It prints more than one time. I only want it to print once.
RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
local debounce = false
if not debounce and not character:FindFirstChild("UpperTorso") then
debounce = true
beam.Enabled = false
print(head.Parent.Name .. " has died")
wait(5)
debounce = false
end
end)
Hello! My name is BlackOrange3343 and I will be helping you today!
#Problem:#
So the reason the debounce isn't actually working is that each time the event RenderStepped runs, it creates a new local variable called debounce. This means it will indeed spam.
One more issue is you did not define RunService. (Maybe you have but didn't show it)
#Solution:#
The solution is very simple. All you have to do is move local debounce = false outside of the event!
local RunService = game:GetService('RunService')
local debounce = false
RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
if not debounce and not character:FindFirstChild("UpperTorso") then
debounce = true
beam.Enabled = false
print(head.Parent.Name .. " has died")
wait(5)
debounce = false
end
end)
note that some of the variables inside the event are not defined. Make sure to define them and everything should work!
Best of luck developer and I hope this helped!
BlackOrange3343
thx!
Your code is actually structured like this:
local debounce = false
while true do
if not debounce then
if not character:FindFirstChild("UpperTorso") then
debounce = true
beam.Enabled = false
print(head.Parent.Name .. " has died")
wait(5)
debounce = false
end
end
wait()
end
So, the code declares a debounce to false, then constantly run a while loop that will never stop. The code will constantly check if debounce isn't false (so, it's an if it is true).
To fix this, you just need to make a few modifications to the script:
local debounce = true -- I personally don't like double negatives
while debounce do --debounce is initially set to true so it will run
debounce = false --debounce is set to false so it immediately starts working
if not character:FindFirstChild("UpperTorso") then
beam.Enabled = false
print(head.Parent.Name .. " has died")
wait(5)
end
wait()
debounce = true -- Allows it to run the next time
end
You should use the event instead, there is a reason the event exists
Oh, I wasn't aware of this event. I learned something myself then!
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You basically put it in a loop, because RenderStepped fires 60 times every second, and your print should run once every 5 seconds.