Problem with Testing Mode

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#1

I click on test, 2 Players and it kicks both players because it cannot load the datastore.

I click on test, 1 Player and it works fine.

The live game also works fine with multiple players.

It used to work, now it doesn’t.

CODE:

local dataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local dataStore = dataStoreService:GetDataStore("Testing")

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
local success, value = pcall(dataStore.GetAsync, dataStore, player.UserId)
	if success == false then player:Kick("Data could not be loaded! Please rejoin.") return end
#2

I don’t know if it will work but try adding this

local PlayerUserId = "Player_"..Player.UserId

#3

[EDIT]
I have been corrected by the posts below.
Apologies. I have not commonly used pcall that way. Thanks for the information.

Thank you for correcting me.

#4

Actually, what he has is correct. And is a more proper way to format your pcall.

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#5

In pcall, arguments are passed as other variables, function is formatted with [.] instead of [:]

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#6

When you playtest with only a single player it will use that players UserId. When you playtest with multiple players it gives them false userids in the form of -1, -2, -3 etc so that’s what is probably causing your issues.

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#7

What do you see if you print value before kicking them?

#8

I believe negative numbers are still valid keys. I may be wrong, but when concatenated in a string they still work. I believe they still work alone.

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#9

adding onto what @ZombieCrunchUK said, you could use math.abs to get absolute number, so it can’t be negative

UserId = math.abs(Player.UserId)
#10

They are valid keys, but there might be something that is preventing it from getting / saving.

A key is a key, a string, or a code that can be uused to get a specific set of items.

#11

Wouldnt be a good idea, but because of the inactivity of the accounts, it would work? But I would recommend keeping it as a negative value, just to be sure.

#12

Are you using the UserIds table when saving the data? Perhaps you should check there if it is a negative number too and if it is, then don’t use the userids table for that data. I understand that you are seeing the error when attempting to load the data, but I just want to confirm this as it will likely cause saving errors.

I am unsure as to why this would cause a retrieval error. Considering they are valid keys. Perhaps access to the data store service is being blocked for some reason.

#13

I looked at the names of the players:

Test with 1 Player = Player1

Test with 2 Players = Player1, Player2

#14

Printing the value

1 Player = nil
2 Players = 502: API Services rejected request with error. HTTP 403 (Forbidden) (x2)

#15

Another odd thing.

After 2 Players fails I sometimes cannot save the file.

If get the following message:

Place upload endpoint not found.
Place Publish Error - HTTP 404 (Not Found):
-- and then. few hundreds lines of code starting with
<!DOCTYPE html>

I have to quit Studio and reload my file.

#16

Is studio access to API services on? If not, that will be the problem.
It is unlikely, but otherwise, it could be blocked by an antivirus or something.

#17

Either a problem with your anti-virus blocking it or a problem with your internet I’d say.
I don’t think the roblox API is down at the moment.

#18

No sure anti virus is the answer.

Testing Mode with 1 Player works fine.

The error only occurs when there is more than 1 Player loaded by the Testing Mode.