How do i detect the time

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#1

Im making a horror game and i want my monster to disappear during day and reappear during night.

The problem is the time goes by too fast to detect a certain time and i dont know what else to do to detect if its day or night

Script:

while game.Lighting.TimeOfDay == "6:00:00" do
	local NextbotDay = game.Workspace:WaitForChild("Nextbot")
	NextbotDay.Parent =  game.ServerStorage
	game.ReplicatedStorage.Days.Value = game.ReplicatedStorage.Days.Value + 1
end
	
while game.Lighting.TimeOfDay == "18:00:00" do
	local NextbotNight = game.ServerStorage:WaitForChild("Nextbot")
	NextbotNight.Parent = game.Workspace
end
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#2 
while game.Lighting.TimeOfDay <= "6:00:00" do
	local NextbotDay = game.Workspace:WaitForChild("Nextbot")
	NextbotDay.Parent =  game.ServerStorage
	game.ReplicatedStorage.Days.Value = game.ReplicatedStorage.Days.Value + 1
end
	
while game.Lighting.TimeOfDay >= "18:00:00" do
	local NextbotNight = game.ServerStorage:WaitForChild("Nextbot")
	NextbotNight.Parent = game.Workspace
end

I dont sure but try this

#3

ok

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#4

The nextbot is gone the entire time i think because the 18:00:00 line interfeers with the 6:00:00 line

#5

Idk if you are kidding but umm
A 24 hour string representation of the current time of day used by Lighting.

You cannot compare string with string using >= comparator and the other loop wont start bc of the first one

#6

F, I wanted to help you but I got no time lol

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#7

that was just a quick solution we thought of

#8

make one loop where you check if GetMinutesAfterMidnight returns 6 hours after midnight or 18 hours after midnight

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#9

Use ClockTime. It is a number and will make your life easier. Also check if it within a timeframe. This is obviously extremely exaggerated if your script moves slowly. Modify to your need and be careful of while loops potentially crashing without wait times.

while game.Lighting.ClockTime == 6 and game.Lighting.ClockTime <= 7 do
	local NextbotDay = game.Workspace:WaitForChild("Nextbot")
	NextbotDay.Parent =  game.ServerStorage
	game.ReplicatedStorage.Days.Value = game.ReplicatedStorage.Days.Value + 1
end
	
while game.Lighting.ClockTime == 18 and game.Lighting.ClockTime <= 19 do
	local NextbotNight = game.ServerStorage:WaitForChild("Nextbot")
	NextbotNight.Parent = game.Workspace
end
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#10

This will work only once then it will stop, also u dont need to check if the time is <= 19 bc u are checking specifically for 18

#11

Super scuffed and will probably cause lag? Maybe do something better than this lol

while task.wait() do
	while game.Lighting.ClockTime >= 6 and game.Lighting.ClockTime <= 7 do
		local NextbotDay = game.Workspace:WaitForChild("Nextbot")
		NextbotDay.Parent =  game.ServerStorage
		game.ReplicatedStorage.Days.Value = game.ReplicatedStorage.Days.Value + 1
	end
		
	while game.Lighting.ClockTime >= 18 and game.Lighting.ClockTime <= 19 do
		local NextbotNight = game.ServerStorage:WaitForChild("Nextbot")
		NextbotNight.Parent = game.Workspace
	end
end
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#12

it did the samething

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#13

You are very very very special

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#14

Oh, my mistake. Fixed the “while task.wait()” post.

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#15

You are blindly ignoring the issue, you are already checking if clocktime is already 18 so why check if it is below 19? :sob:

#16

it didnt make the nextbot disapear during the day

#17

I just said I fixed the post. It’s now checking if it is over or equal to.

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#18

Why??? Just check if it is 18 and you are done, you dont need to check if it below 19 :sob:

#19

I think I know why. It’s cloning every single frame, so maybe try this instead:

(By the way, it will clone nextbots constantly if you aren’t careful. Try add a way to prevent that.)

while task.wait() do
	if game.Lighting.ClockTime >= 6 and game.Lighting.ClockTime <= 7 then
		local NextbotDay = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Nextbot")
		
		if NextbotDay then
			NextbotDay.Parent =  game.ServerStorage
			game.ReplicatedStorage.Days.Value = game.ReplicatedStorage.Days.Value + 1
		end
	end
		
	if game.Lighting.ClockTime >= 18 and game.Lighting.ClockTime <= 19 then
		local NextbotNight = game.ServerStorage:WaitForChild("Nextbot")
		NextbotNight.Parent = game.Workspace
	end
end
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#20

the nextbot disappears but doesnt reappear