local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

local LocalPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
local Character
local HumanoidRootPart

-- Cooldown to prevent spamming the parry
local parryCooldown = 0.5 -- Time between each parry action (in seconds)
local lastParryTime = 0

-- Initialize character and HumanoidRootPart
local function initializeCharacter()
    Character = LocalPlayer.Character
    if not Character then
        Character = LocalPlayer.CharacterAdded:Wait()
    end
    HumanoidRootPart = Character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
end

initializeCharacter()

-- Handle when the character is added/re-spawned
LocalPlayer.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(newChar)
    Character = newChar
    HumanoidRootPart = newChar:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
end)

RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(function()
    if not Character or not Character.Parent then
        initializeCharacter()
        return
    end

    -- Check cooldown before doing anything
    if (tick() - lastParryTime) < parryCooldown then
        return
    end

    local shouldParry = false
    local myPos = HumanoidRootPart.Position
    local parryDistance = 13.5 -- Distance to check for enemies

    -- Look for nearby enemies and check if they are holding a parry-able tool
    for _, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
        if player ~= LocalPlayer and player.Character then
            local targetChar = player.Character
            local targetHRP = targetChar:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")

            if targetHRP and (myPos - targetHRP.Position).Magnitude <= parryDistance then
                -- Check if the player is holding a tool that can be parried
                for _, item in ipairs(targetChar:GetChildren()) do
                    if item:IsA("Tool") and item:GetAttribute("Parry") then
                        shouldParry = true
                        break
                    end
                end
            end
        end
        if shouldParry then
            break
        end
    end

    if shouldParry then
        -- Perform the parry action without animation or visual effects
        -- Example: Deal damage to the attacking player, block the attack, or apply any effect

        -- If you want to trigger something here (like a sound, a special effect, or a damage block), you can add it.

        -- Update the last parry time to handle cooldown
        lastParryTime = tick()
    end
end)

print("Parry mechanic activated without animation.")