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pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 3:58 AM

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I converted to roblox luau after using python for a while. I followed BrawlDev's beginner series all teh way to the end. But now whenever I touch the coin, I gain more than 1 coin in the coin.value, I have not added a math.random value yet. Here are the scripts

server script under coin in workspace

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
leaderstats.Parent = player

local coins = Instance.new("IntValue")
coins.Name = "Coins"
coins.Value = 0
coins.Parent = leaderstats

local coin = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("coin")



coin.Touched:Connect(function(otherpart)
    local player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(otherpart.Parent)
    local humanoid = otherpart.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
    if humanoid and player then
        player.leaderstats.Coins.Value += 1
        coin.CanTouch = false
        coin.Transparency = 0.9
    end
end)

end)

Server script in coin2 under workspace

local coin = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("coin2")

coin.Touched:Connect(function(otherpart)
local player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(otherpart.Parent)
local humanoid = otherpart.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
if humanoid and player then
player.leaderstats.Coins.Value += 1
coin.CanTouch = false
coin.Transparency = 0.9
end
end)

please help 😭

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Also same thing with the timer, it says x6 or x2 or something, im assuming it cus multiple parts of my body touches it. How do I fix this?

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Timer script under Button

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(otherpart)
local humanoid = otherpart.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
local touched = false
local wall = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Wall")
local button = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Button")

wall.Transparency = 0.5
wall.CanCollide = false

if humanoid and touched == false then
    
    for timer = 5, 1, -1 do
        touched = true
        button.CanTouch = false
        print(timer)
        task.wait(1)

        if timer == 1 then
            touched = false
            button.CanTouch = true
            wall.Transparency = 0
            wall.CanCollide = true
        end
    end
end

end)

safe tundra Jan 30, 2026, 4:00 AM

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pearl flare Also same thing with the timer, it says x6 or x2 or something, im assuming it cu...

add a debounce to make sure it only registers once

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 4:00 AM

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safe tundra add a debounce to make sure it only registers once

how? the debounce it the tutorial added a cool down but it didnt tell me how to make it run only once

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I have added .cantouch = false rigtht after the value has been added so that it cannot be touched again but it seems that it doesnt work

safe tundra Jan 30, 2026, 4:03 AM

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pearl flare how? the debounce it the tutorial added a cool down but it didnt tell me how to ...

set a variable that could be anything like "local debounce = false"
once it gets touched set the debounce = true and add "if debounce then return end"
at the end of the script set the debounce back to false

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 4:05 AM

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safe tundra set a variable that could be anything like "local debounce = false" once it get...

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
leaderstats.Parent = player

local coins = Instance.new("IntValue")
coins.Name = "Coins"
coins.Value = 0
coins.Parent = leaderstats

local coin = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("coin")



coin.Touched:Connect(function(otherpart)
    local player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(otherpart.Parent)
    local humanoid = otherpart.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
    local debounce = false
    if humanoid and player and debounce == false then
        player.leaderstats.Coins.Value += 1
        coin.CanTouch = false
        coin.Transparency = 0.9
        task.wait(1)
        local debounce = true
    end
end)

end)

?

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like this?

safe tundra Jan 30, 2026, 4:06 AM

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local debounce = false

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
    leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
    leaderstats.Parent = player

    local coins = Instance.new("IntValue")
    coins.Name = "Coins"
    coins.Value = 0
    coins.Parent = leaderstats

    local coin = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("coin")



    coin.Touched:Connect(function(otherpart)
        if debounce then return end
        debounce = true
        local player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(otherpart.Parent)
        local humanoid = otherpart.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
        if humanoid and player then
            player.leaderstats.Coins.Value += 1
            coin.CanTouch = false
            coin.Transparency = 0.9
            task.wait(1)
        end
        debounce = false
    end)
end)

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hold im editing

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that should be good

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 4:09 AM

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Alr I’ll try

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safe tundra Jan 30, 2026, 4:10 AM

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messed up a tiny bit but i fixed it dw

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 4:11 AM

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dammm

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it works

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ty

safe tundra Jan 30, 2026, 4:11 AM

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yes yes

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 6:13 AM

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safe tundra yes yes

Can u do a brief explanation? I was analysing the code and I still don’t really understand what “return” really does. Thanks!

safe tundra Jan 30, 2026, 6:18 AM

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pearl flare Can u do a brief explanation? I was analysing the code and I still don’t really ...

return completely ends the code, anything after "return" wont run

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so if debounce is true it returns and stops the code

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 6:19 AM

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Ohh I see, thanks! 🙏

green crest Jan 30, 2026, 6:40 AM

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safe tundra return completely ends the code, anything after "return" wont run

no

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return checks for something

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return end basically makes that if such function executes its gonna get ended

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end is the one that ends the operation completly

safe tundra Jan 30, 2026, 6:42 AM

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green crest no

green crest Jan 30, 2026, 6:42 AM

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lmao

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 6:53 AM

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green crest end is the one that ends the operation completly

Ain’t the end from the if statement? Cus without he end the if statement ain’t closed

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I think it’s like

green crest Jan 30, 2026, 6:54 AM

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yes indeed

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 6:54 AM

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If debounce

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Return

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End)

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To close

green crest Jan 30, 2026, 6:54 AM

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no

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then

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 6:54 AM

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Yeah

green crest Jan 30, 2026, 6:54 AM

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if debounce then

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 6:54 AM

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Im on mobile i cant shift enter crying

green crest Jan 30, 2026, 6:54 AM

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just like : in python anywyas

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 6:54 AM

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Yes

green crest Jan 30, 2026, 6:55 AM

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but yes trust me

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return

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is gonna make you feel like a british kid waking up for a fish filet

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 6:55 AM

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Lmao what crying

green crest Jan 30, 2026, 6:56 AM

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returns are the most wonderful thing in luau

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but i will let you judge lmao

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 6:56 AM

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Ok lol

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When I get more advanced I’ll prob use it in studio

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I just don’t understand lua’s goofy syntax lmao

safe tundra Jan 30, 2026, 6:58 AM

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pearl flare Ok lol

dont listen to him

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hes just a hater

green crest Jan 30, 2026, 6:58 AM

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shat up

pearl flare Jan 30, 2026, 7:00 AM

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elaborate

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We beefing over a function now 💀 😭

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Lmao

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RSC close this chat

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I learnt the ways of the returns

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I shall now destroy those who use script.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent to locate an instance Thumbs

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Thank me later

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Thumbs Thumbs

sinful kite Jan 30, 2026, 11:44 PM

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safe tundra ```lua local debounce = false game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)...

don’t spoon feed

sinful kite Jan 30, 2026, 11:46 PM

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green crest return checks for something

It don’t

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Return immediately ends the current function and sends values back to the caller if provided.
A return statement is just telling the C interpreter to move the stack struct.

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The closest ”check” you’ll get is a nullptr check so you don’t crash the C interpreter.

green crest Jan 31, 2026, 12:28 AM

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green crest return end basically makes that if such function executes its gonna get ended

this

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ends and returns the end

sinful kite Jan 31, 2026, 12:48 AM

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green crest ends and returns the end

what are you talking about.

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if true then return end doesn’t return ”end”, they’re both EOF signals to the compiler to stop executing the code. / go out of scope

green crest Jan 31, 2026, 12:49 AM

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oh mb then

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got it wrong

sinful kite Jan 31, 2026, 12:50 AM

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all good capybarathink

safe tundra Jan 31, 2026, 2:04 AM

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sinful kite don’t spoon feed

i usually dont

pearl flare Jan 31, 2026, 4:52 AM

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He didn’t spoon feed, im the one who ate the spoon

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Thumbs

pearl flare Feb 1, 2026, 9:18 AM

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Wait I was gonna ask something but I forgot

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pearl flare Feb 1, 2026, 9:18 AM

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evilcat

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It was important crying

pearl flare Feb 2, 2026, 4:23 AM

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local debounce = false

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
leaderstats.Parent = player

local coins = Instance.new("IntValue")
coins.Name = "Coins"
coins.Value = 0
coins.Parent = leaderstats

local coin = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("coin")



coin.Touched:Connect(function(otherpart)
    if debounce then return end
    debounce = true
    local player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(otherpart.Parent)
    local humanoid = otherpart.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
    if humanoid and player then
        player.leaderstats.Coins.Value += 1
        coin.CanTouch = false
        coin.Transparency = 0.9
        task.wait(1)
    end
    debounce = false
end)

end)

aight so i wanna know why debounce is false afterwards? shouldnt i eb kept as true so Iit cant run more than once?

sinful kite Feb 2, 2026, 10:42 AM

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pearl flare local debounce = false game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player) lo...

If you set the debounce to only true and don’t disable it then yes, the code can only run once

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Otherwise it functions as a cooldown for how long it is until you’re able to perform that action again

pearl flare Feb 2, 2026, 11:00 AM

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Ty, though when I did that my code didnt work crying

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