Editing Openai/690c794b-14ac-8002-a146-ba84ec97f888 (section)

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-- // ===========================================
-- // Real-time Crime vs Detective Game System
-- // Roblox Lua Script (ServerScriptService)
-- // Author: ChatGPT (GPT-5)
-- // ===========================================

-- CONFIGURATION -------------------------------
local CriminalGoalTime = 180 -- seconds for the Criminal to achieve goal
local DetectiveTurnDuration = 20 -- seconds per investigation turn
local TotalDetectiveTurns = 9
local CivilianKillPenalty = 10 -- seconds reduced from Detective's timer per civilian death
local GameActive = true

-- GAME STATE -----------------------------------
local Criminal = {
	Name = "CriminalPlayer",
	Target = "VIP",
	KilledCivilians = 0,
	IsCaught = false
}

local Detective = {
	Name = "DetectivePlayer",
	TimeRemaining = CriminalGoalTime
}

-- SERVICES -------------------------------------
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

-- FUNCTIONS ------------------------------------

-- End the game and declare winner
local function EndGame(winner)
	GameActive = false
	print("=====================================")
	print(" GAME OVER! Winner: " .. winner)
	print("=====================================")
end

-- When a civilian is killed
local function OnCivilianKilled(victim, isTarget)
	if not GameActive then return end

	if isTarget then
		print("[!] Criminal eliminated the target successfully.")
	else
		print("[X] Criminal killed a non-target civilian! Instant defeat.")
		EndGame("Detective")
	end
end

-- When a civilian dies (even target) — affects Detective’s time
local function OnCivilianDeathEffect()
	if not GameActive then return end

	Detective.TimeRemaining = math.max(0, Detective.TimeRemaining - CivilianKillPenalty)
	print("[⚠] Detective’s time reduced by " .. CivilianKillPenalty .. " seconds! Remaining: " .. Detective.TimeRemaining)

	if Detective.TimeRemaining <= 0 then
		EndGame("Criminal (Detective ran out of time)")
	end
end

-- DETECTIVE AI Behavior ------------------------
local function DetectiveAI()
	while GameActive do
		task.wait(DetectiveTurnDuration)
		local turnNumber = math.floor((CriminalGoalTime - Detective.TimeRemaining) / DetectiveTurnDuration) + 1
		print("🔍 Detective Turn #" .. turnNumber .. " begins.")
		
		-- Chance to find evidence
		local foundClue = math.random() < 0.4
		if foundClue then
			print("🧾 Detective found new evidence!")
		else
			print("... No useful evidence found this turn.")
		end
	end
end

-- CRIMINAL AI Behavior -------------------------
local function CriminalAI()
	local elapsed = 0
	while GameActive and elapsed < CriminalGoalTime do
		task.wait(1)
		elapsed += 1

		-- Random events simulation
		if elapsed == 60 then
			print("[EVENT] Criminal attacked a civilian (non-target).")
			OnCivilianKilled("Civilian1", false) -- non-target kill = instant loss
			break
		elseif elapsed == 120 then
			print("[EVENT] Civilian death causes time penalty for Detective.")
			OnCivilianDeathEffect()
		end

		if elapsed % DetectiveTurnDuration == 0 then
			print("⌛ Time: " .. elapsed .. "s / " .. CriminalGoalTime .. "s total.")
		end
	end

	if GameActive then
		EndGame("Criminal (escaped successfully)")
	end
end

-- GAME START -----------------------------------
print("=====================================")
print("🔫 Game Start: Criminal vs Detective")
print("Criminal must complete their goal in " .. CriminalGoalTime .. " seconds.")
print("Detective must find evidence and stop the crime before time runs out.")
print("=====================================")

-- Run both AI simulations in parallel
task.spawn(DetectiveAI)
task.spawn(CriminalAI)

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