Forcefield issues

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#1

I am making a dodge roll system, and I am trying to make an invisible forcefield pop up while the player is rolling, but It isn’t working

Local script in starterplayerscripts

local char = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character
local uis = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local cooldown = false
uis.InputBegan:Connect(function(input)
	if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.Keyboard then
		if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.LeftShift then
	if cooldown == true then
	end
	if cooldown == false then
		cooldown = true
		local anim = script.Roll
		local hum = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Humanoid
		local track = hum:LoadAnimation(anim)
		track:Play()
			game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = 32
			game.ReplicatedStorage.DodgeEvent:FireServer(char)
			wait(.8)
			game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = 16
			wait(2)
			cooldown = false
			end
		end
	end
end)

Serverscript in ServerScriptService

game.ReplicatedStorage.DodgeEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(char)
	local ff = Instance.new("ForceField")
	ff.Visible = false
	ff.Parent = char
	wait(0.8)
	ff:Destroy()
end)
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#2

When using OnServerEvent, the connected function will have one additional param (the player who fired the event)

game.ReplicatedStorage.DodgeEvent:FireServer(char)

should be met with

game.ReplicatedStorage.DodgeEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, char)
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#3

this has already been solved by @tyzone (i think)

but some things i wanna point out:

you do not need that if cooldown == false statement, since the code will already cancel out if the cooldown is active

just use the char variable to find the humanoid :grimacing:

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#4

I made the char variable after writing those so it would just be a waste of time to rewrite it

#5 
game.ReplicatedStorage.DodgeEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, char)
	local ff = Instance.new("ForceField")
	ff.Visible = false
	ff.Parent = char
	wait(0.8)
	ff:Destroy()
end)

Still doesnt work

#6

Any errors in console? Try adding a bunch of prints here and there to see which parts of the code are being run and which aren’t?

#7

i introduced this variable to make my life easier but i will not use it :broken_heart:

#8 
game.ReplicatedStorage.DodgeEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, char)
	print("Event recieved")
	local ff = Instance.new("ForceField")
	print("FF created")
	ff.Visible = false
	ff.Parent = char
	wait(0.8)
	print("FF destroyed")
	ff:Destroy()
end)

All of these print statements worked

#9

well i mean, the forcefield IS invisible, maybe that’s why you can’t see it :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

temporarily remove the :Destroy(), and upon firing the remote event, check the character in the explorer

#10

I have checked with making the forcefield visible too, and I also have a damage brick to test

#11

but does the forcefield Actually exist inside of the character?
that’s what i’m asking

#12

Just tested that, and there is no forcefield, idk why

#13

hmmm,

can you print char on the server script and see what it gives out?

#14

it outputted nil, ima try to fix that

#15

ah, i see the issue

in your local script, the character variable should probably be set to this:

local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()