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Re: How to create a countdown/timer

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Rurith is not online. Rurith
Joined: 05 Jul 2011
Total Posts: 9218
26 Apr 2014 05:28 PM
With a surface GUI? So, it displays the timer, ect?
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Rurith is not online. Rurith
Joined: 05 Jul 2011
Total Posts: 9218
26 Apr 2014 05:35 PM
HELP!
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VerifiedName is not online. VerifiedName
Joined: 26 Jul 2009
Total Posts: 4534
26 Apr 2014 05:35 PM
Show us your current script.

#nerdsunited
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Rurith is not online. Rurith
Joined: 05 Jul 2011
Total Posts: 9218
26 Apr 2014 05:42 PM
Okay this is my part/brick and script


---->Timer
--->SurfaceGUI
-->Script
(INSIDE SCRIPT)->

repeat
wait()
h = Instance.new("Hint")
h.Parent = game.Workspace
h.Text = "2"
wait(1)
h = Instance.new("Hint")
h.Parent = game.Workspace
h.Text = "1"
wait(5)
until shutdown

(I know this is for .hints, but IDK how to convert it into SurfaceGUI text q.q)
(Please HELP!)


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Rurith is not online. Rurith
Joined: 05 Jul 2011
Total Posts: 9218
26 Apr 2014 05:49 PM
I looked at wiki, and I made this:

while true do
wait(3)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 30
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 29
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 28
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 27
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 26
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 25
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 24
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 23
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 22
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 21
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 20
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 19
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 18
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 17
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 16
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 15
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 14
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 13
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 12
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 11
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 10
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 9
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 8
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 7
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 6
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 5
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 4
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 3
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 2
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 1
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 0
wait(3)
end
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Rurith is not online. Rurith
Joined: 05 Jul 2011
Total Posts: 9218
26 Apr 2014 10:48 PM
elp!
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JoshuaKempfert is not online. JoshuaKempfert
Joined: 16 Feb 2013
Total Posts: 2407
26 Apr 2014 10:50 PM
while true do
for i = 25,0,-1 do
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = tostring(i)
wait(1)
end
end

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Rurith is not online. Rurith
Joined: 05 Jul 2011
Total Posts: 9218
26 Apr 2014 11:27 PM
Confused about:

for i = 25,0,-1 do
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = tostring(i)
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SenseiWarrior is online. SenseiWarrior
Joined: 09 Apr 2011
Total Posts: 12140
26 Apr 2014 11:28 PM
for i=1,25,-1 do --goes down by 1 25 times
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Rurith is not online. Rurith
Joined: 05 Jul 2011
Total Posts: 9218
26 Apr 2014 11:32 PM
Nvm, while true do
wait(3)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 30
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 29
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 28
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 27
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 26
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 25
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 24
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 23
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 22
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 21
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 20
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 19
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 18
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 17
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 16
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 15
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 14
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 13
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 12
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 11
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 10
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 9
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 8
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 7
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 6
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 5
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 4
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 3
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 2
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 1
wait(1)
script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status.Text = 0
wait(3)
end

works, but thanks :D!
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SenseiWarrior is online. SenseiWarrior
Joined: 09 Apr 2011
Total Posts: 12140
26 Apr 2014 11:32 PM
inefficient, but whatever.
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nighttimeninja314 is not online. nighttimeninja314
Joined: 04 Apr 2011
Total Posts: 4001
26 Apr 2014 11:33 PM
The tostring converts the numbers into text. Btw, with your script you needed quotations around the numbers
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cooldude999921 is not online. cooldude999921
Joined: 13 Aug 2011
Total Posts: 3702
26 Apr 2014 11:35 PM
function countdown(time, location)

for i = time, 0, -1 do
location.Text = i wait(.5)
wait(.5)
end
end

countdown(30, script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status)
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cooldude999921 is not online. cooldude999921
Joined: 13 Aug 2011
Total Posts: 3702
26 Apr 2014 11:36 PM
function countdown(time, location)

for i = time, 0, -1 do
location.Text = tostring(i) wait(.5)
wait(.5)
end
end

countdown(30, script.Parent.Num.SurfaceGui.status)
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