Instance.new function not creating object

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#1

Okay, so I’m trying to make a value inside the player object go up when they click an object, and to do that, I need to create said value. The following is the script I had so far. It was in starterplayerscripts.

r = script.Parent
h = Instance.new("IntValue")
h.Parent =  r
h.Name = "AsbestosRemoved"

h, or AsbestosRemoved, is not existent within the player, which means that all of the scripts that rely on it are broken as a result.

I’ve tried relocating the script and moving it to startercharacterscripts and using getplayerfromcharacter. Nothing so far has worked.

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#2

So you’re just trying to parent this IntValue to the player, character, main script, or what?

#3

Is this script inside the player you want to parent the IntValue to? Otherwise it’s creating the IntValue in the wrong place.

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#4

If it’s in StarterPlayerScripts, then the value will be under Player > PlayerScripts

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#6

So changing r to script.parent.parent will work?

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#7

Yes, I want to parent it to the player.

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#8

I’m looking around for it and it isn’t anywhere in studio explorer

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#9

are you sure the code is even executing? Add a print statement at the end of that code and see if it prints

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#10

It isn’t executing. It’s in a normal script, might that be the problem?

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#11

yeah that’d the the problem
(character limit)

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#12

How do I fix this “Character Limit” issue? What even is it?

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#13

I was trying to bypass the devforum’s 30-character limit when replying, sorry for the confusion

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#14

I need the variable to exist on the server side, how do I do this without using a normal script?

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#15

Local scripts are client sided, normal blue scripts are server sided.

#16

Okay, but how do I make the variable exist on the server, while still being a child of the player?

#17

Avoid bypassing the character limit, as it’s wrong.

Non-Replicated Instances

If the value being sent is only visible to the sender, nil will be passed instead of the value. For example, if a server tries to pass a descendant of ServerStorage , the client listening to the event will see a nil value because that object isn’t replicated to the client.

Similarly, if a client creates a part and tries to pass it to the server, the server will see a nil value because the part isn’t replicated to the server.

Taken from the following page:

Remote Functions and Events | parameter-limitations (roblox.com)

#18

I understand why it doesn’t work. I just want to know how to make it work.

Or maybe that’s going off-topic and I should start a new thread

#19

If I understand correctly, you just want to parent a value to the player on the server? If so, you can just do that. No LocalScripts necessary.

#20

Well, I kind of want each player to have their own value.

Are there any threads that might help me?

#21 
function addValueToPlayer(targetPlayer)
	local val = Instance.new("IntValue");
	val.Name = "AsbestosRemoved";
	val.Parent = targetPlayer;
end

game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:Connect(addValueToPlayer); --Adds this value to any player who joins
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