DetectLevel is not being changed when clearly called to be changed

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#1

DetectLevel is a NumberValue in a folder inside the Player. Whenever i is updated, DetectLevel does not update with it.

Code snippet: (I apologize for the lack of indentation)

local i = 5
local detectlevel = Player.Values.DetectLevel
detectlevel = i
								
local ok = true

repeat 

if value.Value == true then
ok = true
print(i)
i -= 1
detectlevel = i
task.wait(1)

else

print("not ok")
ok = false
debounce = false
detectlevel = 5
break
end
until i == 0 or ok == false
								
if ok == true then
local reason = " got spotted by a citizen and raised the alarm!"
local plr = game.Players:FindFirstChild(Character.Name)
				
func:Fire(plr, reason) -- func is a BindableEvent
debounce = false
end
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#2

I bet money you’re getting errors because you’re not getting the Value of DetectLevel.
Whenever you run code along the lines of detectlevel = x, what you’re doing right now is trying to set Player.Values.DetectLevel equal to x instead of Player.Values.DetectLevel.Value.

#3

How much you bet?

That didn’t work, what else can I try?

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#4

if value.Value == true when did you set the value variable

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#5

Check your output to see if you are getting an error before you try anything else. I don’t know if you’re getting an error or not, but you will get an error if you don’t fix what I mentioned

#6

value is an unrelated value about if the Player is detectable, im certain that is not the source of the issue

#7

I’ve checked output multiple times, no output except regular prints

#8

So, the code is running? In that case, is this in a LocalScript or a ServerScript?

#9

ServerScript

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#10

so i is updating and detectlevel isn’t ? isn’t that because you need to do

detectlevel.Value = i
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#11

It’s not updating when I do that.

#12

Show us your code with those changes, just in case you’re not doing it right

#13

Full code

local LookPart = script.Parent.Detector
local func = game.ServerStorage.Bindables.Alarm

local debounce = false

while task.wait() do
	for _, Player in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
		local HumanoidRootPart = Character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
		local Dot = (LookPart.Position - HumanoidRootPart.Position).Unit:Dot(LookPart.CFrame.LookVector)
		if Dot > 0.7 then
			local Params = RaycastParams.new()
			Params.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Exclude
			Params:AddToFilter({LookPart,Character:GetChildren()})
			local Raycast = workspace:Raycast(LookPart.Position,-(LookPart.Position - HumanoidRootPart.Position).Unit * (LookPart.Position - HumanoidRootPart.Position).Magnitude,Params)
			if not Raycast then
				if game.Players:FindFirstChild(Character.Name) then
					local value = game.Players:FindFirstChild(Character.Name).Values.Detectable
					if script.Parent.Humanoid.Health ~= 0 then
						if value.Value == true then
							if debounce == false then
							debounce = true
								local i = 5
								local detectlevel = Player.Values.DetectLevel
								detectlevel = i
								
								local ok = true
								repeat 
									if value.Value == true then
										ok = true
										print(i)
										i -= 1
										detectlevel.Value = i
										task.wait(1)
									else
										print("not ok")
										ok = false
										debounce = false
										detectlevel.Value = 5
										break
									end
								until i == 0 or ok == false
								
								if ok == true then
									local reason = " got spotted by a citizen and raised the alarm!"
									local plr = game.Players:FindFirstChild(Character.Name)
					
									func:Fire(plr, reason)
									debounce = false
								end
							end
						end
					end
				end
				local char = Character
				local player = game.Players[char.Name]
			end
		end
	end
end
#14

you’re setting detectlevel to i right after initializing it change it in the start as well

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#15

I’m almost convinced it’s because of this

local i = 5
local detectlevel = Player.Values.DetectLevel
detectlevel = i

Change it to:

local i = 5
local detectlevel = Player.Values.DetectLevel
detectlevel.Value = i -- Important! Set the *value* of DetectLevel to i, not DetectLevel itself
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