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How do I grab a player's point value using a button?
I am making a button that when you click on it, it subtracts the cost from your points and opens the egg so you get a pet, like in simulator games. My issue is that I am struggling to grab the players point value. Points are NOT displayed on the leaderstats, they are stored in the Player.
This is not a local script
script.Parent.MouseButton1Down:Connect(function()
local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
if plr.Points.Value >= cost then
plr.Points.Value = plr.Points.Value - cost
local pet = petModule.chooseRandomPet()
print(pet.Name.." selected")
end
end)
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you cant get the localplayer from a normal script Pupppy44 671 — 4y
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Do this function on a local script, then send a remote event to a script, and send the points value with it. Nootian 184 — 4y
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Where are the points stored? I'm assuming they are stored in the player? User#30567 0 — 4y
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The points are stored in the player Buthter 6 — 4y
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You cannot get LocalPlayer in a server script. To find it, replace line 3 with this:
local plr = script.Parent --Continue adding parents until plr is equal to the player
Example: script > button > frame > screengui
local plr = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent --All guis go in playerGui, which is in the player
I hope this answers your question
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NOTE: your "petmodule" needs to be defined if it hasn't already. I don't see the require() function being called IAmNotTheReal_MePipe 418 — 4y
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sorry, yes the require function is being called, I just cut it off. This method of finding the player is a little confusing. I should mention that the script if located somewhere in the StarterGui folder. Buthter 6 — 4y
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Yes, you would add .Parent for each Parent of the script until StarterGui. Then you would add one more. I hope that makes some sense. IAmNotTheReal_MePipe 418 — 4y
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Thank you so much! Buthter 6 — 4y