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How do I read a variable from a LocalScript in a Server Script?
I'm trying to access a variable from a localscript inside of a tool in a script in ServerScriptService, and I don't understand how to do it. This is my latest method of doing it:
LocalScript:
01 | local gun = script.parent |
02 | local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer |
03 | local clipSize = 15 |
04 | local maxClipSize = 15 |
05 | local reloadTime = 2 |
06 | local damage = 10 |
07 | --Keys |
08 | local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService") |
09 | local rKey = Enum.KeyCode.R |
10 | -- Obeject Sound Varibles |
11 | local gun_sound = gun.Handle['Gun Shot'] |
12 | local empty_sound = gun.Handle.clip_empty |
13 | local reload_sound = gun.Handle.Reload |
14 |
15 | gun.Equipped:Connect(function(mouse) |
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ServerScript:
01 | game.ReplicatedStorage.RayCastEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player, FromP, ToP) |
02 | local RayCast = Ray.new(FromP, (ToP-FromP).unit * 100) |
03 | local Part, Position = game.Workspace:FindPartOnRay(RayCast, Player.Character, false, true) |
04 | --Applying the variable |
05 | if Part then |
06 | local Hum = Part.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") |
07 | if Hum then |
08 | print(_G.damageVariable) |
09 |
10 | Hum:TakeDamage(_G.damageVariable) |
11 | end |
12 | end |
13 |
14 | local bulletBeam = Instance.new("Part") |
15 | bulletBeam.Parent = game.Workspace |
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You don't. Ziffixture 6913 — 4y
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There's no way at all I could do it? Hm..that stinks... Real_BlobKing21 0 — 4y
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Just make a new variable in the server, and get the information from the server.
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I could do that, but that's not how I want to do it since multiple local scripts are going to be using that server script. I want to keep everything as a variable that I could get from each local script depending on which one is being used at a certain time. If that makes sense. Real_BlobKing21 0 — 4y
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It sorta(?) does. The easiest(and most efficient) way is to just make a new variable. It's easy, efficient, and most common. I guess you could TECHNICALLY store the variable in a StringValue, or whatever type of Value. Or use RmoteEvents, but just making a new variable is the easiest way knightking_laval -4 — 4y
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Yea, I decided to make a separate ModuleScript in order to keep all the variables in there and make it neater. If there's any drawbacks too that, then let me know! Real_BlobKing21 0 — 4y
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Make a remote event, pass the variable over to the server by doing the following
1 | local Variable = script.Parent.Parent.TextLabel -- use text for instance, we don't wanna pass .Text for the text label because it has to update every time so we do it in the :FireServer() |
2 |
3 | game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent:FireServer(player, Variable.Text) |
local ^
1 | game.ReplicatedStorage.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, Variable) |
2 | Variable = "Hello! How are you today" |
3 | wait(3) |
4 | Variable = "" |
5 | end) |
What this does is it will auto pass variable and we don't need to do Variable.Text because it's simply passed through the FireServer, Variable.Text so we just need Variable = "Text Here!"
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I heard about this but have also heard that using a lot of remote events could lead to heavy exploiting? I don't know if that's true or not, but thank you! Real_BlobKing21 0 — 4y
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Well in this case, it wont. You can do security and or just regular checks and if it's correct then you can pass it. This wont be hacked because you're passing a certain variable and checking it on the server. Nicholas1088 169 — 4y
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I created a separate ModuleScript called "Damages" containing:
1 | local DamageModule = {} |
2 | DamageModule.handgunDamage = 10 |
3 | return DamageModule |
And made the Serverscript require this to see if the player has a tool, then set's a local damage variable based on whatever the tool's name is:
01 | --Gun variables |
02 | local gunType = Player.Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Tool") |
03 | local name = gunType.Name |
04 | --Damage variables |
05 | local damagesScript = require(script.Parent.Damages) |
06 | local damage |
07 |
08 | if Part then |
09 | --Setting the gun type for the damage of it |
10 | if name == "Handgun" then |
11 | damage = damagesScript.handgunDamage |
12 | --Will have elseif here once more guns are added |
13 | end |
14 | --Making the hit entity take damage |
15 | _G.Hum = Part.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") |
16 | if _G.Hum then |
17 | local localHum = _G.Hum |
18 | localHum:TakeDamage(damage) |
19 | end |
20 | end |