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Hold Down SpotLight?
I made a Script for when you push Ctrl, it Inserts a PointLight into your Torso. The only problem is, you can spam Insert it, so you get a solid light, which isn't the best for my game. Can anyone make it so when you hold it, the PointLight stays on until then?
mouse = game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse()
mouse.KeyDown:connect(function(key)
if string.byte(key) == 50 then
L = Instance.new("SpotLight")
L.Brightness = 8
L.Range = 25
wait()
L.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character["Torso"]
wait(2)
L:remove()
script.Disabled = true
wait(5)
script.Disabled = false
end
end)
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I can see you understand how KeyDown works, but there is an Event called KeyUp, which fires when a key is released.
With that being said, you can create the PointLight when you press a key (KeyDown) and remove it when you release a key (KeyUp). Or you can just create it when a player spawns, and just change it's Enabled property for efficiency.
Check this out:
mouse = game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse()
repeat wait() until game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character["Torso"]
L = Instance.new("SpotLight", game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character["Torso"])
L.Brightness = 8
L.Range = 25
L.Enabled = false
mouse.KeyDown:connect(function(key)
if string.byte(key) == 50 then
L.Enabled = true
end
end)
mouse.KeyUp:connect(function(key) --Note the event named "KeyUp".
if string.byte(key) == 50 then
L.Enabled = false
end
end)