im new to scripting and in lua to detect if an keyboard key what been touched
example i want to do a function that makes the baseplate tranparency = 0.5
function() BaseplateTranparency if io.read() = e do game.Workspace.Baseplate.Transparency = 0.5 if io.read() = q do game.Workspace.Baseplate.Transparency = 1 end
Try creating a new localscript and add it in StarterPlayerScripts. Also add a script into ServerScriptService. Create a RemoteEvent and put it somewhere, example ReplicatedStorage.
Put this code in localscript:
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer --get player
local mouse = player:GetMouse() -- get mouse
local remote = game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent --your event path here
mouse.KeyDown:Connect(function(key)
if key == "g" then --if key is g then
remote:FireServer() --fire the server
end
end)
Put this into script:
local event = game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent --your event here
event.OnServerEvent:connect(function(player) --when even is fired this function will start
--your code here
workspace.Baseplate.Transparency = 1
end)
1: io.read() does not exist in Roblox Lua and even then it doesn't do what you want it to.
2: To detect key inputs, use this
https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/class/UserInputService
3: Use this
https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/class/RemoteEvent
to send the message that the key was pressed to the server so the server can act upon it, as client changes are only local.
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