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fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 7:49 AM

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because they rely on the previous one

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:49 AM

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im guessing yes

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thats if the compiler defines them in order

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which i dont know if it does

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you have to test that

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:50 AM

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ionic mica thats if the compiler defines them in order

AND if you can access them

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yes

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ok

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more than likely you cant do that

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itemFile = itemDataBase[itemType][itemTier][itemID]
itemColor = itemFile:GetAttribute("Color")

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 7:51 AM

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so, what does this mean

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why the :

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:51 AM

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fossil osprey so, what does this mean

type checking

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hold on

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 7:51 AM

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couldnt i just

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if classname == thing then stuff else return nil?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:51 AM

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its for auto-complete

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 7:52 AM

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that way it feeds back a result

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:52 AM

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fossil osprey if classname == thing then stuff else return nil?

entirely different purposes

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 7:52 AM

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that there was an issue

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:52 AM

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ionic mica its for auto-complete

.

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 7:52 AM

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if it doesnt do that wont there be a problem

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like, if somehow it tries to fire the function with a non-player thing

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what happens

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:52 AM

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i make it not fire a function with a non-player thing

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 7:52 AM

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whereas the classname thing i can make it print that it went wrong

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:52 AM

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cuz that would be

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dumb

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:53 AM

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fossil osprey whereas the classname thing i can make it print that it went wrong

again, they're for different purposes

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i also do that

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:53 AM

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ionic mica its for auto-complete

this is for intellisense, and i can see what type that attribute requires

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but

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 7:54 AM

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why is this close bracket?

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shouldnt it be closed around the functions?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:55 AM

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the official lua website explains it better than i can

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https://luau.org/typecheck

Luau

Type checking

A fast, small, safe, gradually typed embeddable scripting language derived from Lua

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:55 AM

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fossil osprey why is this close bracket?

what

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 7:55 AM

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so, it should be closed?

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oh

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:55 AM

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i dont know what you're talking about

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OH

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youre defining it

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 7:55 AM

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at the start of the module script

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:55 AM

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along the script

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 7:55 AM

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shouldnt it be after all the functions before the return?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:56 AM

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local thisModule = {}

local function thisModule.Foo()

end

--is the same as doing

thisModule["Foo"] = function()

end

return thisModule

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all you're doing is setting a key in a dictionary

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 7:57 AM

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ohhh

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thats why the .

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got it

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:57 AM

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heck, you can even do

local thisModule = {}

thisModule[workspace.Part] = function()

end

return thisModule

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cuz dictionaries support instance keys too lol

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 7:58 AM

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huh

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okay

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so

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two things

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one

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how do i reference the different tables in default data again

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two

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can pleaaaase have a copy of the client script to handle data? JayaPls

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 7:59 AM

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fossil osprey how do i reference the different tables in default data again

specify the path and iterate depth

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:00 AM

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so defaultData_exe.tableiwant.path

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?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:01 AM

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fossil osprey can pleaaaase have a copy of the client script to handle data? <:JayaPls:9914403...

ClientDataReceiver (StarterPlayerScripts)

-- Services --
local ReplicatedStorage = game:FindService("ReplicatedStorage")
local ClientDataModule = require(ReplicatedStorage.ClientModules.ClientDataModule)

-- Variables --
local sendDataEvent = ReplicatedStorage.Remotes.SendData
local updateDataEvent = ReplicatedStorage.Remotes.UpdateData

-- Logic --
sendDataEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(ClientDataModule.ReceiveData)
updateDataEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(ClientDataModule.UpdateValue)

ClientDataModule (ReplicatedStorage.ClientModules)

local ReplicatedStorage = game:FindService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Signal = require(ReplicatedStorage.ClientModules.FastSignal)
local ClientDataModule = {}

local data = {}
local updateSignals = {}

function ClientDataModule.ReceiveData(playerData : {})
    data = playerData
end

function ClientDataModule.UpdateValue(value : any, ... : string | number)
    local currentTable = data
    local pathTable = {...}

    for index, key in pathTable do
        if not currentTable[key] then
            warn("Invalid path", pathTable)
            return
        end
        if index < #pathTable then
            currentTable = currentTable[key]    
        else
            currentTable[key] = value
        end
    end
end

function ClientDataModule.GetValue(... : string | number)
    local value
    local currentTable = data
    local pathTable = {...}

    for index, key in pathTable do
        if not currentTable[key] then
            warn("Invalid path", pathTable)
            return
        end
        if index < #pathTable then
            currentTable = currentTable[key]    
        else
            value = currentTable[key]
        end
    end

    return value
end

return ClientDataModule

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:01 AM

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fossil osprey so defaultData_exe.tableiwant.path

why accessing default data?

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:01 AM

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what does this mean

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:01 AM

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playerData, "tableIWant", "wHATEVER"

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:02 AM

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ionic mica why accessing default data?

just to copy the multiple tables when you load a new character

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:02 AM

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fossil osprey just to copy the multiple tables when you load a new character

... ok

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:02 AM

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fossil osprey what does this mean

somewhere you're doing
local x = y, z -- z is left unused

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:03 AM

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ionic mica somewhere you're doing `local x = y, z` -- z is left unused

ohhhh

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i forgot at one point i did a replace all

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:03 AM

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lol

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:03 AM

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while removing stat names

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to put those in a non-per-client table

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:03 AM

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bleh

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ok im gonna add path tags now

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:04 AM

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ionic mica ClientDataReceiver (StarterPlayerScripts) ```lua -- Services -- local Replicated...

what is "ClientModules"

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:04 AM

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a folder

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:04 AM

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okay

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was worried i somehow was missing a service

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:04 AM

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ionic mica ok im gonna add path tags now

"@End" "@FirstAvailable" "@Find"

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:06 AM

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remote event or remote function?

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function, right?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:06 AM

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both events

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they dont need to return anything

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:06 AM

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oh

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the first one is a localscript, right?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:07 AM

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yes

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:10 AM

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ionic mica somewhere you're doing `local x = y, z` -- z is left unused

i uh

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dont see the error...

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:11 AM

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fossil osprey i uh

you probably added another } right before a comma by accident

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so its ending CoreStats and beggining a new table

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format it

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it should easily show itself like that

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OR put your text cursor before the first bracket and it'll show you where it ends

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like so

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:13 AM

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i searched for }

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no clue

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:14 AM

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can you send it

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:15 AM

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oh

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ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:15 AM

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found it?

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:16 AM

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ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:16 AM

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https://tenor.com/view/squid-game-squidgame-squidgames-gif-2915153355997802308

Tenor

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:16 AM

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ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:16 AM

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lmao

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:18 AM

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FA_FoxetteHalo

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oopsie

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:28 AM

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ionic mica lmao

query

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necessary?

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or can i just try and path, if nil create?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:29 AM

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that'd be best

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or just

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return nil

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if theres gonna be nothing there when it creates it it will return empty anyways

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:30 AM

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no i mean if later i want to add something

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:30 AM

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then you :SetValue()

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:30 AM

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aight

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:30 AM

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im adding tags too so thats easier

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so you can add stuff at the top of the stack or at the first available index

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i'll see if i can add a "find" tag, to replace a value

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:32 AM

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nah, i have the name table seperate for SPECIFICALLY the purpose of not having to replace indexes

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:32 AM

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im talking about replacing a value

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:32 AM

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why red

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:32 AM

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say i want to replace "0" with "1"

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but i dont know what index it is stored at

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i find the first index containing 0

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:33 AM

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this too

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:33 AM

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fossil osprey why red

alright come on

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hover your mouse over it

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its self explanatory at this point

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:34 AM

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okay, i figured both out

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one was a local i forgot to set

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one was i renamed a local to my style

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:34 AM

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why do you call variables "local"

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variables can be not-local

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:35 AM

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because if i say local you know its a local variable

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i call global variables globals

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:35 AM

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yet it doesnt need to be

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if you say "i forgot to set a local" im thinking about variables which specifically need to be local

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:36 AM

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okay

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so

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:36 AM

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(also, saying global is common, but saying "local" isnt, so usually you say "local variable")

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:36 AM

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THIS i dont get

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why is one a colon and the others are periods

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:36 AM

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you sure you're ready?

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well

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gimme a sec

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:37 AM

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do i need to change this, right?

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because it isnt inside the same script anymore

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:37 AM

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?

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you dont just

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local DEFAULT_DATA = require(script.DefaultData) ?

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so you still have it defined

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:38 AM

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ionic mica you sure you're ready?

if you wanna learn from the lua website

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https://www.lua.org/pil/16.html

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read that

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its also explained

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https://create.roblox.com/docs/luau/functions#methods

Functions | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub

Functions are blocks of code that can execute multiple times on command.

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here

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:43 AM

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is this an unreliableremoteevent?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:43 AM

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custom signal module

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its so i dont spam bindable events cuz theyre not great

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i can pass connections and

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its just, better.

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more info

Developer Forum | Roblox

FastSignal - A consistent signal library

Hi! This is FastSignal. It’s an alternative to GoodSignal, with type checking, documentation, etc, it takes a slightly different approach to things than GoodSignal. This is not the same FastSignal advertised by stravant’s post! While being the same name, don’t let it fool you, it doesn’t sacrifice everything for performance. It prefers to be e...

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:45 AM

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do i need to instance anything?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:45 AM

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fossil osprey is this an unreliableremoteevent?

yknow what

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i dont even use that module

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iots just a residue from when i was scripting

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:46 AM

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too unreliable?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:46 AM

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fossil osprey do i need to instance anything?

for what?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:46 AM

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fossil osprey too unreliable?

No, i use it a lot

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:46 AM

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ionic mica for what?

the fastsignal

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:46 AM

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incredibely reliable

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i just dont use it in that specific script

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:46 AM

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(twas a joke)

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:46 AM

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fossil osprey the fastsignal

well its a module

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so

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thats all the instance you need

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:47 AM

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oh

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okay

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:47 AM

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but the signals themselves are literal signals

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like RBXScriptConnections

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:47 AM

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ohhh

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its a modulescript that acts as a bindable/remote

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but can do both?

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yes?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:47 AM

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huh

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no it cant do server-client communication

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:47 AM

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oh

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:48 AM

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its just a signal library so i can add signals to my own classes

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:48 AM

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ahh

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:48 AM

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or connect other stuff directly without using bindale events

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:48 AM

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i can safely not use it though

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right?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:48 AM

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fossil osprey i can safely not use it though

very safely

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better than remote events

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yknow how part.Touched is an event

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with that module i can create one of those events

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:48 AM

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nothing in that scriped will break, right?

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:49 AM

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ionic mica with that module i can create one of those events

huh. neat

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:49 AM

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fossil osprey nothing in that scriped will break, right?

yeah it doesnt use it

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i forgor to remove it

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:49 AM

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okay

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so this

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:49 AM

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fossil osprey huh. neat

heres an example

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this is my simple input module

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:49 AM

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just pings the module

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right?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:50 AM

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it runs the functions yeah

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:50 AM

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is there any benefit to that

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:50 AM

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to what?

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we're having 2 convos

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lol

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:50 AM

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instead of just having the module's code be in that script?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:50 AM

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fossil osprey instead of just having the module's code be in that script?

the module also has a :GetValue() function (thats the whole point of it)

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so other local scripts can get values from the player's data

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:50 AM

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ohh

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okay

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so

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why not just stick that in that playerscript and have it detect the getvalue requests?

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are modules inherently faster?

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or is the latency a non-issue

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:51 AM

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fossil osprey why not just stick that in that playerscript and have it detect the getvalue req...

what'd be the point

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if i had to get+

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:51 AM

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less scripts

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whats the difference between these?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:55 AM

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If the player data was stored in the script then i'd need a medium to request it
LocalScript -{requests data}> ModuleScript -{requests data}> DataScript -{sends data}> ModuleScript -{sends data}> LocalScript
or
LocalScript -{requests data}> BindableFunction -{invokes function}> DataScript -{returns data}> Bindable Function -{returns data}> LocalScript

but if i had it so the data is stored in the module then:

LocalScript -{requests data}> ModuleScript -{returns data}> LocalScript

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:55 AM

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fossil osprey whats the difference between these?

?

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one is requiring a module

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the other is waiting for a child

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:56 AM

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require(thing.otherthing)
thing:WaitForChild("otherthing")

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arent they the same?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:56 AM

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no

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:56 AM

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or is there some advantage to one over the other?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:56 AM

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require returns what the module contains

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waitforchild returns the instance module itself

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:56 AM

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ohhh

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okay

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so for modulescripts use require

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for instances use wfc?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:56 AM

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yes, if you want to get what the module returns

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:56 AM

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gotcha

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:57 AM

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fossil osprey for instances use wfc?

if you need to wait for them, yes.

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:57 AM

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i always use wfc now

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:57 AM

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shouldnt*

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:57 AM

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its removed the need for taskwaits

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:57 AM

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ionic mica shouldnt*

if i havent referenced it's parent already*

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:57 AM

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ionic mica shouldnt*

*if you know something exists just access it directly

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:57 AM

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or if the script is a child of it

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ye

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sorry, i meant i use them for my starting variables

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:58 AM

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if you dont know IF something exists then :FindFirstChild

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:58 AM

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or if i need to wait for a clone of something to be in its new parent

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:58 AM

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you can also wait for events

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:58 AM

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this makes sense, right?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:58 AM

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fossil osprey this makes sense, right?

no

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:59 AM

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that way i can always know if its remote or not

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:59 AM

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not even a little

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:59 AM

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and it keeps them away from other things

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so, it makes SOME sense?

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just not total sense?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 8:59 AM

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fossil osprey that way i can always know if its remote or not

wait but why are you storing bindables in replicatedstorage?

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 8:59 AM

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uhhh

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should i not?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:00 AM

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which environment uses them?

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:00 AM

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client currently

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:00 AM

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then call it ClientSide

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:00 AM

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and have a seperate one for serverside?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:00 AM

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no

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serverside goes in serverstorage

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:00 AM

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oh those will-ye

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:01 AM

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fossil osprey this makes sense, right?

"otherside" isnt clear

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its like you're saying "other side compared to x"

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:01 AM

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cross from client to server

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or vice versa

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:01 AM

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yes, i get that, but a clearer name would be "crossBoundary"

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:01 AM

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(goto the) otherside

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no

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clientSIDE

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serverSIDE

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otherSIDE

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:02 AM

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congrats

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you know how to use uppercase letters

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that doesnt help

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:02 AM

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it make sense in that context

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that it only contains events

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:02 AM

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"side" isnt a formal definition

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server-client boundary is

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:02 AM

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that side of the server/client boundary

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seeeeee

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:02 AM

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yes but you're taking it as a physical space

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aka word play

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like

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its fine

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but its not fine

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:03 AM

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okay so, thats irrelevant in the grander scheme of things

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:03 AM

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if i saw "otherside" without knowing what the contents were, i would not know what it meant

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i dont need that distinction personally because i dont use bindables ;)

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:03 AM

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should for inventory i just index forido through the table until i find an itemstack of -1?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:03 AM

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whar

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-1 means empty or what?

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what are you talking abou

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:04 AM

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empty

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slot.itemstack==-1

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:04 AM

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nil is better in this case

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anyways

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thats why im adding tags

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:04 AM

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i want to keep it all numbers always numbers

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so if it becomes nil via error i can catch the error

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:05 AM

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fossil osprey i want to keep it all numbers always numbers

wasting memory with value definitions & key names

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:05 AM

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fossil osprey so if it becomes nil via error i can catch the error

i have a reason this time though other than personal preference!

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:05 AM

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no one does that

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:05 AM

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if nil warn"error at"..table.."."..table.slot..""

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:05 AM

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fossil osprey should for inventory i just index forido through the table until i find an items...

thats why im adding a @find tag

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to my system

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so i can say

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:06 AM

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okay, but without that

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:07 AM

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DataModule:SetValue(player, 0, "Inventory", "@find", -1)
DataModule:SetValue(player, 0, "Inventory", "@find_if[self_quantity]", -1)

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:07 AM

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fossil osprey okay, but without that

then yes

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you'd have to iterate through everything

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:09 AM

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okay

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oh

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which module should i access the table from?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:10 AM

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?

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what table

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:11 AM

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the client stats/inventory/etc

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:11 AM

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from... where you need it?

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if my gui needs the player's data then i require the module and use :GetValue() as needed

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:12 AM

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okay

covert portalBOT Jan 8, 2025, 9:12 AM

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studio ** You are now Level 13! ** studio

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:13 AM

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so... hm

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so, how would i do that for the server inventory manager script?

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just

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datamodule:getvalue(inputs)?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:15 AM

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well yea

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get it, and set it

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as needed

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treat it as a simple container

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note that the way i handle data is just one way of doing it

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some people use OOP to make "profiles" of players and access data that way

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:18 AM

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like a folder structure?

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:3

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(joke)

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okay

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:25 AM

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ionic mica ClientDataReceiver (StarterPlayerScripts) ```lua -- Services -- local Replicated...

whats remotes

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i figured it was a remote event

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:48 AM

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back

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:48 AM

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fossil osprey i figured it was a remote event

a folder

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containing my remotes

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:48 AM

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ah okay

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wait

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so

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why not use one remote and just give it an "envelope" like i did, and use a different function based on the envelope?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:50 AM

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i only need to use the first one once

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the "sendData" one

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its simpler that way

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if i did that id have to process 1 more thing every update

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it adds up

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:52 AM

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fair enough

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is the number bit just limiting the output to a number?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:52 AM

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this |?

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|

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:52 AM

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ye

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:52 AM

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that means "or"

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string or number

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:52 AM

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oh

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when would- ah

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wait

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:53 AM

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cuz my database will only string and number indices

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:53 AM

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no yeah when would it be a number?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:53 AM

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arrays

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say i want to equip an attack to slot 4

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:53 AM

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stats_attacks_4

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:53 AM

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:SetValue(player, "Punch", Attacks, 4)

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:54 AM

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the limit bits are too confusing ;-;

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:54 AM

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fossil osprey stats_attacks_4

not sure why attacks would be in stats, but pretty much yes

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:54 AM

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fossil osprey the limit bits are too confusing ;-;

limit bits???

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do you mean the type checking?

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:55 AM

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ye

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:55 AM

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did you read the luau.org article i sent you

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:55 AM

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i'll just ifnil them out

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:55 AM

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i feel like it explains them very well

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:55 AM

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fossil osprey i'll just ifnil them out

again, those are for a different purpose

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:55 AM

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visually confusing*

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:55 AM

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ionic mica again, those are for a different purpose

i typecheck AND assert them

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(assert = ifnil)

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:55 AM

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im struggling enough with modulescripts

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i dont need more to learn right now

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im still working on making inventory work

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so wait

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:56 AM

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well you were copying my scripts

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thats why they're there

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:56 AM

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should i make a new modulescript that checks for the first openslot in the inventory?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:56 AM

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tags...

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@firstAvailable :)

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:57 AM

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otherwise i think i need to forido and refenence the module EACH TIME from the serverscript

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:57 AM

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fossil osprey otherwise i think i need to forido and refenence the module EACH TIME from the s...

i avoid that via a tag system (i thought you'd like that)

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:57 AM

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how does the tag system work?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:58 AM

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i have a function which processses the tag into an index

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:58 AM

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every time the inventory updates it gets the lowest index of the array not filled and marks it?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:58 AM

#

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:58 AM

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wouldnt that just... be foridoing at a different time?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:59 AM

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yes, but i avoid the hassle of doing it from the script that requires it

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:59 AM

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okay

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so, not specifically more lag-efficient

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:59 AM

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ionic mica yes, but i avoid the hassle of doing it from the script that requires it

ye

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so

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:59 AM

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fossil osprey should i make a new modulescript that checks for the first openslot in the inven...

same idea, basically?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 9:59 AM

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fossil osprey so, not specifically more lag-efficient

if you do it beforehand, youre still "foridoing" it

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just at a different time

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:59 AM

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then just module.inventory()

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and the module foridos

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:00 AM

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fossil osprey same idea, basically?

well yea

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:00 AM

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ThumbsUp

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:00 AM

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its just this

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:00 AM

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so im not doing a silly wierd thing again

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:01 AM

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ionic mica its just this

or just

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:01 AM

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ionic mica its just this

if i dont understand it i cant add the overfill bag feature

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LET ME LEARN ONE THING AT A TIME

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:01 AM

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if #currentTable == 50 then return nil end

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:01 AM

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JayaPls

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:01 AM

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fossil osprey if i dont understand it i cant add the overfill bag feature

understand what 😭

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im just showing you the function

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pleh

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not the tags

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:02 AM

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oh

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wait

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so

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should this be function.inventory

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or function:inventory

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:02 AM

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do you need self?

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:02 AM

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what is self

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ohhh

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:02 AM

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you didnt read what i sent lol

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:02 AM

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so if i need to reference the tables

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:

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otherwise

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.

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:02 AM

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yes

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:02 AM

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right?

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YAY

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:02 AM

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fossil osprey :

you usually do this for OOP

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but sometimes i just do it on modules because it looks like a service :]

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:04 AM

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so

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rpgData[aGuy.Name].Inventory

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or some other symbol than .

#

?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:05 AM

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what is rpgData?

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isnt that a module

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:05 AM

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nvm

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happ

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... like this?

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then just return that.slot?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:07 AM

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wut duh hell

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um

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:07 AM

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right?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:07 AM

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[slot]

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:07 AM

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the slot in your inventory

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:07 AM

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i guess

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im not really sure what you're doing but

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my guess is yeah

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:08 AM

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right?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:08 AM

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return currentSlot

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yea

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:08 AM

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then print a bunch of vars as slot's data, send it back?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:08 AM

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whatr

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:09 AM

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unless returning currentslot will give me all of the data in it

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:09 AM

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it will...

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wait what

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:09 AM

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fossil osprey right?

what is the point of this

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why cant you just

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:09 AM

#

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:09 AM

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:getdata and specify "inventory_page_slot"

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:10 AM

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ionic mica :getdata and specify "inventory_page_slot"

i want inventory to be seperate because i'll reference it A LOT

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any quest with requirements

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especially the add and remove commands

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i want to be their own functions

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anyway

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:10 AM

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whatever you say ig

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:11 AM

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will returning currentslot return all of its data?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:11 AM

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yes

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:11 AM

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okay

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:11 AM

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youre testing while you do all this right?

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:11 AM

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yesnt

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:11 AM

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ok im not one to talk

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i practically made my whole entity system without really testing it

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but im not using it anywhere yet so it doesnt matter

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lol

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:12 AM

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i cant test it rn

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:12 AM

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fossil osprey i cant test it rn

yeah fair

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:12 AM

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i need to convert EVERYTHING to using the database system first

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:12 AM

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honestly i just add commands in a random script to test stuff

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:12 AM

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fossil osprey i need to convert EVERYTHING to using the database system first

tough

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:12 AM

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ionic mica honestly i just add commands in a random script to test stuff

same

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when you forget to add something to your table:

#

(character name)

#

OH GOD I NEED TO ADD ENTRIES FOR CHARACTER LOOK

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AE_cry

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:14 AM

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yeap

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thats easy if you do it right

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hairID = 5

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etc

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thats the easiest thing, cuz you have like a bajillion values for stats

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:15 AM

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mhm

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out of curiosity

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have you ever heard of an MMORPG called "Runes of Magic"?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:15 AM

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no

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:16 AM

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oh and i ended up making stat names a seperate moduletable btw. MUCH easier

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:16 AM

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ionic mica no

shame.

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:17 AM

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fossil osprey oh and i ended up making stat names a seperate moduletable btw. MUCH easier

i think that i need a filter which censors your naming conventions

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also cool

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:17 AM

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ionic mica i think that i need a filter which censors your naming conventions

but see. i know they hold ONLY a table

#

happ

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:17 AM

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ionic mica i think that i need a filter which censors your naming conventions

it DOES exist for a reason

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:17 AM

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what is it called

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:18 AM

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fossil osprey but see. i know they hold ONLY a table

i think you want type checking

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:/

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i guess you're gonna like it

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when you get to it

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:21 AM

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why i name things wierdly:

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:21 AM

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i can excuse those

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avoding using lua globals

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thats why i use "Attributes" and not "Stats"

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but those are rare exceptions

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not really something you should base your naming conventions around

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either way

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aGuy is objectively the wrong name for a player

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it doesnt tell you what the variable is.

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plain and simple

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:25 AM

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anyway

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how/when should i send the playerdata to the client as their copy?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:26 AM

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i send all the data once when they join

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and then send any updates to them

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:27 AM

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how do you "send all data"?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:27 AM

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remoteEvent:Fire(player, data)

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lol

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:27 AM

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okay

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:27 AM

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literally send the entire data table

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just once

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when they join

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:28 AM

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wait

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cant i just set these

#

up here?

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or is this just your way of organizing confusing me?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:29 AM

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i define all services & modules first

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then constants

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then variables

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then functions

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then logic (aka the loose stuff)

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its just my way of organizing things, but most scripters always define the services first

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:29 AM

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-- Services --
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local dataPing = ReplicatedStorage.pingables.otherside:WaitForChild("eventDataTransfer")
local dataVasily = ReplicatedStorage.pingables.otherside:WaitForChild("eventDataInital")
local ClientDataModule = require(ReplicatedStorage.ClientModules.ClientDataHandler_exe)

-- Logic --
dataVasily.OnClientEvent:Connect(ClientDataModule.ReceiveData)
dataPing.OnClientEvent:Connect(ClientDataModule.UpdateValue)

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Smug

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do you get the reference?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:30 AM

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yeah see the comments suggest that dataPing & dataVasily are services

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when they're not

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:30 AM

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fossil osprey do you get the reference?

no

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:30 AM

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ionic mica no

https://tenor.com/view/ping-one-ping-give-me-a-ping-one-ping-only-no-ping-gif-2233845608210360328

Tenor

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red october

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(cause it only pings once, when a player joins; and never again)

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:31 AM

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/659379347739901955/1326249333636599838/caption.gif

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:31 AM

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FA_FoxetteSigh

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im old

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ignore my naming conventions

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this is in login handler

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it is firing the bindable function to the datamodule thing in character scripts

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to grab the data

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when it grabs the data it will return true

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...

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will this work?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:40 AM

#

am back

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:40 AM

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fossil osprey ignore my naming conventions

retry system?

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i believe the script will yield infinitely if it never returns something

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:42 AM

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ye so it will ping the data, when the data sends back it will ping back

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right?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:42 AM

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yes... but for what purpose?

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what will it "send back"?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:43 AM

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fossil osprey ignore my naming conventions

also youre not passing the data btw

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:43 AM

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ionic mica also youre not passing the data btw

not yet

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the loginhandler will ping the client data manager, which will ping the data handler which uses the datamodule to get the data and send it back to the client data manage, which will then reping the loginhandler to give the okay to continue logging in

#

hm#

#

should i just stick the login script in clientdatamanager?

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hm

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nah

#

maybe?

#

its currently in the logingui

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:45 AM

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log-in scrip´t?

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you have an account system?

#

ewrhg

#

ok whatever

#

you do you

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:46 AM

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fossil osprey should i just stick the login script in clientdatamanager?

StarterPlayerScripts sounds good to me

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:47 AM

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ionic mica you have an account system?

load data, equip body, equip saved gear, load saved inventory, load quest data, teleport to saved position

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:47 AM

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well thats an understandable name, at least.

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:47 AM

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even if i only impliment a single character slot per player

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it still does enough on login that it needs a login screen

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:47 AM

#

fossil osprey it still does enough on login that it needs a login screen

you mean a loading screen lol

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:48 AM

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it also means i can divert new players to a character menu using the login

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:48 AM

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cuz you'll also need that

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:48 AM

#

it's both

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:48 AM

#

use CPS to load content

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yae

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ok

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:48 AM

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unless you mean between places

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then idk

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:48 AM

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just call it "loading screen" cuz getting data is a way of loading

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:48 AM

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fossil osprey unless you mean between places

oh yeah btw about places

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:48 AM

#

every non-starter place will just have a loading screen

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:48 AM

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you'll probably want the same data module script in all places right?

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:49 AM

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only the "hopping off" one will use a login

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:49 AM

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ionic mica you'll probably want the same data module script in all places right?

ye

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:49 AM

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i discovered a feature recently

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of roblox

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"packages"

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it allows you to upload anything and you're able to use it anywhere

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and when you edit it, all copies will be edited

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:49 AM

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wow

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thats

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REALLY neat

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:49 AM

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extremely

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:50 AM

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ionic mica and when you edit it, all copies will be edited

keep in mind you have to press "update package" to apply changes to other copies

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:50 AM

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better than opening every place and manually doing it...

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:50 AM

#

definitely

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and they're private

#

so you dont have to worry about people peeking into your code

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:57 AM

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so

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when the loginscript pings dataVasily

#

it will invoke the server, then send the invokation to the clientdatamodule

#

right?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:58 AM

#

cafchahfg

#

names

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:58 AM

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fossil osprey it will invoke the server, then send the invokation to the clientdatamodule

am

#

well

#

yes but

#

you're not returning anything

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:58 AM

#

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:58 AM

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why are you using remotes if

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ok

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:59 AM

#

fossil osprey

what is "thatGuy"

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:59 AM

#

the localplayer

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:59 AM

#

did you send it twice?

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:59 AM

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you should remember that by now

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:59 AM

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:InvokeServer(player, player)

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cuz if you just do

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:59 AM

#

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 10:59 AM

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:InvokeServer(player) it doesnt pass that to the client

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 10:59 AM

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oh it automatically sends player

#

RIGHT

#

i forgot

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 11:00 AM

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fossil osprey

what is torpedo

#

and more importantly

#

what the fuck is "dataKonolov"

#

like "thatGuy" made some kind of twisted far off sense

#

here, no idea.

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 11:00 AM

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konolov is the sub that sank red october

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vasily pinged

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konolov detected it

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sent a torpedo

#

happ

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 11:00 AM

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https://tenor.com/view/moik-swipe-and-snorf-the-flower-monk-rain-world-slugcat-slug-cat-gif-16943926002059467969

Tenor

#

https://tenor.com/view/rain-world-gif-6940748694773611925

Tenor

#

i must send pretty gifs

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to prevent myself from

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destroying the universe rn

#

at this moment

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/807809192537882647/1306374969714020382/vcollide_wireframe-ezgif.com-optimize.gif

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https://tenor.com/view/turbo-granny-dandadan-cat-dance-jam-gif-18139054701485934034

Tenor

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ok thats enough

#

back to iot

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 11:02 AM

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fossil osprey sent a torpedo

this is dumb af, name your variables what they are

#

😭

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 11:02 AM

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its an old movie and an older book series i get it

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 11:02 AM

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no excuse at this point

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 11:02 AM

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but it makes sense if you get the vasily reference

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 11:02 AM

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fossil osprey its an old movie and an older book series i get it

pov: someone has to help you and has to understand your code

#

and the variable names are: "artificer_spear_craft" and "halitus"

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of course the first one means the process of attack data because spears are like attacks and the artificer turns spears into weapons

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of course halitus means the jojo stand "Catch The Rainbow" because halitus means vapor which condenses into water which creates rain which is what the stand uses

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thats how it feels

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 11:07 AM

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thats even more vague than my classic movie references

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 11:07 AM

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BECAUSE YOU UNDERSTAND THEM

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i cant even google your variable names

#

WHICH ONE HUH

#

WHICH VASILY

#

OR IS IT ONE OF THESE?

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 11:09 AM

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https://jackryan.fandom.com/wiki/Vasily_Borodin

Jack Ryan Wiki

Vasily Borodin

Captain 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin is character in The Hunt for Red October novel and the film of the same name.

#

i spelled it wrong mb

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 11:09 AM

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IT ISNT EVEN IN WIKIPEDIA???

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😭

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can you get more obscure than that?

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references are fun and all but what would we do if function() was machine()

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 11:10 AM

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now im just confused

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 11:11 AM

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i give up with those names

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youre gonna have to clarify all names when you ask me something

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or well

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 11:11 AM

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anyway

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 11:11 AM

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ask anyone really

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 11:11 AM

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its a classic movie scene

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 11:11 AM

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who would think of that?

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i dont even know that movie

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i dont think i have any friends who know that movie

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or friends of friends

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 11:12 AM

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tragedy

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anyway

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does the client data stuff need to know the localplayer or will it always know that because its perclient

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right?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 11:15 AM

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you can always access the local player from a local script or module

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game.Players.LocalPlayer

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 11:20 AM

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well

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it works

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(i havent routed it to the module yet)

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run rpgDataModule.RegisterPlayer?

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right?

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somehow, i broke it

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AE_cry

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yet whenever that is there it breaks

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and i have no idea why

#

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;-;

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i think this is crashing the data handler

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;-;

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i dont think it will let me have the tables in a seperate module

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because they

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"arent a function"

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which

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is dumb

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but apparently thats whats happening i guess?

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nope

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no idea

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wait

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i have no idea

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i put them in functions and everything ;-;

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"""functions"""

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local STAT_NAMES={}
function STAT_NAMES.statNames()
    local statnames={
    CoreStats={
        strength={
            strength_Name="Strength",
            meleeDamage_Name="Melee Damage",
            throwDamage_Name="Throw Damage",
            physCritD_Name="Physical CritD",
            rush_gain_Name="Rush Gain",
            meleeCtH_Name="Melee CtH"
        },
        agility={
            agilityStat_Name="Agility",
            meleeDodge_Name="Melee Dodge",
            rangeDodge_Agi_Name="Ranged Dodge from Agility",
            rangeDamage_Name="Ranged Damage",
            staminaRegen="Stamina Regen",
            rangeCtH="Ranged CtH"
        },
        endurance={
            endurance_Name="Endurance",
            physDef_Name="Physical Defence",
            health_Name="Max Vitality",
            rush_max_Name="Max Rush",
            stamina_max_Name="Max Stamina",
            DoT_resist_Name="DOT Resistance"
        },
        intelligence={
            intelligence_Name="Intelligence",
            magicDamage_Name="Magic Damage",
            nphysCritD_Name="Non-Physical CritD",
            detect_Name="Detection",
            manaRegen_Name="Mana Regen",
        },
        wisdom={
            wisdom_Name="Wisdom",
            rangeDodge_wis_Name="Ranged Dodge",
            magicDef_Name="Magic Defence",
            manaMax_Wis_Name="Max Mana from Wisdom",--(5/1)
            magicCtH_Name="Magic Cth",
            heal_Name="Healing Output"
        },
        presence={
            presence_Name="Presence",
            threat_Name="Threat Scaling",
            CC_resist_Name="CC Resist",
            manaMax_pre_Name="Max Mana from Presence",--(3/1)
            healthRegen_Name="Incoming Healing",--(0.2%/1,1/1)
            CC_afflict_Name="CC Inflict"
        },
        finesse={
            finesse_Name="Finesse",
            critC_Name="Critical Chance",
            DOT_afflict_Name="DOT Inflict",
            stealth_Name="Stealth",
            allCtH_Name="Chance to Hit",
            throwCtH_Name="Throw CtH"
        }
    },
    classes={
        atkr={},
        tank={},
        heal={},
        combo={}        
    },
    skills={
        gathering={
            mine="Extraction",
            herb="Herbalism",
            wood="Forestry",
            hunt="Venery"
        },
        crafting={
            carp_Name="Carpentry",
            smth_Name="Metalurgy",
            alch_Name="Alchemy",
            cook_Name="Gastronomy"
        },
        roles={
            tank_Name="The Tower",
            atkr_Name="The Blade",
            heal_Name="The Cloth"
        },
        weaponSkills={
            oneHand="One-Handed",
            twoHand="Two-Handed",
            throw="Throwing",
            ranged="Ranged",
            small="Concealed",
            magic="Magic",
            shield="Shield"
        }
    },
    Statistics={
        fame="Fame",
        balance="Balance"
    },
    Assets={
        money_Name="Coins",
        runestone_Name="Runestones",
        premiumcoin_Name=""
    }
    }
return statnames    
end
return STAT_NAMES```

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now im REALLY confused

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so

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datahandler is getting the ping

#

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every script is reading properly

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got it

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i think

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right?

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 12:37 PM

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why would this be happening?

#

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it shouldnt be firing

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wth

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nvm im stupid(again)

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 1:00 PM

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FINALLY

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 1:20 PM

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iim baxck

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well

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whjatever

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you solved it

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 1:33 PM

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whatever the hell this means

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its crashing my login script

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local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local bodyBuilder = ReplicatedStorage.pingables.otherside:WaitForChild("eventBodyBuilder")
local gearSwap = ReplicatedStorage.pingables.otherside:WaitForChild("eventGearSwap")
local dataQuery = ReplicatedStorage.pingables.otherside:WaitForChild("eventDataQuery")
local clientQuery = ReplicatedStorage.pingables.clientside:WaitForChild("eventDataQuery")
local dataVasily = ReplicatedStorage.pingables.clientside:WaitForChild("eventDataVasily")
local playerPrint = script.Parent:WaitForChild("loginScreen")
local thatGuy = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local guyBody = thatGuy.Character
print("login script booted.")```

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im not getting the print

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but i have no idea what the error is

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absolutely no clue

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im not sure how but some minor error like

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ONE HUNDRED

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lines down

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was crashing it

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Shrug

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 1:52 PM

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help

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i checked the server table

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thats the correct path

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theres a print of it even

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i dont get it

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 1:58 PM

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toko ma to ne dia da

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gimme ma sec

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and ill see

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 1:59 PM

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its reaching the module correctly

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not a clue

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:02 PM

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print messageData

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what type is messageData?

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:03 PM

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function clientQuery(dataquery)
    print("client data query detected for "..dataquery.."")
    ClientDataModule.GetValue(dataquery)
end
clientQueryPing.OnInvoke = clientQuery```
prints fine

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thats this

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function ClientDataModule:GetValue(query)
    print("local dataquery for "..query.."")
    local result
    local currentTable = rpgData
    local messageParts = string.split(query,"_")
    local index
    for i=1,#messageParts do
        print(messageParts[i])
        if messageParts[i] ~= nil then
            if tonumber(messageParts[i])==nil then
                index = index[messageParts[i]]
            else
                index = index[tonumber(messageParts[i])]
            end
            print(index)
        else
            print("nil")
        end
    end
    result = index
    return result
end```

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prints nil

#

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and i have no idea why, because it really shouldn't be nil

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:06 PM

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ionic mica what type is messageData?

.

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:07 PM

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clientdatacoordinator prints it fine

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then tries to use the module's function to parse it and fails

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:08 PM

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ionic mica what type is messageData?

????

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:08 PM

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?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:09 PM

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string

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:09 PM

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fossil osprey

string

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:09 PM

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why are you converting a string to a string

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:09 PM

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theyre all strings

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:09 PM

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ionic mica why are you converting a string to a string

to see if somehow that fixed it

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:09 PM

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💀

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why would it

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:09 PM

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fossil osprey ```lua function ClientDataModule:GetValue(query) print("local dataquery for ...

here query is ni lright

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:09 PM

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to numbering a 1 worked once

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:09 PM

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fossil osprey ```lua function clientQuery(dataquery) print("client data query detected for...

its : not .

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:10 PM

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?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:10 PM

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you defined it in the module as a method with :

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and are calling it with .

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:11 PM

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THATS IT?!?

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i dont get it

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it uh

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:14 PM

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different error

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thats progress

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:14 PM

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SHOULDNT BE INDEXING ANYTHING NIL

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different print

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:14 PM

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why the hell is index a table

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ur variable names

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:14 PM

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i need to lable it

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:14 PM

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are

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ASS

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:14 PM

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fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:15 PM

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ionic mica why the hell is index a table

index starts as the base table then INDEXES through it

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progress

covert portalBOT Jan 8, 2025, 2:16 PM

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studio ** You are now Level 14! ** studio

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:16 PM

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fossil osprey index starts as the base table then INDEXES through it

index is just a numerical key

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or any key

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well its more like

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key is a string index

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ansfnasf

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:16 PM

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fossil osprey index starts as the base table then INDEXES through it

point is

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index = key/access/whatever

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:16 PM

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im falling out of the world now for some reason

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 2:16 PM

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awesome

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 2:17 PM

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despite setting the position values to a point i know is not off the edge of anything

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...???

#

#

?????

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thats 0,0,0

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the hell

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THIS ISNT RIGHT EITHER WHAT THE HECK

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explain

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figured out the issue

#

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its just straight up not actually reading anything

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C_Cat_Cry_Thumbsup

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im stupid

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still somehow not the correct location

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but at least its nearby now

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there

#

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god that too too long

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 4:02 PM

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fossil osprey THIS ISNT RIGHT EITHER WHAT THE HECK

goofy ahh game

rocky lake Jan 8, 2025, 4:14 PM

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ionic mica of course halitus means the jojo stand "Catch The Rainbow" because halitus means...

🤤

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 6:52 PM

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ionic mica goofy ahh game

im making my own modulescript to query the item database, are you proud of me?

ionic mica Jan 8, 2025, 6:59 PM

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Yes, now to name your variables correctly... its not hard i promise

fossil osprey Jan 8, 2025, 9:30 PM

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DancingEevee

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inventory has been achieved

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:34 PM

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ionic mica Yes, now to name your variables correctly... its not hard i promise

im making a second module just so that i can have my concatonation script not in the main one. i hate this game why am i making this game

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:36 PM

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fossil osprey im making a second module just so that i can have my concatonation script not in...

what teh fuck is this

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if you have to do this you're doing something wrong

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definitely

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:36 PM

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no.

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:36 PM

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YES

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OBJECTIVELY

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:36 PM

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im just a layer nut

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not objectively

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:36 PM

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hold on

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:37 PM

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i mean, i COULD reference data.charstats.corestats.endurance stat DIRECTLY everytime i wanted to get the player's health from endurance

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or

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:37 PM

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why dont you just

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:37 PM

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i could just have this local and do endurance.health

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:37 PM

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:findfirsthcild until you reach the final depth

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:37 PM

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fossil osprey im making a second module just so that i can have my concatonation script not in...

or do it in steps

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once for the first thingie, then for the levels and third for the other one

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:38 PM

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this script will pull each stat multiple times

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doing foridos and such would be worse

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:38 PM

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bro

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:38 PM

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this way i can just type the path out manually

graceful cradle Jan 9, 2025, 12:38 PM

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what the fuck

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:38 PM

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it will just run each time a stat changes or an item is equiped

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:39 PM

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graceful cradle what the fuck

this is in reaciton to your module

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:39 PM

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and ill have it detect what changed so that it only calculates what it needs to

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:39 PM

#

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:39 PM

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thats not even in this thread

graceful cradle Jan 9, 2025, 12:40 PM

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fossil osprey thats not even in this thread

what the fuck

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:40 PM

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hm

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should i have the concatonated stats be only client side?

graceful cradle Jan 9, 2025, 12:40 PM

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why do you even

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do that

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:40 PM

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fossil osprey thats not even in this thread

its in reference to this

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:40 PM

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graceful cradle do that

Exactly

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:40 PM

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graceful cradle do that

because i need each of those values?

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why else would i do that

graceful cradle Jan 9, 2025, 12:41 PM

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wait theyre all

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a leaderstat

covert portalBOT Jan 9, 2025, 12:41 PM

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studio ** You are now Level 13! ** studio

graceful cradle Jan 9, 2025, 12:41 PM

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or am i trippin

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:41 PM

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oh, no i COULD type "data.charstats.corestats.strength_Stat.meleeDamage"

#

everytime i wanted to get melee damage from strength

#

or just

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strength.meleeDamage

#

after having it make these variables

graceful cradle Jan 9, 2025, 12:41 PM

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theres a simpler way to do that

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but whatever floats your boat

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:42 PM

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whats the simpler way?

graceful cradle Jan 9, 2025, 12:42 PM

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https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/712096127310102630/998580170942337024/togif.gif

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:42 PM

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what is the simpler way to be able to reference every single index under strength by just typing it whenever i need to?

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:43 PM

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loop

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if you cant, your database is inherently flawed

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:45 PM

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why would i loop?

#

i need to set very specific values in one table based on the values in another

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:45 PM

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then do that

#

but automatically

#

loop throughthem

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:45 PM

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whats the loop for?

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:46 PM

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access and set the values as you wish

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:46 PM

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fossil osprey im making a second module just so that i can have my concatonation script not in...

in this case, just access

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:46 PM

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all this script does is get the values from the other table, and generate a table from them

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then return that table

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what is the loop for

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:46 PM

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fossil osprey im making a second module just so that i can have my concatonation script not in...

then why do you need this mess

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:46 PM

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fossil osprey what is the loop for

accessing the values

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:47 PM

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ionic mica then why do you need this mess

thats just to make it easier for me to understand it later if it bugs

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:47 PM

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ionic mica accessing the values

??

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data.<path>

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what is the loop for

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i KNOW the table index for everything

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why would i run a loop for any of it?

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:49 PM

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to... access the values

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:49 PM

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???

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but

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i KNOW all the values

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like

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(thats an exampe)

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:50 PM

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fossil osprey i KNOW all the values

avoid this mess

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:50 PM

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why not just do that?

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:50 PM

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and

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be able to easily edit it

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:50 PM

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or this if the variables as so bad

#

what is the loop actually supposed to achieve?

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:51 PM

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ionic mica be able to easily edit it

in a way so, if you edit the instances, you dont have to edit the function

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scalability

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:51 PM

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fossil osprey what is the loop actually supposed to achieve?

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mg

#

gsdmogdsm

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:51 PM

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?

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im just confused why i would ever need a loop for this

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:52 PM

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/449312743116505101/1260400349601071185/speechmemified_pasteimage-1.gif

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:53 PM

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im still missing whats wrong with my approach

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or why a loop would be of benefit

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because to me it seems like MORE effort

#

for either the same effect

#

or less effect

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like, why bother

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:53 PM

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dawg

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:53 PM

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i need to reference stats as i please

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:53 PM

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nothing i tell you will convince you

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you just refuse

#

to make this scalable

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:53 PM

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you're not making sense

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:54 PM

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ionic mica to make this scalable

whats not scalable?!?

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just add another entry to the dataconcated table

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:54 PM

#

say you want to change

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:54 PM

#

???

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:54 PM

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a datra point

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:54 PM

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okay

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:54 PM

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you have to change the function

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:54 PM

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no?

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:54 PM

#

if you did this with

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:54 PM

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fossil osprey no?

YES

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:54 PM

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no?

#

what

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:54 PM

#

fossil osprey im making a second module just so that i can have my concatonation script not in...

if you need to change

#

ONE

#

of these values

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you have to edit the function

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:54 PM

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huh??

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no i dont?

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what

#

what are you talking about

#

i have a seperate table for names for a reason

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:55 PM

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YES YOU DO

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:55 PM

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i should NEVER need to change ANY index name

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:55 PM

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fossil osprey im making a second module just so that i can have my concatonation script not in...

if you have to edit

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any

#

of these vaslues

#

change these names

fossil osprey Jan 9, 2025, 12:56 PM

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WHAT VALUES

ionic mica Jan 9, 2025, 12:56 PM

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or add a new value

#Script unable to detect object that exists