Script isnt finding updated value

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#1

I am making a leveling system, and I have a intvalue under the player that has experience. But even if i continually print it, it will say the value of experience is 0 even though i changed it to 1. Here is my script:

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local levelInfo = Instance.new("Folder")
	levelInfo.Name = "LevelsInfo"
	levelInfo.Parent = player

	local level = Instance.new ("IntValue")
	level.Name = "Level"
	level.Value = 1
	level.Parent = levelInfo

	local exp = Instance.new ("IntValue")
	exp.Name = "Experience"
	exp.Value = 0
	exp.Parent = levelInfo

	local xpNeeded =50* level.Value

	exp.Changed:Connect(function(newExp)-- this always thinks it is 0 even though i change it
		if newExp >= xpNeeded then
			level.Value += 1
			exp.Value -= xpNeeded
			xpNeeded = 50*level.Value
		end
	end)
end)
#2

Instead of using newExp, Use exp.Value. Another thing i recommend you doing is changing the exp.Changed Event to exp:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value").

#3

Try flipping the symbols here: instead of level.Value += 1
Do level.Value = level.Value +1

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#4

Thats not what isnt working, it is that it doesnt detect a change if the value changes.

#5

That won’t make a difference, neither will the GetPropertyChangedSignal suggested by @MeCrunchAstroX. However using exp.Value is better than newExp

#6

I will try that, what are the differences between .changed and getpropertychagned signal?

edit: never mind, it is just that it doesnt even know that the value is changed. For example:
if I put I loop in it that prints the value of exp every second, it should print 0 until i change it, but once i change it it still prints 0

#7

2 important things, are you changing the value on the server, and if you are, add a print statement before the if statement in the changed function

P.S There is no visible differences between .Changed and GetPropertyChangedSignal

#8

GetPropertyChangedSignal will only fire once the certain Value is changed. Meanwhile the Changed Event will fire whenever any property of the Instance gets modified.

#9

However when working with Values (such as IntValues ect.) .Changed fires when the value of that Instance gets changed.

#10

I am changing the value on the server

#11

It just doesnt think it changed for some reason, even though i changed it. For example:
if I put I loop in it that prints the value of exp every second, it should print 0 until i change it, but once i change it it still prints 0

#12

Are you sure you are changing the value from the server?
Make sure you are since client updates aren’t replicated to server

#13

yes, I am using a server script to change the value for the other script to pick up

#14

hmmm
try doing this

exp:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
	if exp.Value>= xpNeeded then
		level.Value += 1
		exp.Value -= xpNeeded
		xpNeeded = 50*level.Value
	end
end)