Why does my script loop like this?

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#21 
workspace[game.Players.LocalPlayer.Name]:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
label = script.Parent.TextLabel
debounce = true
local function hurt()

end	
workspace[game.Players.LocalPlayer.Name].Humanoid:GetPropertyChangedSignal('Health'):Connect(function()
	if debounce == true then
		debounce = false
		local num = math.random(1,3)
		if num == 1 then
			label.Text = "BEHIND YOU"
		elseif num == 2 then
			label.Text = "RUN"
		elseif num == 3 then
			label.Text = "ITS HERE"
		end
		script.Parent.LocalScript.Disabled = false

		local num = 0
		while wait(.01) do
			local clone = game.ReplicatedStorage.special:Clone()
			clone.Parent=script.Parent
			num = num + .01
			if num >= .75 then
				script.Parent.TextLabel.Text = ""
				break
			end
		end
		wait(4)
		debounce = true
	end
end)

would this work?

#22

That would produce the same result. Using Connect() at the end just allows for functions to be connected that can be used in other places.

#23

what should i try then? (character limit)

#24

Try this:

--//Services
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

--//Variabbles
local LocalPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
local Character = LocalPlayer.Character or LocalPlayer.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local Humanoid = Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local Frame = script.Parent
local TextLabel = Frame.TextLabel

--//Controls
local debounce = false
local currentHealth = Humanoid.Health

--//Tables
local Messages = {
	[1] = "BEHIND YOU",
	[2] = "RUN",
	[3] = "ITS HERE"
}

--//Functions
Humanoid.HealthChanged:Connect(function(health)
	if debounce and currentHealth >= health then
		return
	end
	
	currentHealth = health
	
	debounce = true
	
	local randomNumber = Random.new():NextInteger(1, 3)
	TextLabel.Text = Messages[randomNumber]
	
	Frame.LocalScript.Disabled = false
	
	local number = 0
	
	while task.wait(0.01) do
		local Clone = ReplicatedStorage.special:Clone()
		Clone.Parent = Frame
		
		number += 0.01
		
		if number >= 0.75 then
			TextLabel.Text = ""
			
			break
		end
	end
	
	debounce = false
end)
#25

PS: The only reason it kept “looping” was because when the humanoid’s health increased, it still played the animation since you didn’t check if they regenerated health instead of lost health.

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#26

Try something like this, where the hurtpart gets touched and activates the code.

workspace.hurtpart.Touched:Connect(function(player)
	if debounce == true then
		debounce = false
		local num = math.random(1,3)
		if num == 1 then
			label.Text = "BEHIND YOU"
		elseif num == 2 then
			label.Text = "RUN"
		elseif num == 3 then
			label.Text = "ITS HERE"
		end
		script.Parent.LocalScript.Disabled = false

		local num = 0
		while wait(.01) do
			local clone = game.ReplicatedStorage.special:Clone()
			clone.Parent=script.Parent
			num = num + .01
			if num >= .75 then
				script.Parent.TextLabel.Text = ""
				break
			end
		end
		debounce = true
	end
end)
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#27

The OP is trying to make it so that when the player gets damaged it plays the animation. Making the function only get connected to a single part doesn’t help and is very inefficient. It’s much more dynamic and better if they just connect that function to the humanoid’s health decreasing.

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#28

how do i turn off the health regen? I’ve tried searching in my humanoid but I found nothing

#29

Use a while wait() do loop to keep the health in the same place, and change when its lower.

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#30 
script.Parent:WaitForChild("Health")
script.Parent.Health:Destroy()
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