Why won't this script give a tool to whoever pushes the button?
Info: I am working on an Airport Check-in System, and when you click the ImageButton in the GUI Frame, it doesn't hand you the ticket from ServerStorage. Error is listed below under "Output".
Output: > EC is not a valid member of ServerStorage
Local Script in ImageButton:
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local tool = game.ServerStorage.EC
local gui = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.ThankYou
script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:connect(function()
tool:Clone().Parent = player.backpack
script.Parent.Parent.Visible = false
gui.Visible = true
wait(3)
gui.Visible = false
end)
2 answers
Since this is a local script, local scripts cannot access the ServerStorage. You should move EC to the ReplicatedStorage and change line 2 to:
local tool = game.ReplicatedStorage.EC
Local scripts cannot access the ServerStorage to make sure that exploiters cannot steal assets.
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Services like ServerStorage have their children hidden on localscripts. I suggest using remotes since regular scripts can see the children of ServerStorage and you want to communicate across boundaries.
Samples:
Proof (assume you have an instance named "Potato" in serverstorage):
LocalScript:
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage");
local Potato = ServerStorage:FindFirstChild('Potato');
print(Potato); --> nil;
Script:
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage");
local Potato = ServerStorage:FindFirstChild('Potato');
print(Potato); --> Potato;
Using remotes: Script:
local rep = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage");
local RE = Instance.new("RemoteEvent");
RE.Parent = rep;
RE.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player,Key)
print(Player.Name,'pressed',Key);-- For me its "SoftlockedUnderZero pressed q"
end);
LocalScript:
local players = game:GetService("Players");
local lp = players.LocalPlayer;
local mouse = lp:GetMouse();
local rep = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage");
local RE = rep:WaitForChild('RemoteEvent',math.huge);
mouse.KeyDown:Connect(function(k) -- I pressed "q"
RE:FireServer(k);
end);