I've been trying to create a script to dim the lights or gradually "fade to black" when player enters zone. I found that SetBrightness(v) seemed to be the place to start. Figured to use a variable that would incrementally change brightness. First tried a "for i = 1, 10 do block end" type of command - didn't work. Then I went with a "while i <10 do block i=i+1 end" method - again didn't work. What seems to happen is that everything freezes til the "while" has finished then it does the block of commands. It might be that the calculation runs faster than the brightness can be changed. I've attached my lua, can anyone help!

Hi,

I would use a block as below, with a basic "if then" structure, with a timer delay to control the steps.
So in the init(e) you would give delay a value so you can compare it to the timer value.
ie: delay = 100

Thanks loads. The "delay" idea worked. Had to make one change, the "StartTimer(e)" command kept resetting timer. I moved it and added a variable condition.

Boy I had it wrong. After looking at the new code for awhile I realized I had basically destroyed the delay function, but it still worked, didn't need a delay. I finally figured it out. It was just so simple - get rid of "and drk == 0" in line 10, also changing to "for next" instead of "while do". Thanks again, your snippet is what solved it!

Thanks
I am glad you got it working as you wanted.