Particle emits too many times

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#1

I created a script that works when you touched the part, ( CanTouch should be set to true), and it creates a parts with emitters that should emit only ONCE.
here is the code:

image

Whenever i touch the part emitter emits a lot of times and i have no idea why. I have tried to change the script a lot of times but i still can’t figure out the problem.

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#2

Could you show us an example of what the intended result looks like, versus what is actually happening? Just so it’s easier to gauge where the problem lies.

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#3

You’re not disabling CanTouch.

-- in the onCanTouch function
trigger.CanTouch = false;
task.delay(cooldown, function()
   trigger.CanTouch = true;
end);
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#4

wow, it really helped, thanks man! <3

#5

Do i always have to turn off funtion after firing it?

#6

Yes otherwise it will get spammed as there’s more than 1 part in a character.

#7

when i added this
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my part started firing the script on touch, even if the Cantouch on start is set to false. Am I tripping or am i clearly blind?

#8

Where did you add my code in the function? I’d show you where to put it but you sent an image instead of text

#9

Also, you should use Debris and add those part instances so they don’t clog up workspace.

Debris:AddItem(Instance,TimeBeforeDestroy)

…Another edit…

If you are using the positions table as a random position picker you can also simply take one position and use math.random() to add or remove position from x,y,z

e.g:

Instance.Position += Vector3.new(math.random(-5,5)/10,math.random(-5,5)/10,math.random(-5,5)/10)
--math.random(-5,5)/10 returns a number from -.5 to .5

P.S. you don’t need to disable the ParticleEmitter after using :Emit() lol

#10

does the wait(cooldown) really stop the function for 5 seconds?

#11

"local trigger = script.Parent
local particle = game.Workspace.DEPW:WaitForChild(“ParticleEmitter”)
local childName = “pos”
local parent = workspace
local children = parent:GetChildren()

local positions = {}

for _, child in ipairs(children) do
if child.Name == childName then
table.insert(positions, child.Position)
end
end

local cooldown = 5

local function onCanTouch()
if trigger.CanTouch then
for _, position in ipairs(positions) do
local part = Instance.new(“Part”)
part.Transparency = 1
part.Anchored = true
part.Parent = workspace
part.Position = position

		local emitter = particle:Clone()
		emitter.Parent = part
		emitter:Emit(1)
		emitter.Enabled = false
	end
	trigger.CanTouch = false
	task.wait(cooldown, function()
		trigger.CanTouch = true
	end)
end

end
trigger.Touched:Connect(onCanTouch)"

#12

The code seems correct so far, i’m not sure why it’s firing when CanTouch is false, it’s impossible. Maybe you connected the onCanTouch function on another part?