How to disable Torso Instance.new('SpotLight') after you stop touching a part

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Hello,

So I got it to work to where when you enter the part, a flashlight GUI and a SpotLight attached to the Torso appear. I’m struggling a bit though to deactivate the SpotLight after exiting and I’m not so sure how to go about it.

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Should be obvious what I’m going for.

How could I make the SpotLight disappear along with the GUI?

Setup:

The part being in Workspace
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The code inside “Script”

local zone = script.Parent
local FlashlightOn = game.Workspace.FlashlightOn
local FlashlightOff = game.Workspace.FlashlightOff
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local FlashlightOn = ReplicatedStorage.FlashlightOn
local FlashlightOff = ReplicatedStorage.FlashlightOff


zone.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
	if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
		local plr = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
		if plr then
			if not plr.PlayerGui:FindFirstChild("GUIClonedfromtouchblock") then
				local clonedgui = script.Parent:FindFirstChildOfClass("ScreenGui"):Clone()
				FlashlightOn:FireClient(plr)
				clonedgui.Name = "GUIClonedfromtouchblock"
				clonedgui.Parent = plr.PlayerGui
				script.Parent.TouchEnded:Connect(function(hit2)
					if hit == hit2 then
						FlashlightOff:FireClient(plr)
						game.Debris:AddItem(clonedgui,0)
					end
				end)
			end
		end
	end
end)

The 2 RemoteEvents in ReplicatedStorage
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The 2 LocalScripts inside StarterGui
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The code inside of FlashlightOff

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local Player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Remote = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("FlashlightOff")

local FlashlightOff = workspace.FlashlightOff

Remote.OnClientEvent:Connect(function()
	FlashlightOff:Play()
end)

The code inside of FlashlightOn

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local Player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Remote = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("FlashlightOn")

local FlashlightOn = workspace.FlashlightOn

Remote.OnClientEvent:Connect(function()
	FlashlightOn:Play()
	light = Instance.new('SpotLight')
	light.Brightness = 5
	light.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Torso
end)

I’m not so sure how I’d disable

Instance.new('SpotLight')

with the LocalScript FlashlightOff to make it disappear along with the GUI. I’d appreciate some help!!

2

could you send the model for it, so i can test it

3

Sure, sent it to you in your dms.

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4

so you forgot to destroy the spotlight in the players torso, hope this helps

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local Player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Remote = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("FlashlightOff")

local FlashlightOff = workspace.FlashlightOff

Remote.OnClientEvent:Connect(function()
game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Torso:WaitForChild("SpotLight"):Destroy()
	FlashlightOff:Play()
end)
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local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local Player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Torso = Character:WaitForChild("Torso")

local Remote = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("FlashlightOff")

local FlashlightOff = workspace.FlashlightOff

Remote.OnClientEvent:Connect(function()
	FlashlightOff:Play()
	task.wait(0.5)
	local Light = Torso:FindFirstChild("SpotLight")
	if Light then
		Light:Destroy()
	end
end)

Just a slight fix to what you already provided.

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6

Thanks for the help, it worked at first with deactivating the light but it kinda permanently disappeared after 2-3 times of going in and out.

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