There's an error in my script " Workspace.Script:5: ')' expected (to close '(' at line 1) near 'end' " And this is the script I used:
script.Parent.Baseplate.Touched:connect(function(hit)
hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
hit.Parent.Humanoid.Health = hit.Parent.Humanoid.Health - 10
end
end)
Can anyone fix this?
I've also tried
hit.Parent.Humanoid:TakeDamge(10)
instead of
hit.Parent.Humanoid.Health = hit.Parent.Humanoid.Health - 10
But it still wouldn't work.
:FindFirstChild() is used to get the child of some instance and you can set it to a variable.
With this you can simply the code and even use :TakeDamage() instead.
This would look like:
--If this is the standard baseplate in workspace then you could do:
--workspace:FindFirstChild("Baseplate") or workspace.Baseplate
--I'm just showing you here how you could index a child using FindFirstChild
local part = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("Baseplate")
--You only have one function here. Make sure it has an end!
--Since this is an anonymous function a closing ')' will follow the end
part.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
--Use capital Connect over connect when connecting functions
if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid"):TakeDamage(10)
end
end)
edit: formatting. made stuff better.
its not really the answer, just remove the FindFirstChild, the original script have 1 extra end and this will give a nil error
true
Where in this script would throw a nil error? The only way I would see it throwing one would be because another part that's not in the character model touches "baseplate". All you need to do for that is encompass lines 13-14 in an if-statement.
Changed the way the script worked. Before I had it to show OP other ways of going about his issue. Answering shouldn't just be a a working new script but one that also include other ways of going about it.
Use a variable. You are repeating yourself in your code.
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i think one of your ends might be wrong. maybe try adding a ) to the first end
I also tried that, also the first end isn't for a function, it's to find the child.
FindFirstChild doesn't need an end. You use it to get a child of some instance so set that line to a variable.
mmm