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How can I get my script to play the sound for all messages including the word help?
In my game, I wanted is so that when players say something in a message a sound would play. I have a script that will play a sound when they say something, but only if it is that specific something and nothing else. if players say "help" then the sound will play, but if they say "can someone help me?" nothing will happen... How would I get the script to play the sound for all messages including the word help? Here is the script:
01 | function onPlayerEntered(newPlayer) |
02 | newPlayer.Chatted:connect(tutorialChatted) |
03 | end |
04 |
05 | game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(onPlayerEntered) |
06 |
07 | function tutorialChatted(msg) |
08 | if (msg=="help") then |
09 | local mm = workspace:findFirstChild("Help Sound") |
10 | mm.Playing = true |
11 |
12 | end |
13 | end |
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Just remove line 8 and 12 User#2146 0 — 7y
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but I only want the sound to activate when players say something with help in it, just not restricted to only saying help PikminLegion 38 — 7y
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You can use the string.match function, or the string.find function to determine if your string contains the specified substring.
note: define constant values outside of your events! this way, it will only be defined once rather than everytime the event is called.
01 | local mm = workspace:FindFirstChild("Help Sound") --Define outside event |
02 |
03 | function onPlayerEntered(newPlayer) |
04 | newPlayer.Chatted:connect(tutorialChatted) |
05 | end |
06 |
07 | game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(onPlayerEntered) |
08 |
09 | function tutorialChatted(msg) |
10 | if msg:match("help") then --'match' function |
11 | mm:Play() |
12 | end |
13 | end |