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How would I allow a player to toggle a particle effect via Gui?

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DerpzGamez 6
7 years ago
Edited 7 years ago

I'm currently in the process of trying to make a gui that allows players to toggle transformations from Dragon Ball Z. I'm currently working on the Kaioken, which is just a red aura. However, what I seem to have so far does not seem to be working

So I ask, is this script correct?

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1script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:connect(function()
2    if jun.Character.Torso:findFirstChild("PwnFire") == nil then
3    local fr = game.lighting.ParticleEmitterKaioken:clone()
4    fr.Parent = jun.Character.Torso
5end

EDIT: I have since edited the script with the advice of others, however. Now the problem is it doesn't toggle the particles, but rather duplicates them.

Here's the new script.

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01local jun = game.Players.LocalPlayer
02 
03script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:connect(function()
04    if jun.Character.Torso:findFirstChild("PwnFire") == nil then
05        local fr = game.lighting.ParticleEmitterKaioken:clone()
06        fr.Parent = jun.Character.Torso
07    end
08    if jun.Character.Torso["ParticleEmitterKaioken"].Enabled==true then
09        jun.Character.Torso["ParticleEmitterKaioken"].Enabled=false
10    else
11        jun.Character.Torso["ParticleEmitterKaioken"].Enabled=true
12    end
13end)
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Is there an error in output? RedPandaEmperor 45 — 7y
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It says: 20:00:06.912 - Players.DerpzGamez.PlayerGui.SSJ Gui.SSJGui.Kaioken.Kaioken:5: 'end' expected (to close 'function' at line 1) near '<eof>' DerpzGamez 6 — 7y

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Answered by
DanzLua 2879 Moderation Voter Community Moderator
7 years ago
Edited 7 years ago

Firstly your button click event is incomplete, you forgot to add end) the end on line 5 ends the if statement so it should look like this

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1script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:connect(function()
2    if jun.Character.Torso:findFirstChild("PwnFire") == nil then
3        local fr = game.lighting.ParticleEmitterKaioken:clone()
4        fr.Parent = jun.Character.Torso
5    end
6end)

Next it's just a matter of changing the bool value of the particle emitter depending on what its current value is

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01script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:connect(function()
02    if jun.Character.Torso:findFirstChild("PwnFire") == nil then
03        local fr = game.lighting.ParticleEmitterKaioken:clone()
04        fr.Parent = jun.Character.Torso
05    end
06    if jun.Character.Torso["NAME OF PARTICLE EMITTE"].Enabled==true then
07        jun.Character.Torso["NAME OF PARTICLE EMITTE"].Enabled=false
08    else
09        jun.Character.Torso["NAME OF PARTICLE EMITTE"].Enabled=true
10    end
11end)

This now makes it so that if its on it will turn off and if its off it will turn on

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Tried that, getting: 20:03:50.271 - Players.DerpzGamez.PlayerGui.SSJ Gui.SSJGui.Kaioken.Kaioken:2: attempt to index global 'jun' (a nil value) DerpzGamez 6 — 7y
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@DerpzGamez You are getting that error because the variable jun isn't defined I'm guessing that jun is the player so at the top of the script just add local jun = game.Players.LocalPlayer if this is a localscript DanzLua 2879 — 7y
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@DanzLua Players.DerpzGamez.PlayerGui.SSJ Gui.SSJGui.Kaioken.Kaioken:1: 'then' expected near 'is' DerpzGamez 6 — 7y
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Added the "if this is a local script too" XD Although now the only problem is, pressing the button again doesn't turn the effect off but rather duplicates it. DerpzGamez 6 — 7y
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Oops, nevermind. I forgot to change the bit that said "NAME OF PARTICLE EMITTE" DerpzGamez 6 — 7y
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...Nope. Still duplicates the effect. DerpzGamez 6 — 7y
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@DerpzGamez ah.. can you edit the question by adding below the original what you have atm DanzLua 2879 — 7y
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Edited it. DerpzGamez 6 — 7y
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@DerpzGamez is it in a localscript? DanzLua 2879 — 7y
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Yes. DerpzGamez 6 — 7y
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@DerpzGamez error? DanzLua 2879 — 7y
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Nope DerpzGamez 6 — 7y
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Answered by
RedPandaEmperor 45
7 years ago

You forgot to end the function lol

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1script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:connect(function()
2    if jun.Character.Torso:findFirstChild("PwnFire") == nil then
3    local fr = game.lighting.ParticleEmitterKaioken:clone()
4    fr.Parent = jun.Character.Torso
5    end
6end)

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