Is this is a good way to make a cooldown?

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#1

Hey everyone I want create a tick but I am afraid of bugs and more.

This script seems like it has some problems cuz at the beginning it doesnt react:

Should I chooce another way cuz this seems like not working like I want?

local previous = tick()
    uis.InputBegan:Connect(function(input)
    	if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.A and pressA == false and tick() - Previous > CoolDown then
    		Previous = tick()
    		pressA = true 
    		print("hey")
    	end
    	if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.D and pressD == false and tick() - Previous > CoolDown then
    		Previous = tick()
    		pressD = true 
    		print("hey")
    	end
    	if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.S and pressS == false and tick() - Previous > CoolDown then
    		Previous = tick()
    		pressS = true 
    		print("hey")
    	end
    	if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.W and pressW == false and tick() - Previous > CoolDown then
    		pressW = true 
    		Previous = tick()
    		print("hey")
    	end
    end)
#2 
if pressed == true then
 wait()-- time you want to wait
 pressed = false
end
#3

You could do

local Cooldown = 10

-- Somewhere in the code
wait(Cooldown)
#4

but is “waiting” not good for exploiters?

#5

hackers can exploit my game easy with that

#6

what do you mean???

#7

Also I want put long Tweens in there with my inputs so why should I use a

wait()?

#8

here’s a good denounce tutorial aka cooldown

#9

Oh sry I missunderstood something

#10

If it’s on server then it’s impossible to exploit since clients don’t have access to the server scripts. Also what is the exact scenario your in?

#11

but wait what If I want it to use in RunService

#12

You could have a variable that represents a starting time. Whenever someone tries to use whatever has a cooldown, check if the current time - the start time is greater than the wait time. If it is, allow them to use it. An example may look like this:

local currentTime = tick()
local cooldown = 3

local function doStuff()
    if tick() - currentTime >= cooldown then
        currentTime = tick()
        print("Cooldown is over")    

    end

end
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Better way to create cooldowns?
#13

Be careful with having your cooldowns relative to runservice if you dont use delta time. If your cooldown is decreased every frame, the higher the FPS, the faster the cooldown.

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#14

Like when I use it in loop or other then it will crash

while
— there happens a lot untill the debounce is false and the wait is finish
wait()
debounce = false

#15

Can I use ur function with a if statement will it work?

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#16

It should, but it depends on your current implementation.

#17

doStuff already does the if stuff

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#18

what do you mean you cant test it out in ur Studio??

Cooldown = 3
RunService.....
if debounce == true then
print("hey") -- prints(10000 times
wait(CoolDown)
debounce = false
end
end)
#19

what???

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#20

Your method with debounce and wait() isnt a good Method