Handling the networking of a "shoot while pressed" button?

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#1

It is a relatively short question, but I am looking for feedback on how to deal with the networking of such a thing? I want the server to deal with the bullets and such, so my options are either:

  • Send a remote for when the pressing starts and one for when the pressing ends;
  • While pressing, send remotes and have the server filter them out.

What do you guys recommend?

#2

Probably the best solution would be to after a the mouse is pressed down, wait maybe a second, if it is still down fire a remote indicating that the button is being held down, and then when it is lifted fire another to indicate to stop.

A small example

function gunClick()
  remote:FireServer('Fire')
  task.wait(.1)
  if mouse.IsDown then
    remote:FireServer('ProlongFire')
    mouse.MouseButton1Up:Wait()
    remote:FireServer('StopFire')
  end
end