How To Make A Loop With Block Code!

[SirWyWy]

Please Never Use Repeaters (and a guide on looping)

um actually

@chub

memory-efficient if you use repeaters

[Ben_to_the_10th]

Ohhhhhhh my bad. But this is for situations when repeaters don’t work. If a property needs to be updated every time the repeater sends a signal, it uses the 300 memory of a repeater AND the 500 memory of a block. So it’s more memory

[Kosm0-o]

why not just use trigger loops

[Ben_to_the_10th]

That’s basically what this is, just with more steps. It’s supposed to be like loops you use in coding languages like Javascript or Python

[Grey_Stone]

Hasn’t this already been done?

For/While Loops - A Sorely Needed Mechanism

For those who know how to code, you should know what a for/while loop is. For those who don’t, it’s basically a loop that continues repeating until either a certain condition is met (while loop), or until it iterates through something some amount of times (for loop). They’re incredibly useful for any sort of code-like mechanism, and are almost necessary for a number of systems. For some reason, however, we haven’t actually made a guide on this yet. (I’m still really surprised we didn’t have th…

[chub]

@Shdwy

If it has a delay of one, sends on channel X, and receives on channel X, WOW! It’s literally the same exact thing but with TEN TIMES THE MEMORY EFFICIENCY.

first off adjusts glasses with an obnoxious snort this only works with a 1 second delay as anything below gimkit can’t handle because it is receiving too many channels.

@Shdwy

For example, let me introduce you to double-chaining. When two triggers are looped together (one triggers the other triggers the first one) with wires and channels simultaneously, they will no longer activate.

second off, ten times the efficiency is heavily overexaggerated

[Ben_to_the_10th]

Apparently… I didn’t see it when making the post

[Kosm0-o]

It’s a good guide nonetheless…

[VoidFluffy]

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[chub]

oh my god read before you post

[VoidFluffy]

I was JUST deleting that.
Don’t throw an immature tantrum when someone makes a mistake.

[Kosm0-o]

let’s not argue here.
unless you want to get the topic closed of course.

[chub]

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[chub]

i can’t see whether your about to delete something or not its just that’s like the third time today

[WhoAmI]

Delays of triggers can go below 1 second…

[Kosm0-o]

guys, just save it. chub has been creating mini drama in other topics too so just ignore, just ignore…

[Blackhole927]

@chub

first off adjusts glasses with an obnoxious snort this only works with a 1 second delay as anything below gimkit can’t handle because it is receiving too many channels.

Gimkit supports 300 channel triggerings a second at max, so you can actually iterate with an incredibly low delay, much less than 1 second. You can get away with like 0.01 delay, where you’re literally iterating a hundred times a second.

@chub

second off, ten times the efficiency is heavily overexaggerated

In terms of memory, 10 times the efficiency is actually exactly correct. A repeater is 400 memory, while a trigger is 40. 400/40 = 10.

I would advise you do some research and in-game testing before making these claims.

[Kosm0-o]

here comes shdwy!

name the poem: it grows. splits heads in the worst kind of way. can’t be saved for another day. pain. all i can think about. it hurts. cracks minds in the worst kind of way. and there it lays.

[Blackhole927]

It comes down to the fact that chub is spreading misinformation that is actively harmful to creators, which is something to take seriously. Hence why we want to make sure everyone understands repeaters are worse compared to triggers.

[LazyDragon]

There is a difference between drama and correcting someone