Me and my friend are creating a marble game, we created the spawn which allows you to spawn your marble. When the marble spawns it has the players name in marbles name (if thats useful to know).
We need help figuring out how to put the player into the marble when it spawns. We know that we need to create a weld with the part, but we don’t know how to make it so that the player welds with marble after it spawns. We don’t know how to trigger it, or how to make it specific to the Marbles name. You can see we have a naming system in the spawning script, that makes it custom to the player, and we would like to now how to get the player to weld inside their specific named marble.
Here is the video demonstrating how the spawning system works:
Here is the script for the spawning system:
local button = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Button")
local detector = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Detector")
local target = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Target")
local SS = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local cloneables = SS:WaitForChild("Cloneables")
local TC_Model = cloneables:WaitForChild("Marble2")
debounce = false
function MakeIt(plr)
local model = TC_Model:Clone()
model.Name = plr.Name.."Marble2"
model.Parent = game.Workspace
model:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(target.CFrame)
model.Owner.Value = plr.Name
end
button.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function(plr)
if not debounce then
debounce = true
print(plr.Name.." wants to spawn a Marble2")
local parts = detector:GetTouchingParts()
for i,v in pairs(parts) do
local isMarble2 = v.Parent:FindFirstChild("IsMarble2")
if isMarble2 then
print("Marble2 detected...removing")
local Marble2 = isMarble2.Parent
Marble2:Destroy()
end
end
local Marble2 = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(plr.Name.."Marble2")
if Marble2 then
print(plr.Name.." already has a Marble2, so removing that one")
Marble2:Destroy()
end
MakeIt(plr)
wait(2)
debounce = false
end
end)
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Create a new function that detects when the marble becomes available in the workspace. When that happens create a weld constraint, move the player to the marble and enable the weld.
game.workspace.ChildAdded:Connect(function(child)
if(child.Name == plr.Name.."Marble2")then
local weld = Instance.new("WeldConstraint")
weld.Parent = child
weld.Enabled = false --stop it from working just yet
weld.Part0 = child
weld.Part1 = plr.Character.HumanoidRootPart
plr.Character:PivotTo(child:GetPivot()) --Move character to the marble center
weld.Enabled
end
end)
This is only an example and as written will not work since the “plr” variable is undefined in this scope. You would need to keep a local player variable in the main script. You may find that just by welding the character to the marble it causes some goofy camera movements since the character and marble are rolling around.
Edit: Since I assume this is meant to be a vehicle you may want to add a seat to the marble and force the player to sit in it. Then you’d want to connect the seat to the marble using a cylindrical constraint so the marble can roll around without flipping around the character with it. Further you’d want to add a gyro to the seat so the seat stays upright.
Thank you so much for this! It isn’t going to be a vehicle, but instead a free moving part that the player is just inside of (if that makes sense). Sorry, as this is a stupid question but the plr is the name of a function in the spawning script. How would you define it in this script? Thanks again for the help!
I think you’ll find it is a vehicle (of sorts). In order to keep the player attached and still allow it to roll, you’ll require it to be setup like a custom vehicle, even if your not allowing it to be steered/controlled, it is something the player will ride inside of. It also doesn’t necessarily require a Seat but you’ll probably want some part inside the marble that doesn’t roll with the marble since I am fairly sure will cause camera problems. You could then just weld the character to this part.
When you obtain that instance you can save it outside of the function in a variable called “player” (just like the TC_Model variable). Then the “player” variable will be available inside any of your functions.
I’m struggling with this so much, so sorry. Can you just like dumb it down for me a little bit pretty please or give a little example on how I would define that, I’m very sorry.
Look for the changes I’ve made in your script here to see how to save the player instance in a variable.
local button = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Button")
local detector = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Detector")
local target = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Target")
local SS = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local cloneables = SS:WaitForChild("Cloneables")
local TC_Model = cloneables:WaitForChild("Marble2")
local player = nil --Empty player variable
debounce = false
function MakeIt(plr)
local model = TC_Model:Clone()
model.Name = plr.Name.."Marble2"
model.Parent = game.Workspace
model:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(target.CFrame)
model.Owner.Value = plr.Name
end
button.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function(plr)
if not debounce then
debounce = true
player = plr --Save the player instance to your empty variable above
print(plr.Name.." wants to spawn a Marble2")
local parts = detector:GetTouchingParts()
for i,v in pairs(parts) do
local isMarble2 = v.Parent:FindFirstChild("IsMarble2")
if isMarble2 then
print("Marble2 detected...removing")
local Marble2 = isMarble2.Parent
Marble2:Destroy()
end
end
local Marble2 = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(plr.Name.."Marble2")
if Marble2 then
print(plr.Name.." already has a Marble2, so removing that one")
Marble2:Destroy()
end
MakeIt(plr)
wait(2)
debounce = false
end
end)
The function example I provided that is now using the player variable
game.workspace.ChildAdded:Connect(function(child)
if(child.Name == player.Name.."Marble2")then
local weld = Instance.new("WeldConstraint")
weld.Parent = child
weld.Enabled = false --stop it from working just yet
weld.Part0 = child
weld.Part1 = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart
player.Character:PivotTo(child:GetPivot()) --Move character to the marble center
weld.Enabled
end
end)
You could just add in the changes I made to your script. Then copy that function and paste it in the script at the bottom.
Yes the empty “player” variable will hold the same value as “plr” after it is assigned inside the clickDetector function you have. Since the function I provided won’t do anything until that marble is created and added to the workspace the “player” variable will not be empty when it runs.
local button = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Button")
local detector = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Detector")
local target = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Target")
local SS = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local cloneables = SS:WaitForChild("Cloneables")
local TC_Model = cloneables:WaitForChild("Marble2")
local player = nil --Empty player variable
debounce = false
function MakeIt(plr)
local model = TC_Model:Clone()
model.Name = plr.Name.."Marble2"
model.Parent = game.Workspace
model:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(target.CFrame)
model.Owner.Value = plr.Name
end
button.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function(plr)
if not debounce then
debounce = true
player = plr --Save the player instance to your empty variable above
print(plr.Name.." wants to spawn a Marble2")
local parts = detector:GetTouchingParts()
for i,v in pairs(parts) do
local isMarble2 = v.Parent:FindFirstChild("IsMarble2")
if isMarble2 then
print("Marble2 detected...removing")
local Marble2 = isMarble2.Parent
Marble2:Destroy()
end
end
local Marble2 = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(plr.Name.."Marble2")
if Marble2 then
print(plr.Name.." already has a Marble2, so removing that one")
Marble2:Destroy()
end
MakeIt(plr)
wait(2)
debounce = false
end
end)
game.workspace.ChildAdded:Connect(function(child)
if(child.Name == player.Name.."Marble2")then
local weld = Instance.new("WeldConstraint")
weld.Parent = child
weld.Enabled = false --stop it from working just yet
weld.Part0 = child
weld.Part1 = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart
player.Character:PivotTo(child:GetPivot()) --Move character to the marble center
weld.Enabled = true
end
end)
What exactly is TC_Model? Is this a Part that you have pre-made?
Assuming it is I’ve made some changes to your script. Look this over carefully and give it a try.
local button = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Button")
local detector = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Detector")
local target = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Target")
local SS = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local cloneables = SS:WaitForChild("Cloneables")
local TC_Model = cloneables:WaitForChild("Marble2")
local player = nil --Empty player variable
debounce = false
function MakeIt(plr)
local model = TC_Model:Clone()
model.Name = plr.Name.."Marble2"
model.Parent = game.Workspace
model:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(target.CFrame)
model.Owner.Value = plr.Name
--Return the new marble instance
return model
end
--A function to check if the marble already exists in the workspace.
function MarbleExists(plr)
if(game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(plr.."Marble2"))then
--The marble already exists for this player
return true
end
--The marble doesn't exist yet
return false
end
button.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function(plr)
if not debounce then
debounce = true
player = plr --Save the player instance to your empty variable above
print(plr.Name.." wants to spawn a Marble2")
-- Check if the marble already exists
if(MarbleExists(plr))then
debounce = false
return --Do nothing because the marble already exists...
end
--[[
I'm not really sure what's happening with this part.. so I added
A function to check if the marble is in the workspace already
local parts = detector:GetTouchingParts()
for i,v in pairs(parts) do
local isMarble2 = v.Parent:FindFirstChild("IsMarble2")
if isMarble2 then
print("Marble2 detected...removing")
local Marble2 = isMarble2.Parent
Marble2:Destroy()
end
end
local Marble2 = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(plr.Name.."Marble2")
if Marble2 then
print(plr.Name.." already has a Marble2, so removing that one")
Marble2:Destroy()
end
--]]
--Make the marble and save the returned instance value
local newMarble = MakeIt(plr)
--wait(2)
--Wait until the marble is added to the workspace
repeat wait() until newMarble.Parent == game.Workspace
debounce = false
end
end)
game.Workspace.ChildAdded:Connect(function(child)
if(child.Name == player.Name.."Marble2")then
local marble = child --Rename it so its easier to understand
local weld = Instance.new("WeldConstraint")
weld.Parent = marble --store the weld constraint in the marble
weld.Enabled = false --stop it from working just yet
weld.Part0 = marble --Connect the marble to the weld constraint
weld.Part1 = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart --connect the player's character root part to the weld constraint
player.Character:PivotTo(marble:GetPivot()) --Move character to the marble center
weld.Enabled = true --activate the weld now
end
end)
Ok, So that means that the Marble is a “Model” instance and not a “BasePart”. Is that correct? I don’t know because you are cloning an instance of something when creating the Marble. It could be any sort of instance. The weld constraint requires a BasePart.
