Add a debounce to action

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#1

I’m trying to make a slap script where you press a key to slap. I don’t know where to add the debounce so you can’t just repeatedly spam click “f” and spam the animation.

Script

CanDoDmg = true
Key = "f" 
Damage = 25

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = plr:GetMouse()

mouse.KeyDown:Connect(function(key)
	if key == Key then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(script.Slap)
		anim:Play()
		script.Parent["Right Arm"].Touched:connect(function(hit)
			if hit.Parent.Humanoid and CanDoDmg == true then
				hit.Parent.Humanoid:TakeDamage(Damage)
				CanDoDmg = false
				wait(1)
				CanDoDmg = true
			end
		end)
	end
end)
#2

swap around the boolean

it should be CanDoDmg = true then wait(1) then CanDoDmg = false

#3

If I do that, if the part, in this case the Right Arm, touches the NPC even without pressing they key then the humanoid will still take damage.

#4

Wait never mind, it does it either way

#5

if key == Key and CanDoDmg ~= false then

#6 
CanDoDmg = true
Key = "f" 
Damage = 25

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = plr:GetMouse()

mouse.KeyDown:Connect(function(key)
	if key == Key then
		local slapAnim = script:WaitForChild("Slap")
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(slapAnim)
		anim:Play()
		script.Parent["Right Arm"].Touched:Connect(function(hit)
			if not CanDoDmg then
				return
			end
			if hit.Parent.Humanoid then
				hit.Parent.Humanoid:TakeDamage(Damage)
				CanDoDmg = false
				wait(1)
				CanDoDmg = true
			end
		end)
	end
end)

Slightly changed some of the logic, also the 2nd “Connect” function lacked a capital “C”.

#7 
CanDoDmg = true
Key = "f" 
Damage = 25
local LastAttackTime = os.time()
local AttackDelay = 5 -- How long you want to wait before you can attack again (seconds)

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = plr:GetMouse()

mouse.KeyDown:Connect(function(key)
	if key == Key then
		local anim = script.Parent.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(script.Slap)
		anim:Play()
		script.Parent["Right Arm"].Touched:connect(function(hit)
			if hit.Parent.Humanoid and os.time() - LastAttackTime >= AttackDelay then
				hit.Parent.Humanoid:TakeDamage(Damage)
			end
		end)
	end
end)
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#8

I tried it and it started doing thousands of damage.

#9

Would using a remote event help? I’m still able to spam click f and after the animation plays, even though im not pressing anything, the right arm still does damage when touched.

#10

I don’t recommend you use Remote Events because it’s Exploitable, unless you use them at a place Local Editors can’t see
Since most Exploits are Local it’s going to be harder to find the Remote Event