I have been at this for several days now, and i’ve made another topic for this already, i’ve scoured the internet to find
and many more posts, nothing worked, my desire is a very obscure one probably, and I don’t think i’m using object oriented programming correctly because of this, but it must work.
I want to return the metatable newSword from the CollectionService:GetInstanceAddedSignal(foo):Connect(function() to be able to call
this function from a server script:
--server script, only desired parts
Commander = SwordUtils.new({
Sword = ReplicatedStorage.Swords.Commander,
Damage = 20,
AnimSpeed = 2,
cooldown = 1,
price = '$4500',
SetPoints = {Vector3.new(0,2,1),Vector3.new(0,-2,2),Vector3.new(0,0,3),Vector3.new(0,2,4),
Vector3.new(0,-2,-1),Vector3.new(0,0,0),Vector3.new(0,2,-1),Vector3.new(0,-2,-2),Vector3.new(0,0,-3)}
})
Commander:SpawnUnits({FriendlyAI.Noob,50,FriendlyAI["Sword Noob"],50}) -- I need to call this,
-- but I need the metatable to return or else it will error
--(I think it has to be the metatable)
Entire code: (relevant part is the end return and the top local newSword, this is just one of the solutions i’ve tried.)
function SwordUtils.new(SwordInfo)
CollectionService:AddTag(SwordInfo.Sword,SwordInfo.Sword.Name)
SwordInfo.Sword:Clone().Parent = game:GetService('StarterPack')
local newSword
CollectionService:GetInstanceAddedSignal(SwordInfo.Sword.Name):Connect(function(Sword)
local animChildren = Sword.Animations:GetChildren()
local toolActivated = false
local newHitbox
local projectileInfo = SwordInfo.ProjectileInfo or {} --if first value is nil instead use an empty table so it doesn't error
local debuffInfo = SwordInfo.DebuffInfo or {}
newSword = setmetatable({},SwordUtils)
newSword.Sword = Sword
newSword.Damage = SwordInfo.Damage
newSword.ProjectileType = projectileInfo.projectileType
newSword.ProjectileVelocity = projectileInfo.projectileVelocity
newSword.LaunchEnemyInfo = nil
newSword.LaunchesEnemies = false
if not game:GetService('StarterGui').ShopUi.Main.Swords:FindFirstChild(Sword.Name) then
local GuiSwordTemplate = ReplicatedStorage.UI.SwordTemplate:Clone()
GuiSwordTemplate.Name = Sword.Name
GuiSwordTemplate.Parent = game:GetService('StarterGui').ShopUi.Main.Swords
GuiSwordTemplate.SwordViewport.Stats.Text = 'Damage: '..tostring(SwordInfo.Damage)
..' Cooldown: '..tostring(SwordInfo.cooldown)
..' Debuff: '..tostring(debuffInfo.Debuff)
..' Projectile: '..tostring(projectileInfo.projectileType)
..' Projectile Cooldown: '..tostring(projectileInfo.projectileCooldown)
..' Projectile Velocity: '..tostring(projectileInfo.projectileVelocity)
GuiSwordTemplate.SwordViewport.Price.Text = SwordInfo.price
end
local ActiveAbility
if SwordInfo.Ability then
Sword.Equipped:Connect(function()
ActiveAbility = Sword.Parent[SwordInfo.Ability]
ActiveAbility.Sound.SoundId = Sword.Blade[SwordInfo.Ability].SoundId
ActiveAbility.Enabled = true
end)
Sword.Unequipped:Connect(function()
ActiveAbility.Enabled = false
end)
end
if projectileInfo and projectileInfo ~= {} then
local Attacking = false
local swordEquipped = false
local findAmbient = Sword:FindFirstChild('Ambient',true)
Sword.Equipped:Connect(function()
swordEquipped = true
if findAmbient then
findAmbient:Resume()
end
end)
Sword.Unequipped:Connect(function()
swordEquipped = false
if findAmbient then
findAmbient:Pause()
end
end)
ReplicatedStorage.Events.PressedE.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
if Attacking == false and swordEquipped == true and projectileInfo ~= {} then
local Anim = plr.Character.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(Sword.ProjectileAnim)
Attacking = true
Anim:Play()
Anim:AdjustSpeed(projectileInfo.AnimSpeed)
SwordUtils.FireProjectile(newSword)
delay(1,function()
Anim:Stop()
end)
delay(projectileInfo.projectileCooldown,function()
Attacking = false
end)
end
end)
end
Sword.Activated:Connect(function()
if toolActivated == false then
local randomAnim = animChildren[math.random(1,#animChildren)]
local char = Sword.Parent
local anim = char.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(randomAnim)
toolActivated = true
if newSword.LaunchesEnemies == true then
SwordUtils.SpawnUnits(newSword,newSword.LaunchEnemyInfo)
end
if Sword.Handle:FindFirstChildWhichIsA('Sound') then
Sword.Handle.Attack:Play()
if newHitbox == nil then
newHitbox = RaycastHitbox.new(Sword.Handle)
newHitbox:SetPoints(Sword.Handle,SwordInfo.SetPoints)
end
else
if Sword.Blade:FindFirstChild('Attack1') then
local attackSounds = {}
for number,sound in pairs(Sword.Blade:GetChildren()) do
if string.match(sound.Name,'Attack') then
table.insert(attackSounds,sound)
end
end
attackSounds[math.random(1,#attackSounds)]:Play()
else
Sword.Blade.Attack:Play()
end
if newHitbox == nil then
newHitbox = RaycastHitbox.new(Sword.Blade)
newHitbox:SetPoints(Sword.Blade,SwordInfo.SetPoints)
end
end
local Params = RaycastParams.new()
local playerTable = {char}
for _,player in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
table.insert(playerTable,player.Character)
end
Params.FilterDescendantsInstances = playerTable
Params.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Blacklist
newHitbox.RaycastParams = Params
newHitbox:HitStart()
newHitbox.OnHit:Connect(function(hit,humanoid)
if humanoid.Parent.Parent.Name == 'Enemies' then
if humanoid:FindFirstChild('damageMultiplier') then
humanoid:TakeDamage(SwordInfo.Damage * humanoid.damageMultiplier.Value)
else
humanoid:TakeDamage(SwordInfo.Damage)
end
if debuffInfo.Debuff ~= nil then
Debuffs[debuffInfo.Debuff](humanoid,debuffInfo.duration)
end
end
end)
anim:Play()
anim:AdjustSpeed(SwordInfo.AnimSpeed)
anim.Stopped:Wait()
task.wait(0.1)
newHitbox:HitStop()
task.wait(SwordInfo.cooldown)
toolActivated = false
end
end)
end)
print(newSword)
return newSword
end
this is a cry for help, i’ve not gotten a single answer on my other post that I desperately need solved and I would greatly appreciate if I got an answer within this week, as I really need this solved