How do I save a timer?

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#1

How do I make a timer save? Lets say I set a 1 minute timer. When the player leaves, it will reset. So how do I make it save? that means if the timer says 50 seconds and the player leaves, when the player returns it will still be at 50 seconds.

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#2

Considering its against the rules to give out free scripts on this section of the forum, I’ll just tell you how rather then giving you the complete script…

First thing, Im assuming you already have the timer made. Lets just go over the basic saving and loading

The easiest way to do this is ofc using DataStoreService to just save the single value, I’ve included a bit of code below on saving and loading the value.

--TopOfScript
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local Datastore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("TimerSave")

-- Saving

local TimerValue = --Path to timer value
local Key = Player.UserId
Datastore:SetAsync(Key, TimerValue)

-- Loading

local NewTimerVal

local Key = Player.UserId
local good, info = pcall(function()
	return Datastore:GetAsync(Key)
end)

if good and info then
	NewTimerVal = info
end

print(NewTimerVal)

This code will have to adapted to your application, but if you have basic scripting knowledge, it won’t be hard to put around PlayerAdded and PlayerRemoving events to get the value to save.

Any questions?

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#3

Yup. I do have my timer set up already. May I know which is the part where the timer saves?

#4

Yep,

-- Saving

local TimerValue = --Path to timer value
local Key = Player.UserId
Datastore:SetAsync(Key, TimerValue)

Then the loading is right beneath it.

#5

So by Path I just have to say like game.Serverstorage…

#6

Like where ever the value is, like it can be a variable inside the script, just wherever that Number that the timer shows is.

#7

Wait… I dont quite understand you

#8

Alright say you have a basic timer set up.

for i=30,1,-1 do
print(i)
end

i is the timer value, its going to count from 30 to 1…Say the timer says you have 53 seconds left, you want to save 53

#9

So I just put 53? inside the path?

#10

Only if the timer is at that…

You want to save whatever number the timer says… So say it has 23 seconds, you save 23. If it has 51, save 51, etc

#11

This is my timer script

local timer = script.Parent
local minutes = 1
local seconds = 0
 
repeat
    if seconds <= 0 then
        minutes = minutes - 1
        seconds = 59
    else
        seconds = seconds - 1
    end
    if seconds <= 9  then
        timer.Text = tostring(minutes)..":0"..tostring(seconds)
    else
        timer.Text = tostring(minutes)..":"..tostring(seconds)
    end
    wait(1)
until minutes <= 0 and seconds <= 0
script.Parent.Parent.Enabled = false
#12

Alright, so you want to save the Seconds and Minutes Value…

I’d personally just do

local TimerValue = (minutes*60)+seconds

to get the total number of seconds, then just save that number

Then when you go to load it, do

local minutes = math.floor(NewTimerVal/60)
local seconds = NewTimerVal - (minutes*60)

#13

So which part do I do in this script and in the datastore script?

#14 
--TopOfScript
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local Datastore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("TimerSave")



local timer = script.Parent
local minutes = 1
local seconds = 0

function Save()
	local TimerValue = (minutes*60)+seconds
	local Key = Player.UserId
	Datastore:SetAsync(Key, TimerValue)
end

function Load()
	local NewTimerVal

	local Key = Player.UserId
	local good, info = pcall(function()
		return Datastore:GetAsync(Key)
	end)
	
	if good and info then
		NewTimerVal = info
	end
	 minutes = math.floor(NewTimerVal/60)
	 seconds = NewTimerVal - (minutes*60)
end

 
repeat
    if seconds <= 0 then
        minutes = minutes - 1
        seconds = 59
    else
        seconds = seconds - 1
    end
    if seconds <= 9  then
        timer.Text = tostring(minutes)..":0"..tostring(seconds)
    else
        timer.Text = tostring(minutes)..":"..tostring(seconds)
    end
    wait(1)
until minutes <= 0 and seconds <= 0
script.Parent.Parent.Enabled = false

You will still need define player and decide when to save and load data, but I think is about as much as I can give you without it completely giving you the script.

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#15

This will work. Thank you so much!

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#16

I will get back to you though if I run into anything