Fireball script not showing damage in multiplayer

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#1

I have a fireball local script in starter character scripts that lets the user charge up a fireball and then shoot it at other players. They can also click to teleport to the fireball - that’s how they move around

I have a problem though when i start a local server to test, it works fine, the fireball damages the other player but when I switch to that player’s screen they’re still up and standing and I can still move them around

but when i go back to the other screen the character is dead

This is my script

local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = player:GetMouse()
local debounce = false
local ball
local force -- define force here
local maxSize = 6 -- maximum size of the ball
local chargeRate = 0.1 -- rate at which the ball grows
local normalJumpPower = 50 -- normal jump power
local gravity = Vector3.new(0, workspace.Gravity, 0) -- gravity in the workspace

-- function to create the ball
local function createBall()
	local part = Instance.new("Part")
	part.Material = "Neon"
	part.Color = Color3.new(0.572549, 0.905882, 1)
	part.Size = Vector3.new(1,1,1)
	part.Position = Vector3.new(player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position.X,player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position.Y + 5 ,player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position.Z) 
	part.Parent = game.Workspace

	local mesh = Instance.new("SpecialMesh", part)
	mesh.MeshType = Enum.MeshType.Sphere

	-- create a BodyForce to counteract gravity
	force = Instance.new("BodyForce")
	force.Force = gravity * part:GetMass()
	force.Parent = part

	-- create a Touched event to damage other players and handle ball collisions
	part.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
		local otherPlayer = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
		if otherPlayer then
			otherPlayer.Character.Humanoid.Health = otherPlayer.Character.Humanoid.Health - 10   -- adjust damage as needed
			local explosion = Instance.new("Explosion")
			explosion.Position = part.Position
			explosion.Parent = game.Workspace
			local particleEmitter = Instance.new("ParticleEmitter")
			particleEmitter.Parent = explosion
			wait(0.5) -- particles only show for half a second
			particleEmitter:Destroy()
			part:Destroy()
		elseif hit:IsA("Part") and hit.Size == Vector3.new(1,1,1) then
			hit:Destroy()
			part:Destroy()
		end
		

		local function onTouched(hit2)
			if hit.Parent ~= nil then
				local human = hit.Parent:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
				if human then
					if debounce == false then
						debounce = true
						human.Health -= 24
						wait(3)
						debounce = false
					end
				end
			end
		end

		onTouched()
		--script.Parent.Touched:Connect(onTouched)
	end)
	



	return part
end


-- function to handle mouse button down
local function mouseDown()
	if debounce then 
		local oldPosition = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position
		player.Character:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(CFrame.new(ball.Position))
		ball:Destroy()
		debounce = false
		player.Character.Humanoid.JumpPower = normalJumpPower
		player.Character.Humanoid.PlatformStand = false

		-- create a beam between the old position and the new position
		local beamPart = Instance.new("Part")
		beamPart.Anchored = true
		beamPart.CanCollide = false
		beamPart.Size = Vector3.new(0.3, 0.2, (ball.Position - oldPosition).Magnitude)
		beamPart.CFrame = CFrame.new((ball.Position + oldPosition) / 2, oldPosition)
		beamPart.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Bright yellow")
		beamPart.Parent = game.Workspace
		beamPart.Material = "Neon"
		wait(0.12) -- beam shows for a tenth of a second
		beamPart:Destroy()
		
		local particleEmitter = Instance.new("ParticleEmitter")
		particleEmitter.Parent = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart
		wait(0.5) -- particles only show for half a second
		particleEmitter:Destroy()

	else
		debounce = true
		ball = createBall()
		player.Character.Humanoid.JumpPower = 0 -- player can't jump
		player.Character.Humanoid.PlatformStand = true
		while mouse.Button1Down and ball.Size.X < maxSize do
			ball.Size = ball.Size + Vector3.new(chargeRate, chargeRate, chargeRate)
			force.Force = gravity * ball:GetMass() -- update the force to counteract gravity
			wait()
		end
	end
end

-- function to handle mouse button up
local function mouseUp()
	if not debounce or not ball then return end
	local direction = (mouse.Hit.p - player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position).unit
	ball.CFrame = CFrame.new(ball.Position, mouse.Hit.p) -- set the direction of the ball using CFrame
	ball.Velocity = direction * 100
	player.Character.Humanoid.JumpPower = normalJumpPower
	player.Character.Humanoid.PlatformStand = false
end

mouse.Button1Down:Connect(mouseDown)
mouse.Button1Up:Connect(mouseUp)

I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong can someone please help me I think its something about it being only client sided but i don’t know how to make it serversided

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#2

If it’s a LocalScript then it wont damage others on the server. You can use a RemoteEvent to damage them in a normal script.

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