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Can't get local script to communicate to the server?

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6 years ago

Right then, I've got this drive system for a train that i've been working on. It all works fine and dandy. However, it ajust's things like the chuffing sounds for it through the local script, and as a consequence only the driver can hear it. In future i'll be adding things like particle effects as well. What i'm aiming to do is to make it so everyone can hear it and I've read up about remote events and functions but after about a week of confusing myself I've reached the point where i could do with a bit of guidance.

Anyways, here's the code:

01wait(.5)
02vehicle = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(script.Parent.Train.Value)
03mouse = game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse()
04Chassis = vehicle.Chassis
05reghinge=Chassis.Regulator.HingeConstraint
06regvalue=Chassis.Regulator.Value
07revhinge=Chassis.Reverser.HingeConstraint
08revvalue=Chassis.Reverser.Value
09cutoffhinge=Chassis.Cutoff.HingeConstraint
10cutoffvalue=Chassis.Cutoff.Value
11airbrakehinge=Chassis.AirBrake.HingeConstraint
12airbrakevalue=Chassis.AirBrake.Value
13brakeseat=vehicle.Body.BrakeSeat
14powerseat=vehicle.Body.PowerSeat
15driveseat = vehicle.Body.Seat
16chuff=vehicle.Body.Chimney.Chuff
17 
18function KeyPress(key)
19    if key == "e" then
20        if regvalue.Value < 20 then
21            reghinge.TargetAngle=reghinge.TargetAngle-5
22            powerseat.Torque=powerseat.Torque+.07
23            regvalue.Value=regvalue.Value+1
24            chuff.Volume=chuff.Volume+0.03
25 
26 
27        end
28    end
29 
30    if key == "q" then
31        if regvalue.Value > 0 then
32            reghinge.TargetAngle=reghinge.TargetAngle+5
33            powerseat.Torque=powerseat.Torque-.07
34            regvalue.Value=regvalue.Value-1
35            chuff.Volume=chuff.Volume-0.03
36 
37        end
38    end
39 
40    if key == "w" then
41        if revvalue.Value < 1 then
42            revhinge.TargetAngle=revhinge.TargetAngle+15
43            powerseat.Throttle=powerseat.Throttle+1
44            revvalue.Value=revvalue.Value+1
45        end
46    end
47 
48    if key == "s" then
49        if revvalue.Value > -1 then
50            revhinge.TargetAngle=revhinge.TargetAngle-15
51            powerseat.Throttle=powerseat.Throttle-1
52            revvalue.Value=revvalue.Value-1
53        end
54    end
55 
56    if key == "r" then
57        if cutoffvalue.Value < 4 then
58            cutoffhinge.TargetAngle=cutoffhinge.TargetAngle+87
59            powerseat.MaxSpeed=powerseat.MaxSpeed+9
60            cutoffvalue.Value=cutoffvalue.Value+1
61        end
62    end
63 
64    if key == "f" then
65        if cutoffvalue.Value > 0 then
66            cutoffhinge.TargetAngle=cutoffhinge.TargetAngle-87
67            powerseat.MaxSpeed=powerseat.MaxSpeed-9
68            cutoffvalue.Value=cutoffvalue.Value-1
69        end
70    end
71 
72    if key == "]" then
73        if airbrakevalue.Value < 6 then
74            airbrakehinge.TargetAngle=airbrakehinge.TargetAngle+30
75            brakeseat.Torque=brakeseat.Torque+.3
76            airbrakevalue.Value=airbrakevalue.Value+1
77        end
78    end
79 
80    if key == "[" then
81        if airbrakevalue.Value > 0 then
82            airbrakehinge.TargetAngle=airbrakehinge.TargetAngle-30
83            brakeseat.Torque=brakeseat.Torque-.3
84            airbrakevalue.Value=airbrakevalue.Value-1
85        end
86    end
87 
88end
89 
90 
91function LeaveSeat(child)
92    if child.Name == "SeatWeld" then
93        script.Parent:Destroy()
94 
95    end
96end
97 
98mouse.KeyDown:connect(KeyPress)
99script.Parent.Parent.Parent.ChildRemoved:connect(LeaveSeat)
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Any help is very much appreciated!

Use remote events. CaptainD_veloper 290 — 6y

Yes, I have attempted but it confuses me which is why i'm asking for some input from the community ;) XxHURSTY 0 — 6y

Remote events work by passing arguments given by the OnServer or OnClientEvent functions in the opposing script to the script using either FireServer() or FireClient(). These arguments are passed to the function and the function defines them. DeceptiveCaster 3761 — 6y

Could you give me an example of how that would be laid out? XxHURSTY 0 — 6y

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FlabbyBoiii 81

6 years ago

Edited 6 years ago

I would use remote events (i only recently learned how to do this but it's quite useful), Insert a new remote event into ReplicatedStorage (so both Server and Local scripts can access it) Name the RemoteEvent what ever you want and go into your local script.

Under

`1`	`if` `key` `==` `"WhichEverKeyYouWant"`

put

`1`	`game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").EventNameHere:FireServer()`

(you may need a new event for every key pressed if you want them to do different things) and then in your regualr script (Server Script) put

1game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").EventNameHere.OnServerEvent:Connect(function()
2---Code here (sound effects or whatever)
3end)

you can repeat this process with multiple events as long as they all have seperate names sorry if this is more like a tutorial than "help" but i hope it works if i'm not giving you a good enough example i'd reccomend searching "Remote Events" on the Roblox API Reference

I'll give it a try, Cheers for the reply matey! XxHURSTY 0 — 6y

no problem FlabbyBoiii 81 — 6y

Hasn't seemed to work, i'm abit stumped at this lmao XxHURSTY 0 — 6y

If he is using arguments in his function that is receiving the event, then the event call also has to pass those arguments. DeceptiveCaster 3761 — 6y

Ok so it's been 9 months (oop) and apparently I forgot to tell you about arguments and parameters which is kind of the whole point of RemoteEvents, you've probably figured it out by now but if you still need help then I'll tell ya about it. (it's been 9 months I don't reckon you'd still need help now) FlabbyBoiii 81 — 5y

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