Key:byte() not working after unequipping

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1

What am I trying to do? I’m trying to make a gun aim in and out but tapping a key to aim the gun (which I initially figured out until I edited a small thing which I fixed but it’s still not working)
So I’m trying to fix why Key:byte() isn’t working. Key:byte() works for a second then acts like a pressed the original key again.
https://gyazo.com/38f4ef4547303a235f5473357f3ea9d6
I posted that gif to show what happens after I unequip the gun. (Under this text should be what happens when I first equip it)
https://gyazo.com/312ee9788e6f3b437c6e939bf8083248

2

So the problem prevails the first time, you unequip the gun and then the problem is gone? or am I mis interpreting the problem?

3

Please re-read what I said. (I said the first clip I posted happens after I unequip it.)

4

so you want to be able to tap a key and it narrows the aim down and zooms but when you first use the gun that isn’t a problem? then unequipping and re-equipping it causes the problem?

5

Let me rephrase it if I didn’t say it clear enough.
I meant to say the gun can’t zoom out when im aiming after I unequip the gun. So yeah I think you got it.

6

Since you aren’t sharing any code, there’s not much to analyze here except that Mouse.KeyDown is deprecated, you should be using UserInputService instead.

7

Ill share my code but I’m not using UIS because KeyDown has worked fine for me.

elseif string.lower(Key) == "q" then
				if Humanoid.WalkSpeed < 8 then
					if Debounce == false then 
						Debounce = true
						GunHoldPlay:Stop() 
						IdlePlay:Play()
						Aim()
						wait(0.1)
						Debounce = false
					end
                                end
			end
		elseif Key:byte() == 113 then
			if Debounce == false then
					Debounce = true
					GunHoldPlay:Play() 
					IdlePlay:Stop()
					AimStop()
				end
			end
		end
        end
end

(The translation from roblox studio to here broke the code so it looks messy.)

8

The second part of the if statement won’t ever get reached, since it’s the exact same expression. If the key is q, then the key:byte() will also always be q (113).

9

Thats what I’m saying it only can’t reach it after I unequip the tool and then re-equip it.

10

Are you unbinding the KeyDown connection when unequipping the tool?

11

what do you mean by ‘unbinding’?

12

I assume you do KeyDown:Connect in your equip event. You have to save the connection to a global variable like

local con
tool.Equipped:Connect(function(m)
con = m.KeyDown:Connect(...) 
--...

tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
if con then
con:Disconnect()
con = nil
end
--...
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13

No, I don’t do anything like that at all but I’ll see what it does.

14

I just tested it and it fixed my weapon! Thanks dude.