Lightning Attack

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#1

Hey guys i was following a video to create a lighting bolt attack :-

And i started to face a few problems as i think i did exactly what done in the video.

My localzap in starterpack reads :-

wait(1)
-- Services
local ReplicatesStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")

-- Variables

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Char = player.Character
local Mouse = player:GetMouse()
local RootPart = Char:WaitForChild("HumanoidPart")



local Remote = ReplicatesStorage:WaitForChild("ZapEvent")



local Debounce = true
local Key = "R"

local function LookTowards(RootPart,KillTime)
	local Gyro = Instance.new("BodyGyro")
	Gyro.MaxTorque = Vector3.new(700000,700000,700000)
	Gyro.P = 20000
	Gyro.CFrame = CFrame.new(RootPart.Position, Mouse.Hit.Position)
	Gyro.Parent = RootPart
	local Pos = Instance.new("BodyPosition")
	Pos.MaxForce = Vector3.new(5000000,5000000,5000000)
	Pos.P = 10000
	Pos.Position = RootPart.Position
	
	spawn(function()
		for i = 1,50 do
			Gyro.CFrame = CFrame.new(RootPart.Position, Mouse.Hit.Position)
			wait(KillTime/50)
		end
		Pos:Destroy()
		Gyro:Destroy()
		
		
	end)
end







UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(Input, IsTyping)
	if IsTyping then return end
	local KeyPressed = Input.KeyCode
	if KeyPressed == Enum.KeyCode[Key] and Debounce and Char then
		Debounce = false
		
		Remote:FireServer(true, Mouse.Hit)
		LookTowards(RootPart, 2)
		wait(1.32)
		Remote:FireServer(false, Mouse.Hit)
		
		wait(10)
		Debounce = true
		
		
		
	end
end)

With no errors i moved on to making the ZapServer script which reads the following :-

wait(1)
-- Services
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")



-- Variables
local Remote = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("ZapEvent")



local bolt = Instance.new("Part")
bolt.Size = Vector3.new(.1,.1,.1)
bolt.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("New Yeller")
bolt.CanCollide = false
bolt.Anchored = true
bolt.Material = "Neon"




local function ShootElectrode(from,too)
	local lastpos = from
	local step = 2
	local off = 2
	local range = 100

	local distance = (from-too).magnitude

	if distance > range then distance = range end
	for i = 0,distance, step do
		local from = lastpos

		local offset = Vector3.new(
			math.random(-off,off),
			math.random(-off,off),
			math.random(-off,off)
		)/10

		local too = from +- (from-too).unit * step + offset

		local p = bolt:Clone()

		local DebrisFolder = workspace:FindFirstChild("DebrisFolder") or Instance.new("Folder",workspace)
		DebrisFolder.Name = "DebrisFolder"
		p.Parent = DebrisFolder
		p.Size = Vector3.new(p.Size.x,p.Size.y,(from-too).magnitude)
		p.CFrame = CFrame.new(from:Lerp(too,0.5), too)

		game.Debris:AddItem(p,0.1)
		lastpos = too

	end
end


local function ContinueScale(Part)
	local Tweenservice = game.GetService("TweenService")
	local TweenInform = TweenInfo.new(
		.2,
		Enum.EasingStyle.Linear,
		Enum.EasingDirection.Out,
		0,
		false,
		0
	)

	local Properties = {
		Size = Vector3.new(2.901, 2.722, 35)
	}

	local Tween = Tweenservice:Create(Part,TweenInfo,Properties)
	Tween:Play()

end



Remote.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player,Aim,MousePos)

	local Character = Player.Character
	local RootPart = Character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
	local RightHand = Character:WaitForChild("RightHand")
	local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

	if Aim then
		local DebrisFolder = workspace:FindFirstChild("DebrisFolder") or Instance.new("Folder",workspace)
		DebrisFolder.Name = "DebrisFolder"
		local Animation = Instance.new("Animation")
		Animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://3356661429"
		local LoadAnimation = Character.Humanoid:LoadAnimation(Animation)
		LoadAnimation:Play()


		local BodyPos = Instance.new("BodyPosition")
		BodyPos.MaxForce = Vector3.new(5000000,5000000,5000000)
		BodyPos.P = 50000
		BodyPos.Position = RootPart.Position
		BodyPos.Parent = RootPart

		spawn(function()
			wait(3)
			BodyPos:Destroy()
		end)

		local YCFrame = RootPart.Position.Y - Humanoid.HipHeight
		local CharParts = Character:GetChildren()

		math.randomseed(tick())	
		spawn(function()
			for i = 1,#CharParts do
				local Current = CharParts[i]
				if Current.ClassName == "Part" or Current.ClassName == "MeshPart" then
					ShootElectrode(Vector3.new(RootPart.Position.X - math.random(-5,5), YCFrame,RootPart.Position.Z - math.random(-5,5)), Current.Position)
					ShootElectrode(Vector3.new(RootPart.Position.X - math.random(-5,5), YCFrame,RootPart.Position.Z - math.random(-5,5)), Current.Position)
					wait()



				end
			end
		end)

	else

		local DebrisFolder = workspace:FindFirstChild("DebrisFolder") or Instance.new("Folder",workspace)
		DebrisFolder.Name = "DebrisFolder"
		local Hitbox = Instance.new("Part")
		Hitbox.Anchored = false
		Hitbox.Transparency = 1
		Hitbox.CanCollide = false
		Hitbox.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Really red")
		Hitbox.Size = Vector3.new(5,5,5)
		Hitbox.Parent = DebrisFolder






		spawn(function()
			local repeatnum = 22
			for i = 1,repeatnum do
				ShootElectrode(RightHand.Position,MousePos.Position)
				ShootElectrode(RightHand.Position,MousePos.Position)
				wait()	
			end
			Hitbox:Destroy()
		end)	

		local Mag = (RightHand.Position - MousePos.Position).magnitude
		if Mag > 100 then
			Mag = 100
		end		


		Hitbox.Size = Vector3.new(5,5,Mag)
		Hitbox.Position = RightHand.Position
		Hitbox.CFrame = CFrame.new(RightHand.Position,MousePos.Position)
		Hitbox.CFrame = Hitbox.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,0,-Mag/2)



		spawn(function()
			local Sound = Instance.new("Sound")
			Sound.SoundId = "rbxassetid://3449186924"
			Sound.Parent = RootPart
			Sound.PlaybackSpeed = .8
			Sound.MaxDistance = 300
			Sound.Volume = 7
			Sound:Play()

			wait(5)
			Sound:Destroy()



		end)		


		local Hitppl = {}
		local Beenhit

		wait(.05)
		Hitbox.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
			if not hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then return end
			if hit.Parent.Name ~= Character.Name then

				local NewCharacter = hit.Parent
				if Hitppl[Player.Name] then return end
				Hitppl[Character.Name] = true

				local Animation = Instance.new("Animation")
				Animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://3395047203"
				local LoadAnimation = NewCharacter:FindFirstChild("Humanoid"):LoadAnimation(Animation)
				LoadAnimation:Play()

				local BodyPos = Instance.new("BodyPosition")
				BodyPos.MaxForce = Vector3.new(5000000,5000000,5000000)
				BodyPos.P = 50000
				BodyPos.Position = NewCharacter:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart").Position
				BodyPos.Parent = NewCharacter:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
				NewCharacter:FindFirstChild("Humanoid"):TakeDamage(20)
				wait(.1)

				if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid").Health <= 0 then
					game.Debris:AddItem(BodyPos,.1)


				else
					game.Debris:AddItem(BodyPos,2)
				end


			end
		end)








	end

end)

And my ZapEvent in present under ReplicatedStorage.

The only problem i found was the “BeenHit” term underlined in the localzap script.

I claim to have followed the video perfectly. If any scripter could assist me through this please do so.

Thanks :slight_smile:

#2

Most likely BeenHit is underlined because no value has been assigned to it and nothing uses it in the code, it shouldn’t be anything to worry about, but if it’s bothering, just change local BeenHit to local BeenHit = false

#3

You should get a warning when you hover over the underlined variable. If it is unused, you can just remove it from your code.

#4

I did so,
I got rid of the underlined part but the code isnt working anyways.
When i press R i dont see any animation or lightning bolt

#5

My priority over the code was the lightning attack which is not working for some reason

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#6

You can try debugging with print statements. This way you can see what code runs. I’m thinking it has something to do with the RemoteEvent. Do you get any errors/warnings in the output?

#7

Nope no errors at all.

It does and hence the input of ZapEvent (the remote event) in replicated storage

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#8

I think we have to debug, could you try doing as @apenzijncoolenleuk1 stated by adding print commands in both the localscript and the zapevent to see where it’s stopping?

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#9

I know this is old, but the problem is you waited for ‘HumanoidPart’ instead of 'HumanoidRootPart;, you are infinitely yielding

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