my script dont work

[distant frost]

it should respawn a dummy
the script is located in a rig that is located in a folder that is located in server storage
function respawn()
dummy = script.Parent:Clone()
dummy.Parent = workspace
print("spawned")
end

function despawn()
print("despawned")
if dummy.Humanoid.Health >1 then
dummy:Destroy(1)
wait(10)
respawn()
end
end

while true do
wait(0.1)
if dummy then
despawn()
else
respawn()
end
end

@valid ember you popped up when i typed 7 so help me ig

[uneven sluice]

can be simplified to

function respawn()
    script.Parent:Clone().Parent = workspace
    script.Parent:Destroy()
    
    print("spawned")
end

script.Parent.Humanoid.Died:Connect(respawn)

[distant frost]

i did not know died was an event

but thanks

[uneven sluice]

its an event on the humanoid

[distant frost]

helpin a friend with a game

[uneven sluice]

you can also connect it to script.Parent.Removing but for now dont worry about that

it would clone twice

[distant frost]

it is not working

[uneven sluice]

any error?

[distant frost]

not spawning for some reason'

[uneven sluice]

on output

check

[distant frost]

no, i dont think

[uneven sluice]

or f9

hm

[distant frost]

nope

[uneven sluice]

did it print "spawned"?

[distant frost]

nope

[uneven sluice]

ooh

could you send a video footage

[distant frost]

also, the script is located in a rig that is located in a folder that is located in server storage so maybe thats why

but idk

[distant frost]

yea

[uneven sluice]

but the dummy is on the workspace when youre testing right?

its supposed to respawn when it dies

[distant frost]

its not spawning in the first place

[uneven sluice]

oh

yeah

you didnt tell

script.Parent = workspace

function respawn()
    script.Parent:Clone().Parent = workspace
    script.Parent:Destroy()
    
    print("spawned")
end

script.Parent.Humanoid.Died:Connect(respawn)

or wait wait scratch that

no nvm

as long as the dummy isnt needed anymore on the folder

[distant frost]

wouldnt that just try to dupe the workspace

or am i suppoused to add that to the the script

[uneven sluice]

meant to type script.Parent.Parent

but ignore it

[distant frost]

alr

[uneven sluice]

you can just put the dummy on workspace

the problem is

[distant frost]

lemme attempt

alr

[uneven sluice]

you typed script.Parent.Humanoid.Died:Connect(respawn()) not script.Parent.Humanoid.Died:Connect(respawn)

it calls the function immediately, so its not connected to the died signal

theoratically that would clone and destroy the dummy multiple times, which would crash your game

but thats just a theory

[distant frost]

Ohh

[distant frost]

this also dont work

it says spawned

but the thing has no health

and i think i know why

when it clones it, it has no health

[uneven sluice]

it parented the script into the workspace, not the rig

[distant frost]

so it cloning it with no health

which i may be able to fix but probably not

[uneven sluice]

oh

rig

right

script.Parent.Parent = workspace
local toSpawn = script.Parent:Clone()

function respawn()
    toSpawn.Parent = workspace
    script.Parent:Destroy()
    
    print("spawned")
end

script.Parent.Humanoid.Died:Connect(respawn)

@distant frost

you store the rig before it dies

👍

[distant frost]

alr lemme test this

[true ruin]

** You are now Level 2! **

[distant frost]

it workie

yippie

thx

[uneven sluice]

keep in mind it might break something IF the rig is needed to be in that folder in serverstorage

why would you need to put it there anyway

if its a dummy

[mild matrix]

dont use while true do task.wait() end loops

its bad practice

[distant frost]

What else am I to do

[mild matrix]

while task.wait() do

[distant frost]

Oh

[mild matrix]

also wait() sucks use task.wait() instead

[distant frost]

I didnt know u could do that

[distant frost]

There's a difference?

[mild matrix]

wait() is deprecated

[distant frost]

What that mean

[mild matrix]

it's old

don't use it for new work

[distant frost]

Why tho

If it works the same

[mild matrix]

not exactly the same

[distant frost]

Do tell

[mild matrix]

im stupid I'm gonna ask chatgpt

[mild matrix]

task.wait() is the newer, better version of wait() in Roblox Studio.

quick difference:

• task.wait() ✅

  • more accurate timing
  • less delay / less laggy
  • recommended by roblox now

• wait() ⚠️

  • older / legacy
  • can be inconsistent
  • may pause longer than expected

simple answer:

use task.wait() almost all the time.
wait() still works, but it’s outdated.

real

[distant frost]

Well then why tf is it in roblox😭

IF IT LEGIT DOES NOT WORK

[mild matrix]

bro cant read

[distant frost]

Does not work correctly, I mean

[mild matrix]

is it was just deleted from existence then all the games that use it would break

[distant frost]

Well then why not just modify the preexisting code line (the wait()) to work like task.wait

[mild matrix]

that's just 2 more things to take care

if they want to update one they have to update the second one too

now imagine this on a large scale

also maybe some people like the functionality of wait()