Signal is client only

[Remingling]

Hi, I want to use the signal module script that everyone uses. It’s my first time using this script and it looked pretty easy to use.

All I did was create a signal and connect it as normal for my lantern to turn off and on for the server.

It works, but the problem is it only turns off and on for the client. How do I make it server?

local Lantern = {}

local Signal = require(game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").Modules.Signal)

local On = true
local Debounce = true

local FX = Signal.new()

function Lantern.Function(actionName, inputState, _inputObjec)
	if actionName ~= script.Name then
		return
	end
	
	
	if inputState ~= Enum.UserInputState.Begin then
		return
	end
	
	local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
	

	if not Player.Character then
		Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
	end
	
	if Debounce == true then
		Debounce = false
		local Light = Player.Character:FindFirstChild("Lantern").LightPart

		On = not On
		
		FX:Connect(function()
			if On then
				Light.sfx:Play()
				Light.PointLight.Enabled = true
				Light.Color = Color3.fromRGB(218, 133, 65)
				Light.Material = Enum.Material.Neon
			else
				Light.sfx:Play()
				Light.PointLight.Enabled = false
				Light.Color = Color3.fromRGB(0, 0, 0)
				Light.Material = Enum.Material.Plastic
			end
		end)
		
		if On then
			FX:Fire()
		else
			FX:Fire()
		end

		wait(3)
		Debounce = true
	end
end

return Lantern

[Remingling]

Can’t find a solution for this anywhere. I really want to use signal…

[theseformasentence (kaziel)]

This Signal.new() basically creates a BindableEvent, which doesnt go across server/client boundary
If you want to send signals through the client/server boundary using connections, you have to use a RemoteFunction or RemoteEvent

[Remingling]

Good to know. Although I saw a local script that used Signal.new() for making their sounds global. For example, If I wanted someone to hear my footstep sounds on the client, they would use Signal.new().

I am not sure how they got that to work.

So you’re saying there isn’t a way to do this with Signal?

[MagikTheWizard (MagikManz)]

You are probably referring to the “RespectFilteringEnabled” property under “SoundService”.

RespectFilteringEnabled allows you to play sound from the client onto the server (if RespectFilteringEnabled is toggled off.)

Signals are unrelated to the sounds replicating to the server, you just use them to run code through bindable events as well… events/signals

[Remingling]

What about this:

Light.PointLight.Enabled = true
				Light.Color = Color3.fromRGB(218, 133, 65)
				Light.Material = Enum.Material.Neon

Do I just use remote events in this case?

[MagikTheWizard (MagikManz)]

If you want everything to replicate to the other clients, then yes.

For anything that you want the other clients to see, you will have to use RemoteEvents/RemoteFunctions.
I suggest reading up on them and watching tutorials on properly sanitising server code!