How to destroy parts within a certin amout of time?

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#1

I’d like to make a part which can be destroyed (using script) within a certin amount of time.

I tried to make a script so that it can do this, but it came up with an error. I will show you the code first.
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Now this is the error that keeps coming up.
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I had an idea on how to fix this error, which is to remove the script from serverscript service.
But I don’t think that would work, and it would lead my game prone to hackers.

I really hope somone can help me with this, and just to let you know I am a beginner scripter.
Thank you.

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#2

Normal scripts can’t be viewed by exploiters as they are not replicated to the client. I assume when you reference Wall you’re actually referencing the ServerScriptService, which is a service and cannot be destroyed. Your game will not be vulnerable to exploiters if you move the script into the part.

#3

Are you trying to destroy ServerScriptService, because this error only occurs when done so.

#4

No, I created a Part called “Wall” because I created multiple parts and the script would get confused.
So the part I am trying to delete is “Wall”

#5

There’s a service for this called Debris. You can use it to set a lifetime for a specific instance, it then get’s destroyed after it outlives it’s lifetime.

local Debris = game:GetService("Debris")

local Part = Instance.new("Part")
Part.Parent = workspace

Debris:AddItem(Part, 10)

You can find more information on Debris here.

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#6

Is the script a child of the Wall, because it seems like it isn’t.

#7

am wondering also. btw it suppose to be…

instead of

local Wall = script.Parent
Wall:Destroy()

do this

local Wall = game.Workspace.Part -- whereever the wall directory is

Wall:Destroy()
#8

eeeeeee seems obvious in error

#9

No, the script isnt a child of the wall

#10

Try this. Also just putting script.Parent. Roblox wouldn’t know that script.Parent would be the wall

local Wall = workspace:WaitForChild("Wall") -- Replace with the position of the wall / where it is

game.Debris:AddItem(Wall, 10)
#11

oh so it should be as the parent of the script

script.parent
#12

What do you mean by Replace with the position of the wall / where it is, I just dont know where to put the position of the wall.

#13

Put the script inside of the Object – Wall in this case and you can just do this

game.Debris:AddItem(script.Parent, 10)
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#14

By position I mean where the script is supposed to be put in. Example a script inside of an object

#15

Thank you for finding the solution, it worked.