Particle on a Humanoid

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#21

Whenever you can…check your messages!!

#22

If i am wanting to put a particle into a player’s character i first put a ParticleEmitter in the StarterCharacterScripts, this is because all the scripts in there go into the player’s character. Next i put a Script in StarterCharacterScripts and i type this code.

local e = script.Parent.ParticleEmitter
local e2 = e:Clone() 


e.Parent = script.Parent.RightFoot
e2.Parent = script.Parent.LeftFoot

I hoped this helped! If you need me to explain it, i will if i can (depending on the time).

#23

I recently tried this and it doesn’t seem to work. Meaning when I spawn it’s connected to my feet but when I move it doesn’t move with me

#24

You can check my post:

#25

That does help but that is not exactly what I am looking for. But I am going to use yours for a damage effect. @DevKaister response helps the most (waiting for his reply). But I’ll show you a showcase of what I am going to use yours for.

#26

Aha, I have finally come up with a working solution that works well! I hope it works for you.

Put this in code in a LocalScript in StarterPlayer.StarterPlayerScripts.

The Code 
-- The player.
local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer

player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
	-- Wait for the player's character to spawn.
	
	local humanoid = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
	
	-- Get the feet, so we can add particles to them.
	local leftFoot = char:WaitForChild("LeftFoot")
	local rightFoot = char:WaitForChild("RightFoot")
	
	-- Create the initial ParticleEmitter. You might want to tweak the rate, speed, etc.
	local particle = Instance.new("ParticleEmitter")
	particle.Texture = "rbxassetid://242008870"  -- Asset URI of the particle.  I just used a toolbox one here.
	particle.Rate = 5
	particle.EmissionDirection = Enum.NormalId.Back
	particle.Speed = NumberRange.new(1)
	particle.Lifetime = NumberRange.new(1, 2)
	
	-- Whether or not a ParticleEmitter already exists in the feet, so we don't accidentally make 2.
	local spawned = false
	
	local pClone = particle:Clone()
	pClone.Parent = leftFoot
	local rpClone = particle:Clone()
	rpClone.Parent = rightFoot
	
	pClone.Enabled = false
	rpClone.Enabled = false
	
	-- Keep checking whether or not the player is moving.
	while true do
		local val = humanoid.MoveDirection
		
		if((humanoid.FloorMaterial ~= Enum.Material.Air) and (val.X ~= 0 or val.Y ~= 0 or val.Z ~= 0)) then
			if(spawned == false) then
				-- Set spawned to true, so we know the ParticleEmitters are enabled
				spawned = true
				
				-- Enabled the ParticleEmitters.
				pClone.Enabled = true
				rpClone.Enabled = false
			end
		else
			if(spawned) then
				-- Set spawned to so we know that they are disabled.
				spawned = false
				
				if(pClone ~= nil and rpClone ~= nil) then
					pClone.Enabled = false
					rpClone.Enabled = false
				end
			end
		end
		wait()
	end
end)

Happy coding! :grinning:

#27

where would I put the particles?

#28

You don’t need to put them anywhere, the script creates the particles automatically.

#29

Ah ok, let me try this real quick.

#30

Hm, nothing works. Nothing in the output either.

#31

Where did you put the script? This might be why.

#32

StarterPlayer.StarterPlayerScripts

#33

Sorry, I was out of town for the day. Are you using R6 characters or R15?

#34

That’s Ok, I am using R6 Characters.

#35

Oh, that’s why. The script was made for R15 characters.

Here’s an updated version of the script that supports both R6 and R15 character models:

Updated Script 
-- The player.
local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer

player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
	-- Wait for the player's character to spawn.
	
	local humanoid = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
	
	-- Get the feet, so we can add particles to them.
	local leftFoot --= char:WaitForChild("LeftFoot")
	local rightFoot --= char:WaitForChild("RightFoot")
	
	-- Check if the character is R6 or R15
	if (humanoid.RigType == Enum.HumanoidRigType.R6) then
		leftFoot = char:WaitForChild("Left Leg")
		rightFoot = char:WaitForChild("Right Leg")
	elseif (humanoid.RigType == Enum.HumanoidRigType.R15) then
		leftFoot = char:WaitForChild("LeftFoot")
		rightFoot = char:WaitForChild("RightFoot")
	end
	
	-- Create the initial ParticleEmitter. You might want to tweak the rate, speed, etc.
	local particle = Instance.new("ParticleEmitter")
	particle.Texture = "rbxassetid://242008870"  -- Asset URI of the particle.  I just used a toolbox one here.
	particle.Rate = 7
	particle.EmissionDirection = Enum.NormalId.Bottom
	particle.Speed = NumberRange.new(2)
	particle.Lifetime = NumberRange.new(.5)
	
	-- Whether or not a ParticleEmitter already exists in the feet, so we don't accidentally make 2.
	local spawned = false
	
	local pClone = particle:Clone()
	pClone.Parent = leftFoot
	local rpClone = particle:Clone()
	rpClone.Parent = rightFoot
	
	pClone.Enabled = false
	rpClone.Enabled = false
	
	-- Keep checking whether or not the player is moving.
	while true do
		local val = humanoid.MoveDirection
		
		if ((humanoid.FloorMaterial ~= Enum.Material.Air) and (val.X ~= 0 or val.Y ~= 0 or val.Z ~= 0)) then
			if (spawned == false) then
				-- Set spawned to true, so we know the ParticleEmitters are enabled
				spawned = true
				
				-- Enabled the ParticleEmitters.
				pClone.Enabled = true
				rpClone.Enabled = true
			end
		else
			if (spawned) then
				-- Set spawned to so we know that they are disabled.
				spawned = false
				
				if (pClone ~= nil and rpClone ~= nil) then
					pClone.Enabled = false
					rpClone.Enabled = false
				end
			end
		end
		wait()
	end
end)

I hope this works! :grinning:

I updated this twice to make sure it works with both models.

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