Attributes disappearing when called from another script

[s3riffs (ash)]

I’m trying to use Attributes to count how many ProximityPrompts the player triggers, but when I use :GetAttribute() to call them, it shows as nil, and when I put breakpoints in and checked my player, there were no attributes in the properties window.

I put breakpoints in the my :SetAttribute() script, and they appear just fine in the properties window.

The original script:

local plr = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer

plr:SetAttribute("shelves", 0)
plr:SetAttribute("spills", 0)

This part works fine, and the attributes appear in the property window.

When debugging this script, they don’t appear:

local Folder = workspace.Products.ShelfSet2

local function Restock(plr)
	for i, v in pairs(Folder:GetChildren()) do
		if v:IsA("BasePart") then
			v.Transparency = 0
			
			script.Parent.Enabled = false
			script.Parent.Parent = workspace.DisabledPrompts
			
			local restock = plr:GetAttribute("shelves")
			restock += 1
			plr:SetAttribute("shelves", restock)
		end
	end
end

script.Parent.Triggered:Connect(function(plr)
	Restock(plr)
end)

“restock” comes up as nil. Any ideas?

[SeargentAUS (Seargent)]

The first script appears to be a a local script, while the second script appears to be a server script. Changes made on the server script are not replicated to the client (however changes on the server are almost always replicated to the client).

If you move the :

@s3riffs

plr:SetAttribute("shelves", 0)
plr:SetAttribute("spills", 0)

code to a server script, either by adding it to a game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect() function or modifying the

@s3riffs

local restock = plr:GetAttribute("shelves")

line to include an else case
i.e.

local restock = plr:GetAttribute("shelves") or 0

you should be able to get the desired effect

[GTX_3]

Let’s see If this helps:

First Script:

local plr = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer

plr:SetAttribute("shelves", 0)
plr:SetAttribute("spills", 0)

Second Script:

local Folder = workspace.Products.ShelfSet2

local function Restock(plr)
	local restock = plr:GetAttribute("shelves")
	if restock then
		for i, v in pairs(Folder:GetChildren()) do
			if v:IsA("BasePart") then
				v.Transparency = 0
				
				script.Parent.Enabled = false
				script.Parent.Parent = workspace.DisabledPrompts
				
				restock += 1
				plr:SetAttribute("shelves", restock)
			end
		end
	else
		warn("Shelves attribute not found for player", plr.Name)
	end
end

script.Parent.Triggered:Connect(function(plr)
	if plr == game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer then
		Restock(plr)
	end
end)