Intro to Loops
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Also refer to For Loop, Loop Through Table
Let's say you need to automate something, like giving weapons to a team of players. Loops can automate tasks that could usually take longer when drawn out. You can use loops for many different things, such as rounds for a game, timers, and much more.
For this guide, I'll be showing examples of all the different loops, and how you can use them.
Like I mentioned before, we can use the For Loop block for timers.
We'll start by counting down by 100. Set the Initial value to 100, set the Increment value to -1, and set the Maximum value to 0. This makes it so you start at 100 and begin adding -1 (subtracting 1) to 100. Set the Place output (what number the loop is currently at) to what ever name you want. I'll set it to "Place".
Now, connect a wait block and keep the Time value to it's default. Then connect a print block and set the text as a variable, and type your variable name.
Good job! Now you've made an easy timer.
Other examples where you can use the For Loop block for are:
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Stopwatch
Moving multiple parts at once
Well, what if you need something that lasts infinitely? A while loop lasts forever, which can be pretty useful in some cases.
This time, we'll be making a health monitor. Make sure to insert a local script instead of a regular one.
First, get your player by adding a Set Variable block to game.Players.LocalPlayer. I'll name the variable to "Player". Next, insert your While Loop block, you don't need to change any properties because nil already equals nil. Connect a wait block to the loop and set the time to 0 seconds. DO NOT FORGET TO ADD THIS BLOCK OR ELSE YOUR GAME WILL CRASH. Then, get your health from the character. Connect a Get Object Property block. Set the object to Player.Character.Humanoid and set the property to Health. You can name the health variable anything you want, but I'll set it to "Health". Next, print out the Health variable and you're done!
Nice! Now you have a basic health monitor.