How do i increment a players Rebirths through a TextButton using DataStore2?

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#1

  1. What do you want to achieve? I want to be able to increment a players Rebirths when a textbutton is clicked using DataStore2

  2. What is the issue? I can’t find a way to do what i said in the first question

  3. What solutions have you tried so far? I have looked everywhere, Youtube, ScriptingHelpers and the DevForum

I do not have a datastore2 script yet since im looking for a way to increment an IntValue by clicking on a TextButton, i have however tried using Increment() to increment the Rebirths but that does not work, only when i do so in a Part.
I am not super good with scripting but i have some knowledge :slight_smile:

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#2

Use a RemoteEvent to send a “rebirth request” to the server. Then validate the request on the server and if it’s valid, give them the rebirth:

--client, LocalScript
local Remote = game.ReplicatedStorage.RebirthRequest --remote
local Button = script.Parent --rebirth UI button

--when the button is pressed
Button.Activated:Connect(function()
	--make the request 
	Remote:FireServer()
end)

--server, Script
local Remote = game.ReplicatedStorage.RebirthRequest --remote

--a validate function which returns true or false, based on if the player has enough currency
--replace the condition below with an actual condition
function Validate(player)
	local player_has_enough_levels = true 
	if player_has_enough_levels then 
		return true 
	else 
		return false 
	end
end

--listen to the request
Remote.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player)
	if Validate(player) then 
		player.Rebirths += 1 --or IncrementAsync etc.
		--also remove their currency, do necessary calculations so it can't be spammed
	end
end)
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#3

Can people not exploit remote events tho? Or is there something in the Datastore2 that prevents them from doing so?

#4

That’s why we make the validation on the server. So people can’t get infinity rebirths by manually spamming the remote with fake validations.

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#5

Alright, thanks man, you just saved me a bunch of time! :smiley:

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