Why does this not work the first time?

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#1

this is the script:


local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players.LocalPlayer 
local checkpoint = game.Workspace.Checkpoints:WaitForChild("Checkpoint1")
local debounce = false 
local dead = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("DiedEvent")
local ball = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("BallEvent")

local TextButton = script.Parent 
TextButton.Activated:Connect(function() 
	if not debounce then
		debounce = true 
		local rootPart = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart
		local Character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait() 
		rootPart.CFrame = checkpoint.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,1,0)
		
		ball:FireServer()
		dead:FireServer(player.Name)
		
		debounce = false 
	end
end)

it teleports me but it dosn’t fire the ball event for the first time, but it works after the second time and other for some reason, here’s the ball script:

local event = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("BallEvent")
event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
	wait(0.1)
		local char = plr.Character
		local boulder = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Boulder"):Clone()		
		boulder.Parent = workspace.Balls
		boulder.Position = char.HumanoidRootPart.Position + char.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector * 10
		boulder.Plr.Value = char.Name
end)
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#2

i think you forgot to add a player argument in the first script for the ball event

#3

the ball event dosn’t require a player arguement, it works the second time and no errors pops up

#4

It shouldnt require a player argument since its from Client → Server.

#5

What does the dead event do? charssssss

#6

its a script every ball has inside, checks if the player’s name is equal the string value stored inside the ball

local event = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("DiedEvent")
event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr,name)
	if name == script.Parent.Plr.Value then
		script.Parent:Destroy()
	end
end)
#7

Do you get any infinite yield warnings?

#8

nope, no errors whatsoever at all

#9

Remove the wait(0.1) on the other script and add wait(0.1) before the “if name == script.Parent.Plr.Value then”

Because you are searching the name of something before the name changes.

#10

nope, still dosn’t work the first time, but works the second

#11

print something at the beginning of the event, see if it prints the first time activating the button.

If it prints first try, keep moving the print a line down until it doesn’t.

#12

Screenshot 2023-07-23 at 2.02.58 PM
i put print yes on both the end of the code like this:

local event = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("BallEvent")
event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)

		local char = plr.Character
		local boulder = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Boulder"):Clone()		
		boulder.Parent = workspace.Balls
		boulder.Position = char.HumanoidRootPart.Position + char.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame.LookVector * 10
	boulder.Plr.Value = char.Name
	print("yes")
end)


local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players.LocalPlayer 
local checkpoint = game.Workspace.Checkpoints:WaitForChild("Checkpoint1")
local debounce = false 
local dead = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("DiedEvent")
local ball = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("BallEvent")

local TextButton = script.Parent 
TextButton.Activated:Connect(function() 
	if not debounce then
		debounce = true 
		local rootPart = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart
		local Character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait() 
		rootPart.CFrame = checkpoint.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,1,0)
		
		dead:FireServer(player.Name)

		ball:FireServer()
		print("yes")
		debounce = false 
	end
end)
#13

Try changing the

local boulder = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild(“Boulder”):Clone()

for

local boulder = game.ReplicatedStorage:FindFirstChild(“Boulder”):Clone()

#14

Screenshot 2023-07-23 at 2.09.16 PM
Screenshot 2023-07-23 at 2.09.16 PM1116Ă—106 29 KB

ignore the infinite yield its another script

#15

Ok.

At the start of the game, the player is on a total different position?

See if on the first time the ball spawns on the position before teleporting.

#16

btw it did the same thing, roblox format broke it. is really hard to explain so here’s the game:

when you click on the down right thing it should pop up a tp menu

#17

Yes, I was right, the ball is spawning in the position before teleporting.

Try spawning it when the Character Spawns, using CharacterAdded and then connecting the ball event.

Tell me if it works. :+1:

#18

the character dosn’t respawn, i am merely trigger the event after the player teleports

#19

Oh true, then make a longer wait, like 0.5

#20

the teleporting or the event? if the event do i delay the death event too or no