Value status doesn't change?
(This is a normal script, not a LocalScript)
Okay so, I'm trying to make a script so that you can click a gas can and it changes your value, if your value is changed, you can fuel something. I put this script in StarterCharacterScripts so that it creates a value when the player joins. Code:
1 | local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer |
2 |
3 | local Value = Instance.new("BoolValue") |
4 |
5 | Value.Parent = Player |
6 | Value.Name = "HasGas" |
7 | Value.Value = false |
But, the problem isn't with the value. I'm trying to make the value change when you click a button, here's my code:
1 | local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer |
2 | local value = Player:WaitForChild("HasGas") |
3 |
4 | script.Parent.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function() |
5 | value.Value = true |
6 | end) |
I get an error with this; here's the error: "attempt to index nil with WaitForChild"
Did I type or do something wrong? Thanks, and if you can help, that would be greatly appreciated.
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2 answers
Several things wrong here. First, you can't use localplayer in a server script. Second, i'd recommend putting the first script into serverscript service.
Try this script out and see if it works
put this script in serverscriptservice
1 | game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(plr) |
2 | plr.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(chr) |
3 | local Value = Instance.new("BoolValue") |
4 | Value.Parent = plr |
5 | Value.Name = "HasGas" |
6 | Value.Value = false |
7 | end) |
8 | end) |
put this script in button
1 | local value = Player:WaitForChild("HasGas") |
2 |
3 | script.Parent.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function(player) |
4 | local value = Player:WaitForChild("HasGas") |
5 | value.Value = true |
6 | end) |
Your problem is that you are creating the value on the client (local script), and because the server can't see the stuff that the client is making, it is returning nil. To fix this, you should make the bool value on the server (in a Script).