How could I make a server-wide cooldown?

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#1

Hello, how would I make a serverwide cooldown for this TextButton? I want the button to only be clicked once per 30 seconds, and print “Error” when the cooldown is active. I’ve tried searching on the DevForum for an understandable solution, but I can’t find anything that I can understand. Any help would be appreciated!

#2

You would need to use a RemoteEvent | Roblox Creator Documentation to make every player have the cooldown.

By the way, I can’t help you without a script provided, so if you have any questions everything will be easier if you send the code you’re working on.

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#3

Use a remote function, since it returns data back to the client

#4

It’s not a complicated script.

script.Parent.Activated:Connect(function()
	print("Clicked")
end)
#5

How would I use a remote event to create a cooldown? I have little experience with Lua, not really sure what the script would look like.

#6

I would first create a string val in ServerStorage

Don’t forget to define the terms!

– Local Script

local string = game.ServerStorage.StringValue
script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
      if string.Value == false then
           print("clicked")
           string.Value = true
           remoteEvent:FireServer()
     end
end)

–Server Script

remoteEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(plr)
      wait(waitTime)
      string.Value = false
end)
#7

You use the remote event to have access to all players, so it would be something like this:

– Local –

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

local IsOnCooldown = ReplicatedStorage.IsOnCooldown -- The cooldown bool value
local RemoteEvent = ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent

local Tool = script.Parent

local Cooldown = 30 -- Put here the cooldown in seconds

Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	if IsOnCooldown.Value == true then return end
	
	RemoteEvent:FireServer(Cooldown)
end)

– Server –

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local IsOnCooldown = ReplicatedStorage.IsOnCooldown
local RemoteEvent = ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent

RemoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(client, cooldown)
	for i, client in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
		delay(cooldown, function()
			IsOnCooldown.Value = false
		end)
		IsOnCooldown.Value = true
	end
end)
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#8

I prefer Remote Functions, even though they’re slow, they can return data from the server.

-- Client Script
button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
   local isCooldown = RemoteFunction:InvokeServer()
   print(isCooldown)
end)

-- Server script
local clickDebounce = os.clock()
local nextDebounceInterval = 5--seconds
RemoteFunction.OnServerInvoke = function(Player)
   if os.clock()-clickDebounce >= nextDebounceInterval then
      clickDebounce = os.clock()
      return "Yes!"
   else
      return "COOLDOWN!"
   end
end
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Button cooldown
#9

That will not work, since client can’t access ServerStorage.

#10

Thank you! How would I also make it print “error” if the cooldown is active?

#11

I think it’s not necessary to use a for loop here?

#12

Take mine for an example, it uses RemoteFunctions, which returns something

#13

On the LocalScript there’s an if statement, which detects if the Value is true, so you can just do:

if IsOnCooldown.Value == true then
    error("Cooldown active")
    return
end
#14

Doesn’t work, ‘RemoteFunction’ isn’t defined.

#15

It doesn’t work, but I’m pretty sure it’s because I did something wrong. Here’s the LocalScript. The “Clicked” print works, but the “Cooldown active” doesn’t.

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

local IsOnCooldown = ReplicatedStorage.IsOnCooldown -- The cooldown bool value
local RemoteEvent = ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent

local Tool = script.Parent

local Cooldown = 5 -- Put here the cooldown in seconds

Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	if IsOnCooldown.Value == true then return end
	print("Clicked")
	RemoteEvent:FireServer(Cooldown)
	
	if IsOnCooldown.Value == true then
		print("Cooldown active")
		return
	end
end)
#16

Create a remote function then, its pretty self explanatory
all you need to do is to define the remote function like how Sarchyx define RemoteEvent

#17

Yea… you need to replace it, not to create a new if statement:

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

local IsOnCooldown = ReplicatedStorage.IsOnCooldown -- The cooldown bool value
local RemoteEvent = ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent

local Tool = script.Parent

local Cooldown = 5 -- Put here the cooldown in seconds

Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	if IsOnCooldown.Value == true then 
       error("Cooldown active")
       return
    end
	RemoteEvent:FireServer(Cooldown)
end)
#18

My bad, it works now. Thank you!

#19

This didn’t work either, but no sweat. The script provided by RVCDev works.