Power/Lightning System Issues

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#1

Hello everyone, basically I have made a value called “Power” when this BoolValue is true, the lights need to be on. If its false, the lights are meant to be off. Although the issue is that.

I tried testing this with this here script to see if the value worked as intended

while true do
workspace.Values.Power.Value = false
wait(3)
workspace.Values.Power.Value = true
wait(3)
end

Although the light never changed.

This is the script I used for the lights.

while true do
	if workspace.Values.Power.Value == true then
		script.Parent.Light.PointLight.Enabled.Value = true
	else
		script.Parent.Light.PointLight.Enabled.Value = false
	end
end

Any help would be appriciated!

#2

i think this can help!

workspace.Values.Power.Changed:Connect(function()
if workspace.Values.Power.Value == true then
script.Parent.Light.PointLight.Enabled.Value = true
else
script.Parent.Light.PointLight.Enabled.Value = false
end
end)

Note: also i recommend using “task.wait()” instead of “wait()”

#3

Are you changing the value in a LocalScript? If so, then you have to change it using a ServerScript (if ur second script is a ServerScript)

#4

They are both server scripts. Atleast I think so, the first thing that pops up when you search “Script”.

#5

Change ur second script with this

while true do
	if workspace.Values.Power.Value == true then
		script.Parent.Light.PointLight.Enabled = true
	else
		script.Parent.Light.PointLight.Enabled = false
	end
end
#6

Thats literally the script I used. How is this meant to help.

#7

I removed the .Value after the .Enabled…

#8

oh i am stupid lmao, trying it out right now.

#9

Using “while true do” without wait/task.wait will make the Loop timeout.
(it may cause lag on some devices too)

I recommend using .Changed or GetPropertyChanged

#10

Oh it actually worked!!! Thanks mate, but if you guys have any more recommendations I am willing to listen.

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#11

Whoops, I didn’t even notice there wasn’t a yield xD

try this @Immebest

workspace.Values.Power:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
	if workspace.Values.Power.Value == true then
		script.Parent.Light.PointLight.Enabled.Value = true
	else
		script.Parent.Light.PointLight.Enabled.Value = false
	end
end)
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#12

This hurts my brain, probably as I am new, I guess this is an event that detects the value being changed right?

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#13

Yep, just replace your second script with the GetPropertyChangedSignal script.

#14

Odd, didnt seem to work. Was this meant to be a sample or something?

#15

Did any errors print out in the Output?

#16

It didnt work because he forgot to delete the .Value after the .Enabled again!

He meant to write this

workspace.Values.Power:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
	if workspace.Values.Power.Value == true then
		script.Parent.Light.PointLight.Enabled= true
	else
		script.Parent.Light.PointLight.Enabled= false
	end
end)

Oh and I did some script improvements:

workspace.Values.Power:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
	script.Parent.Light.PointLight.Enabled = workspace.Values.Power.Value
end)
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#17

Workspace.Model.Light.Script:5: attempt to index boolean with ‘Value’

#18

OOPS how did I miss that again xDD

yep this method should be better

#19

Wow! Thats actually a really smart way of doing it ngl. You deserve my honorary respect for today.

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