Sword Can Only Damage NPCs

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#1

Hello, I’m working on a minigame where you need to kill NPCs with a sword. Currently, I’m using the classic Roblox sword which the script I edited a bit. I need help with only allowing the sword to damage NPCs and not players. Below is the current script.

Tool = script.Parent
Handle = Tool:WaitForChild("Handle")

function Create(ty)
	return function(data)
		local obj = Instance.new(ty)
		for k, v in pairs(data) do
			if type(k) == 'number' then
				v.Parent = obj
			else
				obj[k] = v
			end
		end
		return obj
	end
end

local BaseUrl = "rbxassetid://"

Players = game:GetService("Players")
Debris = game:GetService("Debris")
RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

DamageValues = {
	BaseDamage = 5,
	SlashDamage = 10,
	LungeDamage = 15
}

--For R15 avatars
Animations = {
	R15Slash = 522635514,
	R15Lunge = 522638767
}

Damage = DamageValues.BaseDamage

Grips = {
	Up = CFrame.new(0, 0, -1.70000005, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0),
	Out = CFrame.new(0, 0, -1.70000005, 0, 1, 0, 1, -0, 0, 0, 0, -1)
}

Sounds = {
	Slash = Handle:WaitForChild("SwordSlash"),
	Lunge = Handle:WaitForChild("SwordLunge"),
	Unsheath = Handle:WaitForChild("Unsheath")
}

ToolEquipped = false

--For Omega Rainbow Katana thumbnail to display a lot of particles.
for i, v in pairs(Handle:GetChildren()) do
	if v:IsA("ParticleEmitter") then
		v.Rate = 20
	end
end

Tool.Grip = Grips.Up
Tool.Enabled = true

function IsTeamMate(Player1, Player2)
	return (Player1 and Player2 and not Player1.Neutral and not Player2.Neutral and Player1.TeamColor == Player2.TeamColor)
end

function TagHumanoid(humanoid, player)
	local Creator_Tag = Instance.new("ObjectValue")
	Creator_Tag.Name = "creator"
	Creator_Tag.Value = player
	Debris:AddItem(Creator_Tag, 2)
	Creator_Tag.Parent = humanoid
end

function UntagHumanoid(humanoid)
	for i, v in pairs(humanoid:GetChildren()) do
		if v:IsA("ObjectValue") and v.Name == "creator" then
			v:Destroy()
		end
	end
end

function Blow(Hit)
	if not Hit or not Hit.Parent or not CheckIfAlive() or not ToolEquipped then
		return
	end
	local RightArm = Character:FindFirstChild("Right Arm") or Character:FindFirstChild("RightHand")
	if not RightArm then
		return
	end
	local RightGrip = RightArm:FindFirstChild("RightGrip")
	if not RightGrip or (RightGrip.Part0 ~= Handle and RightGrip.Part1 ~= Handle) then
		return
	end
	local character = Hit.Parent
	if character == Character then
		return
	end
	local humanoid = character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
	if not humanoid or humanoid.Health == 0 then
		return
	end
	local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(character)
	if player and (player == Player or IsTeamMate(Player, player)) then
		return
	end
	UntagHumanoid(humanoid)
	TagHumanoid(humanoid, Player)
	humanoid:TakeDamage(Damage)	
end


function Attack()
	Damage = DamageValues.SlashDamage
	Sounds.Slash:Play()

	if Humanoid then
		if Humanoid.RigType == Enum.HumanoidRigType.R6 then
			local Anim = Instance.new("StringValue")
			Anim.Name = "toolanim"
			Anim.Value = "Slash"
			Anim.Parent = Tool
		elseif Humanoid.RigType == Enum.HumanoidRigType.R15 then
			local Anim = Tool:FindFirstChild("R15Slash")
			if Anim then
				local Track = Humanoid:LoadAnimation(Anim)
				Track:Play(0)
			end
		end
	end	
end

function Lunge()
	Damage = DamageValues.LungeDamage

	Sounds.Lunge:Play()
	
	if Humanoid then
		if Humanoid.RigType == Enum.HumanoidRigType.R6 then
			local Anim = Instance.new("StringValue")
			Anim.Name = "toolanim"
			Anim.Value = "Lunge"
			Anim.Parent = Tool
		elseif Humanoid.RigType == Enum.HumanoidRigType.R15 then
			local Anim = Tool:FindFirstChild("R15Lunge")
			if Anim then
				local Track = Humanoid:LoadAnimation(Anim)
				Track:Play(0)
			end
		end
	end	
	--[[
	if CheckIfAlive() then
		local Force = Instance.new("BodyVelocity")
		Force.velocity = Vector3.new(0, 10, 0) 
		Force.maxForce = Vector3.new(0, 4000, 0)
		Debris:AddItem(Force, 0.4)
		Force.Parent = Torso
	end
	]]
	
	wait(0.2)
	Tool.Grip = Grips.Out
	wait(0.6)
	Tool.Grip = Grips.Up

	Damage = DamageValues.SlashDamage
end

Tool.Enabled = true
LastAttack = 0

function Activated()
	if not Tool.Enabled or not ToolEquipped or not CheckIfAlive() then
		return
	end
	Tool.Enabled = false
	local Tick = RunService.Stepped:wait()
	if (Tick - LastAttack < 0.2) then
		Lunge()
	else
		Attack()
	end
	LastAttack = Tick
	--wait(0.5)
	Damage = DamageValues.BaseDamage
	local SlashAnim = (Tool:FindFirstChild("R15Slash") or Create("Animation"){
		Name = "R15Slash",
		AnimationId = BaseUrl .. Animations.R15Slash,
		Parent = Tool
	})
	
	local LungeAnim = (Tool:FindFirstChild("R15Lunge") or Create("Animation"){
		Name = "R15Lunge",
		AnimationId = BaseUrl .. Animations.R15Lunge,
		Parent = Tool
	})
	Tool.Enabled = true
end

function CheckIfAlive()
	return (((Player and Player.Parent and Character and Character.Parent and Humanoid and Humanoid.Parent and Humanoid.Health > 0 and Torso and Torso.Parent) and true) or false)
end

function Equipped()
	Character = Tool.Parent
	Player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(Character)
	Humanoid = Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
	Torso = Character:FindFirstChild("Torso") or Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
	if not CheckIfAlive() then
		return
	end
	ToolEquipped = true
	Sounds.Unsheath:Play()
end

function Unequipped()
	Tool.Grip = Grips.Up
	ToolEquipped = false
end

Tool.Activated:Connect(Activated)
Tool.Equipped:Connect(Equipped)
Tool.Unequipped:Connect(Unequipped)

Connection = Handle.Touched:Connect(Blow)
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#2

try removing the IsTeammate function, not really sure but that might be your problem, so debug it.

#3 
local player = game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
if player == nil then
#4

What part of the script should I insert that?

#5

If I were you I would start by finding the part of the script that actually damages the player. A quick ctrl+f using a text editor would find the function Blow() is where the damage is dealt. Indeed, this is where the checks are done (teammates and other stuff).
Now to implement the npc check. The script uses

if condition then
  return
end

to validate the conditions. Before you add a new condition, know that there is unnecessary code that is only useful if the character is a player.

	local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(character)
	if player and (player == Player or IsTeamMate(Player, player)) then
		return
	end

A small change would give it the functionality you want. Simply remove (player == Player or IsTeamMate(Player, player)) and voila. Your sword only works against npcs.

#6

Hmm, it still doesn’t seem to work after I removed it.

#7

It works for me
Just to clarify, the code should look like this

Tool = script.Parent
Handle = Tool:WaitForChild("Handle")

function Create(ty)
	return function(data)
		local obj = Instance.new(ty)
		for k, v in pairs(data) do
			if type(k) == 'number' then
				v.Parent = obj
			else
				obj[k] = v
			end
		end
		return obj
	end
end

local BaseUrl = "rbxassetid://"

Players = game:GetService("Players")
Debris = game:GetService("Debris")
RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

DamageValues = {
	BaseDamage = 5,
	SlashDamage = 10,
	LungeDamage = 15
}

--For R15 avatars
Animations = {
	R15Slash = 522635514,
	R15Lunge = 522638767
}

Damage = DamageValues.BaseDamage

Grips = {
	Up = CFrame.new(0, 0, -1.70000005, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0),
	Out = CFrame.new(0, 0, -1.70000005, 0, 1, 0, 1, -0, 0, 0, 0, -1)
}

Sounds = {
	Slash = Handle:WaitForChild("SwordSlash"),
	Lunge = Handle:WaitForChild("SwordLunge"),
	Unsheath = Handle:WaitForChild("Unsheath")
}

ToolEquipped = false

--For Omega Rainbow Katana thumbnail to display a lot of particles.
for i, v in pairs(Handle:GetChildren()) do
	if v:IsA("ParticleEmitter") then
		v.Rate = 20
	end
end

Tool.Grip = Grips.Up
Tool.Enabled = true

function IsTeamMate(Player1, Player2)
	return (Player1 and Player2 and not Player1.Neutral and not Player2.Neutral and Player1.TeamColor == Player2.TeamColor)
end

function TagHumanoid(humanoid, player)
	local Creator_Tag = Instance.new("ObjectValue")
	Creator_Tag.Name = "creator"
	Creator_Tag.Value = player
	Debris:AddItem(Creator_Tag, 2)
	Creator_Tag.Parent = humanoid
end

function UntagHumanoid(humanoid)
	for i, v in pairs(humanoid:GetChildren()) do
		if v:IsA("ObjectValue") and v.Name == "creator" then
			v:Destroy()
		end
	end
end

function Blow(Hit)
	if not Hit or not Hit.Parent or not CheckIfAlive() or not ToolEquipped then
		return
	end
	local RightArm = Character:FindFirstChild("Right Arm") or Character:FindFirstChild("RightHand")
	if not RightArm then
		return
	end
	local RightGrip = RightArm:FindFirstChild("RightGrip")
	if not RightGrip or (RightGrip.Part0 ~= Handle and RightGrip.Part1 ~= Handle) then
		return
	end
	local character = Hit.Parent
	if character == Character then
		return
	end
	local humanoid = character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
	if not humanoid or humanoid.Health == 0 then
		return
	end
	local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(character)
	if player then
		return
	end
	UntagHumanoid(humanoid)
	TagHumanoid(humanoid, Player)
	humanoid:TakeDamage(Damage)	
end


function Attack()
	Damage = DamageValues.SlashDamage
	Sounds.Slash:Play()

	if Humanoid then
		if Humanoid.RigType == Enum.HumanoidRigType.R6 then
			local Anim = Instance.new("StringValue")
			Anim.Name = "toolanim"
			Anim.Value = "Slash"
			Anim.Parent = Tool
		elseif Humanoid.RigType == Enum.HumanoidRigType.R15 then
			local Anim = Tool:FindFirstChild("R15Slash")
			if Anim then
				local Track = Humanoid:LoadAnimation(Anim)
				Track:Play(0)
			end
		end
	end	
end

function Lunge()
	Damage = DamageValues.LungeDamage

	Sounds.Lunge:Play()
	
	if Humanoid then
		if Humanoid.RigType == Enum.HumanoidRigType.R6 then
			local Anim = Instance.new("StringValue")
			Anim.Name = "toolanim"
			Anim.Value = "Lunge"
			Anim.Parent = Tool
		elseif Humanoid.RigType == Enum.HumanoidRigType.R15 then
			local Anim = Tool:FindFirstChild("R15Lunge")
			if Anim then
				local Track = Humanoid:LoadAnimation(Anim)
				Track:Play(0)
			end
		end
	end	
	--[[
	if CheckIfAlive() then
		local Force = Instance.new("BodyVelocity")
		Force.velocity = Vector3.new(0, 10, 0) 
		Force.maxForce = Vector3.new(0, 4000, 0)
		Debris:AddItem(Force, 0.4)
		Force.Parent = Torso
	end
	]]
	
	wait(0.2)
	Tool.Grip = Grips.Out
	wait(0.6)
	Tool.Grip = Grips.Up

	Damage = DamageValues.SlashDamage
end

Tool.Enabled = true
LastAttack = 0

function Activated()
	if not Tool.Enabled or not ToolEquipped or not CheckIfAlive() then
		return
	end
	Tool.Enabled = false
	local Tick = RunService.Stepped:wait()
	if (Tick - LastAttack < 0.2) then
		Lunge()
	else
		Attack()
	end
	LastAttack = Tick
	--wait(0.5)
	Damage = DamageValues.BaseDamage
	local SlashAnim = (Tool:FindFirstChild("R15Slash") or Create("Animation"){
		Name = "R15Slash",
		AnimationId = BaseUrl .. Animations.R15Slash,
		Parent = Tool
	})
	
	local LungeAnim = (Tool:FindFirstChild("R15Lunge") or Create("Animation"){
		Name = "R15Lunge",
		AnimationId = BaseUrl .. Animations.R15Lunge,
		Parent = Tool
	})
	Tool.Enabled = true
end

function CheckIfAlive()
	return (((Player and Player.Parent and Character and Character.Parent and Humanoid and Humanoid.Parent and Humanoid.Health > 0 and Torso and Torso.Parent) and true) or false)
end

function Equipped()
	Character = Tool.Parent
	Player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(Character)
	Humanoid = Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
	Torso = Character:FindFirstChild("Torso") or Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
	if not CheckIfAlive() then
		return
	end
	ToolEquipped = true
	Sounds.Unsheath:Play()
end

function Unequipped()
	Tool.Grip = Grips.Up
	ToolEquipped = false
end

Tool.Activated:Connect(Activated)
Tool.Equipped:Connect(Equipped)
Tool.Unequipped:Connect(Unequipped)

Connection = Handle.Touched:Connect(Blow)
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