can someone help me with my broken flashlight that i made just now

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so i have the model and script and it even shows in my inventory (yk like the 1,2,3 one at the bottom of screen) and when i equip it, nothing shows. i want it to also be able so i can see it in first person on the left side if the screen and not show in the inv but instead already be on the left hand turned on, thanks everyone who helps🙏

[late current]

do you know what the .Activated method even does 🤦‍♂️

[vernal sinew]

uh, no thats why im here💀

[late current]

you're supposed to do .Equipped not .Activated

The difference:

.Equipped: method to check if a tool is equipped

.Activated: method to check if a tool is equipped with mouse being held down on the screen

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so do i change it to .equipped

[late current]

yea

tell me if it works

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uh

no

[late current]

and also where is your tool located

first

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in starter pack

[frail field]

the .Activated method will trigger whenever the player clicks with a tool equipped you were correct, I think the issue is you're trying to set the light to true on the client sided script instead of a server sided one, unless there's an issue with the light itself

[late current]

true

i was thinking that

[vernal sinew]

well yeah but i want it to be automatic and without it having to show at the bottom just on my left hand

[late current]

but I was trying to confirm that

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would that change anything?

[late current]

@frail field gave a better explanation

[frail field]

https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/RemoteEvent look at this here, or look at one of alvinblox's or thedevkings tutorials

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alr

thx

[late current]

yea try script instead of localscript

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okk

[late current]

see if it works

[frail field]

Yea ngl you could probably just copy and paste that code into a server script and it would work

[late current]

yea

👍 or 👎

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server script storage thats a normal script?

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almost

[frail field]

Nope just put a normal script inside the same place you had the local one

[robust ore]

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o alr

[frail field]

And just copy and paste the code into it

[late current]

whos level 1?

me

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anddd

no

unfortuallny still the same

[late current]

try adding print("Equipped") and see if it works

[robust ore]

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[late current]

if that works then we can continue

[vernal sinew]

after what

[frail field]

Once you activate it in the workspace, click on the flashlight in the explorer and see if it says its enabled, it may be an issue with the light itself, also the print statement ryan said

[late current]

after the .Equipped event

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ok

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script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
print("Equipped")

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ok

mines at function(s)

[late current]

ik

just do it right after that

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o

[late current]

tellme if it prints that

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ok sory

ar

alr

[late current]

if it does then were ontrack

[frail field]

script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
print("equipped")
end) ``` something like that

[late current]

did it print equipped?

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hm instead i got a weird red text

[robust ore]

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[frail field]

Post a pic of it here

[late current]

show us the script

[late current]

you put an extra ")"

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mighhtve done sum dumb im very stupid when it comes to scripting :/

where

[late current]

🤣

at the end

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bru

[late current]

at the part after printing

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oh

[late current]

not the actual end of ur code

lol

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o ok

hm stil getting the red text

[late current]

show me the code

[frail field]

script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
print("equipped")
end)

script.Parent.Activated:Connect(function()
  if script.Parent.Handle.SurfaceLight.Enabled == true then
    script.Parent.Handle.SurfaceLight.Enabled = false
  else
    script.Parent.Handle.SurfaceLight.Enabled = true
  end
end) ```  do this

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alr

[frail field]

You have an extra end statement in the function so its trying to close 3 functions when you opened 2

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replace the old one?

[vernal sinew]

oh

[frail field]

Yep replace all of the old code with that one

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ok

[late current]

I just rewrote your code in studio

I can give it

[vernal sinew]

sure

no red text

bit still nothing

[late current]

script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function() print("Equipped") if script.Parent.Handle.SurfaceLight.Enabled == true then script.Parent.Handle.SurfaceLight.Enabled = false else script.Parent.Handle.SurfaceLight.Enabled = true end end)

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lemme try this

[late current]

👌

[robust ore]

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isnt this the same one i did?

[late current]

just try it

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ok

nope on a rope

still nothing

which sucks

[frail field]

Check the explorer after you activate it while still playing

Check if the enabled property is true in the light object it may be the light thats the problem

[late current]

this script is 100% correct bc i tested it in studio myself

[vernal sinew]

under surface light?

[frail field]

Yep click the surfacelight

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ok its my light then

[frail field]

Then check the properties of it

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ok

[frail field]

While your still playing it

Is enabled true?

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yea

[frail field]

Yep its the light

Can you take a pic of what the light properties look like

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wait

yea i gotchu

[frail field]

Yep its on its just not showing

[vernal sinew]

i might have to go soon too :/

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yeah

[frail field]

When you click the light property does it show that the range of the light is going in a forward direction?

[late current]

maybe try pointer light

[frail field]

it says its facing right

[late current]

try try pointlight and find a good angle

surface light is like for glowing parts

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alr

[late current]

for flashlight you should do pointlight

[vernal sinew]

yeah no it still imaint budgin

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alr

[late current]

and also put it in workspace and see if it looks good

[vernal sinew]

like this?

also should i change anything in the script to pointlight

[frail field]

Yep that should work just put it in the starterpack then test it again, make sure to change the name in the script from surfacelight to pointlight

[robust ore]

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ok

[late current]

how long have u been scripting btw?

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like this

[frail field]

About 5 years now

[frail field]

Yep

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dayum

and nothing

i might have to redo everything tmr

cuz imma go to bed

lowkey tired

if yall can maybe help tmr that would be sick

[late current]

dang

for me, 3

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for me maybe 1 week lol

i suck so bad

[late current]

sure

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i rly needa learn

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thx

[late current]

can you add me so we can get in contact later

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yea yea fs

u too davon?

[frail field]

Yessir

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i sent h one

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bet

again thank u guys for tryna fix my stupid flashlight lol

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