Cloning into StarterPlayerScripts, or PlayerScripts is not working?

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#1

Hello! I am trying to clone a ModuleScript into either StarterPlayerScripts, or PlayerScripts, yet it is not working.
I am using a Child Script in the Module Script currently (not working, incase you didn’t get that before)

local module = script.Parent
local moduleclone = module:Clone()
local Players = game:GetService(“Players”)
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
local scriptclone = script:Clone()
scriptclone.Parent = player:FindFirstChild(“PlayerScripts”)
end)
wait(1)

(Sorry, still not familiar with all the Features of Devforum… :flushed:)

Anyway, can someone tell me what I am doing wrong? How can I get the Module Script into PlayerScripts, without manually putting it inside the StarterCharacterScripts, because it will use a Loadstring, from a Product.

Thanks, AridOats.

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#2

Sorry, at that end bit I meant to write StarterPlayerScripts, and I got mixed up.

#4

It’s as simple as this!

--lets assume the module script is currently a child of this server script

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
local mclone = script.ModuleScript:Clone()
mclone.Parent = player.PlayerScripts
end)

since am on phone there may be some minor errors with that.

Use ``` at the beginning and end to get the lua script format.

#5

Sorry, it’s still not working! I’m getting the following Error:

PlayerScripts is not a valid member of Player "Players.AridOats"  -  Server - Script:3

This is the Same Error I got before.

I did try to fix the error by doing the following:

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
local mclone = script.ModuleScript:Clone()
mclone.Parent = player:WaitForChild("PlayerScripts")
end)

But that did not work, and there is no error in the output.

Also, thanks for telling me how to create Code Blocks!

#6

Yeah because PlayerScripts folder doesn’t exist on server so you can’t parent the module there.

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#7

Ok, so what do you suggest I do? Is the WaitForChild:() action a good idea, and I’m just not doing it right?

#8

Using Player:WaitForChild("PlayerScripts") will absolutely do nothing other than yield the coroutine forever since the script you gave runs on server and PlayerScripts folder never replicates to server.

#9

Ok, do you have a Suggestion on what I can use then?

#10

I would parent it to the player’s PlayerGui folder.

#11

Can you give a Code Example? The problem is, it needs to be in the PlayerScripts. Here is the full Module script:

local module = {}

module.addMaskToPlayer = function()
	local Players = game:GetService("Players")
	local playerModel = script.Parent
	local humanoid = playerModel:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

	local clockworksShades = Instance.new("Accessory")
	clockworksShades.Name = "DoctorsMask"

	local handle = Instance.new("Part")
	handle.Name = "Handle"
	handle.Size = Vector3.new(1,1.6,1)
	handle.Parent = clockworksShades

	local faceFrontAttachment = Instance.new("Attachment")
	faceFrontAttachment.Name = "FaceFrontAttachment"
	faceFrontAttachment.Position = Vector3.new(0,0.2,-0.35)
	faceFrontAttachment.Parent = handle

	local mesh = Instance.new("SpecialMesh")
	mesh.Name = "Mesh"
	mesh.Scale = Vector3.new(1,1.3,1)
	mesh.MeshId = "rbxassetid://5217114854"
	mesh.TextureId = "rbxassetid://5217114928"
	mesh.Parent = handle

	humanoid:AddAccessory(clockworksShades)
end

return module
#12

Can it only work when placed into PlayerScripts? I don’t really know why this wouldn’t work in PlayerGui.

#13

Why do you need to clone it? Just put it in StarterPlayerScripts.

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#14

I am using it as a Product, and a require() for the Module.

#15

I have tried, but it does not work unfortunately. The Script clones into the right place, but the Module does not work.

#16

Then I can’t help you sadly, i’m not that experienced when it comes to modulescripts unfortunately.

#17

If the module doesn’t work then it’s an issue with the module.

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#18

Product for what? What are you trying to achieve?

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#19

For example, the buyer will insert the Loadstring into the game, and it’s done, a mask will appear on all the players faces. I don’t want to make any hassle for the buyers, and I want to keep my product’s source code safe.

#20

As they said, the server cannot access PlayerScripts, so you could put the module in another folder or create it.

local Module =
game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
    local Folder = Instance.new("Configuration",Player)
    Folder.Name = "Extra"
    Module:Clone().Parent = Folder
end)
#21

This is pointless, client side code will always be sourced by exploiters. You can’t prevent it.

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