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==Introduction==
There are many ways to make a brick glow. This tutorial will explain the concept of making things glow
using scripts.

==The Reflectance Glow==

First, insert a [[brick]], in [[Roblox Studio]], then [[Intro_to_Scripting:_Make_a_Dance_Floor|Insert a script]] inside this brick. Open up the [[script]], then delete the text that says "Hello World!". Then, add the following text:

<pre>
while true do
for i=1, 9, 1 do
-- Go up
script.Parent.Reflectance = i * .1
wait(.1)
end
for i=9, 1, -1 do
-- Go down
script.Parent.Reflectance = i * .1
wait(.1)
end
end
</pre>

==Comments==

-- Go up and -- Go down are both preceded by double hyphens. Anything preceded by double hypens are ignored by the computer. [http://www.lua.org/pil/1.3.html Comments] can help people by describing the purpose of a section of code, but the script will work just as fine with or without the comments.

==Loops==

<pre>
for i=1, 9, 1 do
script.Parent.Reflectance = i * .1
wait(.1)
end
</pre>

"i=1" means that the script is making a ''variable'', which is, a value that can change as the script progresses. In this case, "i" will start at 1, and will increase everytime the "for loop" loops. It will go to 9 (notice the next statement, ", 9"), increasing in units of 1 (or, as in the second loop, decreasing by 1) and then stop the loop.
<pre>script.Parent.Reflectance = i * .1</pre>
This is just setting a value, but with a catch: we're setting it to a ''variable''. Variables are assigned numerical values. (Note the "* .1". That's to make it ".1" when i is 1, and ".4" when i is 4, for example. A decimal is just another way to write a fraction.

This is how the loop can be reversed:
<pre>
for i=9, 1, -1 do
-- Go down
script.Parent.Reflectance = i * .1
wait(.1)
end
</pre>

The loop goes from the value of 9 to the value of 1, decreasing in units of 1 each time.

== See also ==

[[How To Make A Shiny Brick]]

[[Intro_to_Scripting:_Make_a_Dance_Floor|Make a Dance Floor (Helpful for inserting scripts)]]

[http://www.lua.org/pil/4.3.2.html Programming in Lua: the While loop]

[http://www.lua.org/pil/4.3.4.html Programming in Lua: the For loop]

[[Category:Scripting Tutorials]]

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