Attribute changes not detected by CollectionService on cloned instances

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#1

Detecting attribute changes using CollectionService tags on instances works fine initially:
taggeditem:GetAttributeChangedSignal(attributeName):Connect(function()…

However, when cloning a tagged item from ReplicatedStorage, the GetAttributeChangedSignal function does not appear to detect attribute changes.

#2

Do you create a new signal for the new instance? Sharing your code helps a lot…

#3

When cloning an instance events dont replicate. You’ll need to reassign a function to the event that :GetAttributeChangedSignal() returns once you clone the tagged item.

#4

Here’s how I usually do it:

local TagS = game:GetService("CollectionService")

function setupTagged(instance)
    --do stuff, setup up events, attributechangedisgnal, etc.
end

for _, instance in pairs(TagS:GetTagged(DA_TAG)) do
    setupTagged(instance)
end
TagS:GetInstanceAddedSignal(DA_TAG):Connect(setupTagged)

this way all things that are tagged when the game runs, as well as things that are tagged later (or are cloned from tagged items later) get set up.

#5

Thank you - works like a charm! This line was key:

TagS:GetInstanceAddedSignal(DA_TAG):Connect(setupTagged)
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