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silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:03 PM

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Does anyone know how i could put something like StarterCharacterScripts INTO a character selection menu so that each character can have different stats, animations and moves? This is the last step in my roblox game and once i figure this out it can start going places.

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So i've made a little character selector (using a tutorial) and i couldnt figure out how to make each character have custom startercharacterscript stuff

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and its a real issue for the game we're making

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and i tried to figure it out with the documentation shit but im struggling

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and i need someone super cool to help me with it 💔

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like someone tried to teach me about modules and i think my brain melted

gentle quest May 28, 2025, 7:05 PM

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i save stats animations and accessories into a module script

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i can show you in a sc

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:05 PM

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yes please

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i tried to DM you about it but it wouldnt let me 💔

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because the person helping me sent a like

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roblox documentation thing and

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i dont get it

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its too much for me

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i can show you what ive done if it'd help

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and i feel like if i cant work this out it'd be a waste for all my friends time

gentle quest May 28, 2025, 7:15 PM

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local RACE_CONFIG = {
    Orc = {
        health = 200,
        damage = 20,
        walkSpeed = 15,
        color = "Sea green",
        Teamcolour = "Sea green",
        accessories = {
            HatAccessory = "105935564631213",
            Shirt = "",
            Pants = "6326002102"
        }
    },
    Mage = {
        health = 150,
        walkSpeed = 25,
        color = "Nougat",
        Teamcolour = "Magenta",
        accessories = {
            HatAccessory = "17187331785",
            FaceAccessory = "461493477",
            BackAccessory = "9502826262"
        }
    },
    Warrior = {
        health = 175,
        damage = 20,
        walkSpeed = 20,
        color = "Nougat",
        Teamcolour = "Crimson",
        accessories = {
            HatAccessory = "16995713333",
            BackAccessory = "13873632036"
        }
    }
}

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so this is my constructer it saves the stats and the names

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very generic rpg

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the numbers ofc are IDs

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:15 PM

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ughghh

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so is this like..

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stealable

gentle quest May 28, 2025, 7:15 PM

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all you need to do is use a module script

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:16 PM

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ok let me

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get into studio

gentle quest May 28, 2025, 7:16 PM

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local Race = {}

race config

this is the constructer

function Race.new(health, damage, walkSpeed)
    return {
        Health = health,
        Damage = damage,
        WalkSpeed = walkSpeed
    }
end
``` n

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then i have 2 functions

1 which just sets the style of the races since i change body colour and accessories i use

GetAppliedDescription

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:17 PM

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okay hold on

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does it matter where i stick this thing

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modulescript

gentle quest May 28, 2025, 7:27 PM

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yes

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this is because this is only on the server

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ie cant be exploited easily

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:28 PM

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so hold on

gentle quest May 28, 2025, 7:28 PM

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but now to talk to the client youll need to learn about remote events and remote functions

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:28 PM

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is there a way i can make it so i can just

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jam all my scripts i need IN there

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and work it out

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these ones

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gentle quest May 28, 2025, 7:28 PM

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so all your normal scripts and module scripts go in there

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:28 PM

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(ignore hd admin i pressed a wrong button)

gentle quest May 28, 2025, 7:28 PM

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those are local scripts

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they go where you put them

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client vs server is very specific

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:29 PM

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so what would i do with them

gentle quest May 28, 2025, 7:29 PM

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if they are supposed to be client leave them there, your module script can work with them

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thats where remote events come in

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:29 PM

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thing is i dont think i could have them there because of what im using them for

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im trying to give multiple different characters DIFFERENT animations

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but having the animate script in there doesnt allow that.

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or can i like

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is there a way around that

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or have i done a stupid idiot thing here

hollow roost May 28, 2025, 7:32 PM

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silk bridge or have i done a stupid idiot thing here

the only stupid idiot thing i see happening here is you biting off more than you can chew and trying to make things you don't know enough to make, but hey it's not about the results, it's about what you learn along the way fingerguns

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:32 PM

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mgulps..

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i came too far to go back so im stuck begging for help now 💔

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so many lost hours of my life

hollow roost May 28, 2025, 7:33 PM

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silk bridge i came too far to go back so im stuck begging for help now 💔

begging for help (and probably ai) is how you got here to start with fingerguns

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:34 PM

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i refuse to touch ai

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i have SOME class

hollow roost May 28, 2025, 7:35 PM

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silk bridge Does anyone know how i could put something like StarterCharacterScripts INTO a c...

this is not the last step in your roblox game. this is probably the first or second. why do you think it's your last? what was the second to last step you took?

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:35 PM

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last as in struggles for getting it to work

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once i fix this i can like

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actually make the game

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and make it good

hollow roost May 28, 2025, 7:36 PM

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what was the second to last step you took? do you actually have any working characters to begin with?

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:37 PM

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ive only got one working for now because i cant get different animations on the others

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but once i sort out THAT its all set up for more

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and the last thing i did wasss

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learn blender because i was struggling with weapons

hollow roost May 28, 2025, 7:37 PM

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do you have a map built?

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:38 PM

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two of them

hollow roost May 28, 2025, 7:38 PM

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yea this aint your last step lol

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:38 PM

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they're not pretty but they work

hollow roost May 28, 2025, 7:38 PM

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this is your second.

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:38 PM

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yeah checks out

hollow roost May 28, 2025, 7:38 PM

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silk bridge learn blender because i was struggling with weapons

maybe third if you already have weapons. but it is very far from the last step.

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:39 PM

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i meant more well

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last struggle

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for now atleast

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only major roadblock from what ive seen so far IS this

hollow roost May 28, 2025, 7:40 PM

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silk bridge and i feel like if i cant work this out it'd be a waste for all my friends time

MrStrength already went over modulescripts you should continue practicing them. start simple. or maybe just hire a scripter #💵︱hiring

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:40 PM

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im broke

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💔

hollow roost May 28, 2025, 7:40 PM

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you don't need to jump into the deep end, start with the simplest and build up.

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good luck salute

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:41 PM

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thank you sir

gentle quest May 28, 2025, 7:41 PM

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dont need to hire lol look into module scripts
client vs server
remote events and remote functions

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you will figure out what should be server or client as you go

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image a football game where you handeld the player kicking the ball and it moving on the client

awful because it would only move for that player that kicked it

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server everyone

hollow roost May 28, 2025, 7:44 PM

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gentle quest server everyone

it gets complicated when you start to see that each player see's it's own version of the world because you can mix the server's everyone-stuff with the clients client-only-stuff. salute

silk bridge May 28, 2025, 7:48 PM

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im so confused

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💔

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💔 💔

gentle quest May 28, 2025, 7:52 PM

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so imagine you make a localscript

you make it so when a player touches a door it opens
( a parts transparency goes to 1 and cancollide to false)

say you walked up and touched the door

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for you the door opens

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for me it doesnt

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for me its closed unless i go touch it

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its only been opened on your client

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but if you did the same logic with the door on the server

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(dont do touch events on the server)

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you would then see the door open if anyone opened it

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i dont want to info dump on you but the correct method is handeling player inputs

Touched
Keybinds

on the client
then sending that information via RemoteEvent

to the server

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good luck on your game
have some patience 🙏

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