Hello im trying to make a script for a daily discount that when 24 hours is up it ends the deal and replaces it with another.
how do i make a timer thats the same on all servers and is always counting down even when no server are on?
for example a player joins and there is 10 hours left on the clock. they rejoin the game 9 hours later and theres only 1 hour left.
heres my script:
local timeToEnd = os.time({year=0, day=7, month = 0,hour=0, second=0})
while os.date("%X",os.time()) <= timeToEnd do
script.parent.Text = os.date("%X",os.time())
wait(1)
end
however i keep getting this error: Players.SakDevRblx.PlayerGui.ScreenGui.Passes.Frame.Passes.Frame.Frame.Frame.AA.TextLabel.LocalScript:4: attempt to compare string <= nil
You’re comparing an os.date() formatted string to an os.time() constructor set for 7 days after unix epoch back in January 1970. Neither of these are good references to compare. Try instead:
local now = os.time()---get the time the server is at
local saleEnds = os.time() + 604800 --there are 604,800 seconds in one week (7 days)
repeat
now = os.time()--update now every second
print(os.date("%X", now))--print formatted now *but leave now in seconds*
task.wait(1)--wait() is superseded by task.wait(), use that instead
until now == saleEnds--this will loop until os.time() is the same as your sale endpoint
print("the sale is over!")
You’ll want to adapt this logic to your plan by introducing a datastore that will save saleEnds. Whenever a live server sees that it’s changed, any of them can update it to be saleEnds + 604800 again to keep it precise.
You’re also able to define an exact time at which the timer starts, if you want it to start at a cleaner time like midnight.
i did this instead and it works but without datastore.
local dealends = game.ReplicatedStorage.EndDate.Value
local time = dealends - os.time()
while dealends ~= 0 do
task.wait(1)
time = time - 1
script.Parent.Text = "Deal ending in: " .. os.date("%X",time)
end```
