)

You would have to change your entire system but that fixes the problems and makes it easier to display the numbers

#3

Try using the .Changed event instead of GetPropertyChanged.

#4

You are correct. It can be tested like this: print(5*10e24 + 3000 == 5*10e24) --true.

To fix it, use a bignum library to store large numbers and change your design so stats aren’t stored in ValueObject objects but in tables, and only use leaderstats as a display for stats (i.e. not storage of stats).