Get all childerns to do something

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in this script:

	for _,Part in next(), monstr.Model:children() do
	  if Part:IsA('BasePart') then
		local f = Instance.new("ParticleEmitter")
		f.SpreadAngle = Vector2.new(100,100)
		f.Lifetime = NumberRange.new(1,1)
		f.Texture = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=431361643"
		f.Parent = Part
	    for i = 0,1, 0.1 do
		wait()
		Part.Transparency = i
		print(i)
		end
		f:Destroy()
		end
	end

how i make it apply to all children at once and not for every next children?

2

im pretty sure for i,v in pairs would apply to all children at once
(though this may not be true)

3

:children() is deprecated, you should use :GetChildren() instead Instance | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub And you can do

 for x,y in pairs(monstr.Model:GetChildren()) do
-- code here
end;
4

i did this:

	for x,y in pairs(monstr.Model:GetChildren()) do
		local f = Instance.new("ParticleEmitter")
		f.SpreadAngle = Vector2.new(100,100)
		f.Lifetime = NumberRange.new(1,1)
		f.Texture = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=431361643"
		f.Parent = y
	    for i = 0,1, 0.1 do
		wait()
		y.Transparency = i
		print(i)
		end
		f:Destroy()
		end

it still does that thing…
https://gyazo.com/dca16d5b3f8819242caa21eeb63264fb

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5

When you say next children do you mean this?

 for x,y in pairs(monstr.Model:GetDescendants()) do
-- code here
end;
6

i mean i want to make all parts disappear at once

7

There’s two ways of doing this:

  1. Create a coroutine for each part so that the waits are run asynchronously:
for _, Part in pairs(monstr.Model:GetChildren()) do
    if Part:IsA("BasePart") then
        -- create f
        f.Parent = Part

        coroutine.wrap(function()
            for i = 0, 1, 0.1 do
                Part.Transparency = i
                wait()
            end

            f:Destroy()
        end

    end
end
  1. Run the for loops methodically so that they all use one wait:
for _, Part in pairs(monstr.Model:GetChildren()) do
    if Part:IsA("BasePart") then
        -- create f
        f.Parent = Part
    end
end

for i = 0, 1, 0.1 do
    for _, Part in pairs(monstr.Model:GetChildren()) do
        if Part:IsA("BasePart") then
            Part.Transparency = i
        end
    end
    wait()
end

for _, Part in pairs(monstr.Model:GetChildren()) do
    if Part:IsA("BasePart") then
        -- effect is obviously not called f
        Part.f:Destroy()
    end
end

It’s probably easier to clean up the array before continuing though:

local children = {}
for _, Part in pairs(monstr.Model:GetChildren()) do
    if Part:IsA("BasePart") then
        children[#children + 1] = Part
    end
end

for _, Part in pairs(children) do
    -- create f
    f.Parent = Part
end

for i = 0, 1, 0.1 do
    for _, Part in pairs(children) do
        Part.Transparency = i
    end

    wait()
end

for _, Part in pairs(children) do
    Part.f:Destroy()
end

The comments are signs of pseudocode, you can flesh it out so that it makes sense.

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8

iirc I am pretty sure you can’t do this without spawn(function().

Scripts on roblox run on 1 thread, so this means it will do everything one at a time.

To accomplish this here is what you would do:


spawn(function()
    for _,Part in next(), monstr.Model:children() do
	  if Part:IsA('BasePart') then
		local f = Instance.new("ParticleEmitter")
		f.SpreadAngle = Vector2.new(100,100)
		f.Lifetime = NumberRange.new(1,1)
		f.Texture = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=431361643"
		f.Parent = Part
	    for i = 0,1, 0.1 do
		wait()
		Part.Transparency = i
		print(i)
		end
		f:Destroy()
		end
	end
end)
9

the first one didn’t set the transparency to i and the second one gives an error that “f is not a valid member of WedgePart”

10

You could also do

local ts = game:GetService("TweenService");

for x,y in pairs(monstr.Model:GetDescendants()) do
    if y:IsA("BasePart") then
	
	local f = Instance.new("ParticleEmitter");
	f.SpreadAngle = Vector2.new(100,100);
	f.Lifetime = NumberRange.new(1,1);
	f.Texture = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=431361643";
	f.Parent = y;

	local tween = ts:Create(y, TweenInfo.new(1, Enum.EasingStyle.Quad, Enum.EasingDirection.Out, 0, false, 0), {Transparency = 1;});
	tween.Completed:Connect(function()
		f:Destroy();
	end);
	tween:Play();
	
	end;
end;

or what @goldenstein64 said

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11

oh your worked, thank you, and thanks @goldenstein64

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12

Tweens have an event that signals a tween’s end, Completed. Instead of using the DebrisService, you can destroy the object when Completed fires.

-- Create tween
tween.Completed:Connect(function ()
    f:Destroy()
end)
tween:Play()
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13

My bad, I edited my reply to use tween.Completed instead of using DebrisService. Thanks!