Touch event not working

[STK_gold1 (SKT)]

I am trying to make a football game want to make a football move up when it is touched, but it seems I can not even get down the basic touch event.

This is my script:

local hitbox = script.Parent
local ball = hitbox.Parent

while true do
	wait()
	hitbox.Position = ball.Position
end

hitbox.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
	print("touch")
	if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
		local hum = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
		local hrp = hum.Parent:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
		local cf = hrp.CFrame
		local lookvector = cf.LookVector

		ball.AssemblyLinearVelocity = lookvector
	end
end)

And this is where it is located

Can touch is turned on for the hitbox and the hitbox is anchored

I have looked for multiple other forms with people with my same problem but I can not find the right solution, I have tried moving the script from the mesh to the hitbox but it will not work. Help will be appreciated.

[AntoniusAlbusCaesar (Antonius)]

local hitbox = script.Parent
local ball = hitbox.Parent

while true do
wait()
hitbox.Position = ball.Position
end

hitbox.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
print(“touch”)
local hum = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild(“Humanoid”)
If hum then
local hrp = hum.Parent:FindFirstChild(“HumanoidRootPart”)
local cf = hrp.CFrame
local lookvector = cf.LookVector

	ball.AssemblyLinearVelocity = lookvector
end

end)

[AntoniusAlbusCaesar (Antonius)]

Get rid of if hit, change to local hum =

Then add…. if hum then

[STK_gold1 (SKT)]

No, the print(“touch”) is not working. That is my problem.

[AntoniusAlbusCaesar (Antonius)]

If hit then
Print (touched)

See if that fixes it

[squigs07 (Tammy)]

The code after the while true loop cannot run until the while true loop is broken, instead of using the loop, just create a weld between the football and the hitbox, then unanchor the hitbox.

[notsad2 (nots7d)]

The issue is you’re using:

while true do
wait()
hitbox.Position = ball.Position
end

This is ALWAYS set to true, meaning this code will repeat endlessly.

I have 2 solutions for you:

1. Use a coroutine:

local hitbox = script.Parent
local ball = hitbox.Parent

coroutine.wrap(function()
	task.wait()
	hitbox.Position = ball.Position
	print("Moved")
end)()


hitbox.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
	print("touch")
	if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
		local hum = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
		local hrp = hum.Parent:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
		local cf = hrp.CFrame
		local lookvector = cf.LookVector

		ball.AssemblyLinearVelocity = lookvector
	end
end)

or use .Heartbeat:

local hitbox = script.Parent
local ball = hitbox.Parent
local RS = game:GetService("RunService")

RS.Heartbeat:Connect(function()
	task.wait()
	hitbox.Position = ball.Position
end)

hitbox.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
	print("touch")
	if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
		local hum = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
		local hrp = hum.Parent:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
		local cf = hrp.CFrame
		local lookvector = cf.LookVector

		ball.AssemblyLinearVelocity = lookvector
	end
end)

Both of these work, however one thing that doesn’t is the ball being “launched”

I’ve never really worked with LinearVelocity, but I think you’re meant to use VectorForce.

Correct me if I’m wrong though.

Edit: or do what @STK_gold1 said, their solution is simpler

[STK_gold1 (SKT)]

The second piece of code worked, thank you very much.