Help with scripting a shield

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#1

I have created a shield in my game but I don’t know know why but the shield is not blocking attacks. Neither my knock back is working nor the damage sounds or the shield is blocking the attacks. I would really appreciate any help I receive in solving this problem. Here is my code and it is not in a local script.

local owner
local character
local charhum
local rootpart
canblockanim = true
equipped = false
runservice = game:GetService("RunService")
tool = script.Parent
handle = tool.Handle
blocksounds = {handle.block, handle.block2, handle.block3, handle.block4}
equipsound = handle.equip

tool.Equipped:connect(function()
	equipped = true
end)
tool.Unequipped:connect(function()
	equipped = false
end)

tool.Equipped:connect(function()
	owner = game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayerFromCharacter(tool.Parent)
	character = owner.Character
	charhum = character:findFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
	rootpart = character.HumanoidRootPart
	equipsound:Play()
end)
local thechar = character
local lasthp = charhum.Health
charhum.HealthChanged:connect(function(hp)
	if character == thechar and equipped then
		if hp < lasthp then
			charhum.Health = lasthp
			rootpart.Velocity = Vector3.new()
			if canblockanim then
				local soundplay = math.random(1,#blocksounds)
				blocksounds[soundplay]:Play()
				local closestdist = math.huge
				
			local knockback = Instance.new("BodyVelocity", rootpart)
			knockback.MaxForce = Vector3.new(math.huge,0,math.huge)
			knockback.Velocity = rootpart.CFrame.lookVector * -8
			game.Debris:AddItem(knockback, 0.15)
		end
	end
	lasthp = charhum.Health
end
end)
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#2

I would do it like this(not tested)

local canblockanim = true
local equipped = false
local connection

local players = game:GetService("Players")
local debris = game:GetService('Debris')

local tool = script.Parent
local handle = tool.Handle

local blocksounds = {handle.block, handle.block2, handle.block3, handle.block4}
local equipsound = handle.equip

tool.Equipped:connect(function()
    
	local owner = players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(tool.Parent)

    if owner then

        local character = owner.Character

        if character then

            equipsound:Play()

            local charhum = character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
            local rootpart = character.HumanoidRootPart
            local lasthp = charhum.Health
            
            connection = charhum.HealthChanged:Connect(function(hp)
                if character and equipped then
            
                    if hp < lasthp then
                        charhum.Health = lasthp
                        rootpart.Velocity = Vector3.new()
            
                        if canblockanim then
                            local soundplay = math.random(1,#blocksounds)
                            blocksounds[soundplay]:Play()
                        end
            
                        local knockback = Instance.new("BodyVelocity", rootpart)
                        knockback.MaxForce = Vector3.new(math.huge,0,math.huge)
                        knockback.Velocity = rootpart.CFrame.LookVector * -8
                        debris:AddItem(knockback, 0.15)
                    end
                end
            
                lasthp = charhum.Health
            end)
        end
    end
end)

tool.Unequipped:connect(function()
	if connection then
        connection:Disconnect()
    end
end)
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#3

Thanks ! I will test this script and will let you know about any issues if they take place.

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#4

The script is not working but I am not getting any errors either. The humanoid is still receiving damage and the knock back and sound effects are still not happening.

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#5

Try this I forgot to remove a var.

local canblockanim = true
local connection

local players = game:GetService("Players")
local debris = game:GetService('Debris')

local tool = script.Parent
local handle = tool.Handle

local blocksounds = {handle.block, handle.block2, handle.block3, handle.block4}
local equipsound = handle.equip

tool.Equipped:connect(function()

	local owner = players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(tool.Parent)

    if owner then

        local character = owner.Character

        if character then

            equipsound:Play()

            local charhum = character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
            local rootpart = character.HumanoidRootPart
            local lasthp = charhum.Health
            
            connection = charhum.HealthChanged:Connect(function(hp)
                if character then
            
                    if hp < lasthp then
                        charhum.Health = lasthp
                        rootpart.Velocity = Vector3.new()
            
                        if canblockanim then
                            local soundplay = math.random(1,#blocksounds)
                            blocksounds[soundplay]:Play()
                        end
            
                        local knockback = Instance.new("BodyVelocity", rootpart)
                        knockback.MaxForce = Vector3.new(math.huge,0,math.huge)
                        knockback.Velocity = rootpart.CFrame.LookVector * -8
                        debris:AddItem(knockback, 0.15)
                    end
                end
            
                lasthp = charhum.Health
            end)
        end
    end
end)

tool.Unequipped:connect(function()
	if connection then
        connection:Disconnect()
    end
end)
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#6

It’s working perfectly. Thank you very much but there is one problem which is that the shield is blocking all the attacks from any direction so is there any way by which the shield coverage area can be reduced and the player can be damaged from the back ?

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#7

you would have to find where the damage is coming from and check if it is in front of the player.

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