Calling SetBubbleChatSettings() on the client causes an incorrect error

Bug Reports Engine Bugs
#1

Issue Type: Other
Impact: Very High
Frequency: Often
Date First Experienced: 2021-04-29 12:04:00 (-04:00)
Date Last Experienced: 2021-05-09 08:05:00 (-04:00)

Reproduction Steps:

  1. Set SetBubbleChatSettings on the client in a LocalScript.
  2. Press play. There is a rare chance it’ll throw the error: “SetBubbleChatSettings can only be called from the client”

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error log from a user report, this is a clientside log

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originally was on line 20 in this LocalScript

Expected Behavior:
Calling SetBubbleChatSettings on the client does not throw an error.

Actual Behavior:
Calling SetBubbleChatSettings on the client, shortly after loading, can cause an error.

Workaround:
Wrap it a pcall…

I don’t know if it matters, but this seems to have an increased error rate if you start it disabled, then undisable it using another LocalScript.

#2

Does it matter where the LocalScript is? Where is it for you when this issue happens?

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#3

The error message indicates that it’s in the player scripts.

#4

Thanks for the report! We’ve filed a ticket to our internal database and we’ll follow up when we have an update for you.

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