Particles/Lights not working right on players

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#1

I can’t seem to make a script that makes particle emitter(s) and Point lights go from being parented to ServerStorage, to then be parented to a player when they have a certain tool in their BACKPACK. I also need the effects and lights to be visible to everyone as well. help is appreciated :slight_smile:

The only thing I can really provide is the LocalScript located in StarterCharacterScripts:

local ElectricityLight = game.ServerStorage.ElectricityLight
local ElectricityParticles = game.ServerStorage.Electricity
local HitCube = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("HitCube") --HitCube is a part inside the player that all the effets are being moved to.
local Player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer

if Player.Backpack:WaitForChild("Electricity") then
ElectricityLight.Parent = HitCube
ElectricityParticles.Parent = HitCube
ElectricityLight.Enabled = true
ElectricityParticles.Enabled = true
else
ElectricityLight.Parent = game.ServerStorage
ElectricityParticles.Parent = game.ServerStorage
ElectricityLight.Enabled = false
ElectricityParticles.Enabled = false
end
#3

You’re only checking for the tool once. Use Child Added and Child Removed to check every time something gets added:

local ElectricityLight = game.ServerStorage.ElectricityLight
local ElectricityParticles = game.ServerStorage.Electricity
local HitCube = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("HitCube") --HitCube is a part inside the player that all the effets are being moved to.
local Player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer

function checkForTool()
if Player.Backpack:WaitForChild("Electricity") then
ElectricityLight.Parent = HitCube
ElectricityParticles.Parent = HitCube
ElectricityLight.Enabled = true
ElectricityParticles.Enabled = true
else
ElectricityLight.Parent = game.ServerStorage
ElectricityParticles.Parent = game.ServerStorage
ElectricityLight.Enabled = false
ElectricityParticles.Enabled = false
end
end

Player.Backpack.ChildAdded:Connect(checkForTool)
Player.Backpack.ChildRemoved:Connect(checkForTool)
#4

I tried and this DOES enable the effects but for some reason other players cant see the effects on my body. Idk what causing this to happen. Also I need this to still be working after I die. Please help! thank you! Also Idk if this important but I have a custom starter character for the players that the HitCube is in.
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#5

well… it’s a local script right? So any changes will be local

#6

but wont making it a server script make everyone’s effects enabled?

#7

Yeah… it doesnt work as a server script either.

#8

How would the server script version of it look like? All I did was copy and paste the same script but as a server script and made Local Player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer into Local Player = game:GetService("Players") Help would be appreciated :slight_smile:

#9

You should probably loop through every player and assign them the ChildAdded and ChildRemoved callbacks, since the server doesn’t have a local player.