Fading color with ColorSequence

[Elvinwoman (vtex)]

I’m not sure if it should be doing this…
When I click, it does print “on”
But releasing prints a lot of “off”

[Y_VRN (Y_VRNDLL)]

If you still prefer to use TweenService for the easing styles, do this (heavy edit from latest code posted by @SuguruDev:

local beam = game.Workspace.Spotlights.Spotlight1.Arm.Head.Lens.AttG.Beam
local colour = beam.Color.Keypoints[1].Value
local Time = 0.3

local offColor, onColor = Color3.new(0, 0, 0), Color3.new(1, 1, 1) -- Set colors here.

local proxyNumber = Instance.new("NumberValue") -- A NumberValue for us to tween.
local proxyNumberOffAnimation = game:GetService("TweenService"):Create(
	proxyNumber,
	TweenInfo.new(1, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear, Enum.EasingDirection.Out),
	{Value = 0}
)

proxyNumber.Changed:Connect(function(value : number) -- Tweening a NumberValue actually fires .Changed every frame.
	beam.Color = ColorSequence.new(
		if value < 0.0001 then -- Negligible darkness.
			offColor
		elseif value > 0.9999 then -- Negligible brightness.
			onColor
		else
			offColor:Lerp(onColor, math.clamp(value, 0, 1)) -- math.clamp ensures that the value is between 0 and 1.
	)
end)

game.ReplicatedStorage.SpotlightStart.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, beam)
	if proxyNumberOffAnimation.PlaybackState == Enum.PlaybackState.Playing then
		proxyNumberOffAnimation:Cancel()
	end
	
	proxyNumber.Value = 1
end)

game.ReplicatedStorage.SpotlightStop.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, beam)
	proxyNumberOffAnimation:Play()
end)

[Elvinwoman (vtex)]

Should “NumberValue” be put as a nickname or an actual value?

[Y_VRN (Y_VRNDLL)]

Instance.new("NumberValue") creates a new NumberValue item.

[Elvinwoman (vtex)]

Not sure if the orange line means it’s an unknown value, but raises concern.

[Y_VRN (Y_VRNDLL)]

If you hover over it, does it say “Statement spans multiple lines; use indentation to silence.”? It shouldn’t raise any errors. Leave it be or add indentation before “proxyNumber”.

[Elvinwoman (vtex)]

Works!

Thank you!

(Also thank you Cloud)

[Elvinwoman (vtex)]

Also extra question:

How can this system be implemented for a light source? (SpotLight, PointLight, etc.)

[Y_VRN (Y_VRNDLL)]

Simple. Make a new Tween. The proxyNumber is used only for the ColorSequence:

local tweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")

local beam = game.Workspace.Spotlights.Spotlight1.Arm.Head.Lens.AttG.Beam
local colour = beam.Color.Keypoints[1].Value
local Time = 0.3

local offColor, onColor = Color3.new(0, 0, 0), Color3.new(1, 1, 1) -- Set colors here.

local pathToLightSource = ???
local proxyNumber = Instance.new("NumberValue") -- A NumberValue for us to tween.

local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(1, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear, Enum.EasingDirection.Out)

local lightSourceTween = tweenService:Create( -- We can simply separate the light's tween from the ColorSequence workaround.
	pathToLightSource,
	tweenInfo,
	{Brightness = 0}
)
local proxyNumberOffAnimation = tweenService:Create(
	proxyNumber,
	tweenInfo,
	{Value = 0}
)

proxyNumber.Changed:Connect(function(value : number) -- Tweening a NumberValue actually fires .Changed every frame.
	beam.Color = ColorSequence.new(
		if value < 0.0001 then -- Negligible darkness.
			offColor
		elseif value > 0.9999 then -- Negligible brightness.
			onColor
		else
			offColor:Lerp(onColor, math.clamp(value, 0, 1)) -- math.clamp ensures that the value is between 0 and 1.
	)
end)

game.ReplicatedStorage.SpotlightStart.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, beam)
	if proxyNumberOffAnimation.PlaybackState == Enum.PlaybackState.Playing then
		proxyNumberOffAnimation:Cancel()
		lightSourceTween:Cancel()
	end
	
	proxyNumber.Value = 1
	pathToLightSource.Brightness = 1
end)

game.ReplicatedStorage.SpotlightStop.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, beam)
	proxyNumberOffAnimation:Play()
	lightSourceTween:Play()
end)

[Elvinwoman (vtex)]

Do I merge this with the same script for the beam?

[Y_VRN (Y_VRNDLL)]

No, that’s the entire script. Simply change the ??? in local pathToLightSource to where your light is.

[Elvinwoman (vtex)]

Doesn’t seem to show light still.

[Y_VRN (Y_VRNDLL)]

Where is the light source located?

[Elvinwoman (vtex)]

[Y_VRN (Y_VRNDLL)]

Does the output show any errors related to the script?

[Elvinwoman (vtex)]

Scratch that, I just forgot to change the light color back to white, since it only changes brightness.

Thank you!

[Y_VRN (Y_VRNDLL)]

Hmm… Probably the light is too dark or too short? What’s your light’s default settings? Also, try a higher number for when the lights will be turned on.

pathToLightSource.Brightness = 10 -- 10, for example?

Edit: Ah okay. You’re welcome.