helping a newbie

[mossy pier]

hello, im pretty new to scripting and im trying to make a little clicker game right now to learn a bit more, although i ran into a problem that i dont know how to really fix. i have this script, which is a LocalScript inside StarterPlayerScripts but increasing the players stats is not working out, how would i solve this problem else? thanks in advance :)

local itemPrice = {
    Id1 = 10,
    Id2 = 100,
    Id3 = 100
}

for _, button in InShopMenu:GetDescendants() do
    if button:IsA("TextButton") then
        button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
            local itemId = button:GetAttribute("ItemId")
            local playerClicks = localPlayer:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild("Clicks")
            
            if playerClicks.Value >= itemPrice[itemId] then
                playerClicks.Value -= itemPrice[itemId]
                kaChing:Play()
                
                if itemId == "Id1" then
                    local playerClickPower = localPlayer:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild("ClickPower")
                    playerClickPower.Value += 1
                end
            else
                notEnoughClicksSound:Play()
            end
            

            
        end)
    end
end

[mighty geode]

first of all id recommend using .Activated instead of .MouseButton1Click

its not a big deal

but i assume in the future you might want mobile players of console players

[mossy pier]

oh okay true thank you, it would be a different apporach to set up the buttons for console players in general though no? it has to cycle between the buttons if they push the stick in a direction, or does roblox do that for you?

[torn mist]

** You are now Level 2! **

[mighty geode]

roblox should do that for you

but if its MouseButton1Click, it only listens for mouse presses

[mossy pier]

for my code: i know i can do something with remoteevents to send it maybe to a non local script? but im not really aware what i could do, im really trying to make this without any ChatGPT so i actually learn but i wouldnt know how to proceed :(

[mighty geode]

so whats your goal

and what doesnt work

[mossy pier]

this right now is behaving like a local system where when i purchase something, after updating my "money" it also forgets that there was something that i bought as if it wasnt saved on the server (??)

my goal is to just increase the ClickValue, which would make that i get more "Click" per action so i can upgrade basically, but that is also not being accounted for in my different clicking script

[mighty geode]

so, when you "buy" id1 your clickpower or whatever increases?

[mossy pier]

yes exactly

[mighty geode]

okay so

[snow quiver]

Since you created a leaderstats on Server, you can't update server leaderstats with a local script. It only change for Client visual, but in server efffects, nothing happens.

[mossy pier]

which is Clicks = ClickableValue + ClickPower - 1

[mighty geode]

this is a server script? i think

is it?

@mossy pier

[mossy pier]

no its local

[mighty geode]

yeah thats your issue

[snow quiver]

localPlayer 😄 here: local playerClicks = localPlayer:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild("Clicks")

[mighty geode]

gotta do this on the server

[mossy pier]

okay thats what i thought thanks, so best fix would be with remote evenet?

[mighty geode]

mb i didnt read that 😭

[mighty geode]

yep

remoteEvent:FireServer()

[mossy pier]

okay just for my info, i cant handle any sorts of leaderboard information on a localscript, i send all to a serverscript via remoteevent and handle it there?

[bitter brook]

right

[mighty geode]

yeah you just fire the remote event basically telling the server to do something

[mossy pier]

maybe some1 knows some good video about remoteEvents? :) or even some "scripting teaching"? id pay for that also if it pays off

[bitter brook]

Devking

[mighty geode]

its pretty simple tbh

all you need to know

is

[bitter brook]

client server links

[mighty geode]

FireServer()
FireClient()

OnServerEvent
OnClientEvent

FireServer -> OnServerEvent

FireClient -> OnClientEvent

[mossy pier]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwhPXyYKkwU
this is 5 years old but im guessing nothing really changed in luau?

[mighty geode]

this will be good enough

yeah

[bitter brook]

yep

[mossy pier]

okay great, thanks guys :) what about the teaching scripting part, does maybe someone know anything about that? i dont mind spending money if i learn something / or would u recommend just sticking to spamming videos

[snow quiver]

--== Local script ==--
local RS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local event = RS.RemoteEvent

event.FireServer("Hey, i want to upgrade")

--== Server ==--
local RS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local event = RS.RemoteEvent

event.OnServerEvent():Connect(function(player,message)
  print("Look, im on Server, and "..player.Name.." Want to ask:\n"..message)
end)

[mighty geode]

it really depends

you have many options

id recommend dev docs

roblox docs

if you havent used it yet

https://create.roblox.com/docs/scripting/events/remote

this is incredibly useful

[mossy pier]

yea i looked at those docs often but my problem was that english not being my first or second language i kinda dont understand something and then the whole section makes no sense to me, thats why i thought talking to someone would speed up the learning

[mossy pier]

thanks a lot :D

[mighty geode]

the event would just need to be wrapped in the mousebutton1click

so

gui.Activated:Connect(function()
   Event:FireServer()

end)

😁

[bitter brook]

dw same here

but its like by scripting experience that you'll udnerstand keywords such as callbacks and stuff

[mighty geode]

if you have any questions you can just dm one of us or ask here

[snow quiver]

Btw i don't want to overhelm you, but this is kinda a bad idea:

local itemPrice = {
    Id1 = 10,
    Id2 = 100,
    Id3 = 100
}

local itemId = button:GetAttribute("ItemId")
if playerClicks.Value >= itemPrice[itemId] then

If u keep this on client side, Player can abusing it. ("Making cheaper")

I understand, youre newbie. i don't want to overhelm, but just a tips.
Its always a good way, to store all in Server side, and pass Price infos to client with RemoteEvent also 🙂

[mossy pier]

event.FireServer("Hey, i want to upgrade")

event.OnServerEvent():Connect(function(player,message)

is the player auto assigned as a argument, just to see from who it came?

[snow quiver]

Yes.

[bitter brook]

the player arg will always be there

[mighty geode]

the message firing the event is sort of unnecessary in this instance but yeah

[mossy pier]

im suprised by the amount of help, thanks a lot :)

[mossy pier]

thanks for letting me know i didnt think about that, although would have came up as a problem sooner or later anyways lol

this is something which chatGPT recommended, although im done using that sh*t after my first game where i spend a bit of time stopped working alltogether hahaha

[mighty geode]

the reason for that is if you store everything on the client, exploiters can abuse that. so generally when possible you should store things on the server

[bitter brook]

also

[torn mist]

** You are now Level 9! **

[bitter brook]

read this

https://lua.org

it might help also with different subjects it explains quite well

[mossy pier]

okay thanks, got a full day of reading ahead of me now lol

[torn mist]

** You are now Level 3! **

[mighty geode]

hey you got it man

slow progress, but totally worth it

if you have any issues

ping any one of us

[mossy pier]

hahaha alright thanks a lot

[bitter brook]

anyone knows when script ranking will be opening back tho?

[mighty geode]

no clue

[bitter brook]

im tired of s1 rank 🙏

[mighty geode]

i wanna get ranked man

[mossy pier]

i thought of completly different help when i saw this, u guys changed my midn tho thanks again

[mighty geode]

😭

[mossy pier]

oh wait thats you hahahaha

[mighty geode]

thats NOT ME

[bitter brook]

yea bro flag help him

thats you bro xd

[mighty geode]

thats not me bro

[bitter brook]

help him

[mighty geode]

i swear

nah nah

thats not me

lol

[bitter brook]

it is ;-;

[mighty geode]

i saw massive

and i couldnt help myself

[snow quiver]

I mean, the guy didn't even show the code. 🙂 xD

[mighty geode]

i shouldve been a mind reader

my bad

[bitter brook]

;-;;;

[mighty geode]

😭

49 whole robux

[mossy pier]

half of his pocket money, its a big investment for him

[mighty geode]

btw raptorus i only started scripting properly 4 or so months ago so you should pick it up quite quick. id recommend watch the whole devking begginner playlist

then the advanced one

[hollow pier]

.MouseButton1Click I know it does not sound like that but works for mobile and console and it works better

[mighty geode]

does it? i got told it doesnt

hm

thanks

its work just as well for me and less to type, still useful though

[mossy pier]

yea i noticed luau is a bit easier then c# for example which i also tried, challenge accepted ill try my best :)

@mighty geode @bitter brook what else do you guys think helped you a lot to script? was it just yt/the docs or is there something more

[bitter brook]

devking helped me alot

also

[mighty geode]

luau is very easy, it will help you learn lua properly and python

[bitter brook]

the site i sent you with coroutines

and alsoooo game reviews for making games

[mighty geode]

i used devking, i used some ai and generally looked through dev forum and roblox docs

[bitter brook]

this guys helps alot https://lua.org

[mighty geode]

devking gave me a basis, ai helped me develop on that and roblox docs filled my gaps of knowledge and showed me it in practice