Dust ParticleEmitter Color From Hit Color Script Not Working

Beloathed · November 17, 2019, 2:42am

I have a LocalScript that’s supposed to change the color of the footstep dust ParticleEmitter coming from my character, based on the color of the ground I’m walking on. When I have my code running, this is the stuff I get.

while true do

wait()

local RootPart =script.Parent.HumanoidRootPart

local Ignore = script.Parent

local ray = Ray.new(RootPart.CFrame.p,Vector3.new(0,-50,0))

local Hit, Position, Normal, Material = workspace:FindPartOnRay(ray,Ignore)

if Hit then script.Parent.FootDust.Dust.Color = Hit.ColorSequence

end

end

If I use Color3 or BrickColor, it will say "ColorSequence expected, got BrickColor/Color3. This is really annoying and it grinds my gears. Please help immediately.

metryy · November 17, 2019, 3:09am

I’m not too familiar with the inner workings of ColorSequences due to the lack of documentation on them but you should be able to construct a new ColorSequence with the Color value of the part by setting the Color property to something like Dust.Color = ColorSequence.new(Hit.Color). Let me know if that works or not.

Beloathed · November 17, 2019, 3:26am

while true do
	wait()
	local RootPart =script.Parent.HumanoidRootPart

local Ignore = script.Parent

local ray = Ray.new(RootPart.CFrame.p,Vector3.new(0,-50,0))

local Hit, Position, Normal, Material = workspace:FindPartOnRay(ray,Ignore)

if Hit then script.Parent.FootDust.Color = Color3.new(Hit.Color)
end
end

I tried this. It doesn’t work, but no errors are thrown.
When I run this in the command bar, it SAYS it works, but nothing changes. Maybe the script must be a SCRIPT and not Local.
EDIT: aight bro it won’t work we gon’ need an expert out here

colbert2677 · November 17, 2019, 4:12am

All colour values of ParticleEmitters are of the ColorSequence datatype. You are required to construct a new ColorSequence in order to set the colour of a particle emitter. See @metryy’s post.

Beloathed · November 17, 2019, 4:18am

And yet I can’t set a Color3.New of it? Well, if a ColorSequence is what I need, then okay. EDIT: It didn’t work. I tried. It didn’t work at all.

colbert2677 · November 17, 2019, 4:20am

What doesn’t work? What code are you working with right now? Have you tried debugging this to see what your values are coming back as to confirm if they’re intended or not?

Beloathed · November 17, 2019, 4:24am

Okay, okay, so. Here it is.

RoBreadd · November 17, 2019, 6:51am

Wrap the Color3.new() in a ColorSequence.new()

You can also insert two Color3 values or an array inside too.

Beloathed · November 17, 2019, 4:46pm

I tried it. It doesn’t work, I’ve tried everything.

RoBreadd · November 17, 2019, 9:13pm

It would help if you told me the error you got, rather than just saying it didn’t work.

Beloathed · November 17, 2019, 10:14pm

“Color3 expected, got ColorSequence”
Or
“ColorSequence expected, got Color3”
It keeps doing that to me.

Kord_K · November 18, 2019, 12:12am

For my really old and outdated gun system, I did this:

Particle.Color = ColorSequence.new(HitPart.BrickColor.Color)

‘HitPart’ is the part that was hit by the ray. I tested my code just now and it works fine, see if this method works for you!

colbert2677 · November 18, 2019, 12:22am

You didn’t post the code you were working with and you were told several times how to make this work. You are also not providing information every time the script supposedly doesn’t work for you at all; no console errors, no updated code, nothing. You need to supply information at any point while working with others to resolve your problem.

The Color value of a ParticleEmitter only accepts a ColorSequence object. ColorSequence objects must be constructed in either three ways:

With a single Color3 value which serves as the start and end gradient colour
With two Color3 values that define the start and end colours of the gradient
With a table of ColorSequenceKeypoint objects that construct a gradient

Wrap the baseplate colour in a ColorSequence and assign it to the ParticleEmitter’s colour. If it doesn’t work and you reply as such, PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION SUCH AS YOUR UPDATED CODE.

Beloathed · November 18, 2019, 1:30am

@Kord_K

Kord_K · November 18, 2019, 7:25am

Can you post all of your code?

Beloathed · November 18, 2019, 7:55am

while true do
	wait()
	local RootPart =script.Parent.HumanoidRootPart

local Ignore = script.Parent

local ray = Ray.new(RootPart.CFrame.p,Vector3.new(0,-50,0))

local Hit, Position, Normal, Material = workspace:FindPartOnRay(ray,Ignore)

if Hit then script.Parent.FootDust.Color = ColorSequence.new(Hit.BrickColor.Color)
end

panda_panhj · March 24, 2021, 10:08am

if Hit then script.Parent.FootDust.Color = ColorSequence.new(Hit.Color)
end

try that

MrchipsMa · March 24, 2021, 10:23am

You may use color3.FromRGB like this:

if Hit then script.Parent.FootDust.Color = Color3.FromRGB(Hit.Color)

end

SuperZebe1 · April 2, 2021, 9:47pm

script.Parent.FootDust.Color = Hit.Color
Should work just fine because the Color property already has a Color Sequence @GamerBoi98730

Loca1t · September 26, 2021, 9:25am

I’ve had the same issue before, I guarantee this will work:

Dust.Color = ColorSequence.new {
	ColorSequenceKeypoint.new(0, Hit.Color), 
	ColorSequenceKeypoint.new(1, Hit.Color)
}