FireServer works but it won't get OnServerEvent!

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#1

Hello!

I’m working on a reactor core game.

I’m trying to make a system bootup switch.

But when I tested the script, :FireServer() seemed to work but the same doesn’t go for .OnServerEvent.

I’ve tried searching this problem on the forum but I didn’t find anything

As needed, here are the scripts. Keep in mind that both are regular scripts!

Script that uses FireServer()

You can use – not only as a comment but also executing code only for the client. (Probally an explanation on why there are comments in some scripts lol)
Example:

print("Hello world!")
--game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = 100

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local StartupEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("StartupEvent")
local Mode = 1
local Closed = script.Parent
local Open = script.Parent.Parent.Open
local Sound = script.Parent.Sound
local ClickDetector = script.Parent.ClickDetector

function onClicked(Mouse)
	ClickDetector.MaxActivationDistance = 0 
	Sound:Play()
end

function startup()
	Closed.Transparency = 1
	Closed.CanCollide = false
	Open.Transparency = 0
	Open.CanCollide = true
	--StartupEvent:FireServer(Mode)
	print("Succesfully Fired Server!")
end

ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(onClicked)
ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(startup)
Script that gets OnServerEvent() 
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local StartupEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("StartupEvent")
local Status = workspace.CoreStatus.CoreStatus
local Closed = workspace.Switch.Click.Closed
local Open = workspace.Switch.Click.Open
local Sound = workspace.Switch.Click.Closed.Sound
local ClickDetector = workspace.Switch.Click.Closed.ClickDetector

StartupEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player, Mode)
	if Mode == 1 then
		print("Succesfully Got OnServerEvent!")
	end
end)

Sorry if it’s hard to understand. For new year’s eve I was awake until 4:01 AM.

Off topic:

wait what…
wait what!

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#2

Use local script mate.
FireServer() won’t work on normal script.

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#3

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well seems like if i use a comment it will

im gonna try it anyways

i tried using a localscript but its not even gonna print Succesfully Got OnServerEvent!

LocalScript:

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local StartupEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("StartupEvent")
local Mode = 1
local Closed = script.Parent
local Open = script.Parent.Parent.Open
local Sound = script.Parent.Sound
local ClickDetector = script.Parent.ClickDetector

function onClicked(Mouse)
	StartupEvent:FireServer(Mode)
	print("Succesfully Fired Server!")
end

ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(onClicked)

when i try and click it wont even print

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#4

Can you show me both the Local Script and the Script?

(Nevermind)

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#5

Doesn’t see a count there.
It won’t print cuz you don’t add += 1 to the Mode.
That why it won’t print
(correct me if I’m wrong)

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#6

As @GFXBIT said, you can only use FireServer() in a Local Script.

Local

StartupEvent:FireServer(Mode)

Server

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local StartupEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("StartupEvent")

StartupEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player,Mode)
    print("Mode: "..Mode)
end)
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#7

Mode = 1

I think that’s enough for it to let it know what mode it is.

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#8

Yea but I found out that I can use a comment for it to do it only on the client.
If i’m trying it without the comment it will error saying that FireServer can only be used on the client.

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#9

Is the boot up system you are trying to create a gui?

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#10

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Well as you can see here, yea, it’s a GUI on a part.

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#11

If you want the GUI to be seen only by one person, you can do all of that locally.

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#12

What I’m trying to achieve is having the system bootup work. Not have a random GUI on the client pop up saying that it’s booting the systems. So that’s why I’m using :FireServer()

EDIT: Keep in mind that I tried using a LocalScript and it didn’t even print Succesfully Fired Server!

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#13

Can you print the whole course of the Local Script?

What I mean by that is placing prints everywhere on the Local Script to catch where it blocks. Maybe the Local Script bugged before using FireServer()

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#14

On the LocalScript there is only onClicked. I tried putting a print() before :FireServer() but still didn’t print anything. Only the Script seems to successfully use :FireServer()

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#15

So, the print you put before the FireServer() function is not printed.

That means there is something in your local script that is blocking.

#16

Yo try use FireClient to solve your problem RemoteEvent | Roblox Creator Documentation
ps: You should call FireClient(plr) from server script
and get it on local script with use

local remote = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):FindFirstChild("YourRemoteHere")
remote.OnClientEvent:Connect(function()
     print("check")
end)
#17

He is trying to go from the Client to the Server, from what I guessed. Using FireClient is useless for his case.

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#18

like @heisIlan said, I wanna go from the Client to the Server. After all how does it even help? Booting the systems only on one client???

#19

Using FireClient() might not help, but you could possibly use FireAllClients(), which calls all the player on your game.

#20

I have a similar issue with my subtitles. If someone joins right after :FireAllClients() was called, that player won’t get the subtitles. So therefore, the new player(s) won’t see a single startup.