Lantern Smash Script

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#1

Hello everyone! I have made a lantern model, and thought it would be cool if I made it that any time a lantern is touched it smashes! I want to have only one script that will run all this and not have a script in each lantern. How would I do this. This is what I have tried.

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#2

You could use CollectionService,
Tag each lantern with the “Lantern” tag and use CollectionService:GetTagged(“Lantern”)

You can use this plugin to tag objects: Tag Editor

e.g.

local CollectionService = game:GetService("CollectionService")

for k, lantern in pairs(CollectionService:GetTagged("Lantern")) do
	lantern.Touched:Connect(function()
		lantern:BreakJoints()
	end)
end
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#3

CollectionService | Roblox Creator Documentation can be great for this.

I have more info on the ways it can be used here:

But the docs page also has some great examples at the bottom about how to use it for a door.

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#4

So, is my code right, or did I do something wrong with it? if its right I feel like it should work.

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#5

Yes, it will work but using CollectionService is better

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#6

The reason because it isn’t working is that this script will be run when you press play so just one time as @majdTRM and @nicemike40 said use the collection service or use a while loop if you prefer.

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#7

But it isn’t working this way either.

#8

Are you dynamically creating these lanterns, or just one-time? (In studio only)

#9

I am only creating them one time.

#10

Then I don’t see why this isn’t working. Did you tag each lantern with the plugin I mentioned?

#11

I haven’t tried using the collection service yet. I was saying it isn’t working without it like you said it would. I will try it with collection service now.

#12

Make sure each lantern is named “Lantern”
(For the original method)

#13

you can try using :GetChildren() instead of getdescendants

and where is your script located?

#14

BTW, by one-time, do you mean through a script, or in studio? And are they all named “Lantern”? (Without quotes)

#15

I mean one time in studio. Yes they are all named Lantern.

#16

I think you can’t do .Touched on a model, only a part.

Try creating an invisible bounding box and do .Touched on that.

for k, lantern in pairs(workspace:GetDescendants()) do
	if lantern.Name == "Lantern" then
		lantern.Bounds.Touched:Connect(function() -- <== Changed code here
			lantern:BreakJoints()
		end)
	end
end

Alternate solution:

for k, lantern in pairs(workspace:GetDescendants()) do
	if lantern.Name == "Lantern" then
		for k, part in pairs(lantern:GetDescendants()) do -- I don't know if all the parts are top-level
			if not part:IsA("BasePart") then
				return
			end
			lantern.Bounds.Touched:Connect(function() -- <== Changed code here
				lantern:BreakJoints()
			end)
		end
	end
end

If that worked, then try CollectionService

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#17

YES!!! IT WORKED!!! Now I will try it with collection service.

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