Attributes in the Camera do not replicate to the client from the server

[Evercyan (Cyan)]

Issue Type: Other
Impact: Moderate
Frequency: Constantly
Date First Experienced: 2021-02-11 10:02:00 (-06:00)
Date Last Experienced: 2021-02-11 11:02:00 (-06:00)

Reproduction Steps:

• Add a new attribute under Workspace.Camera (Preferably with a property set, doesn’t matter)
• Play Test Solo
• Navigate to Workspace.Camera on the client, the attributes you set in Studio did not replicate. You will see how they still exist on the server’s Camera.

Expected Behavior:
I expect for the Camera’s attributes to have replicated over to the client.

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What should appear on the client:

Actual Behavior:
The attributes do not replicate from the server’s Camera.

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What appears on the client:

Workaround:
A workaround could be to use a placeholder (such as a Configuration with attributes) under ReplicatedStorage to copy the attributes over on the client.

I still reported this bug as it might be an undesirable effect, even though it might not be the best practice to expect the Camera to replicate attributes over.

[ForbiddenJ]

This is not a bug. The server’s camera and client’s camera are entirely separate entities. The server’s camera never replicates and the client creates its own camera upon game join.

A cool use for this behavior is creating server-only parts in the Workspace. Since the server’s camera doesn’t replicate, its descendants do not replicate either.