Wanting to find out if a player is hit by a lightsaber, but I don't know where to start

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#1

So I want to do something where when the player is hit by a lightsaber and isn’t in the safe zone, they lose health, but I don’t know where to start.

Maybe I can use a .Touched event, or Ray-casting (I have no experience with it yet), or something else.

What is the easiest way to do this? Thanks.

#2

You’re spot on! .Touched is the most common method of something like this. Raycasting can be done, too, but would be more complex script-wise.

You can look into how other swords are made if you want. The damage itself looks something like this:

local tool = script.Parent 
local blade = tool.Blade --change to the beam part of the saber 

blade.Touched:Connect(function(hit) 
	local wielder = tool.Parent 
	local target = hit.Parent 
	if wielder ~= target then 
		local human = target:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Humanoid") 
		if human then 
			human.Health = human.Health - 5 --change this for more/less damage 
		end 
	end 
end)

You could also implement a “debounce” or delay in damage for something like this, depending on how you want the weapon to function. Your request is a bit broad which is okay since you’re just asking where to start, but if you want a specific answer, you can ask for more specific things.

EDIT: This is just a starting point to work with, and it’s not optimized at all, but instead just meant as a sort of non-optimized template. If you’re completely unfamiliar with coding, you should look into some tutorials or request for more detailed help.

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#3

Um, I’m like good I guess? at coding.

What if the player isn’t using the lightsaber and is just moving around?

#4

The way I would go about this is by temporarily enabling the damage each time the tool is activated.

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#5

Great, now what about when the player is in the safe zone?

workspace.Safe

Is the safe zone.

So like, how would I find if the player is touching the safe zone?