Destruction game destroying people

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#21

Actually… it still kills people

#22

But I set damage to 0… hm well, I’ll keep trying

#23

Try adding

function onTouched(hit)
    if not game.Players:GetCharacterFromPlayer(hit:FindFirstAncestorOfClass('Model')) then -- This just checks if there is a first ancestor of Hit that is a model, and that it doesn't belong to a player.
        hit:BreakJoints()
        wait(0.5)
        pellet:Destroy()
    end
end
#24

ok, I’ll try it, just a second

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#25

Same problem… I do not know how to fix this

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#26

Thanks, though. I’ll keep trying

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#27

My mistake, it should be:

if not game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit:FindFirstAncestorOfClass('Model')) then
	hit:BreakJoints()
	wait(0.5)
	pellet:Destroy()
end

If it doesn’t work, try this:
Slingshot.rbxm (8.3 KB)

#28

Still nothing… what does the file you attached do?

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#29

It’s just a model of a slingshot.

#30

Anyone have any more ideas? Thanks

#31

Could it be that the explosions created in the game have an effect on the character?

#32

Actually, there are no explosions in my game. However, I fixed it temporarily by making the pellets made of brick, so they do not bounce back as much. And, it’s more satisfying.

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#33

Okay, so people don’t die anymore, but sometimes the pellet will delete the slingshot itself if the pellet is touching the slingshot. Any ideas?

#34

Can you send all of your current code and a picture of what explorer looks like?

#35

Okay, now I added a drop smash! With that, I don’t have slingshot issues, since you drop stuff from high up.

#36

Here’s the code that is probably the problem:

local debris = game:service(“Debris”)

pellet = script.Parent

damage = 0

function onTouched(hit)

if not hit or not hit.Parent then return end

local humanoid = hit.Parent:FindFirstChildOfClass(“Humanoid”)

if humanoid then

else

hit:BreakJoints()

wait(.5)

pellet:Destroy()

end

end

script.Parent.Touched:connect(onTouched)

function tagHumanoid(humanoid)

– todo: make tag expire

local tag = pellet:FindFirstChild(“creator”)

if tag then

– kill all other tags

while(humanoid:FindFirstChild(“creator”)) do

humanoid:findFirstChild(“creator”).Parent = nil

end

local new_tag = tag:Clone()

new_tag.Parent = humanoid

debris:AddItem(new_tag, 1)

end

end

connection = pellet.Touched:Connect(onTouched)

r = game:service(“RunService”)

t, s = r.Stepped:Wait()

d = t + 2.0 - s

while t < d do

t = r.Stepped:Wait()

end

#37

(Heads up - next time you post code, put it in a code block so it looks nicer!)
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the backticks have to be on their own line with nothing else
they are not apostrophes)

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Let’s go back to the start.

function onTouched(hit)
	hit:BreakJoints() -- break the hit part
	wait(0.5)
	pellet:Destroy() -- disappear after 0.5 seconds
end

The pellet is breaking everything, including players and the slingshot itself.
You say it should not destroy players.
A player is usually something that has a Humanoid in it.
So the obvious choice is pretty much what you had in your last post:

function onTouched(hit)
	local humanoid = hit.Parent:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid") -- look for a Humanoid in the Parent of the hit part
	if humanoid then -- was there a Humanoid there?
		
		-- do nothing if there was!
		
	else
		hit:BreakJoints() -- break the hit part
	end
	
	-- regardless of what was hit,
	wait(0.5)
	pellet:Destroy() -- disappear after 0.5 seconds
end

So why would this not work?
Can it knock Hats off your own player? Can it break cars and such, but not stuff directly in the workspace?
If so, then there’s probably a Humanoid object right there in the Workspace, making the pellet think it’s hitting a character.
Other than that, I have no clue.

Even then, 7z99’s solution should’ve worked just as well! You’re either doing something really wrong or are missing something really small.

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