Improper stun reset?

[fallen pendant]

So this is my server side script and I think that a new timer is created every time the player is hit, which I do not want. I want only 1 timer per hit and if they are hit again get rid of that old timer. Im kinda stumped.

[primal yew]

look at your else statements

they dont make sense

do

if -- then

elseif then

else

end

and so on

[fallen pendant]

really? It seemed to work fine for me, maybe the structure is just funky. Unless it is wrong.

[primal yew]

it technically can work like that but its just not quite optimal i guess?

it just makes it sloppy n shi

[fallen pendant]

yea probably is not optimal, im not well versed in lua

[wind glacier]

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[fallen pendant]

Though do u happen to know how to have only 1 stun timer per event?

[primal yew]

oh uhh lemme see but i messed with your script a bit

local KickEvent = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Kick")

local debris = game:GetService("Debris")

local dmg
local force
local upward

local stuntimer = 2

local function pushback(plrhrp, hrp, pushforce, upward)
    local bv = Instance.new("BodyVelocity")
    bv.P = 2000
    bv.MaxForce = Vector3.new(math.huge, math.huge, math.huge)
    bv.Velocity = plrhrp.CFrame.LookVector * pushforce + Vector3.new(0, upward, 0)
    bv.Parent = hrp
    debris:AddItem(bv, 0.4)
end

KickEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, victim, combo)


    local victimchar = victim.Parent
    local victimhrp = victimchar:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
    local plrchar = plr.Character
    local plrhrp = plrchar:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")


    task.spawn(function()
        while true do
            stuntimer -= 0.1
            if stuntimer >= 0 then
                victimchar:SetAttribute("Stunned", true)
                print("stunned")
            else
                victimchar:SetAttribute("Stunned", false)
                print("Not Stunned")
                stuntimer = 2
                break
            end
            wait(0.1)
        end
    end)


    -- Blocking check
    if victimchar:GetAttribute("Blocking") == true then
        combo = 3
        force = 50
        upward = 15
        stuntimer = 2
        pushback(plrhrp, victimhrp, force, upward)
        victimchar:SetAttribute("Blocking", false)

    elseif combo == 3 then
        force = 50
        upward = 15
        pushback(plrhrp, victimhrp, force, upward)
        stuntimer = 2

    else
        force = 5
        upward = 0
        pushback(plrhrp, victimhrp, force, upward)
        stuntimer = 2
        victimchar:TakeDamage(10)
    end
end)

[primal yew]

for a timer you can use time()

and then like

time - 0 < coolDownTime or something idfk

and then updated time = time()

¯_(ツ)_/¯

wait im slow sorry

[fallen pendant]

ok ty, I'll try time(), I knew it was probably the better way to go than the way I did but I don't know how to implement it yet so I thought making a variable go down like that would suffice lol

[primal yew]

is it like a one time ability?

or just a cooldown thing

[primal yew]

ill show an actuall example of cooldown i used (using time) if u want

[fallen pendant]

Cooldown thing i think, would u like to see the client code? Also yea an example would be nice

[primal yew]

aight sec

local coolDown = 0.7
    local lastSlashTime = 0
     bulletEventConnection = shootBullet.OnClientEvent:Connect(function()
        local currentTime = time()
        local withinCooldown = currentTime - lastSlashTime < coolDown
        lastSlashTime = currentTime

        if withinCooldown then
            slash1 = not slash1
        else
            slash1 = false
        end

this is just a snippet of something

[fallen pendant]

K ima analyze for a sec cause my brain going blank lol

[primal yew]

okay : D

If the time (seconds) since the last action is less than cooldown, then do blah blah

[fallen pendant]

does the if statement for withincooldown always make slash1 false?

[primal yew]

you can ignore that

think abt like this

if within cooldown then (in your case) do nothing?

probably by using a debounce

[fallen pendant]

srry, Im still trying to grasp the logic behind the timing

[primal yew]

"if cooldown passed then can do ActionDebounce = true" that kinda logic

[fallen pendant]

but yea do nothing in my case

Ok i'll try giving it a go on my code

[primal yew]

currentTime - lastSlashTime < coolDown
^^secondsPassed-lastAction(in seconds) lessThan coolDown time

[primal yew]

good luck

i hope i didnt confuse you 💔