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How do I make things only show up on one client????

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ASimpleGalaxy 36

4 years ago

Edited 4 years ago

Through a local script, I turn particles on and off by enabling them. I also have filtering enabled on. The problem is, no matter what I do they always show up on all the clients. I tried cloning the particles through the local script and stuff, but it just never works. The script is in the starter character and I tried moving it to other places to see if it would work. I tried having the particles cloned from replicated first and replicated storage. I also tried testing in the studio and in just a normal Roblox server. Am I just dumb and not realizing that I have to do something else? The particles don't show up on the server, but on every single client.

All my script does is create a sound, play a sound, turn on some particles, wait for the sound to finish, then destroy the sound and then disable all the particles. I'll put some of that script if it helps but I really don't understand what is going on!

I really need help I've been looking up stuff on the internet for a couple of days now!

01local replicatedfirst = game:WaitForChild('ReplicatedFirst')
02local stuff = game.Workspace.TutorialStuff
03local confetti1 = stuff.Confetti1
04local confetti2 = stuff.Confetti2
05local part = stuff["Confetti Trigger"]
06local debounce = false
07local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
08 
09part.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
10    if not hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then return end
11    if hit.Parent.Humanoid.Health == 0 then return end
12    if debounce == true then return end
13    debounce = true
14 
15    local particle1 = confetti1:GetChildren('ParticleEmitter')
16    local particle2 = confetti2:GetChildren('ParticleEmitter')
17    local sound = Instance.new('Sound')
18    sound.Parent = hit.Parent
19    sound.SoundId = 'rbxassetid://2762666255'
20    sound.Name = 'PartySirens'
21    sound.Volume = 0.5
22 
23    sound:Play()
24 
25    for i = 1, #particle1 and #particle2 do
26        particle1[i].Enabled = true
27        particle2[i].Enabled = true
28    end
29    repeat wait() until sound.TimePosition >= 6.3
30 
31    for i = 1, #particle1 and #particle2 do
32        particle1[i].Enabled = false
33        particle2[i].Enabled = false
34    end
35    sound:Destroy()
36    debounce = false
37end)
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stuff = where everything is located in workspace

confetti1/2 = part that contains particles

wdym they show up on every client but not on the server, doesn't that mean it's on the server otherwise? sean_thecoolman 189 — 4y

Well... I tested it in studio and it show up on all the client's windows, but when you go to the server's window you can't see anything. ASimpleGalaxy 36 — 4y

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Answered by

nekosiwifi 398

4 years ago

Edited 4 years ago

One answer: Use RemoteEvents. RemoteEvents can be used to send information from client(s) to server or server to client(s).

1--Client script (LocalScript)
2game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(player)
3       --particle code here, yada yada, etc etc.
4end)

Learn about RemoteEvents here: https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/articles/Remote-Functions-and-Events

Soo are you saying I should have the trigger activated on a server script and then use a remote event to do stuff on a local script? ASimpleGalaxy 36 — 4y

Oh thank you! It worked. But can you explain as to why when I have it only in a local script, it goes to all the other clients? Does it have something to do with the touched event in it 'cause I have not idea. ASimpleGalaxy 36 — 4y

Localscripts usually aren’t supposed to be used in workspaces and such. They run lua code on a client. They can be used to access objects only the client faces. RemoteEvents, however, have the power to send information between clients and servers. Sorry if that is a bad explanation. nekosiwifi 398 — 4y

Soo why was it going to all the other clients then? That's the thing that is confusing me so much. I use remote events for a lot of things and understand how local scripts aren't supposed to be in the workspace and stuff. Ahh I'm so confused are local scripts only supposed to run on one client and only one or?? ASimpleGalaxy 36 — 4y

How do I make things only show up on one client????

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