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make new instance from tool not damage player wielding it?

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pwgth 11

3 years ago

ok, so I have a tool that makes an instance spawn. the new instance has a code which then damages all players who touch it. but that's the problem, since it spawns at the position of the player... I think you get the point.

01local tool = script.Parent
02local mouse
03local debounce = false
04local dmg = --set damage here
05 
06tool.Equipped:Connect(function(m)
07    mouse = m
08end)
09 
10tool.Activated:Connect(function()
11    if mouse then
12        local Part = Instance.new("Part",workspace)
13        Part.Position = script.parent.Handle.Position
14        Part.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
15        Part.Size = Vector3.new(0.5,0.5,0.5)
16        Part.CanCollide = false
17        Part.Anchored = true
18 
19    Part.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
20        local h = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
21        if h then
22            debounce = true
23            h:TakeDamage(dmg)
24            wait(1)
25        end
26        debounce = false
27    end)
28    end
29end)
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I know I've been asking a lot of questions here but I just cant find the answer... it would also be appreciated if you could put the link to teach me about this kind of stuff. like in here: https://developer.roblox.com

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Answered by

ColdFoxy07 76

3 years ago

So I fixed it:

01local tool = script.Parent
02local mouse
03local debounce = false
04local dmg = --set damage here
05local player
06 
07tool.Equipped:Connect(function(m)
08    mouse = m
09    player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(tool.Parent)
10end)
11 
12tool.Activated:Connect(function()
13    if mouse then
14        local Part = Instance.new("Part",workspace)
15        Part.Position = script.parent.Handle.Position
16        Part.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
17        Part.Size = Vector3.new(0.5,0.5,0.5)
18        Part.CanCollide = false
19        Part.Anchored = true
20 
21    Part.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
22        local h = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
23        local playerName = player.Name
24 
25        if h and not tool.Parent.Name ~= playerName then then
26            debounce = true
27            h:TakeDamage(dmg)
28            wait(1)
29        end
30        debounce = false
31    end)
32    end
33end)
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What I did here, was getting the player using :GetPlayerFromCharacter on tool.Parent. Whenever the Instance is hit, it will check if the hit name is not equal to the player name.

I wasn't able to test it right now, but I hope it helped! You can always put down a comment if it didn't work.

After making some of my own changes, It worked! at first it didn't but after a couple rounds of trial and error it worked, thanks bud! pwgth 11 — 3y

well, kind of... while testing it didn't hurt the other player but well find a way. pwgth 11 — 3y

make new instance from tool not damage player wielding it?

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