Part won't destroy on detection

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Concept of the game: Bet cash on a ball and you can win or lose, only issue is that the ball doesn’t destroy on touch and I have no clue why.
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They are inside ReplicatedStorage, 1 ball gets cloned when the spawn ball button is pressed
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Which is then the partner is changed to workspace.Plinko.Balls

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(h)
	if h:IsA("Part") and h.Name == "PlinkoBall" then
		print('0.5x Triggered')
		wait(0.2)
		h:Destroy()
	end
end)

Script inside the detector part (client script)

--// Spawn Ball Section
local cash = game.Players.LocalPlayer.leaderstats.Cash.Value

function SpawnBall()
	if bet == 0 then
	else
	
	if game.Players.LocalPlayer.leaderstats.Cash.Value >= bet then
	game.Players.LocalPlayer.leaderstats.Cash.Value = game.Players.LocalPlayer.leaderstats.Cash.Value - bet
	local RS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

	local BallList = RS:WaitForChild("PlinkoBalls")

	local Balls = BallList:GetChildren()
	local items = BallList:GetChildren()
	local randomBall = items[math.random(1, #items)]


	print("Plink Ball Purchased")
	local ballCopy = randomBall:Clone()
	for i = 1, #Balls do
		ballCopy.Parent = game.Workspace.Plinko.Balls
		ballCopy.Name = "PlinkoBall"
		ballCopy.Value.Value = bet
	end
	end
	end
end

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(SpawnBall)

Script inside the Spawn Ball button which clones and manages the balls (local script)

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LocalPlayer ScreenUI Error "attemp to index nil with leaderstats"
#2

I feel like it’s important to say that the balls do destroy on touch when they are just in workspace and aren’t destroyed when cloned.

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#3

add some prints here, the cloning script is ok, but something is off

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(h)
      print(h)
      print"Test 1"
	if h:IsA("Part") and h.Name == "PlinkoBall" then

		print('0.5x Triggered') -- is this even printing?
		wait(0.2)
		h:Destroy()
	end
end)
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#4

It doesn’t seem to print anything when hitting.

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#5

What if I make this script in reverse where i put the script inside the ball and if it touches the detector then the ball destroys itself

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#6 
script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(h)
	print(h)
	print"Test 1"
	if h.Parent == "LowRisk" then
print("hit")
	script.Parent:Destroy()
	end
end)

Didn’t work

#7

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(h) — what is this reference? can you show me

really weird

#9

Where is this script located? What is script.Parent?

#10

script.Parent is
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#11

Plinko is a folder in workspace

#12

SERVER script, that’s why, if you r using local script to CLONE something, you need to put the destroy function locally, change it and say what happens

#13

No difference, still doesn’t destroy.

#14

Would you like a copy of the file so you can try it yourself?

#15

i have an idea, brb, i’ll make something here and i’ll send to you

#16

It works when the balls are in workspace to start off instead of copying over and it drives me crazy cause idk why

(the 0.5x didnt work because i named them “Balls” while it was named something else)

#17

try this, hope it works, delete that 0.5x script you made, and stay only with the one that clone balls

--// Spawn Ball Section
local cash = game.Players.LocalPlayer.leaderstats.Cash.Value

local CloneDestroyer = game.Workspace.Destination here -- change this to where your 0.5x PART is allocated, to make it work

local P = nil -- variable to prevent lag spamming creation of infinite functions, if you do not disconnect them it will cause some perfomance issues, 

function SpawnBall()
	if bet == 0 then
	else
	
	if game.Players.LocalPlayer.leaderstats.Cash.Value >= bet then
	game.Players.LocalPlayer.leaderstats.Cash.Value = game.Players.LocalPlayer.leaderstats.Cash.Value - bet
	local RS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

	local BallList = RS:WaitForChild("PlinkoBalls")

	local Balls = BallList:GetChildren()
	local items = BallList:GetChildren()
	local randomBall = items[math.random(1, #items)]


	print("Plink Ball Purchased")
	local ballCopy = randomBall:Clone()
	for i = 1, #Balls do
		ballCopy.Parent = game.Workspace.Plinko.Balls
		ballCopy.Name = "PlinkoBall"
		ballCopy.Value.Value = bet

      P = ballCopy.Touched:Connect(function(Hit) 
   -- when this CLONED ball touches the 0.5x Part, it will destroy automatically
         if Hit.Parent == CloneDestroyer then -- the "0.5x" part --- this is a variable
			print"Hit something"
                        P:Disconnect() -- kill the function, preventing spam and lag
                        P = nil -- making it nil again until a new Ball is cloned
                        ballCopy:Destroy() -- Destroy the cloned ball
                       return
         else 

         return
      end

	end
	end
	end
end

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(SpawnBall)
#18

There is a bunch of errors inside the script that I’m having trouble fixing
If you can fix it this is the game file
voids gamble game.rbxl (61.0 KB)

#19

lol, ok i’ll check it out xD _______________

#20

now i understand why nothing worked, i’m fixing everything here

#21

Yeah my scripting was messy too, sorry I’m new to scripting :sob:

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