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Can anyone help me with a stun script for my sword fighting game?

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2 years ago

Hello, I need help with an upcoming sword fighting game I'm making. Right now, I am working on the combat system. It is based around a number, which we will call buildup. Buildup starts at 21 and goes down by 2 each time you get hit. When it reaches a number lower than 7, you will get stunned. Right now I am working on the main part, getting stunned. I have yet to work on the hit detection, but if you look in the script, I can change a value so that it would simulate a hit (The value would go down). Anyway, while testing the script, it did not seem to work at all. Even though there were no errors in the output. I am very VERY new to scripting and would like all the help I can get (well I'm not forcing you but, you get it). Thanks in advance.

local buildup = script.Parent
local hum = script.Parent.Parent.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
stunned = false

if buildup.Value <= 7 then
    if stunned == false then
        stunned = true
        print("epic")
        local StunAnim = hum:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.StunAnim)
        StunAnim:Play()
        hum.WalkSpeed = 0
        if stunned == true then
            wait(5)
            stunned = false
            StunAnim:Stop()
            hum.WalkSpeed = 16
            buildup.Value = 21
        end
    end
end

Thanks for the answer, but can you be a bit more specific about where I would use a remote event? Howatcha 5 — 2y

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Answered by

appxritixn 2235

2 years ago

Edited 2 years ago

You are only checking the value of buildup once. You require a loop or an event to continuously check what the value of buildup is.

As it appears buildup is a NumberValue or IntValue, this should work:

local buildup = script.Parent
local hum = script.Parent.Parent.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid") --:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
stunned = false

buildup.Changed:Connect(function(newValue) -- Whenever buildup's value is changed, this will get called.
    if newValue <= 7 then -- 'newValue' is the value buildup was previously changed to
            if stunned == false then
                stunned = true
                print("epic")
                local StunAnim = hum:LoadAnimation(script.Parent.StunAnim)
                StunAnim:Play()
                hum.WalkSpeed = 0
                if stunned == true then
                    wait(5)
                        stunned = false
                        StunAnim:Stop()
                        hum.WalkSpeed = 16
                        buildup.Value = 21
                end
            end
    end
end)

EDIT

If you are changing buildup's value from local scripts, it leaves you with security vulnerabilities. I would highly recommend using RemoteEvents if a local script needs to change buildup's value, and changing the value on the server instead.

Sorry to bother you so much, with the script it prints "epic" but does not play the animation. There is also an error in the ouptut saying "Players.Howatcha.Backpack.Sword.BuildUp.LocalScript:14: attempt to index nil with 'LoadAnimation' " Howatcha 5 — 2y

Replace FindFirstChild("Humanoid") with WaitForChild("Humanoid"). If 0 instances can be found with the name "Humanoid" using FindFirstChild, it will return nil. appxritixn 2235 — 2y

Answered by

Rukreep 15

2 years ago

As far as I know you gotta use RemoteEvents. RemoteEvents send commands from the client to the server. To learn more, click here: https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/articles/Remote-Functions-and-Events

Thanks for the post, but can you be a bit more specific about where I would go about putting this remote event? And what could I use it for? Howatcha 5 — 2y

I'm not the kind of person that is the best with RemoteEvents. I just figured out that would be the thing. Sorry pal. Rukreep 15 — 2y

Can anyone help me with a stun script for my sword fighting game?

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