:Clone() wont work?

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#1

I am making a NPC monster that gets bigger as damage is done, but that part is already done,

I am trying to get it to Clone after its at its final damage stage

I did script.Parent:Clone()

but it wont work, or show any errors, what is going on here?

> function Hit(hit)
> 	local human = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
> 	if human ~= nil then
> 		if hitfree then
> 			hitfree = false
> 			human.Health =  human.Health - (3 * _G.firesize)
> 			script.Parent.Zombie.WalkSpeed = 2.5 * _G.firesize
> 			script.Parent.Torso.Sound.Volume = .25 * _G.firesize
> 			script.Parent.Torso.Fire.Heat = 1.25 * _G.firesize + 5
> 			if _G.firesize < 16 then
> 				script.Parent.Torso.Fire.Size = _G.firesize + 1
> 				_G.firesize = script.Parent.Torso.Fire.Size
> 				if _G.firesize > 10 then
> 					script.Parent:Clone()
> 					script.Parent.Torso.Transparency = .5
> 					script.Parent.Head.Transparency = .5
> 					script.Parent["Left Arm"].Transparency = .5
> 					script.Parent["Left Leg"].Transparency = .5
> 					script.Parent["Right Arm"].Transparency = .5
> 					script.Parent["Right Leg"].Transparency = .5
> 				end
> 				wait(1)
> 			end
> 			_G.fourfiveseventimer = 10
> 			hitfree = true
> 		end
> 	end
> end
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#2

Solution?

Did you forget to parent the clone? :thinking:

Warning!
Beware of recursions, you don’t want this to be cloned and placed and cloned again:
ScriptA is parent of A, A is cloned, creating B and thus creating ScriptB.
…but then ScriptB creates C and ScriptC! OH NO!

Oh, and it turns out it is a function. Should be fine, but it seems like a self-replicating script.

Create a deep copy of a Roblox Instance and all of its descendants
Source: Instance | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub

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#3

Try parenting your cloned item. There are 2 ways you could do this:

  1. script.Parent:Clone().Parent = game.Workspace

  2. local clone = script.Parent:Clone()
clone.Parent = game.Workspace

Both get the job done, but the 2nd option is better for if you are going to do other things with the cloned object.

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#4 
local CloneVariable = script.Parent:Clone()
CloneVariable.Torso.Transparency = .5
CloneVariable.Head.Transparency = .5
CloneVariable["Left Arm"].Transparency = .5					
CloneVariable["Left Leg"].Transparency = .5
CloneVariable["Right Arm"].Transparency = .5					
CloneVariable["Right Leg"].Transparency = .5
CloneVaribale.Parent = workspace

try this

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#5

Is the property on whatever you’re cloning “.Archivable” set to true?

This essentially tells Roblox if the instance can be copied or not :slight_smile:

You also should make sure you set the .Parent of the clone, as originally any copied script won’t run because it’s parent will be nil.

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#6

I used
script.Parent:Clone().Parent = game.Workspace

But when it clones if just clones directly inside the other NPC
how could I go about making it spawn outside of the NPC

#7

You have to position the cloned model. One way you could do this is by finding the position of the PrimaryPart and using :MoveTo() to move the clone left/right/forward/backward. Example:

local clone = script.Parent:Clone()
clone.Parent = game.Workspace
local PrimaryPosition = clone.PrimaryPart.Position
clone:MoveTo(Vector3.new(PrimaryPosition.X + 10, PrimaryPosition.Y, PrimaryPosition.Z + 10))

This will move your clone by 10 units on the X and Z axis, while keeping the Y position the same.

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