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royal pelican May 31, 2025, 12:29 PM

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You could try making a custom movement script for the player by changing DevComputerMovementMode and DevTouchMovementMode for mobile

vital void May 31, 2025, 12:51 PM

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Idk if this is the right way to do it but I was able to do it by putting a local script inside StartPlayerScripts:

local ContextActionService = game:GetService("ContextActionService")

local PlayerModule = script.Parent:WaitForChild("PlayerModule")
local ControlModule = PlayerModule:WaitForChild("ControlModule")
local Keyboard = ControlModule:WaitForChild("Keyboard")
Keyboard=require(Keyboard)
ControlModule=require(ControlModule)

local originalUpdateMovement=Keyboard.UpdateMovement
function setReversedControlsKeyboard(value)
  function Keyboard:UpdateMovement(inputState)
      originalUpdateMovement(self,inputState)
      self.moveVector*=value and -1 or 1
  end
  
  ControlModule:Disable()
  ControlModule:Enable()
end

setReversedControlsKeyboard(true)

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hold on im gonna try to figure out if theres a better way since that only does it on keyboard

dire crag May 31, 2025, 12:58 PM

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vital void Idk if this is the right way to do it but I was able to do it by putting a local...

Awesome, thank you very much

dire crag May 31, 2025, 12:58 PM

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vital void hold on im gonna try to figure out if theres a better way since that only does i...

Good luck 🫡

vital void May 31, 2025, 12:59 PM

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you're welcome, ill let you know if i figure it out.

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found it i think

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vital void May 31, 2025, 1:07 PM

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dire crag Good luck 🫡

local PlayerModule = script.Parent:WaitForChild("PlayerModule")
local ControlModule = PlayerModule:WaitForChild("ControlModule")
local BaseCharacterController = ControlModule:WaitForChild("BaseCharacterController")
ControlModule=require(ControlModule)
BaseCharacterController=require(BaseCharacterController)

function setReversedControls(value)
    function BaseCharacterController:GetMoveVector(): Vector3
        return self.moveVector * (value and -1 or 1)
    end
end

setReversedControls(true)
--task.wait(1)
--setReversedControls(false)

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that should work better

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:08 PM

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vital void that should work better

May I ask what's the difference with this one?

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:08 PM

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it should work on mobile, or controller, or whatever, not just keyboard

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:09 PM

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Tysm!

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:09 PM

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dire crag Tysm!

np

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:10 PM

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Also I have a quick question

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How do I reference the PlayerModule with a localscript inside of ReplicatedStorage?

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:12 PM

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like this

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local LocalPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
local PlayerScripts = LocalPlayer:WaitForChild("PlayerScripts")
local PlayerModule = PlayerScripts:WaitForChild("PlayerModule")

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:13 PM

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" 14:13:05.956 ReplicatedStorage.StatusEffects.StatusHandler:85: attempt to index nil with 'WaitForChild' - Server - StatusHandler:85"

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Have any idea why?

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Just saying line 85 is local PlayerScripts = LocalPlayer:WaitForChild("PlayerScripts")

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:15 PM

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wait can you send a screenshot of your code

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:16 PM

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sure!

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Like the whole thing or just the relevent part?

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:16 PM

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just the relevant i guess

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:16 PM

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alright

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:16 PM

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where the error was

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:17 PM

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📎 message.txt

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the line "local PlayerScripts = LocalPlayer:WaitForChild("PlayerScripts")" outputs:

14:13:05.956 ReplicatedStorage.StatusEffects.StatusHandler:85: attempt to index nil with 'WaitForChild' - Server - StatusHandler:85

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:18 PM

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and which one was line 85 again

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:18 PM

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local PlayerScripts = LocalPlayer:WaitForChild("PlayerScripts")

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:19 PM

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is it in a local script

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or server script

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:19 PM

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Its a module script, but its required by a local script

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dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:20 PM

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Its also required by a server script, but I don't beleive that is relevent

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:21 PM

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if you require it from a server it will run the module script again i think. cause memory on the server is diff from the client

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so that means it also tries to initialize LocalPlayer on the server

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you should be able to fix it though

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:22 PM

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Hmmmmm

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I'm still kinda confused

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:22 PM

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vital void you should be able to fix it though

In what sense?

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:23 PM

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actually nvm is the part where its getting local player inside a function already

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and is the function only called in the local script

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:23 PM

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let me see

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:23 PM

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it looks like its in function module.Confusion

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i missed that

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:23 PM

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Yes I think the function is called by the server too

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lemme send the server script

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local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local CollectionService = game:GetService("CollectionService")
local StatusEffects = require(ReplicatedStorage.StatusEffects:WaitForChild("StatusHandler"))

local function onTouchedConfusionSource(player)
-- Apply confusion effect to player
StatusEffects.Confusion(player)
end

local function setupCharacter(character, player)
-- Connect Touched events to all ConfusionSource parts
for _, part in pairs(CollectionService:GetTagged("ConfusionSource")) do
part.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
if hit:IsDescendantOf(character) then
onTouchedConfusionSource(player)
end
end)
end

-- Also listen for new ConfusionSource parts that might be added later
CollectionService:GetInstanceAddedSignal("ConfusionSource"):Connect(function(part)
    part.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
        if hit:IsDescendantOf(character) then
            onTouchedConfusionSource(player)
        end
    end)
end)

end

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
setupCharacter(character, player)
end)
end)

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:24 PM

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ok, you cant invert the controls from the server is the problem then probably

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unless you use like a remote event

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:24 PM

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Lemme clarify something

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The local script that requires the module is responsible for the inversion. The server script is what is responsible for infliction

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:25 PM

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wait was the error client or server sided

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should have asked that

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:25 PM

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I'm not sure, it just says its from the module script

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:25 PM

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is there a green or blue box to the left of the error in the output window

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:26 PM

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green

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so server ig

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:26 PM

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yes

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that means somehow you are trying to get local player from the server

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:26 PM

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I think I may know why

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local function onTouchedConfusionSource(player)
-- Apply confusion effect to player
StatusEffects.Confusion(player)
end

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This is a reference to the module script (local StatusEffects = require(ReplicatedStorage.StatusEffects:WaitForChild("StatusHandler"))

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:30 PM

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in your confusion function you have this:

local LocalPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer

LocalPlayer is not a thing on the server since you're calling StatusEffects.Confusion(player) from the server

instead you should use a remote event to fire to the client that tells the specific player to reverse their controls

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and only the local script should run that portion of the confusion function

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:31 PM

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Ah okay, so the client script should listen for the remote event instead of requiring the function?

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:31 PM

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yes

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:31 PM

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got it

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Alright, i'll let you know if I need any help with reworking the system

vital void May 31, 2025, 1:32 PM

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ok

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good luck

dire crag May 31, 2025, 1:53 PM

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Alright its fully complete now, thanks alot

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