I can't figure out how to make this detain tool work?

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#1

hey developers, ive been working on a detain tool for a client recently, but i just can’t figure out how to make the detained player follow behind the ‘detainer’. ive tried eveything from welding to setting the detained humanoidrootpart to 5 studs behind the detainer, it just doesnt work.

im honestly not sure what to do, so i came here to a trusty development source, here are my scripts.

hierarchy:
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local script:

local tool = script.Parent
local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer

local event = script.Parent:WaitForChild('Lock')

tool.Equipped:Connect(function(mouse)
	mouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
		if mouse.Target then
			event:FireServer(mouse.Target)
		end
	end)
end)

server script:

local event = script.Parent:WaitForChild('Lock')

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, Target)
	if Target.Name == 'HumanoidRootPart' then
		--dont know what to do next.
		
		--[[
		a:
			local newtar = Target
			local char = plr.Character
			
			local HRP = char.HumanoidRootPart
			
			local w = Instance.new('Weld', newtar)
			w.Part0 = w.Parent
			w.Part1 = HRP
		
		
		b: 
			set the detained hrp 5 studs behind the detainer
		]]
	end
end)

any help, advice or suggestions would be highly appreciated
thanks in advance

#2

Maybe try Tool.Activated rather than MouseButton1Down on line 5 of the local script? I’m not 100% sure this will work, but you might as well give it a whirl.

#3

no it works up until the

if Target.Name == 'HumanoidRootPart' then

         --i just dont know what to put here

end
#4

Perhaps you could use a part and weld it between the first character, then the second person you are trying to detain.

You could use Instance.new("WeldConstraint")

#5

You are going to have to set the Part1 to the first person, then Part2 to the second person.

#7

https://i.gyazo.com/654bd976cb730a689ce49159c0125832.mp4

local event = script.Parent:WaitForChild('Lock')

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, Target)
	if Target.Name == 'HumanoidRootPart' then
		local newTar = Target
		local char = plr.Character
		local HRP = char.HumanoidRootPart
		local weld = Instance.new('WeldConstraint', newTar)
		weld.Part0 = newTar
		weld.Part1 = HRP
	end
end)

just does that
and then it just doesnt allow me to move after