How to make a Roblox respawn system (with AI)

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Sample output: ServerScriptService/RespawnManager.lua

--!strict
-- ServerScriptService/RespawnManager.lua  (Forge AI · excerpt)
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local CollectionService = game:GetService("CollectionService")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local RespawnRequest = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Remotes"):WaitForChild("RespawnRequest")

local COOLDOWN_SEC = 5

local awaiting: { [Player]: { deathTime: number, killer: Player? } } = {}

Players.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(_) end)  -- hook below

local function onCharacter(player: Player, character: Model)
    local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid") :: Humanoid
    humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
        awaiting[player] = { deathTime = os.clock(), killer = nil }
        player:LoadCharacter() -- DISABLE automatic
        -- ^ Instead: keep ghost cam, show death screen on client
    end)
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    player.CharacterAutoLoads = false
    player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char) onCharacter(player, char) end)
    player:LoadCharacter()
end)

local function pickSpawn(player: Player): SpawnLocation?
    local team = player.Team and player.Team.Name
    for _, sp in ipairs(CollectionService:GetTagged("SpawnPoint")) do
        if not team or sp:GetAttribute("Team") == team then return sp end
    end
    return workspace:FindFirstChildOfClass("SpawnLocation")
end

RespawnRequest.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player: Player)
    local a = awaiting[player]
    if not a then return end
    if os.clock() - a.deathTime < COOLDOWN_SEC then return end

    awaiting[player] = nil
    local spawn = pickSpawn(player)
    player:LoadCharacter()
    if spawn and player.Character then
        player.Character:PivotTo(spawn.CFrame + Vector3.new(0, 3, 0))
    end
end)