How to find/send the player's character via Remote Event

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1

Current Script: 

local Button = script.Parent
local Outfit = script.Parent.Name

Button.MouseButton1Down:Connect(function(player)
	
	game.ReplicatedStorage.Uniforms.SS:FireServer(Outfit)
	
end)

GOAL

To be able to send the player’s character via a Remote Event, that way I can make the following script work for a “locker system” for accessories:

local FloodCheck = require(game.ServerScriptService.RemoteFloodCheck)


local Formals = {

	[5] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[10] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[15] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[20] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[25] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[30] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[35] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[37] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[40] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[42] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[45] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[50] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[55] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[60] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[61] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[62] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[63] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[66] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[67] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[68] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[70] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
	[255] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.Accessories.Accessory};
};

local accessremote = game.ReplicatedStorage.Accessories.access

game.ReplicatedStorage.Uniforms.Formals.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
	if FloodCheck:Check(plr, accessremote, 0.08333) then


		local formalrank = plr.Groups["[CUSA] United States MiIitary"].Rank.Value
		local info = Formals[formalrank]
		print (info)
		if info then
	
					local g = info.hat
					g.Parent = hit.Parent
					local C = g:GetChildren()
					for i=1, #C do
						if C[i].className == "Part" or C[i].className == "UnionOperation" or C[i].className == "MeshPart" or C[i].className == "WedgePart" then
							local W = Instance.new("Weld")
							W.Part0 = g.Middle
							W.Part1 = C[i]
							local CJ = CFrame.new(g.Middle.Position)
							local C0 = g.Middle.CFrame:inverse()*CJ
							local C1 = C[i].CFrame:inverse()*CJ
							W.C0 = C0
							W.C1 = C1
							W.Parent = g.Middle
							g.Middle.Transparency = 1
						end
						local Y = Instance.new("Weld")
						Y.Part0 = hit.Parent.Head
						Y.Part1 = g.Middle
						Y.C0 = CFrame.new(0, 0, 0)
						Y.Parent = Y.Part0
					end

					local h = g:GetChildren()
					for i = 1, # h do
						h[i].Anchored = false
						h[i].CanCollide = false
					end

				end


	end
end)
2

When receiving the event on the server do:

local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait() 

game.ReplicatedStorage.Uniforms.Formals.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
    local plrCharcter = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait()

	if FloodCheck:Check(plr, accessremote, 0.08333) then
3

You cannot send instances over remote events. I recommend using one of these methods:

I recommend using the first one if you just want the accessory information and using the second one if you want the accessories to be created.

4

You can send instances, as long as they are replicated in the server and the client

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5

@HugeCoolboy2007 's method worked great; this is the second post you’ve helped me on today. Well done haha.

6

Further info:

local FloodCheck = require(game.ServerScriptService.RemoteFloodCheck)

local function accessoryspawn(plr,g)
	local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait() 

		g.Parent = char.Parent
		local C = g:GetChildren()
		for i=1, #C do
			if C[i].className == "Part" or C[i].className == "UnionOperation" or C[i].className == "MeshPart" or C[i].className == "WedgePart" then
				local W = Instance.new("Weld")
				W.Part0 = g.Middle
				W.Part1 = C[i]
				local CJ = CFrame.new(g.Middle.Position)
				local C0 = g.Middle.CFrame:inverse()*CJ
				local C1 = C[i].CFrame:inverse()*CJ
				W.C0 = C0
				W.C1 = C1
				W.Parent = g.Middle
				g.Middle.Transparency = 1
			end
			local Y = Instance.new("Weld")
			Y.Part0 = char.Head
			Y.Part1 = g.Middle
			Y.C0 = CFrame.new(0, 0, 0)
			Y.Parent = Y.Part0
		end

		local h = g:GetChildren()
		for i = 1, # h do
			h[i].Anchored = false
			h[i].CanCollide = false
		end
	end



local Formals = {

	[5] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[10] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[15] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[20] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[25] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[30] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[35] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[37] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[40] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[42] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[45] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[50] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[55] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[60] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[61] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[62] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[63] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[66] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[67] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[68] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
	[70] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
			[235] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.O10};
	[255] = {hat = game.ServerStorage.USMPatrol.E2};
};

local accessremote = game.ReplicatedStorage.Accessories.access

game.ReplicatedStorage.Accessories.access.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, Outfit, shirthat)
			if FloodCheck:Check(plr, accessremote, 0.08333) then
				
		if shirthat == "hat" and Outfit == "USMPatrol" then
			local formalrank = plr:GetRankInGroup(4219097)
			local info = Formals[formalrank]
			print (info)
			if info then
				local g = info.hat
				accessoryspawn(plr,g)
			end
			
			end
			end
		end)

This is what I ended up doing for the script; I made it into a function so I don’t have to copy & paste the entire clone & weld lines of code for each remote event fired, conserving lines of code - and making it easier to edit in the future.