Datasave leaderboard help.

[lofty sorrel]

So i have a simple leaderboard and leaderboard save script -> https://pastebin.com/F1uH28eh
And what im trying to do is make it so you click a GUI button and it adds +1 to the leaderboard. When I add a local script the button vvvv

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer

local debounce = false

script.Parent.Activated:Connect(function()
   if debounce == false then
       debounce = true
       plr.leaderstats.Money.Value +=1
       debounce = false

   end
end)

It works but doesn't save the money on rejoin because its a local script. I tried many time with normal scripts and different codes but I cant get it to work. Any help is very appreciated !

[mighty ore]

you have to use a remote event, to send information to the server

You know how to do it?

[lofty sorrel]

Nope

[dim rivet]

** You are now Level 1! **

[mighty ore]

basically it's this

give me a few minutes

[lofty sorrel]

sure thing

[mighty ore]

Better I send you a video so that you understand in depth what a remote event is and what it does with examples

@lofty sorrel https://youtu.be/Zh-Jd4xEc2g

https://youtu.be/3wkPekjQvKg

[lofty sorrel]

thanks man

[mighty ore]

these two videos explain exactly, I hope this can help you

[lofty sorrel]

It sure will! thanks!

[neat dew]

dont need that show examples
and those are outdated
and plus its kinda better to use Remote Function

[mighty ore]

I still don't understand the difference between the remote event and the remote function

Do they do the same?, Only that remote function I have no idea how to use it

[neat dew]

local```lua
local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Cash = Player:WaitForChild('Cash') --lets say u want to have a TextButton add Cash
local RemoteFunction = game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteFunction
local TextButton = script.Parent.TextButton
TextButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function(amount)
RemoteFunction:InvokeServer(amount)
end)

ServerSide```lua
local RemoteFunction = game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteFunction
RemoteFunction.OnServerInvoke = function(plr,amount)
    local Cash = plr:FindFirstChild('Cash')
    if Cash and amount then
        amount += Cash.Value
    end
end```

[neat dew]

but ServerSide scripts will auto save into the datastore
but Client side will not save until u add a Remote Event or RemoteFunction

[lofty sorrel]

When putting the serverside script, Should i put it in my leaderboard script for make a seperate script inside the text button

[neat dew]

local for the :InvokeServer
and the OnServerInvoke server script script

[lofty sorrel]

Hmm i might of done something wrong. I put the Local script as a local script in my imagebutton (that u click to gain +1) and i put the severside script in serverscriptserbvice but it still seems to not work.

In serverScriptService i also have my leaderboard script :

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local playerData = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("PlayerData")


local function onPlayerJoin(player)  -- Runs when players join
    local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")  --Sets up leaderstats folder
    leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
    leaderstats.Parent = player



    local Clicks = Instance.new("IntValue")
    Clicks.Name = ("Clicks")
    Clicks.Parent = leaderstats
    Clicks.Value = 0



    local Rebirths = Instance.new("IntValue")
    Rebirths.Name = ("Rebirths")
    Rebirths.Parent = leaderstats
    Rebirths.Value = 0



    local playerUserId = "Player_" .. player.UserId  --Gets player ID
    local data = playerData:GetAsync(playerUserId)  --Checks if player has stored data
    if data then
        Clicks.Value = data['Clicks']
        Rebirths.Value = data['Rebirths']
    else
        Clicks.Value = 0
        Rebirths.Value = 0
    end
end


local function create_table(player)
    local player_stats = {}
    for _, stat in pairs(player.leaderstats:GetChildren()) do
        player_stats[stat.Name] = stat.Value
    end
    return player_stats
end


local function onPlayerExit(player)  --Runs when players exit
    local player_stats = create_table(player)
    local success, err = pcall(function()
        local playerUserId = "Player_" .. player.UserId
        playerData:SetAsync(playerUserId, player_stats) --Saves player data
    end)


    if not success then
        warn('Could not save data!')
    end
end


game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerJoin)
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(onPlayerExit)

[neat dew]

u can remove Parent

and do lua local NewValue = Instance.new('StringValue',player)for a example

and this part lua if data then Clicks.Value = data['Clicks'] Rebirths.Value = data['Rebirths'] else Clicks.Value = 0 Rebirths.Value = 0 end

just do thislua if data then Clicks.Value = data['Clicks'] or 0 Rebirths.Value = data['Rebirths'] or 0 end

[lofty sorrel]

got that

[lofty sorrel]

but where do i put this

[neat dew]

i said a example

[lofty sorrel]

Oh

will these scripts only work if i publish and try the game?

[neat dew]

or do thislua local Value = { {key = 'Cash',value = 0}, {key = 'Rebirth',value = 0}} for i,v in pairs(Value) do local NumVal = Instance.new('NumberValue',leaderstats) NumVal.Name = v.key NumVal.Value = v.value end

[neat dew]

still can work in studio

[lofty sorrel]

oh word ok

still doesnt add plus 1 on button click hmm

So i got local script

local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Clicks = Player:WaitForChild('Clicks') --lets say u want to have a TextButton add Cash
local RemoteFunction = game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteFunction
local TextButton = script.Parent
TextButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function(amount)
    RemoteFunction:InvokeServer(amount)
end)

inside imagebutton

and

local RemoteFunction = game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteFunction
RemoteFunction.OnServerInvoke = function(plr,amount)
    local Click = plr:FindFirstChild('Click')
    if Click and amount then
        amount += Click.Value
    end
end

inside serverscriptservious

did i type something wrong or does roblox stuido jus not like to work

[neat dew]

got it backwords

Click.Value += amount```

[lofty sorrel]

ok. Then if i want it to show up on the leaderboard im guessing i would add the script in the onserverinvoke one?

[dim rivet]

** You are now Level 2! **

[neat dew]

its for The ServerSide

[lofty sorrel]

yea. do you know what to add to make it show up on the leaderboard

[neat dew]

So does it show

[lofty sorrel]

No still doesnt work

[lofty sorrel]

@neat dew

[neat dew]

u don’t need Clicks in the local

[lofty sorrel]

i got it fixed now

thanks for the help tho

[neat dew]

and restart the whole system of gui
because u can handle it with one local script

but looks like u are making it work

[neat dew]

so how goes the scripting

[lofty sorrel]

I found a tutorial for this type of game thats really goes into detail

[neat dew]

nice but rework the gui

and do folders
like a Folder to handle Buttons

[lofty sorrel]

yea thats what im doing right now

[neat dew]

a folder to handle Frame
but for now create module scripts to help u shorten the local script

so what are u going to use for the Module to handle the Gui

[lofty sorrel]

Well as of right now im following https://www.youtube.com/@MonzterDEV/videos clicker series and he rly goes into depths in it

so for now im just following it step by step on a test world before i add it to the main game

[neat dew]

i’ve seen a couple of vids

[neat dew]

u wanna see for what i use for my game

[lofty sorrel]

ye sure

[neat dew]

k

Modules to handle pretty much different things
but i dont use it for Open Frames

oh forgot to say the MainHandler is the 1 and only script that is a local

[lofty sorrel]

oh cool

[neat dew]

local ClickSound = script.Clicked
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local Rep = game.ReplicatedStorage.Events
local AddCash = Rep.AddCash
local Boost = player:WaitForChild('Boost')
local Click = player:WaitForChild('Click')
local Clicker = {}
Clicker.__index = Clicker
-- Clicker Functions --
function Clicker.new(clicker,instance)
    return setmetatable({Instance = clicker},Clicker)
end
function Clicker:Clicked()
    self.Instance.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
        self:OnPress()
    end)
end
function Clicker:OnPress(plr,amount)
    amount = Click.Value
    AddCash:InvokeServer(amount)
    ClickSound:Play()
    self:SpawnText()
end
function Clicker:SpawnText(plr)
    local Random = math.random(1,1000)
    local xRan = Random/1000
    local New = game.ReplicatedStorage.SpawnText:Clone()
    New.Parent = script.Parent.TextSpawn
    New.Position = UDim2.new(xRan,0,1,0)
    New.Text = '+'..Click.Value
    local frame = script.Parent.TextSpawn
    New:TweenPosition(UDim2.new(New.Position.X,0,-0,1,0))
    game.Debris:AddItem(New,1.2)
end
return Clicker```this is what my Clicker script looks like

took me a while to make it work since i didnt know what to do
so i just learned from my Tycoon Game that uses stuff like this

-- Clicker Functions --
oh that is so my friend can understand what this means

[lofty sorrel]

lol

[lofty sorrel]

I do have another question. I want it so when you spawn in you spawn with the default skin on with no acessories

[dim rivet]

** You are now Level 3! **

[lofty sorrel]

do you know how to do that? @neat dew

[neat dew]

well then do a lua if pants:IsA(‘Pants’) then pants:Destroy() end

but do a lua local Pants = player.Character
but i dont like removing players things on joining

[lofty sorrel]

hmm

[neat dew]

since it kinda makes thing weird like if player joined with a 10k robux glasses
and they look at there face they say where did my glasses go
then they join a new game then say why is my Glasses gone in that game

[lofty sorrel]

well the whole point of my game is that you use the clicks u earn to buy items on a catalog in game

so idealy you will need to spawn with default everything

[neat dew]

well they do a loop for each button then destroy there stuff then clone the new thing to the player

like thislua local Buttons = script.Parent.BuyClothes for _, Clothes in pairs(Buttons:GetChildren()) do if Clothes:IsA()—put TextButton then Clothes.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function(amount)

and its a local script

so add 2 things a Clothing and a NumberValue

then for the Costlua local Cost = Clothes.Cost amount = Cost.Value RemoteEvent:FireServer(amount)

[lofty sorrel]

ye

[neat dew]

since when player leaves nothing will save like the removale Cost Value

then change the text of the Button to Bought or anything that u want to
then add a BoolValue
so it will stay true if bought Button

[neat dew]

but the BoolValue is for players stats not for on button press function

[neat dew]

like this for instance i have a boolValue set for each TextButton in Teleort

[lofty sorrel]

this will be very helpfull thanks

[neat dew]

but u will need to add a something that will make the System work

and i think u can add a bool value in a textButton

then make it equal nil

then do a lua local BoolValue = Clothing.Activate BoolValue = Bought.Value
so Bought is for player BoolValue
then the BoolValue well equal the Bought.Value

but that will make all BoolValues = true if the first is bought

[neat dew]

then for this lua BoolValue = truethen fire Event

then do the same for the ServerSide
to activate the BoolValue = true
and cost

RemoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(amount,plr)
    local Cash = plr:FindFirstChild(‘leaderstats’).Cash
    local Bought = plr:FindFirstChild(‘Bought’)
    Cash.Value -= amount
    Bought.Value = true
end```

[neat dew]

but that will error since im not on computer
and im at a friends house

[lofty sorrel]

help me later i have to go out rn

but thanks for the help

[neat dew]

Np

But u can do a table to get all the BoolValue and Cost and Update the amount

local Cost = {
}
local BoolValue = {
}
local smth = {
}```

then u do a loop