Leaderstat not saving | Roblox Studio Community | Page 1

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 10:18 PM

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So I got a leaderstat but it is not savong and I also added a script which should save it but its not.

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saving script:

-- Make sure "Enable Studio Access To API Services" is on in Game Settings! (OR IT WON'T WORK) --
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local Saver = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("SaveLeaderstats")

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
local Data = nil
local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
Data = Saver:GetAsync(tostring(player.UserId))
end)

if success then
if Data then
for i, v in pairs(Data) do
player:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild(i).Value = v
end
end
else
error(errormessage)
end
end)

local function Save(player)
local SavedData = {}
for _, v in pairs(player.leaderstats:GetChildren()) do
SavedData[v.Name] = v.Value
end

local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
Saver:SetAsync(tostring(player.UserId), SavedData)
end)
if not success then
error(errormessage)
end
end

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(Save)

game:BindToClose(function()
for _, v in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
Save(v)
end
end)

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leaderstats script:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)

local leaderstatsFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
leaderstatsFolder.Name = "leaderstats"
leaderstatsFolder.Parent = player

local Money = Instance.new("IntValue")
Money.Name = "Money"
Money.Value = 0
Money.Parent = leaderstatsFolder

local DriverPoints = Instance.new("IntValue")
DriverPoints.Name = "XP"
DriverPoints.Value = 0
DriverPoints.Parent = leaderstatsFolder

end)

rotund turtle Jan 3, 2026, 10:19 PM

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plain ibex saving script: -- Make sure "Enable Studio Access To API Services" is on in Gam...

any errors?

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on the output

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 10:19 PM

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rotund turtle any errors?

no

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just the disconnection output

rotund turtle Jan 3, 2026, 10:19 PM

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here

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it is for_, v

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not for , v

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 10:20 PM

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should I change it to _, v?

rotund turtle Jan 3, 2026, 10:20 PM

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plain ibex should I change it to _, v?

for _, v in pairs(player.leaderstats:GetChildren()) do
    SavedData[v.Name] = v.Value
  end

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just add a underscore

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before ,

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 10:21 PM

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okay thank you :D

rotund turtle Jan 3, 2026, 10:21 PM

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see if it will work

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wait

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there is also this one

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@plain ibex

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before the leaderstats script

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u need to change this to for _, v too

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 10:22 PM

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alright ty :)

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they both got "_" I cant find any without it

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rotund turtle Jan 3, 2026, 10:23 PM

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still not working?

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 10:23 PM

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nope

rotund turtle Jan 3, 2026, 10:23 PM

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hmm

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let me read the script carefully rq

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 10:24 PM

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I got the leaderboard saving script from pastebin (from RoDev)
https://pastebin.com/hwBh4RMu

Pastebin

Leaderstats Auto-Save - Pastebin.com

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daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 10:49 PM

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Maybe instead of SetAsync use UpdateAsync? I heard that its overall better and SetAsync sometimes didn't save data for me as well.

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Code would look like this if I am not wrong:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local Saver = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("SaveLeaderstats")

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    local Data = nil
    local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
        Data = Saver:GetAsync(tostring(player.UserId))
    end)

    if success then
        if Data then
            for i, v in pairs(Data) do
                player:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild(i).Value = v
            end
        end
    else
        error(errormessage)
    end
end)

local function Save(player)
    local SavedData = {}
    for _, v in pairs(player.leaderstats:GetChildren()) do
        SavedData[v.Name] = v.Value
    end

    local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
        Saver:UpdateAsync(tostring(player.UserId), function()
            return SavedData
        end)
    end)
    if not success then
        error(errormessage)
    end
end

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(Save)

game:BindToClose(function()
    for _, v in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
        Save(v)
    end
end) ```

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 10:51 PM

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daring edge Code would look like this if I am not wrong: ```lua local Players = game:GetServ...

thank you :D
Do I need to wait for a few seconds before leaving?

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 10:52 PM

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plain ibex thank you :D Do I need to wait for a few seconds before leaving?

I think instantly leaving should be fine. But there is no need to thank me yet as we don't know if it will work.

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 10:52 PM

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daring edge I think instantly leaving should be fine. But there is no need to thank me yet a...

alright :)

It still wont work i dont know why

sudden krakenBOT Jan 3, 2026, 10:52 PM

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daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 10:52 PM

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hm

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Huh extremly strange. I just copied the exact scripts into my game and it worked perfectly fine. Are you really sure that you got the Api enabled?

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 10:56 PM

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I enabled every API except the image api

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 10:57 PM

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and your game is published to roblox?

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 10:57 PM

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yes

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I published it again i will test it

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 10:57 PM

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alr

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 10:57 PM

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still not working

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I just got this in my output

Failed to parse secrets: Can't parse JSON - Edit

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 10:58 PM

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for which line?

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 10:59 PM

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I dont know I think its from the secrets thing in the game settings under Security

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it did not say any line

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:13 PM

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So I added a lot of prints to the script now to check where the problem is:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local Saver = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("SaveLeaderstats")

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    local Data = nil
    local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
        Data = Saver:GetAsync(tostring(player.UserId))
        print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Getting data")
    end)

    if success then
        print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Getting data was a success")
        if Data then
            print("LeaderStatsDataStore | data found")
            for i, v in pairs(Data) do
                player:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild(i).Value = v
                print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Set ".. i .. ": " .. v)
            end
            print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Setting leaderstats done")
        end
    else
        print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Getting data failed: Reason below")
        error(errormessage)
    end
end)

local function Save(player)
    print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Save function called")
    local SavedData = {}
    print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Collecting data")
    for _, v in pairs(player.leaderstats:GetChildren()) do
        SavedData[v.Name] = v.Value
        print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Collected ".. v.Name .. ": " .. v.Value)
    end
    print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Data collected")

    local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
        Saver:UpdateAsync(tostring(player.UserId), function()
            print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Setting DataTable")
            return SavedData
        end)
    end)
    if success then
        print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Data saved Successfully")
    end
    if not success then
        error(errormessage)
    end
end

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(Save)

game:BindToClose(function()
    for _, v in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
        Save(v)
    end
end)

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Just show me the output after joining and after leaving

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:14 PM

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Server - DataSave:18
00:13:59.358 LeaderStatsDataStore | Setting leaderstats done - Server - DataSave:20

00:14:16.128 LeaderStatsDataStore | Save function called - Server - DataSave:29
00:14:16.128 LeaderStatsDataStore | Collecting data - Server - DataSave:31
00:14:16.128 LeaderStatsDataStore | Collected Money: 0 - Server - DataSave:34
00:14:16.128 LeaderStatsDataStore | Collected DriverPoints: 0 - Server - DataSave:34
00:14:16.128 LeaderStatsDataStore | Data collected - Server - DataSave:36
00:14:16.482 LeaderStatsDataStore | Setting DataTable - Server - DataSave:40
00:14:16.699 LeaderStatsDataStore | Data saved Successfully - Server - DataSave:45

thanks for your help btw :)

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:15 PM

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is that all?

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:15 PM

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yes

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:16 PM

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local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local Saver = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("SaveLeaderstats")

print("Test")

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    local Data = nil
    local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
        Data = Saver:GetAsync(tostring(player.UserId))
        print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Getting data")
    end)

    if success then
        print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Getting data was a success")
        if Data then
            print("LeaderStatsDataStore | data found")
            for i, v in pairs(Data) do
                player:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild(i).Value = v
                print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Set ".. i .. ": " .. v)
            end
            print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Setting leaderstats done")
        end
    else
        print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Getting data failed: Reason below")
        error(errormessage)
    end
end)

local function Save(player)
    print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Save function called")
    local SavedData = {}
    print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Collecting data")
    for _, v in pairs(player.leaderstats:GetChildren()) do
        SavedData[v.Name] = v.Value
        print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Collected ".. v.Name .. ": " .. v.Value)
    end
    print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Data collected")

    local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
        Saver:UpdateAsync(tostring(player.UserId), function()
            print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Setting DataTable")
            return SavedData
        end)
    end)
    if success then
        print("LeaderStatsDataStore | Data saved Successfully")
    end
    if not success then
        error(errormessage)
    end
end

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(Save)

game:BindToClose(function()
    for _, v in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
        Save(v)
    end
end)

Try again?

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:17 PM

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00:17:01.043 Test - Server - DataSave:5
00:17:01.854 LeaderStatsDataStore | Getting data - Server - DataSave:11
00:17:01.854 LeaderStatsDataStore | Getting data was a success - Server - DataSave:15
00:17:01.854 LeaderStatsDataStore | data found - Server - DataSave:17
00:17:01.854 LeaderStatsDataStore | Set DriverPoints: 0 - Server - DataSave:20
00:17:01.855 LeaderStatsDataStore | Set Money: 0 - Server - DataSave:20
00:17:01.855 LeaderStatsDataStore | Setting leaderstats done - Server - DataSave:22
00:17:11.081 LeaderStatsDataStore | Save function called - Server - DataSave:31
00:17:11.081 LeaderStatsDataStore | Collecting data - Server - DataSave:33
00:17:11.081 LeaderStatsDataStore | Collected Money: 0 - Server - DataSave:36
00:17:11.081 LeaderStatsDataStore | Collected DriverPoints: 0 - Server - DataSave:36
00:17:11.081 LeaderStatsDataStore | Data collected - Server - DataSave:38
00:17:11.439 LeaderStatsDataStore | Setting DataTable - Server - DataSave:42
00:17:11.647 LeaderStatsDataStore | Data saved Successfully - Server - DataSave:47

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I changed the value to 100 I think but it still is saying 0

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I also added buttons which adds +10 value

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:20 PM

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local Players = game:GetService("Players")

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)

    local leaderstatsFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
    leaderstatsFolder.Name = "leaderstats"
    leaderstatsFolder.Parent = player

    local Money = Instance.new("IntValue")
    Money.Name = "Money"
    Money.Value = 20
    Money.Parent = leaderstatsFolder

    local DriverPoints = Instance.new("IntValue")
    DriverPoints.Name = "XP"
    DriverPoints.Value = 30
    DriverPoints.Parent = leaderstatsFolder

end)

Hm... Replace this with your leaderstats script (Or disable your leaderstats script and create a new one with this code)

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:21 PM

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00:20:57.665 Test - Server - DataSave:5
00:20:58.437 LeaderStatsDataStore | Getting data - Server - DataSave:11
00:20:58.437 LeaderStatsDataStore | Getting data was a success - Server - DataSave:15
00:20:58.437 LeaderStatsDataStore | data found - Server - DataSave:17
00:20:58.437 LeaderStatsDataStore | Set Money: 20 - Server - DataSave:20
00:20:58.437 LeaderStatsDataStore | Set XP: 30 - Server - DataSave:20
00:20:58.437 LeaderStatsDataStore | Setting leaderstats done - Server - DataSave:22
00:21:00.828 LeaderStatsDataStore | Save function called - Server - DataSave:31
00:21:00.828 LeaderStatsDataStore | Collecting data - Server - DataSave:33
00:21:00.828 LeaderStatsDataStore | Collected Money: 20 - Server - DataSave:36
00:21:00.828 LeaderStatsDataStore | Collected XP: 30 - Server - DataSave:36
00:21:00.828 LeaderStatsDataStore | Data collected - Server - DataSave:38
00:21:01.029 LeaderStatsDataStore | Setting DataTable - Server - DataSave:42
00:21:01.246 LeaderStatsDataStore | Data saved Successfully - Server - DataSave:47

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:21 PM

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now change the values back to 0

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:22 PM

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ingame via explorer>players or in the script?

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:22 PM

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plain ibex ingame via explorer>players or in the script?

in the leaderstats script

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:22 PM

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alr

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00:22:54.430 LeaderStatsDataStore | Save function called - Server - DataSave:31
00:22:54.430 LeaderStatsDataStore | Collecting data - Server - DataSave:33
00:22:54.430 LeaderStatsDataStore | Collected Money: 20 - Server - DataSave:36
00:22:54.430 LeaderStatsDataStore | Collected XP: 30 - Server - DataSave:36
00:22:54.430 LeaderStatsDataStore | Data collected - Server - DataSave:38
00:22:54.768 LeaderStatsDataStore | Setting DataTable - Server - DataSave:42
00:22:54.980 LeaderStatsDataStore | Data saved Successfully - Server - DataSave:47

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:23 PM

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did it not set the leaderstats?

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:24 PM

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I dont know
I changed it back to 0 in the leaderstatsscript

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`local Money = Instance.new("IntValue")
Money.Name = "Money"
Money.Value = 0
Money.Parent = leaderstatsFolder

local DriverPoints = Instance.new("IntValue")
DriverPoints.Name = "XP"
DriverPoints.Value = 0
DriverPoints.Parent = leaderstatsFolder`

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:25 PM

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can you check via the explorer on the server if the IntValues have changed ?

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:26 PM

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sure

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they still are on 20 and 30

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:26 PM

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that is good

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can i see your script where you change these values

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:27 PM

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`local Players = game:GetService("Players")

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)

local leaderstatsFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
leaderstatsFolder.Name = "leaderstats"
leaderstatsFolder.Parent = player

local Money = Instance.new("IntValue")
Money.Name = "Money"
Money.Value = 0
Money.Parent = leaderstatsFolder

local DriverPoints = Instance.new("IntValue")
DriverPoints.Name = "XP"
DriverPoints.Value = 0
DriverPoints.Parent = leaderstatsFolder

end) `

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:28 PM

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plain ibex I also added buttons which adds +10 value

no i mean this script

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:28 PM

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`local textButton = script.Parent
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

textButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
local player = Players.LocalPlayer

if player then
local leaderstats = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats")
local driverPoints = leaderstats:WaitForChild("DriverPoints")

driverPoints.Value = driverPoints.Value + 10

local originalText = textButton.Text
textButton.Text = "+10 Points!"
task.wait(0.5)
textButton.Text = originalText

end
end)`

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thats the XP value in leaderstats I just gave it a new name

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:29 PM

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Alr i know what the problem is.

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How much do you know about client and server?

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:30 PM

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client is what happens for the player only and server for everyone in the game

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thats what I know

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:30 PM

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Exactly

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So when you change the driverPoints.Value in your local script

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that only happens for your client

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:31 PM

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oh true

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thank you i did not notice haha

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:32 PM

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No problem.

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:32 PM

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thanks for your help :D

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:33 PM

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Ay man No Problem. Just ping me / dm me if you run into another problem with your DataStores 👍

plain ibex Jan 3, 2026, 11:33 PM

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have a nice day 😄

daring edge Jan 3, 2026, 11:35 PM

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you too

#Leaderstat not saving