Touch events for knife not working

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#1

You can write your topic however you want, but you need to answer these questions:

  1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
    I want to make a simple knife weapon.
  2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
    The touch events won’t work.
  3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
    I have tried messing with the touched events but no luck.

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--Client script
local tool = script.Parent.Parent
local remotesFolder = tool:WaitForChild("Remotes")
local sliceEvent = remotesFolder:WaitForChild("SliceEvent")
local animsFolder = tool:WaitForChild("Anims")
local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local walkAnim = humanoid:LoadAnimation(animsFolder:WaitForChild("WalkAnim"))
local slice1Anim = humanoid:LoadAnimation(animsFolder:WaitForChild("Slice1Anim"))
local throttle = false
local function doSliceAttack()
if not throttle then
throttle = true
sliceEvent:FireServer()
slice1Anim:Play()
wait(1.5)
throttle = false
end
end
tool.Activated:Connect(doSliceAttack)

--Server script
local tool = script.Parent.Parent
local remotesFolder = tool:WaitForChild("Remotes")
local sliceEvent = remotesFolder:WaitForChild("SliceEvent")
local murderKnife = tool:WaitForChild("Handle")
local effectsFolder = tool:WaitForChild("Effects")
local knifeTrail = effectsFolder:WaitForChild("KnifeTrail")
local soundsFolder = tool:WaitForChild("Sounds")
local equipSound = soundsFolder:WaitForChild("EquipSound")
local sliceSound = soundsFolder:WaitForChild("SliceSound")

local throttle = false
local hasBeenTouched = {}

local function doSliceAttack()
	if not throttle then
		throttle = true
		knifeTrail.Enabled = true
		local steppedConnection = murderKnife.Touched:Connect(function(touched)
			local touchedParent = touched.Parent
			if not hasBeenTouched[touchedParent] then
				hasBeenTouched[touchedParent] = true
				local humanoid = touchedParent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
				if humanoid then
					humanoid:TakeDamage(100)
					sliceSound:Play()
				end
			end
		end)
		wait(0.75)
		knifeTrail.Enabled = false
		wait(0.25)
		steppedConnection:Disconnect()
		hasBeenTouched = {}
		wait(1.5)
		throttle = false
	end
end

sliceEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(doSliceAttack)
#2

you don’t need remote events for tool.Activated event, you can do it in a server script.

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
        	if not throttle then
        		throttle = true
        		knifeTrail.Enabled = true
        		local steppedConnection = murderKnife.Touched:Connect(function(touched)
        			local findHumanoid = touched.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
					if findHumanoid then
						if not table.find(hasBeenTouched, touched.Parent) then
							table.insert(hasBeenTouched, touched.Parent)
							findHumanoid:TakeDamage(100)
						end
					end
				end)
        		wait(0.75)
        		knifeTrail.Enabled = false
        		wait(0.25)
        		steppedConnection:Disconnect()
				for i, v in pairs(hasBeenTouched) do
					--here you can do something with players that have been killed, like sending them to lobby
				end
        		hasBeenTouched = {}
        		wait(1.5)
        		throttle = false
        	end
        end)
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#3

Are there any errors in the output?

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#4

No there aren’t any errors in the output.

#5

Yes but does that influence the touch registration at all?

#6

touch may be slightly delayed sometimes

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#7

Does it work sometimes or does it not work at all?

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#8

It works sometimes. It works roughly every other time.

#9

It isn’t slightly delayed. It downright doesn’t work.

#10

You have to increase the hitbox size. .Touched is very, very, very unreliable…

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#11

Is there anything better than touched you would suggest?

#12

Region3, raycasting, GetTouchingParts()

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#13

best one and tips on how to use it?

#14

Comes down to personal preference…
developer.roblox.com will aid you with all of these.

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