How do you guys make your npc respawn scripts?

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#1

i’m trying to make a respawn script for my npcs.

I tried different methods, but can’t seem to get it to work how i want it to.
Yes, I can put a respawn script in every npc, but that seems so inefficient and a pain if u got to edit.

What I tried was to make 1 script and make it loop through a folder where all my npcs are in.
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as for the script:

for _,v in pairs(workspace.Animals:GetDescendants()) do
	if v:IsA("Folder") then
		continue
	end
	if v:IsA("Script") then
		continue
	end
	if v:IsA("Model") then
		local humanoid = v:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
		humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
			game.Debris:AddItem(v, 1)
			warn(v, "Died, respawning")
			local serverStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
			local animalClone = serverStorage.Animals[v.Name]:Clone()
			wait(1)
			animalClone.Parent = v.Parent
			if animalClone.Name == "Dog" then
				animalClone:FindFirstChild("Humanoid").MaxHealth = 30
				print(animalClone.Name.."'s health set to 30.")
			end
		end)
	end
end

This works how I want it to, but only once.

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Anyway how can make it like that, but make it actually work more than once?
Or if you have a better way, please I’m happy to hear it.
Believe it or not, been at this for 6 hours.

I also tried cloning the script to every npc, but same problem…works only once.
I feel like this is a simple solution and I’m just making it hard for myself.

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How to make npcs respawn after death?
#2

I just use this script inside of the npc

Dummy = script.Parent:Clone()
Enemy = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
Hum = script.Parent
Enemy.Died:connect(function()
	script.Parent.AttackScript.Disabled = true
	wait(4)
	Dummy:Clone().Parent = script.Parent.Parent
	script.Parent:Destroy()
end)
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#3

while that would work, I don’t like the idea of every npc having a respawn script. If you have to edit something, u gotta edit every single script.
Unless I try cloning again, mhm…Cant believe im struggling so hard with it

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#4

I usually check whenever the NPC’s Humanoid dies. Then you can simply create a Clone of it and Parent it to workspace. (Assuming the NPC is inside ReplicatedStorage/ServerStorage)

This mostly depends on the way you scripted the NPC. If it has a Script that Controls it (and it is inside the NPC’s Model) you can simply disable the Script and enable it again whenever you Clone the NPC.

#5

As long as you have the NPCs organised in some folder you can do something akin to the following.

local npcs = workspace.NPCFolder

for _, npc in ipairs(npcs:GetChildren()) do
	local npcHuman = npc:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
	if npcHuman then
		npcHuman.Died:Connect(function()
			task.wait(1)
			local npcClone = npc:Clone()
			npcClone.Parent = npcs --Move clone into NPC folder.
			npc:Destroy() --Destroy dead NPC.
		end)
	end
end
#6

That’s roughly something I did, This only works once. After that they don’t respawn

#7

You’d create the same connections on the cloned NPC’s humanoids as well.

local npcs = workspace.NPCFolder

for _, npc in ipairs(npcs:GetChildren()) do
	local npcHuman = npc:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
	if npcHuman then
		npcHuman.Died:Connect(function()
			task.wait(1)
			local npcClone = npc:Clone()
			npcClone.Parent = npcs --Move clone into NPC folder.
			npc:Destroy() --Destroy dead NPC.
		end)
	end
end

npcs.ChildAdded:Connect(function(npc)
	local npcHuman = npc.Humanoid
	npcHuman.Died:Connect(function()
		task.wait(1)
		local npcClone = npc:Clone()
		npcClone.Parent = npcs --Move clone into NPC folder.
		npc:Destroy() --Destroy dead NPC.
	end)
end)
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#8

Ok, with your help I got it to work. Had to change the code a little bit, but it works now.

local npcs = workspace.Animals.Dog

for _, npc in ipairs(npcs:GetChildren()) do
	local npcHuman = npc:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
	if npcHuman then
		npcHuman.Died:Connect(function()
			task.wait(1)
			local npcClone = game:GetService("ServerStorage").Animals.Dog:Clone()
			npcClone.Parent = npcs 
			npc:Destroy() 
		end)
	end
end

npcs.ChildAdded:Connect(function(npc)
	print(npc)
	local npcHuman = npc.Humanoid
	npcHuman.Died:Connect(function()
		task.wait(1)
		local npcClone = game:GetService("ServerStorage").Animals.Dog:Clone()
		npcClone.Parent = npcs 
		npc:Destroy() 
	end)
end)
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#9

I applied this script to my NPCs… and it only clones them once… and the clone doesnt behave like the original one, just sits dormant. I also keep an exact copy in ServerStorage.

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#10

This script is outdated and does not work for me anymore

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