Damage OverTime not working

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#1

the script wont do damage overtime… i get a error like this :

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local rp = game.ReplicatedStorage
local remotes = rp.Remotes
local virusremote = remotes.Virus

function damageovertimefunc(Humanoid,Dmg,Time,STEP)
 --Step = 0.15
    local t = 0
    repeat wait(STEP)
        t = t + STEP
		local currentDamage = Dmg/(time/STEP)
        Humanoid:TakeDamage(currentDamage) -- ?
    until Humanoid == nil or Humanoid.Parent == nil or t >= Time
end

virusremote.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player)
	print(Player)
	local Character = Player.Character
	print(Character)
	local humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
	local length = 4;
	local damagepertimestep = 4;
	local timestep = 0.5;
	--[[local function doDamageThings()
		print("gg gamer")
   		for _ = 1, length, timestep do
        	humanoid:TakeDamage(damagepertimestep);
       		wait(timestep);
		end
	end]]--
	damageovertimefunc(humanoid,4,4,0.5)
	--Character.Infected = false
end)
#2

Think you would have to add a function code at the bottom of the script in order for DamageOvertTimeFuc to activate. For example.

function Hit(Plr)

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(Hit)

Just an Tip.

#3

my code has nowhere in it a touched event? this is completely random

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#5

I know that I’m saying you would need to have Connect before you have a function.

It was clearly an example.

#6

I’m saying you would need to have Connect before you have a function.

Well, that simply isn’t true. Functions can be called without a RBXScriptSignal, like this:

function myFunction()
    print("myFunction was called!")
end
myFunction()

Connections should only be used when required.

#7

well could you help me with my issue instead of correcting his? or tell me what that error is trying to say?..

#8

You are trying to deal a certain amount of damage every second, right? I haven’t looked into the code super hard, sorry! I’ll take a look now also.

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#9

Alright, here’s some code I threw together for you. This should be a normal script located anywhere in your Workspace or ServerScriptService :slight_smile:

local damagePerSecond = 15
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function (player)
    player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function (character)
        while(character.Humanoid.Health > 0)do
            character.Humanoid:TakeDamage(damagePerSecond)
            wait(1)
        end
    end)
end)

This should work just fine. Happy game developing!

Edit: Just tested and it works as expected, assuming the force field is not on the player.

#10

uhm well, this damage overtime is used for a variety of moves in my game, and i want to make it do damage overtime after the onserverevent has been triggered for a time, damage, timestep, and humanoid that i can set (not really required but i like having customizability)… so this wouldnt really help

#11

Sure thing. I’ll transform the function to be more customizable below after the edit is made.

#12

“time” I think you got the variable wrong?

#13

time is a built-in function, you can’t use that as a local variable name.

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#14

so i need to do Time?
(30303030)

#15

Judging from your code, yes. You should keep in mind that variable names in coding are case sensitive.

#16

hmm, it did not work… i dont know why?.. this time no errors or anything

also here is the original post i used:

but i do not know what _G is so i tried making it a normal function…

#17 
local damagePerSecond = 15
function damageovertimefunc(Humanoid, Dmg, Time, STEP)
	local tPass = 1
    while(Humanoid.Health > 0 and tPass <= Time)do
		Humanoid:TakeDamage(Dmg)
		tPass = tPass + 1
        wait(STEP)
    end
end
-- Function damages Humanoid with Dmg per STEP seconds until Time seconds have passed (or Humanoid's health is at 0)
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function (player)
    player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function (character)
        damageovertimefunc(character.Humanoid, 4, 4, 0.5
    end)
end)

Here you go. Happy programming!

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#18

well once again it should call the damage over time when a remote event gets a .OnServerEvent… thank you for your contributing though; i don’t need you to do everything for me ik how to program but idk what the issue with my code was…

#19

You can just use the function I gave and plug that into your specific connections that you wanted. Best of luck!

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#20

Hince an example.

30charssssss

#21

Sorry, what? And is that a signature?

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