Scripting help on animation

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#1

Hello! I am trying to create a animation playing on click script, which the one I composed is working, but I need to figure out how to make it unspammable (cooldown on playing of animation). I have tried wait() but am thinking I’m putting it in the wrong spot. this is the script I’m using

local anim = tool:WaitForChild("Animation")
local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local char = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local humanoid = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local loadanim = humanoid:loadAnimation(anim)

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
    loadanim:Play()
end)```

Any help would be appreciated!
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#3

It doesn’t seem to play the animation now

#4

maybe try this:

local anim = tool:WaitForChild("Animation")
local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local char = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local humanoid = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local loadanim = humanoid:loadAnimation(anim)

local deb = false

tool.Activated:Connect(function() 
	if deb == false then
		deb = false
		wait(1)
		deb = true
		loadanim:Play()
		
	end
	
end)
deb = false
#5

Yeah, so use a Debounce

In other words,
A Debounce is a Block of Code you add into your script to wait until. A form of Delay if you will.

They usually consist of a:

Boolean
Determines the Activity of the Cooldown.

if Statement
Checks if the Cooldown is active.

Example of use:

DTime = 2 -- Delay Time
Debounce = false -- Determines whether the Event could fire or not


Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
 if not Debounce then -- Checks if Debounce is able to be used
   Debounce = true -- Since its now set to true and the Script is looking for it to be false, it wont fire until then
-- code when fired
   task.wait(DTime) -- Delay
-- code when delay ends
   Debounce = false -- Event ready to be used again
 end
end)

The Two Posts Above mine are Correct in uses of a Debounce, but lack in detail about what they are.

Also, Another suggestion, use the Animator to load animations as the LoadAnimation on the Humanoid is Deprecated. (Discontinued, No longer in use / Updated, Planned to be removed)

(Sorry for all the editing, trying to add sufficient detail)

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