How can I get my duplication to invoke after changing Boolean value?
Basically i'm trying to create a new part based on which existing part collides with my "Drill" part and after awhile i came up with this
local myPart = script.Parent
local otherPart = myPart.Touched
local stoneOre = game.ServerStorage["Stone_\"Ore\""]
local location = game.Workspace.BasicDrill.Dropper
local colliding = false
local printStonee = false
function onTouched(otherPart, colliding) ---- Finding out what part is touching the Drill
if otherPart.Name == "Stone" then
printStonee = true ---- Trying to invoke the while statement
elseif otherPart.Name == "Coal" ---- Not important
then
end
local function notTouched() ---- Trying to dissable the invoked statement when collision ends
printStonee = false
end
myPart.Touched:Connect(onTouched) ---- To handle when the Drill is touched
myPart.TouchEnded:Connect(notTouched) ----- To handle when the Drill ends its collison
while printStonee == true do ---- Continuously creating new parts when statement is true
local newBlock = stoneOre:Clone()
newBlock.Parent = location
newBlock.Size = Vector3.new(1,1,1)
end
end
When I connect the "Stone" part to the "Drill" nothing happens no errors or anything. My script is located in the "Drill".The "Stone" part is in a folder in server storage but is copied into a folder in the Workspace. The new part or "StoneOre" is also located in Server storage and has no dedicated folder in the Workspace. The script is a server script. I've tried making it get invoked after setting printStonee to true.
1 answer
You cannot invoke a while statement. If the conditions are met when the script reads the loop, it will run, otherwise it won't.
You need the while loop to always run, and put your if statement within it:
while true do -- will run as long as the script runs
if printStonee then
local newBlock = stoneOre:Clone()
newBlock.Parent = location
newBlock.Size = Vector3.new(1,1,1)
end
game:GetService("RunService").Heartbeat:Wait() -- delay iterations to avoid crash
end