Unanchor a block by touching it

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#1

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I am not a scripter but I want to make a horror game where when you touch an invisible block, a model/part goes unanchored and plays a sound or whatever.

Please can you tell me whats wrong with this script, thank you.

#2 

local function onTouch(hit)
    if (hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")) then
       workspace.JoeMama.Anchored = false
    end
end

workspace.JoeMama.Touched:Connect(onTouch)
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#3

your if statement doesn’t have a then to run the condition.
Try

if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
also, :findFirstChild() is deprecated, I recommend you use :FindFirstChild()

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#4

This doesn’t appear to be working, I think @Krythoptic said basically the same thing to change and I don’t think that works either.

The “then” on line 2 has a red line underneath it

#5

I forgot to add another bracket at the end, copy it again and try it now.

#6

I am really bad at scripting (so i dont understand a lot of things), I added it at the end but I am not sure it is in the right place as it still doesn’t work

#7

When testing, did you click on the part to see if it is unanchored?

#8

It is anchored, is that an issue?

#9

No, when you test select the part and check its properties to see if the script unanchored it

#10

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I don’t think the script unanchored it also this is in output from the script

oh thats an old issue that got fixed just now

#11

make sure the code is in the same script and its in a server script not a local script

#12 
local function onTouch(hit)
	if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
		workspace.JoeMama.Anchored = false
	end
end

YOURPARTPATHHERE.Touched:Connect(onTouch)
#13

Removing parenthesis from the if statement won’t change anything, it’ll work the same.

#14

Might as well not get Lua confused with other languages

#15

It is in a Script and I really think I am being dumb here because I still can’t get it to work

#16

Unfortunately, you’re mistaken. Lua will still understand this.

local part = "foo"

if (part == "foo") then
	print("true")
end

I tested this and it prints out true.

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#17

Where is the script placed? Use a server script and place it in workspace

#18

Im not saying it wouldnt work, I just said it might get confused with other languages.

#19

Can you show us the explorer hierarchy (where your parts and scripts are placed)?

#20

Not sure that’s relevant since other people from other languages won’t feel a difference.