ProximityPrompt visible only when Tool is eqquiped

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#1

Hi,
First, sorry for my English, it may be bad (this is not my main language).

I will explain by following this points:

  1. What do you want to achieve?
    I’m trying to make a proximity prompt appear ONLY when the player has a tool equipped and trying to activate some specifics model by using Prox prompt service

  2. What is the issue?
    I’ve tried to use the “PromptShown” 's event but when I aproach the model I want to interact, it disapear (In fact it appear and instant disappear) but nerver came back, even with a Tool eqquiped.

  3. What solutions have you tried so far?
    I’ve tried to write this code inside a localScript to make the cuttingTable usable only when tool equipped, also, I simply use the prompt’s Name to detect wich model I want to use (cuttingTable in this case):

local PPS = game:GetService("ProximityPromptService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players.LocalPlayer

PPS.PromptShown:Connect(function(prompt)
	if prompt.Name == "CuttingTable" then
		if player.Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Tool") ~= nil then
			prompt.Enabled = true
		else
			prompt.Enabled = false
		end
	end
end)

Did someone have a solution or something that can help me ?

Thank you !

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How to avoid Proximity Prompt being shown for some players?
#2

A interesting issue :thinking: It looks as though on the API Reference that the first parameter is the Prox’s Input Type, maybe you can try Region3 instead or something?

#3

Thx for replying.
I don’t think it’s related to distance.
My issue is more for the “If Tool in hand then prompt.Enabled = true” and “else prompt.Enabled = false”

#4

I think what you could do, is make a LocalScript inside the Tool that actually enables or disables the ProximityPrompt that way?

--I'm guessing this is gonna be inside a LocalScript, since you want the Prompt to enable/disable for certain clients
local Tool = script.Parent

Tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
    ProximityPrompt.Enabled = true
end)

Tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
    ProximityPrompt.Enabled = false
end)

I could be wrong though, but I feel as though this could be what you need?

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#5

Yes, I’ve think about something like it.
I’m trying with something like

player.Character.ChildAdded:Connect(function()
	local tool = player.Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Tool")
	if tool ~= nil then
		--Enable prompt
	end
end)
#6

I do have a question though, why are you checking if the Tool is valid to the Player’s Character? Shouldn’t it already be there if you use the Equipped Event?

#7

Because I will use this to work with more than one tool.
for exemple, the CuttingTable can be used with potatoes, carrot, …
So the player can go to the table with his food and use the table to cut

And when a tool is equipped, it’s moved to the character folder

#8

If it’s a folder, then uh I don’t think it’ll be enabled to work from the Character…? I could be wrong though, also you could just enable specific ProximityPrompts for each tool?

#9

Sorry, my english may be bad and doesn’t reflect what I want to say X)

If I use a Tool.Equipped event, i will need to set an event for each tool I want to interact with (or maybe I’m wrong ?)
But, If a function is fired when something is added to the Character (not a folder, I’ve make a mistake when explain) I can check if this object added is (or not) a tool. Because when you equip a tool it move to Character. And I’ve only one block of code for all of that that

(Sorry if i’m not clear :sweat_smile:)

#10

Ah you’re fine, well client-sided if you use the Tool.Equipped event I don’t think you need to set an Event for each Tool? But server-sided I believe yes you do

Now from what you said, yeah that can be possible I believe but I think you can do the Changed event for that instead? Someone correct me on that :thinking:

#11

I don’t think you need to set an Event for each Tool?

How you define the Tool which fire the event if it’s not written before?

#12

Ok, I’ve made this script

local PPS = game:GetService("ProximityPromptService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players.LocalPlayer

local function ToolEquipped(prompt)
	local tool = player.Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Tool")
	if tool ~= nil then
		prompt.Enabled = true
	end
end

local function CheckPrompt(prompt)
	if prompt.Name == "CuttingTable" then
		if player.Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Tool") ~= nil then
			prompt.Enabled = true
		else
			prompt.Enabled = false
			player.Character.ChildAdded:Connect(function()
				ToolEquipped(prompt)
			end)
		end
	end
end

PPS.PromptShown:Connect(CheckPrompt)

It can be more compact but seems to work good.
The only issue that still here is the blink it make when we approach the prompt when no tool equipped.

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#13

I know this topic was 3 years ago, but could you specify where you put the finished script? And also what type of script it is e.g local script/normal script (server script)