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if not hit.Name == then doesn't work?

Asked Aug 11, 2018509 views3 answers

I was making the script hurts the script when the part touches the part when the part's name is not the owner's name, script:

		local m1 = game.Lighting.Folder.Matches:Clone()
		m1.CFrame = ma.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,3,-7.25)
		m1.Parent = game.Workspace
		m1.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
		if not hit.Name == player.Character.Name then 
			local goal = {}
			goal.Size = Vector3.new(5.63, 5.63, 21.101)
			goal.Transparency = 1
			local goalp = t:Create(m1, TweenInfo.new(1), goal)
			goalp:Play()
			end
		end)

It doesn't even explode (I didn't add the whole script so. This is just the error). (This is was my previous question but the answer I got in the previous question also didn't work.)

AnonymousAug 11, 2018Edited Aug 11, 2018

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Hello there,

I have edited your script.

local m1 = game.Lighting.Folder.Matches:Clone() -- Clones ("Matches")

m1.CFrame = ma.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,3,-7.25) -- Sets the CFrame of the "m1".
m1.Parent = game.Workspace -- Sets the parent of "m1"

m1.Touched:Connect(function(Hit) -- A function to detect if "m1" is touched.

if Hit.Parent.Name ~= game.Players.LocalPlayer.Name then -- Warning : this won't work with VERY advanced custom characters, in this case, add a Parent.

    local goal = {} 

    goal.Size = Vector3.new(5.63, 5.63, 21.101) 

    goal.Transparency = 1 -- Change the transparency.

    local goalp = t:Create(m1, TweenInfo.new(1), goal)

    goalp:Play()

    end
end)

And... the creator version...

local m1 = game.Lighting.Folder.Matches:Clone() -- Clones ("Matches")

m1.CFrame = ma.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,3,-7.25) -- Sets the CFrame of the "m1".
m1.Parent = game.Workspace -- Sets the parent of "m1"

m1.Touched:Connect(function(Hit) -- A function to detect if "m1" is touched.

if Hit.Parent.Name ~= ("cherrythetree") then -- Boop.

    local goal = {} 

    goal.Size = Vector3.new(5.63, 5.63, 21.101) 

    goal.Transparency = 1 -- Change the transparency.

    local goalp = t:Create(m1, TweenInfo.new(1), goal)

    goalp:Play()

    end
end)

And, a way to prevent the function from detecting parts (just in case.)

if Hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then -- This line... right here, add it to your function  and it will only work for the models that own a Humanoid!

-- Hope i helped!

---- AIphanium

AnonymousAug 11, 2018Edited Aug 11, 2018Permalink

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Thanks! if Hit.Parent.Name ~= game.Players.LocalPlayer.Name then worked!

AnonymousAug 11, 2018#

That's because when the player touches something, the Part objects are what are touching it, not the actual Model object. This means that the hit parameter will be things like the player's LeftHand, or RightFoot, etc.

Instead, you should check hit.Parent, which is the character model that holds all of these parts.

if not hit.Parent.Name == player.Character.Name then
	-- rest of code

Hope this helps! :)

AnonymousAug 11, 2018Permalink

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This still won't work ;-; It says Character is not Parent of Model ;-;

AnonymousAug 11, 2018#

The problem is you're assuming the entire model is being touched. (i.e Player instead of parts like Left Leg)

local m1 = game.Lighting.Folder.Matches:Clone()
m1.CFrame = ma.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,3,-7.25)
m1.Parent = game.Workspace
m1.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
if not hit.Parent.Name == player.Name then --The player's character has the same name as the Player object.
    local goal = {}
    goal.Size = Vector3.new(5.63, 5.63, 21.101)
    goal.Transparency = 1
    local goalp = t:Create(m1, TweenInfo.new(1), goal)
    goalp:Play()
    end
end)

Instead of using hit, which is only the part that touched the brick, use hit.Parent to get the actual model.

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