I’ve encountered an issue when scripting the server side of an idle loop in my game. The client side is more complex and performing fine, but the server side is causing my game to completely freeze on the first iteration of the while loop (in Studio playtesting and the Roblox Player) and I need to reopen Studio if I want to continue editing the game.
“Iteration 1,” “iteration 2,” and “print 1” (or “print 2;” the issue occurs with waitTime < minWaitTime and waitTime > minWaitTime) each print once on the first iteration of the while loop. Then, the game freezes before “print 3” is reached.
Sorry if any variables are undefined; this is a snippet of a larger script, but the variables are fairly self-explanatory. Feel free to ask if you need any clarification.
The code is as follows.
local minWaitTime = 1
while true do
print("iteration 1")
for i = 1, values.floorCount.Value, 1 do
print("iteration 2")
local hp = (values.linearHealthIncrease.Value * (i - 1)) + values.floorOneHealth.Value
local calcHP = hp / hammerPowerBoost
local waitTime = calcHP * finalSpeed
if waitTime < minWaitTime then
waitTime = minWaitTime
print("print 1")
else
print("print 2")
end
task.wait(waitTime)
print("print 3")
if values.inRace.Value then
local winsEarned = values.baseWinsPerFloor.Value * i * refFolder:WaitForChild("boosts"):WaitForChild("winsBoost").Value
if waitTime < minWaitTime then
winsEarned = winsEarned * (minWaitTime / waitTime)
end
winsVal.Value += winsEarned
local refFolder = plr:WaitForChild("referenceFolder")
local XP = refFolder:WaitForChild("XP")
local earnedXP = values.XP_perFloor.Value
if waitTime < minWaitTime then
winsEarned = earnedXP * (minWaitTime / waitTime)
end
XP.Value += earnedXP
highScore = highScore + 1
else
break
end
end
task.wait()
if values.inRace.Value == false then
break
end
-- Handle win
if #winners <= 3 and not table.find(winners, plr) then
table.insert(winners, plr)
local index = table.find(winners, plr)
remotes.registerWin:FireAllClients(plr, index)
end
end
If anyone has any idea what could be causing this, please let me know. Thank you in advance!
Correct me if I’m wrong, but you didn’t add any waits? If your gonna use an indefinite loop, which I wouldn’t suggest because it can cause lag sometimes, use
There is a wait in the main while loop, but even using while task.wait() do, the issue still occurs. Something I’ve realized, though, is that it doesn’t happen all the time. The code never gets to “print 3,” but it doesn’t always freeze
The loop is necessary for the game to function, and isn’t indefinite. It breaks when the round ends.
A little different set up (not much)
The script you posted don’t look like it would have an endless loop problem.
I’m guessing you’re having a problem with the WaitForChild() acting up.
Also never liked using task.wait() … task.wait(0.33) is about as low as I’ll ever go.
local minWaitTime = 1
while values.inRace.Value do
print("iteration 1")
for i = 1, values.floorCount.Value do
print("iteration 2")
local hp = (values.linearHealthIncrease.Value * (i - 1)) + values.floorOneHealth.Value
local calcHP = hp / hammerPowerBoost
local waitTime = math.max(calcHP * finalSpeed, minWaitTime)
print(waitTime == minWaitTime and "print 1" or "print 2")
task.wait(waitTime)
print("print 3")
if values.inRace.Value then
local refFolder = plr:WaitForChild("referenceFolder")
local winsEarned = values.baseWinsPerFloor.Value * i * refFolder.boosts.winsBoost.Value
local XP = refFolder.XP
if waitTime == minWaitTime then
winsEarned *= (minWaitTime / waitTime)
end
winsVal.Value += winsEarned
XP.Value += values.XP_perFloor.Value
highScore += 1
else
break
end
end
task.wait()
if values.inRace.Value == false then
break
end
if #winners <= 3 and not table.find(winners, plr) then
table.insert(winners, plr)
local index = table.find(winners, plr)
remotes.registerWin:FireAllClients(plr, index)
end
end
I made some modifications, but I don’t know if it will work, as I can’t test it due to the lack of information about the script!
local minWaitTime = 1;
--// Define refFolder before the loop to avoid re-fetching it multiple times
local refFolder = plr:WaitForChild("referenceFolder");
while true do
print("iteration 1");
for i = 1, values.floorCount.Value, 1 do
print("iteration 2");
local hp = (values.linearHealthIncrease.Value * (i - 1)) + values.floorOneHealth.Value;
local calcHP = hp / hammerPowerBoost;
local waitTime = calcHP * finalSpeed;
if waitTime < minWaitTime then
waitTime = minWaitTime;
print("print 1");
else
print("print 2");
end;
task.wait(waitTime);
print("print 3");
if values.inRace.Value then
local winsEarned = values.baseWinsPerFloor.Value * i * refFolder:WaitForChild("boosts"):WaitForChild("winsBoost").Value;
if waitTime < minWaitTime then
winsEarned = winsEarned * (minWaitTime / waitTime);
end;
winsVal.Value += winsEarned;
local XP = refFolder:WaitForChild("XP");
local earnedXP = values.XP_perFloor.Value;
if waitTime < minWaitTime then
earnedXP = earnedXP * (minWaitTime / waitTime);
end;
XP.Value += earnedXP;
highScore = highScore + 1;
else
break;
end;
end;
--// Avoid using task.wait() without arguments to prevent the loop from freezing
task.wait(0.1); --// Adding a small delay to avoid overloading the loop
if not values.inRace.Value then
break;
end;
if #winners <= 3 and not table.find(winners, plr) then
table.insert(winners, plr);
local index = table.find(winners, plr);
remotes.registerWin:FireAllClients(plr, index);
end;
end;
