How to reset someone's stats if they aren't in the server [SOLVED]

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#1

I have stumbled across an interesting issue when I was testing with my leaderboard. To begin with, I have leaderstats set up for Coins.

Likewise, I also happen to have a in-game leaderboard that displays who has the most of this currency. But if there is an exploiter who appears to be cheating on this leaderboard, I want to reset their data.

The problem is, I don’t know how I could reset their data if they are offline and not in the game. I can’t get into a server with them. That brings me to the question: How could I reset someones points if they aren’t in the server, globally? So they disappear off this leaderboard. Without me having to be in a server with them.

I have tried looking through posts but haven’t found any solutions.

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#2

what do you mean, like just wiping their data when they leave or?

local datastore = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore("DataStoreName")

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
    datastore:RemoveAsync(keygoeshere)
end)
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#3

I’m not really sure if I understood your question or not, are you trying to reset stats of an offline user? If so you can simply paste this in the command bar.

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local DataStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("YourDataStoreName")

local PlayerUserId = -- The player's UserId
DataStore:RemoveAsync(PlayerUserId) --  Put your datastore's key here, whatever it is.
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#4

I mean resetting someones points stat if they aren’t in the game.

#5

Just remove their key from the datastore as mentioned

#6

I’ll try this out now with your method. And yes, I’m trying to reset someones data without having to be in a server with them

#7

I feel like you should make your coin system more secured in the first place

#8

This didn’t work for me. In case you want my datastore script here:

local plrs = game:GetService("Players")
local dataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local saver = dataStoreService:GetDataStore("SaveLeaderstats")

plrs.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player:Player) -- Load data
	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:Player) -- Save the player data
	local SavedData = {}
	for _, v in pairs(player:WaitForChild("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

plrs.PlayerRemoving:Connect(Save)
game:BindToClose(function()
	for _,v in pairs(plrs:GetPlayers()) do
		Save(v)
	end
end)
#9

The coin system works like a collection system. For example I have to walk around with a slow WalkSpeed to get more coins. The exploiter could make or set their WalkSpeed to >16

#10

There are anticheats to counter it tho, unless your game allows over 16 walkspeed

#11

I mean you can make anticheats*

#12

If you’re trying to remove a specific person, this should help you. Run this in the Developer Console.

local dataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local saver = dataStoreService:GetDataStore("SaveLeaderstats")
local player = "player name here"
local id = game.Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync(player)
saver:RemoveAsync(id)
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#13

Yes, I’m looking for something like this. I’ll run this in the Developer Console now.

#14

This didn’t work. I tried running it in the Developer Console, and there were no errors. I tried rejoining to see if my data reset when I rejoined but it didn’t.

#15

I meant run it on Roblox Studio. If you run it on yourself while in a server, it’ll delete your data but resave it when you leave the server. Use it on your target player or run it on Roblox Studio in the Command Bar.

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#16

Oh. Thanks for confirming that. I will try this instead then.

#17

Still didn’t work. I ran it in the command line with this:

local dataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local saver = dataStoreService:GetDataStore("SaveLeaderstats")
local player = "Emeryund"
local id = game.Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync(player)
saver:RemoveAsync(id)

I tried publishing the game and it didn’t work either. I also tried rejoining, didn’t work.

#18

Forgot to mention, I did use the ; to concatenate the line.

#19

Just to clarify, you ran it in the command line on ROBLOX Studio while NOT playtesting right?
If you’re targeting a specific player (other than yourself), I am confident that it should’ve removed their data.

Maybe, although I don’t think this can cause it, but it could be because you saved the Key as a string, so you can try converting to a string instead:

local dataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local saver = dataStoreService:GetDataStore("SaveLeaderstats")
local player = "Emeryund"
local id = game.Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync(player)
saver:RemoveAsync(tostring(id))
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#20

I didn’t run it while playtesting. I will try converting the key to a string.