Hey everyone! This is my first DevFourm post so it may not be the greatest. Anyway, I have button and when it is pressed, it clones a brick and throws it into the workspace.
Script:
local clickDetector = script.Parent.ClickDetector
local objectToClone = game.Lighting.Object
function onClick()
objectToClone:Clone().Parent = game.Workspace
end
clickDetector.MouseClick:connect(onClick)
How would I make it to where every time object gets cloned, it has a different color?
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A few ways to do this. I prefer to set the color of object using the Color3.new constructor.
math.random() without any parameters produces a float between 0 and 1. Color3.new accepts RGB values as percents of a specific primary color.
So, Color3.new(1, .5, .1) is 100% red, 50% green, 10% blue.
It also helps if we create a variable to reference the cloned object so that we can set more than one property.
local clickDetector = script.Parent.ClickDetector
local objectToClone = game.Lighting.Object
function onClick()
local object = objectToClone:Clone()
object.Color = Color3.new(math.random(), math.random(), math.random())
object.Parent = game.Workspace
end
clickDetector.MouseClick:connect(onClick)
Before I tell you how to make each clone a different color, there are a few things you should adjust before proceeding
Do not use Lighting as storage
This is bad practice, and you should put the object into either ReplicatedStorage(for client and server access) or ServerStorage(for server only access).
Do not use :connect, rather use :Connect
I know this is kind of pedantic, but :connect is deprecated and using it is bad practice. Make sure to capitalize the ‘C’! Small things like these are noticeable by experienced coders and can say a lot!
Now, how do I change the color of a cloned brick? You need to assign the cloned object as a variable which will allow you to change its state.
local clickDetector = script.Parent.ClickDetector
local objectToClone = game.Lighting.Object
function onClick()
local clone = objectToClone:Clone()
clone.Parent = game.Workspace
clone.Color = Color3.fromHSV(math.random(0,255)/255 1, 1 )
end
clickDetector.MouseClick:connect(onClick)
I recommend using Color3.fromHSV(hue, saturation, brightness) since the hue can be changed with only one number, and you can adjust the brightness/saturation with only one number as well. Hope this was helpful! If there is any confusion please let me know as this is my first answer in over a month!
