I'm trying to pause a round timer with a bool value

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#1

Hello, I’m trying to pause a for i loop (Round Timer), but the loop doesn’t work. Shouldn’t I use bool values with an if statement?

Here’s the timer module script:

local m = {}


local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local isTimerPaused = ServerStorage:WaitForChild("isTimerPaused")


local function toMS(s)
	return ("%002i:%02i"):format(s/60%60, s%60)
end


function m.StartTimer(Length)
		
	if isTimerPaused == false then
		
		for i=Length,0,-1 do
			
			game.ReplicatedStorage.Values.TimerValue.Value = toMS(i)
			
			wait(1)
			end
	else
		
		warn("This timer is Paused")
		
	end

end

game.ReplicatedStorage.Values.Status.Value = "Game Over!"
game.ReplicatedStorage.Remotes.GameOver:FireAllClients()

return m

Here’s the other script which the module script is inside:

local Timer = require(script.Timer)

game.ReplicatedStorage.Remotes.StartGame.OnServerEvent:Connect(function()
	Timer.StartTimer(50)
end)

Help would be appreciated.

#2

You would have to put the bool check inside of the loop for it to actually pause.

#3

Didn’t work

local m = {}
m.ClassName = "Timer"

local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local isTimerPaused = ServerStorage:WaitForChild("isTimerPaused")


local function toMS(s)
	return ("%002i:%02i"):format(s/60%60, s%60)
end

function m.StartTimer(Length)
		for i=Length,0,-1 do
			if isTimerPaused == false then
			game.ReplicatedStorage.Values.TimerValue.Value = toMS(i)
			
		wait(1)
		else
			warn("Paused")
		end
	end
end

game.ReplicatedStorage.Values.Status.Value = "Game Over!"
game.ReplicatedStorage.Remotes.GameOver:FireAllClients()

return m
#4

It just keeps pausing when it’s false too.

#5

You don’t want an else statement as the loop is going to run regardless. You’ll want an if statement with an indefinite yield.

for i=length,0,-1 do
	task.wait(1)
	--code for timer -1
	while paused do task.wait() end
end

However, it would be more efficient to use something like a BoolValue or Attribute and use the changed event yield.

#6

Doesn’t pause with minutes to seconds,
and using only for i=Length into TimerValue (I don’t know how to explain the only seconds part)

for i=Length,0,-1 do
		task.wait(1)
		game.ReplicatedStorage.Values.TimerValue.Value = Length
		while isTimerPaused == false do task.wait() end
	end

Pauses even when the bool is false?
But I’m making only minutes to seconds timer?
Am I doing something wrong again?

#7

Sorry, I’m not really sure what you’re trying to say.

Also the statement should be:

while isTimerPaused do task.wait() end
#8

#9

Lowered quality for file size.

#10

Is there some kind of Remote? Because that BoolValue is in ServerStorage and only visible to the server.

#11

There’s a remote to start the round (timer and other), and a game over when the timer runs out. I’m gonna try putting in ReplicatedStorage if it works.

#12

A remote would have to tell the client when the timer is paused or unpaused, otherwise you’ll have to move it to ReplicatedStorage.

#13


:thinking:

#14

Ah, I see the issue. Just a small little mistake:

while isTimerPaused.Value do task.wait() end
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#15

Works, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

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