I need help with my scripts

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#41

i would love your help but i really feel like i’m not explaining it properly and i really just need something simple that i can understand.

#42

EXACTLY. That is how I felt. Im making this script right now and i will try to explain it the best I can. And I can tell you want you need to learn to make it yourself later on.

#43

alright thank you so much :))))

#44

Alright I got a script, isn’t to complicated I will edit this post with the script stuff in a second. Sorry it took so long.

alright our script to make a leaderboard or leaderstats

-- Remmber to enable API services in gamesettings.security for data storage to work!
-- Put this in serverscriptservice



local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")  --this is getting the the service for the data store(DataStoreService is the service for storing data)
local playerData = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("playerData") --we get the players service since players are a service and need to be defined


local function onPlayerJoin(player)         --our function

	local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")  -- were making a folder to store our data
	leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"    --folder is called leaderstats
	leaderstats.Parent = player         --the folder's parent is the player

	local souls = Instance.new("IntValue")   -- im using souls as an example, for our intvalue, or the value what were going be storing our numbers under
	
	souls.Name = "Dolls"   -- it will say Dolls on the leaderboard
	souls.Parent = leaderstats   -- The instance's parent


	local playerUserId = player.UserId   --Players name
	local data = playerData:GetAsync("Player_"..playerUserId)  --Players data

	if data then   
		souls.Value = data['Dolls']    --gives dolls a value

	else
		souls.Value = 0   --Sets the data to 0
		
	end
end



game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerJoin)   --Defines onPlayerJoin, when a player joins it connects that to our function defining what onPlayerJoin means

Now our script for the dolls

--put this is the doll
--You can then duplicate the doll

local part = script.Parent   --part, our our doll

function OnTouch()    --our function 
	local playersService = game:GetService('Players')    -- emmber players isa service and we have to get that
	local player = playersService:FindFirstChildOfClass('Player')    --Were finding the player
	local leaderstats = player:FindFirstChild("leaderstats")   --the leaderstats we made 
			local souls = leaderstats:FindFirstChild('Souls') --Our dolls number
				souls.Value = souls.Value + 1 --Adds 1 to our doll count
				part.Transparency = 1   --you cant see the doll
				part.CanCollide = false --you can move through the doll
	            part.CanTouch = false   --our function cant be triggered again 

end
	


part.Touched:Connect(OnTouch)    -- connecting the function, defining what OnTouch means

Key terms tyou should look up on the developer hub to learn:

-Services
-Instances
-DataStoreService
-API Services
-Player Service
-leaderstats

And ya, if you have any questions please ask!

Also note, in studio this will work but if you test it again the doll wont show up. idk why, I tried to change it but it didnt work. Though just know it works and i tested it.

ALSO ALSO NOTE I MADE THE SCRIPT THAT IF YOU COLLIDE WITH THE DOLL NOT CLICK IT. You can change it if you wish

#45

hey just saw this! i’ll test it in a sec, thanks!

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#47

is there any way to make it not appear on the leaderboard and still have the script run the same?

#48

last thing, how do i use the leaderstats to identify when they’re all collected for the door script?

#49

Sorry couldnt respond earlier, alright that shouldn’t be too hard I’ll do that later. But do you understand the scripts?

#50

i believe so! and thank you, i’ll be out for a bit today but i’ll check when i get baclk

#51

Ok here I have the script for the door. If you have any questions, please ask!

local part = script.Parent   --the door
local requiredDolls = 4     --we eed 4 dolls
local playersService = game:GetService('Players')    --Get the player service
local player = playersService:FindFirstChildOfClass('Player')    -- find the player clas
function onTouch()      --touch the part
	if player.leaderstats.Souls.Value >= requiredDolls then  -- if the leaderstats = the required amount of dolls
		part.Transparency = 1  --make the door transparent
		part.CanCollide = false --You can walk through the door
	end
end

part.Touched:Connect(onTouch)    --connects the funtion
#52

where do i put the script again? also, does it work for a local script? (meant to ask this here sorry haha)

#53

Put it in the door, and you cant use a local script. I suggest make the game 1 player, so you dont need to use local scripts that much. Also it would make it scarier.

#54

its also sort of a hangout game, so it has to be more sadly. also i put it into the door and its in a local script, but it does not work.

#55

make it a server script, and I had the vibe you were making a horror game lol. Also do you have 4 dolls in the leaderstats?

#56

its weird its kind of a mix of both, but overall it cant be 1 player servers sadly. i do have it in leaderstats and the leaderstats work

#57

So does it work or does it not? Put all my scripts in server scripts. And test it.

#58

i can test it in a server script, but it has to be local because i need to only work for the specific player

#59

wait hold on i have to switch some things around

#60

Oh, so only a specific player can use it? next time tell me this before so I could work that in with my script.

#61

no no im not saying it right lol i mean like it has to be local because only the people with the dolls can use it