Wand Script Not Working

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The wand tool I’ve created isn’t working correctly. I was wondering if anyone could help me figure out why :slight_smile: I’ve created a print for the mouse click (which says it’s successful); however, when the mouse is clicked the ray isn’t appearing or doing damage to NPCs.

Here’s the script:

local tool = script.Parent
local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer

tool.Equipped:Connect(function(mouse)
	mouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
		print("Mouse pressed")
		
		local ray = Ray.new(tool.WandHead.CFrame.Position (mouse.Hit.Position - tool.WandHead.CFrame.Position).unit * 300)
		local part, position = workspace:FindPartOnRay(ray, player.Character, false, true)
		
		local beam = Instance.new("Part", workspace)
		beam.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Pink")
		beam.FormFactor = "Custom"
		beam.Material = "Neon"
		beam.Transparency = .25
		beam.Anchored = true
		beam.CanCollide = false
		
		local distance = (tool.WandHead.CFrame.Position - position).magnitude
		beam.Size = Vector3.new(.3, .3, distance)
		beam.CFrame = CFrame.new(tool.WandHead.Position, position) * CFrame.new(0, 0, - distance / 2)
		
		game:GetService("Debris"):AddItem(beam, .1)
		
		if part then
			local humanoid = part.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
			
			if not humanoid then
				humanoid = part.Parent.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
			end
			
			if humanoid then
				humanoid:TakeDamage(30)
			end
		end
	end)
end)

Let me know if you see where I’ve made my mistake! I haven’t been able to figure it out.

The output says " Players.Auevi.Backpack.Wand.LightningScript:8: attempt to call a Vector3 value " but I’m just not sure how to fix that (it works in all other parts of the script besides on Line 8.

Thank you~!

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try this

local tool = script.Parent
local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local mouse = player:GetMouse()

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
		print("Mouse pressed")
		
		local ray = Ray.new(tool.WandHead.CFrame.Position, (mouse.Hit.Position - tool.WandHead.CFrame.Position).unit * 300)
		local part, position = workspace:FindPartOnRay(ray, player.Character, false, true)
		
		local beam = Instance.new("Part", workspace)
		beam.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Pink")
		beam.FormFactor = "Custom"
		beam.Material = "Neon"
		beam.Transparency = .25
		beam.Anchored = true
		beam.CanCollide = false
		
		local distance = (tool.WandHead.CFrame.Position - position).magnitude
		beam.Size = Vector3.new(.3, .3, distance)
		beam.CFrame = CFrame.new(tool.WandHead.Position, position) * CFrame.new(0, 0, - distance / 2)
		
		game:GetService("Debris"):AddItem(beam, .1)
		
		if part then
			local humanoid = part.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
			
			if not humanoid then
				humanoid = part.Parent.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
			end
			
			if humanoid then
				humanoid:TakeDamage(30)
			end
		end
	end)

woops made a mistake, edited x2

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3

Another thing is, you need to make 2 separate scripts. Your trying to damage a character with a local script.

4

Thank you so much :heart: The script works now! I greatly appreciate it!

As for the damage script, should I put a regular script (not local) into the tool? or use a RE?

Here’s what I’ve done so far for the damage script:

local tool = script.Parent
local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local mouse = player:GetMouse()

local ray = Ray.new(tool.WandHead.CFrame.Position, (mouse.Hit.Position - tool.WandHead.CFrame.Position).unit * 300)
local part, position = workspace:FindPartOnRay(ray, player.Character, false, true)

if part then
	local humanoid = part.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")

	if not humanoid then
		humanoid = part.Parent.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
	end

	if humanoid then
		humanoid:TakeDamage(30)
	end
	end
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To give damage to another player, the script must be server script. to get mouse, the script must be a local script