How can I make a player only start taking damage after being hit once or alternatively, make a forcefield disappear once a player is hit?

[Ashtagreunited (asherrr)]

so basically i want to make a move in my fighting game that allows the player to gain stacks of protection that can be consumed to stop the player from taking damage.

idk how to do this though

[TheCraftNCreator]

I would highly reccomend using a modulescript to manage health and other attributes. Here’s an example of one.

local HealthModule = {}
HealthModule.Health = 100
HealthModule.MaxHealth = 100

HealthModule.Shields = 4

function HealthModule.TakeDamage(Damage) --//If more parameters are needed, consider using a dictionary.
	
	--//If there's a shield, remove 1 and end the function
	if HealthModule.Shields > 0 then HealthModule.Shields -= 1 return end

	HealthModule.Health -= Damage

	if HealthModule.Health <= 0 then
		--//Kill character.
	end
end
return HealthModule

And here’s how to use a module script.

local EnemyModule = require(Enemy.HealthModule) --//Path to enemy's HealthModule

EnemyModule.Shields = 0

EnemyModule.TakeDamage(25)
print(EnemyModule.Health) --75

EnemyModule.Shields = 1

EnemyModule.TakeDamage(25) 
print(EnemyModule.Health) --75, broke shield

EnemyModule.TakeDamage(25)
print(EnemyModule.Health) --50

[Ashtagreunited (asherrr)]

thank you, you responded so fast! this looks like it works so ill try it tommorow morning and let you know the results