How do I make a part from a tool touch a part and trigger something

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#1

Hey there! So for my game I’m working on a system that uses a Lighter too to light candles around the map. I used this script to make it so when a part inside the Lighter tool touches the candle, it lights it.

Error: Workspace.Candle.Script:5: attempt to index nil with ‘Lighter’ - Server - Script:5

local candle = script.Parent.LightTrigger
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer

candle.Touched:Connect(function(Part)
	if Part == player.Lighter.Lighter then
		script.Parent.Flame.CandleLight.Enabled = true
		script.Parent.Flame.Flame.Enabled = true
		print("HI")
	end
end)
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#2

This happens because player.Lighter.Lighter is most likely not what you’re looking for in this context. If you want a part inside of a tool to be touching another part, the tool itself needs to be inside the player’s character.

I would actually just recommend listening for when the lighter itself touches other parts, check if they’re candles, and then lighting the candle up.

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#3

Oh okay, how do you recommend doing that? By the way I’m super rusty with scripting so I’ve forgotten some of the terms

#4

You can use CollectionService to add Tags to the candle objects. I’ve made a reference for you.

local CollectionService = game:GetService("CollectionService")
local Tool = script.Parent

Tool.Handle.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
	if CollectionService:HasTag(hit, "Candle") then
		-- // Activate candle effects using "hit" to reference the candle that was touched
	end
end)
#5

You can add Tags to objects through the Properties window while having the object selected.

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#6

Alrighty, I’ll give this a try!

#7

Okay here’s what I put. I get no error so I’m not sure what I did wrong.

local CollectionService = game:GetService("CollectionService")
local Tool = script.Parent

Tool.Lighter.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
	if CollectionService:HasTag(hit, "Candle") then
		hit.Parent.Flame.Flame.Enabled = true
		hit.Parent.Flame.CandleLight.Enabled = true
	end
end)
#8

Did you add the “Candle” tag to the candle parts in workspace?

#9

Yup, I did. Had to enable the beta feature

#10

you cant get local player from server script, getting local player would on work in a local script if you only want it to show and run on one persons computer. You need to do this instead:

local candle = script.Parent.LightTrigger

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)

candle.Touched:Connect(function(Part)
	if Part == player.Lighter.Lighter then
		script.Parent.Flame.CandleLight.Enabled = true
		script.Parent.Flame.Flame.Enabled = true
		print("HI")
	end
end)

end
#11

That’s why player comes as nil, because server script cant get a player locally, only server side

#12

I would not recommend doing this as this would create a new event every single time a player joins. It would also only work for that one candle you’re referencing. Very unoptimized solution that I still think wouldn’t work because of player.Lighter.Lighter.

I’ve tested the solution that I posted previously, and it works just fine.
GIF (gyazo.com)

#13

The part that’s meant to be touched might be too small. Try creating a hitbox around the candle, that if touched, would active the effect on the smaller part.

#14

so a client to server event better for this situation?

#15

No, you can use a Script inside of the Tool itself for the .Touched function.

#16

I have done that, when I mean “Lighter.Lighter” the second lighter is the hitbox. It’s pretty big around the whole lighter

#17

I’ll try this method real quick

#18

Getting there, but I get an error saying: Lighter is not a valid member of Player “Players.z71226”

#19

Did you use the same script that I used for the GIF?

#20

Yes, I just created a hitbox around the tool and candles, so they’re easily activated.