Help to make a system of skins for weapons

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#1

I want to create a skin system for swords. I created a button that should change the texture of the sword when pressed.
This certainly works, but the texture will change only if I have the nickname Pro_OLD31, what should I write instead of “Pro_OLD31” so that every player can change the skin.

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	game.Players.Pro_OLD31.Backpack.Sword.Handle.Mesh.TextureId = "rbxassetid://129239835607605"
end)

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I tried to search for an answer on the forum, but I did not find the right one.
thank you in advance

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#2

Do you want the skin to be visible by every player or just locally?

#3

The skin should be visible to every player, I made a regular script and not a local one.

#5

Create a LocalScript inside the button:

script.Parent.Activated:Connect(function()
game.ReplicatedStorage.ChangeSkin:FireServer("rbxassetid://129239835607605")
end)

Create a server script inside ServerScriptService:


game.ReplicatedStorage.ChangeSkin.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, skinID)
local sword = player.Backpack:FindFirstChild("Sword") or player.Character:FindFirstChild("Sword")
	sword.Handle.Mesh.TextureId = skinID
end)

And then create a RemoteEvent inside ReplicatedStorage and then name it “ChangeSkin”

Keep in mind that this code will allow players to use any skin they want

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#6

Thanks, but how do I make the skin persist after a reset or exit?

#7

Just store the sword inside StarterGear when the skin gets changed. Once the player resets, it will put the sword from StarterGear into Backpack with the skin applied.

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#8

Could you describe in more detail how to add a sword to Starter Gear?

#9

sword:Clone().Parent = player.StarterGear

#10

This works, but then a second sword appears on reset, one with a skin and the other without.
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#11

You’ll have to remove that sword without the skin since you have a sword without a skin in StarterPack which replicates to the player’s Backpack.

#12

Having it persist after a server shutdown or game exit requires using datastores.Those are pretty advanced, definitely not beginner friendly.