[Help] Unsure How To Make FX Vanish On Repeat Spawns

[Doodle Monster]

I really didn't want to make this post mostly because I thought I could solve this issue myself, but i've tried a bunch of diffrent methods and they don't seem to work. Basicly the issue is when reading the same book twice during it's effect duration, the effects stack and the extra effect dosen't vanish. I've tried detecting if fx ~= nil and not spawning the fx. no dice. I've tried deleteing the old fx as soon as the new one spawns, no dice either. Any pointers would be really awesome! 

Here's what the issue looks like, The two effects stack on eachother.

Here's my current script for the book

local Assets = {

    -- Animation files for the item (showing it on the ground and swap symbols for the players).

    Asset("ANIM", "anim/wendalyn_book_shield_ground.zip"),

   

    -- Inventory image and atlas file used for the item.

    Asset("ATLAS", "images/inventoryimages/wendalyn_book_shield.xml"),

    Asset("IMAGE", "images/inventoryimages/wendalyn_book_shield.tex"),

}

 

local WENDALYNSHIELD = 20

 

local function ruinshat_unproc(inst)

        if inst:HasTag("forcefield") then

            inst:RemoveTag("forcefield")

            if inst._unstoppable_fx ~= nil then

            inst._unstoppable_fx:Remove("forcefieldfx")

            inst._unstoppable_fx = nil

            end

 

            if inst._task ~= nil then

                inst._task:Cancel()

            end

        end

        if inst.components.health ~= nil then

                --player.components.health.externalabsorbmodifiers:SetModifier(player, TUNING.BUFF_PLAYERABSORPTION_MODIFIER)

            inst.components.health:SetAbsorptionAmount(0)

        end

    end

 

local function MainFunction()

    -- Functions which are performed both on Client and Server start here.

    local inst = CreateEntity()

   

    inst.entity:AddTransform()

    inst.entity:AddAnimState()

    inst.entity:AddNetwork()

    inst.entity:AddSoundEmitter()

   

    MakeInventoryPhysics(inst)

   

    -- Add minimap icon. Remember about its XML in modmain.lua!

    local minimap = inst.entity:AddMiniMapEntity()

    minimap:SetIcon("wendalyn_book_shield.tex")

   

    --[[ ANIMSTATE ]]--

    -- This is the name visible on the top of hierarchy in Spriter.

    inst.AnimState:SetBank("wendalyn_book_shield_ground")

    -- This is the name of your compiled*.zip file.

    inst.AnimState:SetBuild("wendalyn_book_shield_ground")

    -- This is the animation name while item is on the ground.

    inst.AnimState:PlayAnimation("anim")

 

    --[[ TAGS ]]--

    inst:AddTag("wendalyn_book_shield")

   

    inst:AddTag("book")

 

    inst:AddComponent("book")

 

    --[[affected players]]-- if you need this....

    inst._ruins_proc_players={}

   

    inst.components.book.onread = function(inst, reader)

 

    reader:StartThread(function()      

    local x, y, z = reader.Transform:GetWorldPosition()

   

    if true then -- SanityCheck(caster)

        local range = 10        

        local must_tags = {"player"}

                   

        local players = TheSim:FindEntities(x, y, z, range, must_tags)

        table.insert(inst._ruins_proc_players, players)

                if players ~= nil then

                    for key, player in pairs(players) do

                    --[[forcefield buff]]-- i recommend making a buff inst with the new sosurce modifierlist system

                    player:AddTag("forcefield")

                    if inst._unstoppable_fx ~= nil then

                        inst._unstoppable_fx:Remove("forcefieldfx")

                    end

 

                    player._unstoppable_fx = SpawnPrefab("forcefieldfx")

                    player._unstoppable_fx.entity:SetParent(player.entity)

                    player._unstoppable_fx.Transform:SetPosition(0, 0.2, 0)

                    if player.components.health ~= nil then

                        player.components.health:SetAbsorptionAmount(.95)

                    end

                    player._task = player:DoTaskInTime(WENDALYNSHIELD, ruinshat_unproc)

                end

            end

        end

    end)

 

reader.components.sanity:DoDelta(-35)          

return true

end

   

    MakeInventoryFloatable(inst, "small", 0.05, {1.2, 0.75, 1.2})

 

    inst.entity:SetPristine()

 

    if not TheWorld.ismastersim then

        -- If we're not the host - stop performing further functions.

        -- Only server functions below.

        return inst

    end

 

    inst:AddComponent("inspectable")

 

    inst:AddComponent("inventoryitem")

    inst.components.inventoryitem.imagename = "wendalyn_book_shield"

    inst.components.inventoryitem.atlasname = "images/inventoryimages/wendalyn_book_shield.xml"

   

    --new new code

 

    MakeHauntableLaunch(inst)

 

    return inst

end

 

return  Prefab("wendalyn_book_shield", MainFunction, Assets)

[FerniFrenito]

You are trying to remove the fx from inst

--[[forcefield buff]]-- i recommend making a buff inst with the new sosurce modifierlist system
player:AddTag("forcefield")
if inst._unstoppable_fx ~= nil then
  inst._unstoppable_fx:Remove("forcefieldfx") -- Remove from inst
end

player._unstoppable_fx = SpawnPrefab("forcefieldfx")
player._unstoppable_fx.entity:SetParent(player.entity)

You may want to remove it from the player.

--[[forcefield buff]]-- i recommend making a buff inst with the new sosurce modifierlist system
player:AddTag("forcefield")
if player._unstoppable_fx ~= nil then
  player._unstoppable_fx:Remove("forcefieldfx") -- Remove from player
end

player._unstoppable_fx = SpawnPrefab("forcefieldfx")
player._unstoppable_fx.entity:SetParent(player.entity)

If this doesn't work, set the variable to null

--[[forcefield buff]]-- i recommend making a buff inst with the new sosurce modifierlist system
player:AddTag("forcefield")
if player._unstoppable_fx ~= nil then
  player._unstoppable_fx:Remove("forcefieldfx")
  player._unstoppable_fx = nil
end

player._unstoppable_fx = SpawnPrefab("forcefieldfx")
player._unstoppable_fx.entity:SetParent(player.entity)

[Doodle Monster]

Thank you so much! Works like a charm!