What is the math equation to reload guns

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#1

Hi so I am trying to make a reloading function, and since I am bad at math I do not know how to make this,
I have 2 values here
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Ammo is how many bullets you have and magazine is how much ammo you have left to fire, and I have another value in a module script which is maxammo but I dont think thats important here.
Let’s say I have 15 bullets in my magazine but only 10 bullets in total ammo, and the max ammo is 30. How do I make the script know it has to substract the last 10 bullets instead of subtracting 15 bullets or 30?

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#2

Ok this is my opnion

While wait() do
if Ammo.Value ~= 0 then
magazine.Value = magazine.Value + 1
end
end

if the bullets player have didn’t have zero this script will work, also you can use this code to modify your script

#3

Let’s say these variables have already been declared:
CurrentAmmo, MagazineCapacity, AvailableAmmo.

Your NeededAmmo would be MagazineCapacity - CurrentAmmo.

ReloadedAmmo = math.clamp(NeededAmmo, 0, AvailableAmmo) would be how much ammo is actually reloaded.

CurrentAmmo += ReloadedAmmo would be the new amount.

AvailableAmmo = TotalAmmo - ReloadedAmmo would be how much is left after reloading.

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#4

Here’s something that will work, this will get rid of the ammo from the magazine, put it in the total ammo then reload with the remaining total ammo.

script.Parent.Ammo.Value += script.Parent.Magazine.Value
script.Parent.Magazine.Value = 0

if script.Parent.Ammo.Value >= 30 then
	script.Parent.Ammo.Value -= 30
	script.Parent.Magazine.Value = 30
	return
end

if script.Parent.Ammo.Value < 30 then
	script.Parent.Magazine.Value = script.Parent.Ammo.Value
	script.Parent.Ammo.Value = 0
	return
end
#5

This is an example of polling and something you should avoid. Use the proper events provided by Roblox.

Ammo.Changed:Connect(function()
    if Ammo.Value ~= 0 then
        magazine.Value += 1
    end
end)