How to clone thing only once

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#1

So, here is my script for spawning a Dummies. I want to limit a number of Dummies to one for each player, how would I do that?

This script is placed in the ServerScriptService:

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local spawnEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("SpawnEvent")
local dummy = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Dummy")

function SpawnDummy(player)
	local dummyClone = dummy:Clone()
	dummyClone.Parent = game.Workspace
	dummyClone.Name = player.Name.."'s "..dummy.Name
	dummyClone.Owner.Value = player.Name
end

spawnEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(SpawnDummy)

Thanks!

#2

You could attach a bool value to the player and set it as true when they spawn a dummy, after that you could use something similar to a debounce and not allow a player to spawn a dummy if the value is true.

Not entirely sure if this will work though.

#3

I don’t understand what you mean. Do you want to spawn a dummy for every player in the server?

If so, then you would need to get all the players in the server. This could be useful for that: How to detect how many players in a server? - #6 by Shinjaa

#4

I can try this after I try out one idea.

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#5

I have gui button that spawns a dummy for a player that clicked it.

#6

Try this

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local spawnEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("SpawnEvent")
local dummy = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Dummy")

local playerDummiesSpawned = {} 

function SpawnDummy(player)
if table.find(playerDummiesSpawned,player) then return end
table.insert(playerDummiesSpawned,player)
	local dummyClone = dummy:Clone()
	dummyClone.Parent = game.Workspace
	dummyClone.Name = player.Name.."'s "..dummy.Name
	dummyClone.Owner.Value = player.Name
end

spawnEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(SpawnDummy)

It would still restrict spawning if the player leaves and rejoin. I’m not sure what your purpose is but this is a way to do it.

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#7

aaand that seems to work! ill mark solution if i make sure that it works too after dummy dies

#8

You’ll need to remove the player from the array using table.remove if you want it to work again after it dies.

Something like

Humanoid.Died:Connect(function() 
 table.remove(playerDummiesSpawned, table.find(playerDummiesSpawned,player)) 
end)
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#9

thats what i was thinking. lemme check real quick if it works.

edit: all good, thanks!

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#10 
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local spawnEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("SpawnEvent")
local dummy = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Dummy")
local ifCloned = false

function SpawnDummy(player)
	if ifCloned then
		return
	end
	local dummyClone = dummy:Clone()
	dummyClone.Parent = game.Workspace
	dummyClone.Name = player.Name.."'s "..dummy.Name
	dummyClone.Owner.Value = player.Name
	ifCloned = true
end

spawnEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(SpawnDummy)

Just add a Boolean variable which represents if a clone has been made or not.

#11

thats easier and probably less messy but, does it have any other benefits?

#12 
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local spawnEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("SpawnEvent")
local dummy = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Dummy")

function SpawnDummy(player)
	local dummyClone = dummy:Clone()
	dummyClone.Parent = game.Workspace
	dummyClone.Name = player.Name.."'s "..dummy.Name
	dummyClone.Owner.Value = player.Name
	spawnEvent.OnServerEvent:Disconnect()
end

spawnEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(SpawnDummy)
#13

boolean seems better cause you can add cooldown there

#14

Yeah, you can turn it into a debounce if you wish, like so:

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local spawnEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("SpawnEvent")
local dummy = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Dummy")
local ifCloned = false

function SpawnDummy(player)
	if ifCloned then
		return
	end
	ifCloned = true
	local dummyClone = dummy:Clone()
	dummyClone.Parent = game.Workspace
	dummyClone.Name = player.Name.."'s "..dummy.Name
	dummyClone.Owner.Value = player.Name
	task.wait(5) --cooldown
	ifCloned = false
end

spawnEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(SpawnDummy)

I just noticed “if ifCloned” looks weird, feel free to change it from that.

#15

yeah thanks, that works really well too