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Creating a blinding effect using BloomEffect?

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7 years ago

So I'm trying to make it so that in a certain radius, players near the exploded object will be temporary blinded using BloomEffect. The problem is I'm getting this error in the output:

"Workspace.ChargedProjectile.FiredProjectile.Decimate:27: bad argument #2 to '?' (Vector3 expected, got nil)"

Because of this, my script isn't working. Please help!

Here is the code inside the object that will explode

local proj = script.Parent

flashEvent = Instance.new("RemoteEvent")
flashEvent.Parent = game.ReplicatedStorage
flashEvent.Name = "FlashEvent"

function Explode(site)
for _,player in next,game.Players:GetPlayers() do
if player.Character then
local char = player.Character
if (char.Torso.Position - site).magnitude <= 500 then
game.ReplicatedStorage.FlashEvent:FireClient(player)
end
end
end
end

function decimate()
    local propellant = Instance.new("BodyVelocity")
    propellant.Parent = proj
    propellant.Velocity = Vector3.new(0,1000,0)
    wait(1)
    Explode()
    local explosion = Instance.new("Explosion")
    explosion.Parent = game.Workspace
    explosion.Position = proj.Position
    proj:Destroy()
end

decimate()

Please note where it fires the client, it connects to a local script which activates the blinding effect. No issues occur on that local script, just this one.

Have you tried doing it out of the function and commenting the code in the function to see if it's a bug in a function or maybe you could manually write `script.Parent`. Just a few ideas :P TheUniPiggy 77 — 7y

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Answered by

OldPalHappy 1477

7 years ago

Edited 7 years ago

On line 23, you don't send anything when you're suppose to. Your function is expecting a Vector3, but you don't deliver.

I don't know what the vector is is suppose to be, but I'm sure you do. Maybe the position where the explosion took place?

Just a guess would be you meant to send proj.Position, where you set the explosion to be.

local proj = script.Parent

flashEvent = Instance.new("RemoteEvent")
flashEvent.Parent = game.ReplicatedStorage
flashEvent.Name = "FlashEvent"

function Explode(site)
    for _,player in next,game.Players:GetPlayers() do
        if player.Character then
            local char = player.Character
            if (char.Torso.Position - site).magnitude <= 500 then
                game.ReplicatedStorage.FlashEvent:FireClient(player)
            end
        end
    end
end

function decimate()
    local propellant = Instance.new("BodyVelocity")
    propellant.Parent = proj
    propellant.Velocity = Vector3.new(0,1000,0)
    wait(1)
    Explode(proj.Position)
    local explosion = Instance.new("Explosion")
    explosion.Parent = game.Workspace
    explosion.Position = proj.Position
    proj:Destroy()
end

decimate()

I realised I forgot to put the Position in -site, so now its site.Position. But now it returns with another error which is that its a nil value. I'm not great with function params and I'm trying so that the script detects whether or not the player is within a 500 stud radius. Alectfenrir123 10 — 7y

Just tried proj.Position now and all the errors are gone, but for some reason the blinding effect did not occur. Well that's a problem for another script. Thanks for your help though! Alectfenrir123 10 — 7y

Hey, don't forget to accept my answer, then :P OldPalHappy 1477 — 7y

I would but where is the button to do so? Alectfenrir123 10 — 7y

Should be at the top of my answer. If you don't see it, try re-logging. If you still don't see it, report the problem. c: OldPalHappy 1477 — 7y

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