I am doing a simple building script. I want to get the mouse of the localplayer to clone a part into a carpet on workspace. The script that i tested works (sort of), but what happens is that other players cannot see the blocks you placed. is there any way to get the mouse of a player without a localscript? Thank you!
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How can i make GetMouse() without a localscript?
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No you can't do :GetMouse() on a normal script. This is because the server does not have a mouse - the server is not a player it is a machine. What you should be doing instead is using remote events and remote functions whenever you want something from the client to be sent over to the server, like pressing a button or getting the mouse's position.
-- in a local script
local Player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
while wait(1) do
local Mouse = Player:GetMouse()
RemoteEvent:FireServer(Mouse.Hit.p)
end)
And then:
-- in a server script
RemoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, mousePosition)
print(player.Name.." has his mouse at "..mousePosition)
end)
I think you are competent enough to know how to fit this into your script without further help.
Edit (you didn't know how to):
--this is located on ServerScriptService
local Plain = game.Lighting.Blocks.Plain
local build = Instance.new("RemoteEvent")
build.Parent = game.ReplicatedStorage
build.Name = "BuildEvent"
local function InsertPart (player, mousePosition)
local Clone = Plain:Clone()
Clone.Parent = game.Workspace.BuildParts
Clone.Position = mousePosition
script.Parent.Handle["Pop!"]:Play()
end
build.OnServerEvent:Connect(InsertPart)
-- in a local script in the tool
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local build = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("BuildEvent")
function onActivated()
local mousePosition = player:GetMouse().Hit.p
build:FireServer(mousePosition)
end
script.Parent.Activated:connect(onActivated)
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i have just heard about remoteevents, i have no idea what to do
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Read through the Wiki, that's what.
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i've read it when danklua sent me the answer, still don't understand
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i should also mention that i'm doing a tool
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Create a remote event (it's an insertable object), and instead of creating a block on the client, fire the remote event with the mouse's position; connect a server script to that remote event and create the block there.
:GetMouse() is only on the client, you would have to use RemoteEvents to transfer the data from the client to server here you can look what remote events are
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i have no idea how to set that up
I have a new problem: I've followed the steps of this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wkPekjQvKg and the same problem happens when you put GetMouse() into a regular script i'll give you the piece of code
--this is located on ServerScriptService
local build = Instance.new("RemoteEvent")
build.Parent = game.ReplicatedStorage
build.Name = "BuildEvent"
local function InsertPart ()
local Tool = script.Parent
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = player:GetMouse()
--Building blocks--
local Plain = game.Lighting.Blocks.Plain
--Function--
function onActivated()
local clone = Plain:Clone()
clone.Parent = game.Workspace.BuildParts
Plain.Position = mouse.Hit.Position
script.Parent.Handle["Pop!"]:Play()
end
script.Parent.Activated:connect(onActivated)
end
build.OnServerEvent:Connect(InsertPart)
and here's the tool
local build = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("BuildEvent")
build:FireServer()
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I've edited my answer have a look and tell me if it works.
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thanks guys very cool