Instance.Name cannot be used to change location

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#1

I want to get the name of the player who touches the cash stack and give him cash

gives me this error when someone touches the cash stack
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couldn’t find anything similar to this

local Players = game:FindService("Players")
script.Parent.Touched:connect(function(hit)
	if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") ~= nil then
		local pl = hit.Parent.Name
		Players.pl.Cash += 100
		wait()
		script.Parent:Destroy()
	end
end)
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#2

why not just make a leaderstats script and reference the players chase from there? it’s much easier and beginner-friendly

put a server script into server script service and use this code: (if you already have leaderstats ignore this)

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
      local leaderstats = Instance.new(“Folder”)
      leaderstats.Name = “leaderstats”
      leaderstats.Parent = player

      local cash = Instance.new(“IntValue”)
      cash.Name = “Cash”
      cash.Value = 0
      cash.Parent = leaderstats
end)

then put this script in your part:

local Player = game:GetService("Players")

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(hit) --- Object that hits the part
   local PlayerCharacter = Player:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent) -- Get the player that hits the part
   if PlayerCharacter then
       local Leaderstats = PlayerCharacter:WaitForChild("leaderstats")
       --- Reward goes here. 
       Leaderstats.Cash.Value =  Leaderstats.Cash.Value + --value
    end
end)

end)

if you need any help setting it up give me a reply.

#3

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gives me this error

#4

do you have a leaderstats script?

#5

i have the leaderstats script ,

#6

it just gives me this error when i try to do it in a script (not local) and i want it to get destroyed after giving cash

#7

Players.pl.Cash += 100

Here you are indexing the Players service instead of getting the actual player. You can use the GetPlayerFromCharacter function to get the player that has Touched the part.

#8

is the leaderstats folder in the player or is it giving the player the leaderstats script?

#9

i already changed the code to

local Players = game:FindService("Players")
script.Parent.Touched:connect(function(hit)
	if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") ~= nil then
		if hit.Parent.Humanoid.Health > 0 then
			local pl = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
			pl:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Cash.Value += 100
			wait()
			script.Parent:Destroy()
		end
	end
end)

but it cant find leaderstats

#10

In reference to this, below cash.Parent = leaderstats

type:
leaderstats.Parent = player

#11 
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
script.Parent.Touched:connect(function(hit)
	if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") ~= nil then
		if hit.Parent.Humanoid.Health > 0 then
			local pl = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
            wait(2)
            local stats = pl:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Cash
			stats.Value = stats.Value + 100
            wait()
			script.Parent:Destroy()
		end
	end
end)
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same thing

#13

have you done this yet? You would do this in a new Script.

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
      local leaderstats = Instance.new(“Folder”)
      leaderstats.Name = “leaderstats”
      leaderstats.Parent = player
    
      local cash = Instance.new(“IntValue”)
      cash.Name = “Cash”
      cash.Value = 0
      cash.Parent = leaderstats
end)
#14

forgot the leaderstats.Parent = player part, thanks

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#15

oh my bad. i was writing the scripts on my phone and completely forgot the parent part. happy i could help though!

#16

Edit your original post with that fix implemented (in case others view this thread).

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