How would I make better clickers in a simulator?

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#1

  1. What do I want to achieve? I want to make it to where you can buy better clickers in a simulator game I am trying to make.

  2. What is the issue? I am not really sure how I would do this because I am new to developing and don’t understand how to do some things. This is the script that already has a rebirth multiplier for when I add that in. I want to add the better clickers to take affect here.

player.leaderstats.Points.Value = player.leaderstats.Points.Value + 1 * (player.leaderstats.Rebirths.Value + 1)

All of that script is on one line in roblox studio.

  1. What solutions have you tried so far? I have tried looking on YouTube and The devforum for solutions but I have not found any.

I’m sorry if this is a sloppy post. This is my first time posting on the dev forum. If this should be in a different category or I could make this more clear, please tell me.

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#2

My personal method would be to keep a StringValue in the player’s leaderstats which has the Value of their current clicker.
Then when they buy a clicker, this Value is changed.

When adding points, access a ModuleScript containing the clicker data and index the Player’s current clicker.
Now you can grab the amount it gives and other data etc.

Here’s an example:

--// Script, ServerScriptService

local ClickerData = require(script.ModuleScript);

--// When rewarding points
local Leaderstats = Player.leaderstats;
local PlayerData = ClickerData[Leaderstats.Clicker.Value];
Leaderstats.Points.Value = Leaderstats.Points.Value + (PlayerData.Amount * (Leaderstats.Rebirths.Value + 1));

--// ModuleScript, ServerScriptService.Script

return {
    ["Default"] = { Amount = 1 };
};
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#3

Ok, I will try this. Would I need to insert the string value into the leaderstats when the player joins using and instance code?

#4

Of course, y’know it’d be easier if you premade the leaderstats in studio and just cloned it.

It’ll make the job much simpler than long Instance.new blocks.

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#5

Ok, I’m still learning how to script on roblox so could you please explain how I would do that if Possible.
Thanks for the help.

#6

Create it in studio like you usually would, and then put it in a secure place, my rule of the thumb would be ServerStorage.

Then all you do is just call the Clone method, it’s that simple.

local leaderstats = game:GetService("ServerStorage").leaderstats:Clone()
--// Do stuff
leaderstats.Parent = Player
#7

So, I would create an integer value in serverstorage and clone it to the player folder?

#8

No no, the full leaderstats Folder that you use.
You’d clone it and put it in the Player.

#9

Oh ok. I have been watching some videos talking about leaderstats and they have been making an instance.new code run for leaderstats and everything that goes in it.

#10

Would It look something like this?

CloneScript - Roblox Studio 3_20_2020 7_44_26 PM
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#11

Put your “CloneScript” in ServerScriptService and you should be good. :slight_smile:

Actually just saw another correction, replace your current code with this:

local leaderstats = game.ServerStorage:WaitForChild("leaderstats")
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player) --//Player is automatically passed in when players join
leaderstats:Clone().Parent = player
end)
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#12

Ok, thanks for the help. This is my first real game I’m trying to make and I just watched youtube videos to figure out how to implement codes. Now that you have showed me this easier way to do this, I think I will start over because I haven’t made much progress with the game and my scripts are a mess with hard ways to do things. Thanks for the help! I just need to reorganize things so I can Implement new things into my code easier

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#13

I actually just made that and what I did is added the value to the PlayerGui. So each upgrade by clicking a button fires a client event which makes the server go to the PlayerGui of that particular player and multiplies/adds value.