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Why is my shuriken killing me instead of throwing it?

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Mr_Unlucky 1085

6 years ago

Edited 6 years ago

I made a shuriken, and when I throw it, it kills me instead. Help! There's no errors either. Just an infinite yield on ":WaitForChild()"

01local Tool = script.Parent.Parent
02local Player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
03--local Animations = Tool.Animations
04--local ThrowAnimation = Animations.ThrowAnimation
05local Debounce = false
06local ThrowSound = Tool.Handle.Throw
07local Mouse = Player:GetMouse()
08local PlayAnimation = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):WaitForChild("PlayAnimation")
09local StopAnimation = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):WaitForChild("StopAnimation")
10Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
11    if Debounce == false then
12        Debounce = true
13        ThrowSound:Play()
14        Throw()
15        wait(0.201)
16        Debounce = false
17    end
18end)
19 
20function Throw()
21    local NewProjectile = Tool.Handle:Clone()
22    NewProjectile.Parent = workspace
23    local BodyVelocity = Instance.new("BodyVelocity")
24    BodyVelocity.Parent = NewProjectile
25    BodyVelocity.Velocity = Player.Character.Head.CFrame.lookVector*90
26    NewProjectile.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
27        if hit and hit.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid") then
28            hit.Parent.Humanoid:TakeDamage(25)
29            NewProjectile:Destroy()
30        end
31    end)
32end
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You're supposed to use a FindFirstChild, not WaitForChild. You are waiting for a humanoid which does not exist, and therefore yields the script. Also, you should connect Throw to the Touched event User#19524 175 — 6y

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Answered by

Hizar7 102

6 years ago

I'm not too faimilar with clone but i believe you had that wrong, I am using a new part as a substitute. Also you needed to add a maxForce and a new cframe for the part, let me know if this works for you! :)

01local Tool = script.Parent
02    local Player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
03    local Animations = Tool.Animations
04    local ThrowAnimation = Animations.ThrowAnimation
05    local Debounce = false
06    local ThrowSound = Tool.Handle.Throw
07    local Mouse = Player:GetMouse()
08    local PlayAnimation = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):WaitForChild("PlayAnimation")
09    local StopAnimation = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):WaitForChild("StopAnimation")
10    Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
11        if Debounce == false then
12        Debounce = true
13           -- ThrowSound:Play()
14            Throw()
15            wait(0.201)
16            Debounce = false
17        end
18    end)
19 
20    function Throw()
21        local NewProjectile = Instance.new('Part')--Tool.Handle:Clone()
22    game.Debris:AddItem(NewProjectile)
23        local BodyVelocity = Instance.new("BodyVelocity",NewProjectile)
24        BodyVelocity.Parent = NewProjectile
25        BodyVelocity.Velocity = Player.Character.Head.CFrame.lookVector*90
26    BodyVelocity.MaxForce = Vector3.new(math.huge, math.huge, math.huge)
27    NewProjectile.Parent = game.Workspace -- added at a lower line
28    NewProjectile.CFrame = Player.Character.UpperTorso.CFrame *CFrame.new(0, 0, -9)
29    wait(0.5) -- dont like the spam of the parts 
30        NewProjectile.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
31            if hit and hit.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid") then
32                hit.Parent.Humanoid:TakeDamage(25)
33                NewProjectile:Destroy()
34            end
35        end)
36    end
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Why is my shuriken killing me instead of throwing it?

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