How to add coolodown to tool

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#1

i got a bomber tool and it has a cooldown of 20 seconds
i want the name of the tool to show the cooldown how do i do it heres the local script of the tool:

wait(1)





local cooldown = 20 -- time you must wait (in seconds) between each orbital strike


--dont edit anything below this line
local tool = script.Parent

local run = game:GetService('RunService')
local debris = game:GetService('Debris')
local rs = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage')

local plr = game:GetService('Players').LocalPlayer
local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local mouse = plr:GetMouse()
local cam = workspace.CurrentCamera

local part = rs:WaitForChild('hover2')
local event = rs:WaitForChild('bombingRun')


local equipped = false

local cd = false

local onStep = function()
	repeat wait() until cam:FindFirstChild('hover2')
	cam.hover2.Position = mouse.Hit.p
end

tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
	mouse.TargetFilter = cam
	equipped = true
	part:Clone().Parent = cam
	run:BindToRenderStep('a',2000,onStep)
end)

tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
	equipped = false
	run:UnbindFromRenderStep('a')
	if cam:FindFirstChild('hover2') then
		cam.hover2:Destroy()
	end
end)

mouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
	if equipped and not cd then
		cd = true
		spawn(function()
			for i = .5,.8,.05 do
				run.Heartbeat:Wait()
				cam.hover2.Transparency = i
			end
			cam.hover2.Transparency = .8
			for i = .8,.5,-.05 do
				run.Heartbeat:Wait()
				cam.hover2.Transparency = i
			end
			cam.hover2.Transparency = .5
			local a = part:Clone()
			a.Position = mouse.Hit.p
			a.Parent = workspace
			debris:AddItem(a,3.5)
		end)
		event:FireServer(mouse.Hit) 
		wait(cooldown)
		cd = false
	end
end)
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#2

I always use Debounce module to do that

local Debounce = require(script.Parent.Debounce) -- any module script

-- code

if tick() - Debounce[player.UserId] >= MaxCooldown then -- we compare two times
  Debounce[player.UserId] = tick()
  -- code
end
#3

so what do i do to change the name for cooldown

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#4

Simply make module for storing debounces, if there will be error you can create each player’s debounce every time they join and remove it when they leave, after that you compare current time with debounce time and tell if it have ended, if yes then continue

#5

im not a very good scripter can u explain in steps how to do that

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#6

Debounce is name of cooldown in programming, it’s used when we want to add cooldown to some stuff, there are also things like tables, with them you can store data, there is also tick() that allows you to get current time that passed from unix epoch. With those three components, you can save tick() to table under player, then after some time check if time you wanted to start your cooldown subtracted from current time is greater than cooldown, if it is then cooldown expired and code can run further

Note: don’t use wait, it can yield and break entire script, use task.wait() as it doesn’t yield, also it runs on 60 fps not 30

Scripting Manual i made manual for programming, you can use it to learn more

#7

try this code i did not change any thing except the cool down :-