Why is my touch function not proceeding past this point with no error?
Hello, I am trying to make a script detect when it was hit by a tool that is swinging/activated The tool changes a value called "active" to 1 when swinging and back to zero when done. That part seems to be working. There is a comment showing where the script does not run past, yet I do not get an error.
game:WaitForChild("Players")
local folder = script.Parent
local toolName = "realTool"
local currency = "DNA"
local start = true
local function collectitem(obj, otherpart)
print("we got here")
local player = game.Players:FindFirstChild(otherpart.Parent.Name)
print("here too")
if player == otherpart.Parent.Name then
print("wow") -- script doesnt go here, it just stops and I cant figure out why
if player.Character:FindFirstChild(toolName) then
print("got this far")
local amount = obj.Amount.Value
obj:Destroy()
player.leaderstats[currency].Value += amount
end
end
end
for _, obj in pairs(folder:GetChildren()) do
if obj:IsA("Model") and obj:FindFirstChild("hit") then
obj.hit.Touched:Connect(function(otherpart)
if otherpart.Parent.active.Value == 1 then
collectitem(obj, otherpart)
print("plant cut")
print(otherpart.Parent.active.Value)
else
print("plant not cut")
print(otherpart)
print(otherpart.Parent.active.Value)
end
end)
end
end
1 answer
In this line you are comparing a player object to a string.
if player == otherpart.Parent.Name then
You probably want player.Name instead.
Edit: I mocked up your setup in studio just now and all I really had to change to get it to work was the above. This is what I have:
game:WaitForChild("Players")
local folder = script.Parent
local toolName = "realTool"
local currency = "DNA"
local start = true
local function collectitem(obj, otherpart)
print("we got here")
local player = game.Players:FindFirstChild(otherpart.Parent.Name)
print("here too")
if player.Name == otherpart.Parent.Name then
print("wow") -- script doesnt go here, it just stops and I cant figure out why
if player.Character:FindFirstChild("Tool") then
print("got this far")
end
end
end
for _, obj in pairs(folder:GetChildren()) do
if obj:IsA("Model") and obj:FindFirstChild("hit") then
obj.hit.Touched:Connect(function(otherpart)
if otherpart.Parent.active.Value == 1 then
collectitem(obj, otherpart)
print("plant cut")
print(otherpart.Parent.active.Value)
else
print("plant not cut")
print(otherpart)
print(otherpart.Parent.active.Value)
end
end)
end
end
I have a model in workspace with the script, and then model's that have parts named "hit". I give the player a tool named "Tool" and it only prints "got this far" when the tool is equipped. I also put a number value into the character with the value of 1 so that the first part of the hit detection function runs. Hope that helps you in some way, the comparison is really the only thing I can see being wrong without knowing more about how your project is set up.
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