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How do I spawn a forcefield and how do I find a character in a script?
I really don't know how to spawn a forcefield in, but what is blocking me is how do I find a character in a script. (not local script)
Tool = script.Parent
local event = game.ReplicatedStorage
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local character = Players.Character or Players.CharacterAdded:wait()
event.Block.OnServerEvent:connect(function(plr)
local forceField = Instance.new("ForceField")
forceField.Visible = true
forceField.Parent = character
wait(.5)
forceField:remove()
end)
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Note: This is my best guess on spawning in a forcefield TheBuliderMC 84 — 4y
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You can easily get a player's character through the Character property of the player. Since you're using a remoteevent, you already have a player, so all you need to do is get the Character.
Tool = script.Parent
local event = game.ReplicatedStorage
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
event.Block.OnServerEvent:connect(function(plr)
local character = plr.Character
local forceField = Instance.new("ForceField")
forceField.Visible = true
forceField.Parent = character
wait(.5)
forceField:Destroy() -- Apparently :remove() is deprecated, use :Destroy() instead for getting rid of things.
end)
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what's the difference between remove and event, aren't they the same thing tho? TheBuliderMC 84 — 4y
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You cannot do player.Character, even if you have the player object, on the server. My best option is just finding the character in workspace using the player's name.
Tool = script.Parent
local event = game.ReplicatedStorage
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
event.Block.OnServerEvent:connect(function(plr)
local character = game.Workspace:WaitForChild(plr.Name) -- will look in workspace for an object wich has the players name, wich is their character
local forceField = Instance.new("ForceField")
forceField.Visible = true
forceField.Parent = character
wait(.5)
forceField:remove()
end)
Hope this solved your problem!