Finish Line

Part of the Roblox Game Scripting section of Coddy's Lua journey. Lesson 23 of 24.

A finish line counts a win and sends the winner back to the start. player:LoadCharacterAsync() gives the player a fresh character on their spawn, without waiting for the respawn timer.

It takes a moment. Until the new character arrives, the finish keeps firing Touched for the old character's other body parts, and every one of them would count a win. A debounce stops that, and a finish needs one per player, so two players finishing together both count. Keep it in a table with the player as the key:

local busy = {}
if not busy[player] then
	busy[player] = true
	-- count the win, send the player back
	task.wait(1)
	busy[player] = nil
end

busy[player] reads or sets the table's entry for that player, and a missing entry is nil. busy[player] = nil removes it, so their next crossing counts again.

Challenge

Medium

The gold pad is the finish, and this script is inside it. Every player already has leaderstats with Wins at 0, and the per-player debounce is set up.

Add 1 to the player's Wins.
Send them back to the start with player:LoadCharacterAsync().
Then clear their debounce, so their next run counts.

Press Play, run to the finish twice, then Check.

Try it yourself

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local finish = script.Parent
local busy = {}

finish.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
	local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
	if player and not busy[player] then
		busy[player] = true
		-- 1. Add 1 to the player's Wins
		-- 2. Send them back to the start
		-- 3. After 1 second, let them win again
	end
end)

Test yourself

This lesson includes a short quiz. Start the lesson to answer it and track your progress.

All lessons in Roblox Game Scripting

1Scripts and Parts

Hello, Roblox Paint a Part Stretch the Bridge Build a Platform

4Game Mechanics

Speed Pad Jump Pad Click Me The Button Door Moving Platform CheckpointsFinish Line

2Loops and Functions

Row of Pillars Staircase Builder Tower Builder Coin Factory Blinking Light Vanishing Bridge

5Your First Game

Your First Obby

3Events and Players

Touch Pad Lava Floor Leaderstats Who Touched It?Coin Collector Coin Door

Practice on your own: Online Lua compiler