I’m trying to make a countdown that counts down from 5 to 0, while changing lights on my light post at the same time how I want them to. I want it to fire this countdown for all players when someone clicks the “Start Race” button. I first started by making one script that did it all (with no remote events), which I put in the StartGui. I got some help with it to understand that I need to use Remote Events to accomplish this. So, I took the code from the original script and tried using Remote Events.
I need help with the scripts I made to do this, as they’re not doing anything when I click the “Start Race” button, even though there are no apparent errors in the output. I’m likely doing something wrong with the Remote Events and how I integrated them, as I’m new to them.
Here’s a screenshot of the Explorer, as well as the contents of the Script and LocalScript I’m trying to make work.
In Script:
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local RemoteEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("RemoteEventCountdown")
local text = game.StarterGui.ScreenGui.Countdown
local button = game.StarterGui.ScreenGui.StartRace
local seconds = game.ReplicatedStorage.Time
text.Visible = false
button.MouseButton1Click:connect(function(play)
text.Visible = true
RemoteEvent:FireAllClients()
end)
In LocalScript:
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local RemoteEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("RemoteEventCountdown")
RemoteEvent.OnClientEvent:connect(function()
local text = game.StarterGui.ScreenGui.Countdown
local button = game.StarterGui.ScreenGui.StartRace
local seconds = game.ReplicatedStorage.Time
text.Text = seconds.Value -- Makes the text in the TextLabel the same as what is in the "Time" Value under ScreenGui.
--text.Visible = false
local function PreStage()
local prestagelights = game.Workspace["Racing System"]["Countdown Lights"].RaceTimer3.StageSigns.PreStageLights:FindFirstChildOfClass("PointLight")
local prestagelightsparts = game.Workspace["Racing System"]["Countdown Lights"].RaceTimer3.StageSigns.PreStageLights:GetChildren()
for _, prestagelightsparts in pairs(prestagelightsparts) do
if prestagelights then
prestagelights.Enabled = true
end
end
for _, prestagelightsparts in pairs(prestagelightsparts) do
prestagelightsparts.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
end
end
local function Stage()
local stagelights = game.Workspace["Racing System"]["Countdown Lights"].RaceTimer3.StageSigns.StageLights:FindFirstChildOfClass("PointLight")
local stagelightsparts = game.Workspace["Racing System"]["Countdown Lights"].RaceTimer3.StageSigns.StageLights:GetChildren()
for _, stagelightsparts in pairs(stagelightsparts) do
if stagelights then
stagelights.Enabled = true
end
end
for _, stagelightsparts in pairs(stagelightsparts) do
stagelightsparts.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
end
end
local function Red()
local RedLights = game.Workspace["Racing System"]["Countdown Lights"].RaceTimer3.RedLights.Lights:FindFirstChildOfClass("PointLight")
local RedLightsParts = game.Workspace["Racing System"]["Countdown Lights"].RaceTimer3.RedLights.Lights:GetChildren()
for _, RedLightsParts in pairs(RedLightsParts) do
if RedLights then
RedLights.Enabled = true
end
end
for _, RedLightsParts in pairs(RedLightsParts) do
RedLightsParts.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
end
end
local function Yellow()
local YellowLights = game.Workspace["Racing System"]["Countdown Lights"].RaceTimer3.YellowLights.Lights:FindFirstChildOfClass("PointLight")
local YellowLightsParts = game.Workspace["Racing System"]["Countdown Lights"].RaceTimer3.YellowLights.Lights:GetChildren()
for _, YellowLightsParts in pairs(YellowLightsParts) do
if YellowLights then
YellowLights.Enabled = true
end
end
for _, YellowLightsParts in pairs(YellowLightsParts) do
YellowLightsParts.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
end
end
local function Green()
local GreenLights = game.Workspace["Racing System"]["Countdown Lights"].RaceTimer3.GreenLights.Lights:FindFirstChildOfClass("PointLight")
local GreenLightsParts = game.Workspace["Racing System"]["Countdown Lights"].RaceTimer3.GreenLights.Lights:GetChildren()
for _, GreenLightsParts in pairs(GreenLightsParts) do
if GreenLights then
GreenLights.Enabled = true
end
end
for _, GreenLightsParts in pairs(GreenLightsParts) do
GreenLightsParts.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
end
end
local function Countdown() -- Makes the countdown code into a local function.
text.Visible = true
if seconds.Value == 5 then
PreStage()
end
while seconds.Value > 0 do
seconds.Value = seconds.Value - 1
wait(1)
script.Parent.Text = seconds.Value -- Makes the TextLabel countdown from whatever number is in the "Time" Value under ScreenGui.
if seconds.Value == 3 then
Stage()
end
if seconds.Value == 2 then
Red()
end
if seconds.Value == 1 then
Yellow()
end
if seconds.Value == 0 then
script.Parent.Text = "GO!"
Green()
end
if script.Parent.Text == "GO!" then
wait(1)
text.Visible = false
end
end
-- Waits for _ seconds, and then makes the TextLabel not visible.
end
-- When the TextButton value is 0, it becomes "GO!" instead of 0.
--[[ button.MouseButton1Click:connect(function(play)
text.Visible = true
Countdown()
end)
-- Makes it so that when you hit the "StartRace" button, it makse the TextLabel visible and plays the "Countdown()" function. --]]
end)
Thanks for any help,
