How to use module scripts for an ability

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Hi so I’m looking to make a holdable key to make a choke ability but using modules, I have no idea where to start or what to even put in the scripts and looking for someone to tell me how exactly I would do it

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You can think of module scripts as Functions but in a separate script, that you can call from any other script; with the use of require().

In your case, you can create the ability function within the module script, and then call the function whenever the player presses/holds the key in a different script.

You can learn more about Module Scripts here:

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Thankyou, However I’m confused about one thing if I set up a UIS in a local script then used the function after pressing the key would the effects and everything be visible to all players or only that player?

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typeof() → unknown → secret

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Module scripts called from a Local Script will run the code locally, which means the code will not be replicated to the server. Instead, I would recommend that you use remote events.

Remote events are used to replicate code from Local scripts to the server, which will replicate to all users.

Create a remote event in Replicated Storage and call the remote event from within your Local Script, which will then connect to the main script that you are using for the ability.

Local script

local event = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):FindFirstChild("Event")
local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")

UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, processed)
	
	if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 then
		
		event:FireServer() -- Insert necessary code inside the event as arguments
		
	end
	
end)

Server script or your main script

local events = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):FindFirstChild("Event")

-- Player is automatically assigned as a parameter
events.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player)
	
	-- Run necessary code/module script code
	
end)

You can learn more about Remote Events here:

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DeprecatedModuleScript is an s data type from Roblox.

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