How would I make a tool damage a player when its activated?

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#1

What I’m asking is how would I make a tool that damages the other player when it’s activated.

I have thought of making two scripts and having the damage script disabled and then enabled for 2 seconds when the tool is activated. But I don’t think this is very efficient.

Should I try something with a variable such as:

Activated = false.

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#2

Can you be a bit more specific? Is this a sword or something? How is it supposed to damage the “other player?”

And also, please share the code you’ve written

#3

That is the code I have so far.


tool = script.Parent

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	candamage = true
	wait(1)
	candamage = false
end)

tool.Handle.Touched:Connect(function(touch)
	if candamage == true then
		
	end
end)
#4

But can you specify? Is this supposed to hit once before deactivating or allow hit as many times throughout a 1 sec time span?

candamage = false
tool = script.Parent

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	candamage = true
	wait(1)
	candamage = false
end)

tool.Handle.Touched:Connect(function(touch)
	if candamage == true then
		local hum = touch.Parent:findFirstChild("Humanoid")
		if hum~=nil then
			hum:TakeDamage(10)
		end
	end
end)

This would be for the option 2 that I mentioned

#5

This would work, but you can do it better! This tutorial is pro.

Although I prefer using raycast hitbox.

#6

When the tool is activated and it touches someone I want it to damage them once, it can damage up to 3 people in one hit. I’m using this as a suggestion but if you have ever played slap battles like that.

#7

You forgot the debounce btw. This would make it so you can’t spam.

#8

This doesn’t help what I’m trying to find a solution for.

#9 
tool.Handle.Touched:Connect(function(touch)
	if candamage == true then
		local hum = touch.Parent:findFirstChild("Humanoid")
		if hum then
			hum:TakeDamage(10)
		end
	end
end)
#10

Couldn’t I just add candamage = false to the end.

#11

But how would I add a cooldown using debounce so that the player can’t spam click?

#12

this is a reworked version of the other dudes

local tool = script.Parent
local cooldown = false

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	if cooldown == false then
       cooldown = true
wait(3)
cooldown = false

wait
end
end)

tool.Handle.Touched:Connect(function(touch)
	if cooldown == true then
		local hum = touch.Parent:findFirstChild("Humanoid")
		if hum~=nil then
			hum:TakeDamage(10)
		end
	end
end)

this was written on the dev forum so if it dont work its probably cause of that.

#13

remove the wait on the bottom

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#14

The cooldown doesn’t work though.

#15

I’m not on pc, I cannot help currently.

#16

Do you have an animation? If not you have to move again to touch.

#17

Never mind, I found a solution.