Is this is a good way to make a cooldown?

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#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

#21

It will be stuck in Roblox Studio and crash it

#22

did you put it in a while loop?

#23

Again, your method is not working cuz I want a cooldown without any chrashes. If I would use it in a while loop or in a RunnService it will crash cuz untill the wait(CoolDown) ends it will print too many times “hey”

#24

This is why I would not prefer

if pressed == true then
wait()-- time you want to wait
pressed = false
end

#25

wait() has its place, but it is thread-blocking and messy. I still would recommend you go with my original advice. Whenever someone tries to use something with a cooldown, check if enough time has passed for it to be allowed. This way it does not block any threads and is only called when it is needed.

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#26

Now I will try to use ur tick() function in a if statement

Debounce doesn't work for runservice