How can I implement this into this script?

PizzaArmy333 · August 24, 2023, 9:12pm

How can I make it so players spawn in and all the excess plates with a blank ‘Owner’ value are deleted? I’m not the most familiar with for i, v in pairs stuff, so if anyone can help me out here it will be appreciated!

basically I need players teleporting to a random plate upon round start and excess plot deleting implemented in this script

local rep = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local players = game:GetService("Players")

local events = 5
chosenEvent = ""
local ce = chosenEvent
local plateTemplate = game.ServerStorage.Player_Baseplates

local values = rep.Values
local current = values.CurrentEvent
local eventtype = current.EventType
local highlight = current.ObjectToHighlight
local status = values.Status

local inRound = false
local inGame = workspace.Ingame
local reqPlayers = 2

local function chooseEvent()
	chosenEvent = math.random(1, events)
	ce = chosenEvent
end

local function executeEvent()
	if ce == 1 then
		eventtype.Value = "Player"
		current.Value = "A player will get +10 jump power"
		status.Value = current.Value
	elseif ce == 2 then
		eventtype.Value = "Player"
		current.Value = "A player will become sparkly"
		status.Value = current.Value
	elseif ce == 3 then
		eventtype.Value = "Arena"
		current.Value = "Arena: Fire will fall from the sky"
		status.Value = current.Value
	elseif ce == 4 then
		eventtype.Value = "Plate"
		current.Value = "Someone's plate will light on fire"
		status.Value = current.Value
	elseif ce == 5 then
		eventtype.Value = "Plate"
		current.Value = "Someone's plate will flip upside-down"
		status.Value = current.Value
	end
end

while task.wait() do
	if #players:GetChildren() >= reqPlayers then
		wait(1)
		for i = 1,15 do
			status.Value = "Intermission: "..15-i
			task.wait(1)
		end
		status.Value = "Teleporting players..."
		--Here
	else
		status.Value = "Waiting for minimum of 2 players."
	end
end

StarJ3M · August 24, 2023, 9:17pm

Make a table of plates and use a for i, v in pairs to loop through a model or folder where all of the plates are held.

how it works

local plates = {} - a table of the plates
for index, variable in pairs(platesFolder:GetChildren()) do -- each child of the plates folder will be considered a variable, while the index will be the platesFolder itself.
      table.insert(plates, variable))
end

then after you can assign each player to a random plate like so.

for i, v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
      player.Character.PrimaryPart.CFrame = plates[math.random(1, #plates)].CFrame
end

Tubbes1 · August 24, 2023, 9:17pm

I didn’t understand that very well.
Could you give more details of what you mean? Or even resume it?

PizzaArmy333 · August 24, 2023, 9:19pm

I have 64 plates, do I have to put them all in a table?

StarJ3M · August 24, 2023, 9:19pm

Are these plates all located in a folder? If so like I said, you need to do a loop on the folder and then you can add each plate to the table.

Katrist · August 24, 2023, 9:20pm

Personally, I would create the plates for each player individually, instead of creating 64 at once and then deleting them after. It depends on how you set up your plates though, a picture of your explorer would help.

StarJ3M · August 24, 2023, 9:21pm

I’m not very sure about the owner value thing, but the op said that they wanted to teleport players to random plates.

PizzaArmy333 · August 24, 2023, 9:22pm

Can you add excess plate deletion?

Katrist · August 24, 2023, 9:24pm

Could you show your explorer? Is plateTemplate one plate or all of them?

PizzaArmy333 · August 24, 2023, 9:26pm

plateTemplate is a new set of plates to replace the ones destroyed by the events that occur

Katrist · August 24, 2023, 9:28pm

Is there any parts in workspace.Player_Baseplates?

PizzaArmy333 · August 24, 2023, 9:28pm

Player_Baseplates is the current set of plates thats there by default on server startup, same as plateTemplate

StarJ3M · August 24, 2023, 9:28pm

Instead of making a separate folder just clone the original and then let that one get destroyed.

PizzaArmy333 · August 24, 2023, 9:30pm

can we focus on the original point of the topic

now how do i make excess plates destroyed

StarJ3M · August 24, 2023, 9:31pm

Were trying to get more information because the post is a bit lackluster and the things you describe are a bit hard to understand.

Katrist · August 24, 2023, 9:32pm

Your script doesn’t even teleport the players yet, that’s why we need more info before we help you.

I drafted some code for you, but it may not work due to the few details I had to work with:

--//Services
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local rep = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local players = game:GetService("Players")

--//Variables
local plateTemplate = ServerStorage.Player_Baseplates
local values = rep.Values
local current = values.CurrentEvent
local eventtype = current.EventType
local highlight = current.ObjectToHighlight
local status = values.Status
local currentPlates = workspace.Player_Baseplates
local inGame = workspace.Ingame

--//Controls
local RNG = Random.new()
local events = 5
local chosenEvent = ""
local ce = chosenEvent
local inRound = false
local reqPlayers = 2

--//Tables
local plateOwners = {}

--//Functions
local function chooseEvent()
	chosenEvent = math.random(1, events)
	ce = chosenEvent
end

local function executeEvent()
	if ce == 1 then
		eventtype.Value = "Player"
		current.Value = "A player will get +10 jump power"
	elseif ce == 2 then
		eventtype.Value = "Player"
		current.Value = "A player will become sparkly"
	elseif ce == 3 then
		eventtype.Value = "Arena"
		current.Value = "Arena: Fire will fall from the sky"
	elseif ce == 4 then
		eventtype.Value = "Plate"
		current.Value = "Someone's plate will light on fire"
	elseif ce == 5 then
		eventtype.Value = "Plate"
		current.Value = "Someone's plate will flip upside-down"
	end
	
	status.Value = current.Value
end

while true do
	if #players:GetPlayers() >= reqPlayers then
		task.wait(1)
		
		for i = 1, 15 do
			status.Value = "Intermission: ".. 15 - i
			task.wait(1)
		end
		
		if #players:GetPlayers() < reqPlayers then
			continue
		end
		
		status.Value = "Teleporting players..."
		
		--//Create all plates
		currentPlates:ClearAllChildren()
		plateTemplate:Clone().Parent = currentPlates
		
		--//Clear plateOwners table
		table.clear(plateOwners)
		
		--//Teleport players to unowned plates
		for i, player in ipairs(players:GetPlayers()) do
			local randomPlate = currentPlates:GetChildren()[RNG:NextInteger(1, #currentPlates:GetChildren())]
			
			while plateOwners[randomPlate] do
				randomPlate = currentPlates:GetChildren()[RNG:NextInteger(1, #currentPlates:GetChildren())]
			end
			
			plateOwners[randomPlate] = player
			player:MoveTo(randomPlate.Position)
		end
		
		--//Destroy unowned plates
		for i, plate in ipairs(currentPlates) do
			if not plateOwners[plate] then
				plate:Destroy()
			end
		end
	else
		status.Value = "Waiting for minimum of 2 players."
		players.PlayerAdded:Wait()
	end
end

PizzaArmy333 · August 24, 2023, 9:35pm

yeah sorry i didnt give enough info

 Position is not a valid member of Folder "Workspace.Player_Baseplates.Player_Baseplates" - Main:82
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Katrist · August 24, 2023, 9:37pm

I believe I have fixed it, but also, is there a value in each plate called “Owner”? And if so, what type of value is it?

Code:

--//Services
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local rep = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local players = game:GetService("Players")

--//Variables
local plateTemplate = ServerStorage.Player_Baseplates
local values = rep.Values
local current = values.CurrentEvent
local eventtype = current.EventType
local highlight = current.ObjectToHighlight
local status = values.Status
local currentPlates = workspace.Player_Baseplates
local inGame = workspace.Ingame

--//Controls
local RNG = Random.new()
local events = 5
local chosenEvent = ""
local ce = chosenEvent
local inRound = false
local reqPlayers = 2

--//Tables
local plateOwners = {}

--//Functions
local function chooseEvent()
	chosenEvent = RNG:NextInteger(1, events)
	ce = chosenEvent
end

local function executeEvent()
	if ce == 1 then
		eventtype.Value = "Player"
		current.Value = "A player will get +10 jump power"
	elseif ce == 2 then
		eventtype.Value = "Player"
		current.Value = "A player will become sparkly"
	elseif ce == 3 then
		eventtype.Value = "Arena"
		current.Value = "Arena: Fire will fall from the sky"
	elseif ce == 4 then
		eventtype.Value = "Plate"
		current.Value = "Someone's plate will light on fire"
	elseif ce == 5 then
		eventtype.Value = "Plate"
		current.Value = "Someone's plate will flip upside-down"
	end
	
	status.Value = current.Value
end

while true do
	if #players:GetPlayers() >= reqPlayers then
		task.wait(1)
		
		for i = 1, 15 do
			status.Value = "Intermission: ".. 15 - i
			task.wait(1)
		end
		
		if #players:GetPlayers() < reqPlayers then
			continue
		end
		
		status.Value = "Teleporting players..."
		
		--//Clear plateOwners table
		table.clear(plateOwners)
		
		--//Create all plates
		currentPlates:ClearAllChildren()
		
		for plate in ipairs(plateTemplate:GetChildren()) do
			plate:Clone().Parent = currentPlates
		end
		
		--//Teleport players to unowned plates
		for i, player in ipairs(players:GetPlayers()) do
			local randomPlate = currentPlates:GetChildren()[RNG:NextInteger(1, #currentPlates:GetChildren())]
			
			while plateOwners[randomPlate] do
				randomPlate = currentPlates:GetChildren()[RNG:NextInteger(1, #currentPlates:GetChildren())]
			end
			
			plateOwners[randomPlate] = player
			player:MoveTo(randomPlate.Position)
		end
		
		--//Destroy unowned plates
		for i, plate in ipairs(currentPlates) do
			if not plateOwners[plate] then
				plate:Destroy()
			end
		end
		
		--//Main game
	else
		status.Value = "Waiting for minimum of 2 players."
		players.PlayerAdded:Wait()
	end
end

PizzaArmy333 · August 24, 2023, 9:38pm

Owner is in every plate, and it’s a stringvalue that determines who is the owner of a plate

PizzaArmy333 · August 24, 2023, 9:40pm

ServerScriptService.Main:76: attempt to index number with 'Clone' - Main:76
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