How could I make a UIS only be active if a player is in a specific seat?

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#1

Hello there.

I am aiming to make a script that can detect user input, but only be active when the player is in the seat. It doesn’t have to be the absolute best way to do it, just “work”. I also have a piece of code already prepared that if possible, could be built on the work this way.

LocalScript Code:

local UIS = game:GetService( "UserInputService" )

UIS.InputEnded:Connect(function(inputObject, gameProcessedEvent)
	
	if inputObject.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.E then
		print("Key E pressed")
		game.ReplicatedStorage.MoveTrainFoward:FireServer()
	end
	
end)

Serverside Code:

game.ReplicatedStorage.MoveTrainFoward.OnServerEvent:Connect(function()
	game.Workspace.modelGlider.Glider.BodyVelocity.Velocity = Vector3.new(10,0,0)
end)
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#2

You can check if the seats occupant is the character, example:


local UIS = game:GetService( "UserInputService" )
local seat = game.Workspace.MySeat
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = player.LocalPlayer

UIS.InputEnded:Connect(function(inputObject, gameProcessedEvent)
	local char = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
	if inputObject.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.E and seat.Occupant == char then
		print("Key E pressed")
		game.ReplicatedStorage.MoveTrainFoward:FireServer()
	end
	
end)
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#3

When a player sits in the seat, duplicate the UIS script into the playerscripts of the player in the seat.

#4

That is just unnecessary, just rather check the seats occupant

#5

He just wanted it to work, so I offered a solution…

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#6

I got you, but that requires more effort lol, a whole new script.

#7

But its a solution that I offered that works

#8

Yes, I’m not taking away from that. There are countless numbers of solutions

#9

So we are both right are we not?

#10

ContextActionService would be more convenient in this case since you can bind/unbind actions for specific keys at a specific moment. You could still do this with UIS by disconnecting the InputBegan connection when you’re done with it, but InputBegan fires for any input, whereas using CAS you can bind a function to only fire for the E key as you sit down.

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#11

Yes, we both have solutions, in our own ways.

#12

Sorry for responding so late, but does this check if a specific player is sitting in a seat or if a player is sitting in a specific seat

#13

I think it’s checking both. His seat variable is a specific instance from workspace, and his char variable is the LocalPlayer, not a random player.

#14

Can you provide me with some resources for CAS?

#15

This checks if the player is sitting in a specific seat

#16

Adding onto this, you could use the context action service to bind and unbind keybinds.
You could hook the property changed event up to the seat to check when the occupant is changed. If an occupant is added, you will want to set the bind for them. If an occupant is removed, you will want to remove the bind for them.

#17

How would I do this, exactly? Sorry if its an easy subject, this is pretty much my first time learning what cas is.

#18

You could just connect a function to InputEnded when the player sits and then disconnect that when they stand up

local func;

humanoid.Seated:Connect(function(seated, seat)
	if seated then
		func = UIS.InputEnded:Connect ...
	else
		func:Disconnect()
	end
end)

Oooor as @pullman45 said, do the same, but with the ContextActionService

local CAS = game:GetService("ContextActionService")

function action(name, state)
	-- do your magic
	-- you can check InputEnded and InputBegan with the "state", take a look at the documentation for that
end

humanoid.Seated:Connect(function(seated, seat)
	if seated then
		CAS:BindAction("yourAction", action, Enum.KeyCode.LeftShift) -- you can change LeftShift to anything
	else
		CAS:UnbindAction("yourAction")
	end
end)

I would recommend using the ContextActionService too

#19 
local UIS = game:GetService( "UserInputService" )
local Seat = workspace.Seat

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer

UIS.InputEnded:Connect(function(inputObject, gameProcessedEvent)
	if inputObject.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.E and (Seat.Occupant or workspace):IsDescendantOf(player.Character) then
		print("Key E pressed")
		game.ReplicatedStorage.MoveTrainFoward:FireServer()
	end
end)