Highlight showing on server in local script

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#1

When I enable a highlight in a local script, It shows up on all players devices, I don’t understand?
code



function use()
	for i, child in ipairs(game.Workspace.RopeConnectors:GetChildren()) do
	child.Highlight.Enabled = true
	end
	
end
local function drop(plr)
		for i, child in ipairs(game.Workspace.RopeConnectors:GetChildren()) do
		child.Highlight.Enabled = false
		end
	
end
script.Parent.Unequipped:Connect(drop)
script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(use)
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#2

I guess I could change the part’s color, but it would not be visible through objects.

#3

I could use a surface GUI then make be AlwaysOnTop, but that would not be the same.

#4

I tested this out, it seems to be just a studio only visual glitch. The effects shouldn’t be seen in a live server but nevertheless it is still a studio bug so I shall report it

#5

I tested it out in a server, and it worked, but I found another problem, In a tool, I have a script, when equipped, all players should have a highlight, but I am the only player,= who has it on, the dev console says that the highlight is on in the other player, but I am not seeing anything, prints everything it should. code-

task.wait(5)
script.Target.Value = script.Parent.Parent:WaitForChild("Backpack"):WaitForChild("Camera")
function Enabled()
	print("enabled")
	for i, child in ipairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do
		print(child.Name)
		for i, part in ipairs(child.Character:GetChildren()) do
			print("found "..child.Name)
			if not part:FindFirstChild("Highlight") then
				local outline = Instance.new("Highlight")
				outline.FillTransparency = 1
				outline.OutlineTransparency = 0
				outline.OutlineColor = Color3.fromRGB(0, 255, 0)
				outline.Parent = part
		
			end
			if  part:FindFirstChild("Highlight")  then
				print("highlight on in "..part.Parent.Name)
				part.Highlight.Enabled = true
				
			end
		end
	end
end
local function Unenabled()
	for i, childs in ipairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do
		for i, parts in ipairs(childs.Character:GetChildren()) do
			
			if parts:FindFirstChild("Highlight") then
				parts.Highlight.Enabled = false
			end
		end
	end
end
script.Target.Value.Unequipped:Connect(Unenabled)
script.Target.Value.Equipped:Connect(Enabled)

print(script.Target.Value)
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#6

You could try this

local Tool = script.Parent

function Enabled()
	for _,v in game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayers() do
		if not v.Character then return end
		if not v.Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Highlight") then
			local Outline = Instance.new("Highlight")
			Outline.FillTransparency = 1
			Outline.OutlineTransparency = 0
			Outline.OutlineColor = Color3.fromRGB(0, 255, 0)
			Outline.Parent = v.Character
		else
			v.Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Highlight").Enabled = true
		end
	end
end

function Unenabled()
	for _,v in game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayers() do
		if not v.Character and not v.Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Highlight") then return end
		v.Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Highlight").Enabled = false
	end
end

Tool.Unequipped:Connect(Unenabled)
Tool.Equipped:Connect(Enabled)
#7

But isn’t my script the same thing almost?