How do you make a script that finds the player holding the tool?

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#1

Sorry to repost, but my last post has zero responses (it’s been 5 hours), and I was hoping to re-try.

I was very happy with my previous script, but it only worked with a LocalScript and when it killed a player it would only be cilent-sided. Anyway, here’s my problem: I’m trying to make a tool.touched event so it would make the variables , how ever, the variables don’t carry on to another function, and when I try making it out of the tool.touched event, it thinks that Workspace is the player.
Script:

-- Ball
local Ball = script.Parent.Default_Ball
local Tool = script.Parent
-- Animation
local Animation = Instance.new("Animation")
Animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://13962251515"
-- Settings
local debounce = false -- Cooldown

Tool.Touched:Connect(function(Grabbed)
	local character = Tool.Parent
	local Player = game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayerFromCharacter(character)
	local Character = Player.Character
	local Humanoid = Character.Humanoid
	Animation.Parent = Humanoid.Animator
end)

Tool.Activated:Connect(function(activated)
	local HitAnimPlay = Humanoid:LoadAnimation(Animation)
	if not debounce then
		debounce = true
		HitAnimPlay:Play()
		wait(1.5)
		debounce = false
	end
end)

Ball.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
	local enemyplayer = game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
	if not debounce then
		if enemyplayer then
			enemyplayer.Character.Humanoid.Health = - 10
			debounce = true
			wait(1.5)
			debounce = false
		end
	end
end)
#2

where is your script located is it in the tool?

#3

Yeah, the script is inside of the tool

#4

is the tool inside of the player?

#5

maybe it is in the workspace and you set up variables when it is in workspace

#6

so the script thinks that workspace is player, you should set up player variable when you are sure the tool is inside the player’s backpack

#7

I could try putting it in ReplicatedStorage

#8

But how would I go about that?

#9

try this → print(tool.Parent)
then
print(player.Parent)

#10

like that you can check for sure who is the player variable’s parent.

#11

where is the tool located? is it in starterPack, workspace, folder?

#12

When a tool is equipped / held, the tool’s parent is the player’s Character. When the tool is not equipped, the tool’s parent is the player’s Backpack.

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