Seriously I have looked at the code and cannot figure out how to do it I even asked chat gpt and it didn’t help lol
please someone explain what I need to do to make a button that returns the ladder like steep steps ladder
- Make a hitbox for the ladder and a clickDetector for the hitbox
- When you detect a mouse hovering over the hitbox (using the clickDetector) make the outline of the ladder visible. The way you do this will vary depending on the method you are using to outline it.
- When the clickDetector gets activated destroy the ladder and allow the player to place it again.
Steps should be easier to follow rather than a full paragraph.
(If you’re talking about the “purchase to get the ladder” then it works the same, but just follow the last part of step 3 after you detect a successful purchase)
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I made a button in screengui that just fires the same remote event used to delete the ladder when clicked
it doesnt work
also im confused im talking about screengui why are you talking about a click detector
Because (no offense) your post is very confusing. Follow the template that you get when you choose scripting support and fill in the blanks. This way people can actually help you (faster at least).
Your original post doesn’t even include the word “screenGui”.
We need a starting point… Post what you have now and explain your logic.
@2112Jay @cakeycocoa The steep steps game has a ladder you place down and can pick back up by clicking on it and here is the uncopylocked game they made for people to make fan games
i want to make a textbutton when you click the button it deletes the ladder you placed and allows you to place the ladder again
so if the ladder falls i can click the textbutton and the ladder is able to be placed again
i looked at the code from the ladder and took a while to understand it but i somewhat understand it now (i didnt write the code i am unfamiliar with it) and the ladder uses a remoteevent to delete the ladder from what i can tell
how do i make the button delete the ladder model in the workspace
im not home right now so i cant provide the exact code i used before but basically before when i tried making it, it just deleted the ladder and then i couldnt place it down again
Looks like highlighting it, is part of locating it. It also seems to do what you’re asking now with the hover/click. I assume you’re looking to do this on a mobile. It is only one ladder and it’s name is unique (part of the player’s name even) Should be able to destroy it using that. Might have to trigger an update to the map after. Basically try to mimic the results of that hover/click by using the name directly.
Put this into a script inside the button:
local replicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local bringLadderEvent = replicatedStorage:WaitForChild("bringLadder")
local button = script.Parent --The button that you have to click for the ladder to move
button.Activated:Connect(function() --When the button is clicked fires the remote event
bringLadderEvent:FireServer()
end)
And put this into a script inside serverscriptservice:
local replicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local bringLadderEvent = replicatedStorage.bringLadder
local ladderBackup = replicatedStorage.ladder
local laddersFolder = workspace.Ladders
local offset = Vector3.new(0, 0, -5) --Ladder spawn offset. If all the values are set to 0 the ladder will spawn inside the player
bringLadderEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player) --When the event is fired sets the player's ladder position to what we want or creates one if it doesnt exist
local character = player.Character
local root = character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
local ladder = laddersFolder:FindFirstChild(player.Name)
if ladder == nil or ladder.Parent == nil then --Checks if the ladder of the player that triggered the event exists
ladder = ladderBackup:Clone() --If not makes a new ladder and changes its position
ladder.Name = player.Name
ladder.Parent = laddersFolder
ladder.PrimaryPart.CFrame = root.CFrame * CFrame.new(offset)
else --If exists just changes the position
ladder.PrimaryPart.CFrame = root.CFrame * CFrame.new(offset)
end
end)
What these 2 scripts do is bring the ladder to your character or create a new one if it doesnt exist (Fell off the map for example)
You also have to set your ladder’s model primary part to something for it to work and put a remoteEvent inside the replicated storage with the name “bringLadder” or edit the script and set your own one
Also here’s a place file with this already implemented so you can compare it with your game and see what is wrong if it still doesnt work:
Place2.rbxl (60.6 KB)
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I have a question though and by the way tysm for taking the time to help me
This is what I’m working with:
playerPlaced folder in workspace where everyone’s ladder is at and when you place the ladder the name is Username_ladder (for example my ladder would be called DonaldDuck5150_ladder
Ladder model called Ladder in ReplicatedStorage and Selection box called Select is also in rep storage
ladder tool called FangameLadder in StarterPack
the problem is when you press the button inf amount of ladders are added
how can i fix this
edit: what im trying to do is when button is pressed the original ladder is deleted so you can place the ladder again
example:
before
after
basically press button get ladder back so you can place it again
Can you show me the contents of clientMain and serverHandler?
server:
local ts = game:GetService("TweenService")
local MAX_LEN = 5
local tool = script.Parent
local plr = tool:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA("Player")
if plr == nil then return end
local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local hrp = char:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
local maxMag = tool.Len.Value
local params = RaycastParams.new()
params.FilterDescendantsInstances = {char}
params.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Blacklist
local function vecrandom(min, max)
math.randomseed(tick())
return Vector3.new(math.random(min, max), math.random(min, max), math.random(min, max))
end
local lastPlaced = 0
local methods
local raycastParams = RaycastParams.new()
raycastParams.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Whitelist
raycastParams.FilterDescendantsInstances = {workspace.Map}
local busyMethods = {}
methods = {
['Create'] = function(none, n)
if tick()-lastPlaced < .5 or table.find(busyMethods, 'Create') ~= n or workspace.playerPlaced:FindFirstChild(plr.Name.."_ladder") ~= nil then return end
local newLadder = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Ladder"):Clone()
newLadder.Name = string.format("%s_ladder", plr.Name)
newLadder.Parent = workspace.playerPlaced
-- newLadder.PrimaryPart:SetNetworkOwner(nil)
local size = newLadder.PrimaryPart.Size.Magnitude*2
-- local networkingRemote:RemoteEvent = newLadder:FindFirstChild("Ownership")
-- local ownerTime:NumberValue = networkingRemote:FindFirstChild("OwnerTime")
--[[ networkingRemote.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(pl)
local char = plr.Character
if char ~= nil and tick()-ownerTime.Value > 1 then
local hrp = char:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
if hrp ~= nil and (newLadder.PrimaryPart.Position-hrp.Position).Magnitude < size then
newLadder.PrimaryPart:SetNetworkOwner(plr)
local old = tick()
ownerTime.Value = old
delay(2, function()
if ownerTime.Value == old and newLadder.PrimaryPart ~= nil then
newLadder.PrimaryPart:SetNetworkOwner(nil)
end
end)
end
end
end)]]
lastPlaced = tick()
local mainunit = hrp.CFrame.LookVector*MAX_LEN
local ray = workspace:Raycast(hrp.Position, mainunit, raycastParams)
local pos = ray == nil and hrp.Position+mainunit or ray.Position
local rv = mainunit:Cross(Vector3.new(0,1,0))
local uv = rv:Cross(mainunit)
newLadder.PrimaryPart.CFrame = CFrame.fromMatrix(pos+Vector3.new(0,2,0), rv, uv)
end,
['Destroy'] = function(ladder)
if workspace.playerPlaced:FindFirstChild(plr.Name.."_ladder") ~= nil then
if ladder.Name == plr.Name..'_ladder' and (ladder.PrimaryPart.Position-hrp.Position).Magnitude < maxMag then
ladder:Destroy()
end
end
end,
}
tool.Event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, method, ladder)
if plr == player and methods[method] ~= nil then
local n = #busyMethods+1
busyMethods[n] = method
methods[method](ladder, n)
busyMethods[n] = nil
end
end)
client
local rs = game:GetService("RunService")
local uis = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
repeat task.wait()
until plr.Character
local char, hrp
local mouse = plr:GetMouse()
local selector = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('Select'):Clone()
local tool = script.Parent
local maxMag = tool:WaitForChild('Len').Value
selector.Parent = tool
local pre = game.ReplicatedStorage.Ladder:Clone()
for i, v in pairs(pre:GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA("BasePart") then
v.Transparency += 0.5
v.Anchored = true
v.CanCollide = false
v.CanQuery = false
end
end
pre.Parent = nil
local raycastParams = RaycastParams.new()
raycastParams.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Whitelist
raycastParams.FilterDescendantsInstances = {workspace.Map}
local function idled()
if mouse ~= nil then
if workspace.playerPlaced:FindFirstChild(plr.Name..'_ladder') == nil then--workspace.playerPlaced:FindFirstChild(plr.Name..'_ladder') == nil and hrp ~= nil and hrp:IsDescendantOf(workspace.live) then
if pre.Parent ~= tool then
pre.Parent = tool
end
local mainunit = hrp.CFrame.LookVector*5
local ray = workspace:Raycast(hrp.Position, mainunit, raycastParams)
local pos = ray == nil and hrp.Position+mainunit or ray.Position
local rv = mainunit:Cross(Vector3.new(0,1,0))
local uv = rv:Cross(mainunit)
pre:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrame.fromMatrix(pos+Vector3.new(0,2,0), rv, uv))
mouse.Icon = 'rbxassetid://11617190732'
else
if pre.Parent ~= nil then
pre.Parent = nil
end
end
if mouse.Target ~= nil and mouse.Target:IsDescendantOf(workspace.playerPlaced) then
local model = mouse.Target.Parent
if model.Name:match(plr.Name..'_ladder') and (model.PrimaryPart.Position-hrp.Position).Magnitude < maxMag then
mouse.Icon = 'rbxassetid://11617263270'
selector.Adornee = model
else
mouse.Icon = ''
selector.Adornee = nil
end
else
mouse.Icon = ''
selector.Adornee = nil
end
end
end
local function activated()
if selector.Adornee ~= nil then
tool.Event:FireServer("Destroy", selector.Adornee)
else
tool.Event:FireServer("Create")
end
end
local connections = {}
local function pushConnections(connectionData)
for event,func in pairs(connectionData) do
local connection = event:Connect(func)
table.insert(connections,connection)
end
end
local function popConnections()
while #connections > 0 do
local connection = table.remove(connections)
connection:Disconnect()
end
end
local function onEquipped(newMouse)
char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()
hrp = char:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart", math.huge)
mouse = newMouse
pushConnections
{
[mouse.Button1Down] = activated;
[mouse.Idle]= idled;
}
end
local function onUnequipped()
popConnections()
if pre.Parent ~= nil then
pre.Parent = nil
end
selector.Adornee = nil
if mouse then
mouse.Icon = ""
mouse = nil
end
end
tool.Equipped:Connect(onEquipped)
tool.Unequipped:Connect(onUnequipped)
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I dont understand whats supposed to go on here. Whats the purpose of busyMethods and overall why are you not doing it like this in a simple way instead?:
blahblahblahevent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, method, ladder)
if method == "Create" then
--Create stuff
elseif method == "Destroy" then
--Destroy stuff
end
end)
I feel like the issue lays in the way youre handling methods.
the ladder is from the steep steps ladder open sourced i didn’t write the code
which is why im having more trouble because i didn’t write the code therefore i am not familiar with it
but what steps do i need to take to achieve what i want to achieve i have no clue what to do
Oh i thought its your code. Btw after reading it for another time i noticed something. Is there a folder in workspace called “playerPlaced”? If no make one.
And does it show any errors in the output?
No errors in the output and yes playerPlaced is the folder in the workspace where the ladders people place go
the ladder names are the username_ladder
Sorry that it took me long to respond i’ve been a bit busy. What is "selector? Also, from where did you get this from?
the ladder is from steep steps ladder uncopylocked i linked it before