How would i go about making a script where they cannot place blocks outside their island

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#21

You will get all of the islands if each player has their own local script handling their island

That error is likely due to you not implementing the fix I noted.
Replace

game.Workspace.Islands.Islands["ISLAND1"]

over

game.Workspace.Islands.Islands[ISLAND1]
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#22

So do you want me to write it like this?

local boundPos = game:GetService("Workspace"):WaitForChild("Islands"):WaitForChild("Islands")["ISLAND1"/"ISLAND2"/"ISLAND3"/"ISLAND4"/"ISLAND5"/"ISLAND6"]
#23

Not quite.
Only do the island that player owns. For testing purposes, just do

local boundPos = game:GetService("Workspace"):WaitForChild("Islands"):WaitForChild("Islands")["ISLAND1"]
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#24

Ok, so the script KINDA works, I can still place blocks outside of the plot though, although i didnt make a server script that checks stuff.

This is what shows in output when i place something out of bounds:

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#25

Are you using the value that the function returns to check? Before you fire the remote event, do something like

if isMouseInBoundsOfPlot() == true then
       -//block placing code here
end
#26

As I said, I dont have a script like that set up, could you please show me how?
Here’s the script to place the blocks ( I have 2 of these scripts, because I have one for placing blue blocks, and one for red ):
BLUE TOOL:

                                 ---------------------------------------------VARIBLES-------------------------------------------------
local remoteEvent = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("BuildingSystemEvent(blueblock)")
local runService = game:GetService("RunService")
local tool = script.Parent
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = player:GetMouse()
local grid = 1.5
local blueBlock = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("BlueBlock")
local shadow_block = blueBlock:Clone(); shadow_block.Transparency = .5; shadow_block.Parent = workspace.Blocks.ShadowBlocks; shadow_block.CanCollide = false
if shadow_block.CanCollide == true then
	print("BRUH")
end

mouse.TargetFilter = shadow_block

                                ---------------------------------------------FUNCTIONS-------------------------------------------------

function snapToGrid(x)
	return math.floor(x/grid + 0.5)*grid
end

function calculateY(toP, toS, oS)
	return (toP + toS * 0.5) + oS * 0.5
end

runService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	if mouse.Target ~= nil then
		shadow_block.Position = Vector3.new(snapToGrid(mouse.Hit.Position.X), calculateY(mouse.Target.Position.Y, mouse.Target.Size.Y, blueBlock.Size.Y), snapToGrid(mouse.Hit.Position.Z))
	end

	if tool:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA("Model") ~= player.Character then
		shadow_block.Transparency = 1
	else
		shadow_block.Transparency = .5
	end
end)

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	if tool:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA('Model') == player.Character then
		print(shadow_block.Position)
		remoteEvent:FireServer("blueBlock", shadow_block.Position)
		print("script is working")
	end
end)

Server Script for the blue tool:


local remoteEvent = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("BuildingSystemEvent(blueblock)")

remoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, block, position)
	print(position)
	local clone = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("BlueBlock"):Clone()
	clone.Parent = workspace.Blocks.BlueBlocks
	clone.Position = position
end)

Script for the red tool:

                                 ---------------------------------------------VARIBLES-------------------------------------------------
local remoteEvent = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("BuildingSystemEvent(redblock)")
local runService = game:GetService("RunService")
local tool = script.Parent
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = player:GetMouse()
local grid = 1.5
local red_block = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("RedBlock")
local shadow_block = red_block:Clone(); shadow_block.Transparency = .5; shadow_block.Parent = workspace.Blocks.ShadowBlocks; shadow_block.CanCollide = false
if shadow_block.CanCollide == true then
	print("ooooo")
end
mouse.TargetFilter = shadow_block

                                ---------------------------------------------FUNCTIONS-------------------------------------------------

function snapToGrid(x)
	return math.floor(x/grid + 0.5)*grid
end

function calculateY(toP, toS, oS)
	return (toP + toS * 0.5) + oS * 0.5
end

runService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	if mouse.Target ~= nil then
		shadow_block.Position = Vector3.new(snapToGrid(mouse.Hit.Position.X), calculateY(mouse.Target.Position.Y, mouse.Target.Size.Y, red_block.Size.Y), snapToGrid(mouse.Hit.Position.Z))
	end

	if tool:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA("Model") ~= player.Character then
		shadow_block.Transparency = 1
	else
		shadow_block.Transparency = .5
	end
end)

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	if tool:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA('Model') == player.Character then
		print(shadow_block.Position)
		remoteEvent:FireServer("red_block", shadow_block.Position)
		print("script is working")
	end
end)

Server script for the red tool:

local remoteEvent = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("BuildingSystemEvent(redblock)")

remoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, block, position)
	print(position)
	local clone = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("RedBlock"):Clone()
	clone.Parent = workspace.Blocks.RedBlocks
	clone.Position = position
end)
#27

I cant quite do this at the moment, I’m sure another person on the devforum would be willing to help

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