InvokeClient not working?

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It does fire to the client when the player joins (see below) but not in these scenarios:

for _, wep in weps do
	local name, curr, cost = wep.name, wep.curr, wep.cost

	local showcaseWep, useWep = showcase:FindFirstChild(name, true), weapons:FindFirstChild(name, true)
	local wepClone = useWep:Clone()

	for _, part in wepClone:GetDescendants() do
		if not (part:IsA(`Part`) or part:IsA(`MeshPart`)) then continue end
		local clone = part:Clone()

		clone.Anchored = true
		clone.Parent = showcaseWep.Glass
		clone.Position = showcaseWep.Glass.Position

	showcaseWep.Top.Cost.Cost.Text = `{name:gsub(`(%l)(%u)`, `%1 %2`)} ({cost} {curr})`

	Instance.new(`ClickDetector`, showcaseWep)

	showcaseWep.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function(plr)
		local char = plr.Character

		local l = plr.leaderstats
		local stat = l[curr]

		local function showMsg(msg)
			local plrGui = plr.PlayerGui
			local notif = plrGui.Shop
			local err = notif.Error
			err.Visible = true
			err.TextLabel.Text = msg

			err.Close.MouseButton1Click:Once(function()
				err.Visible = false
			end)
		end
		
		if table.find(funcs:InvokeClient(plr, 'getInventory'), name) then -- client is not fired
			rs.Sounds:FireClient(plr, 9066167010) -- (same problem on the server badges script (line 143), check the last section of inventory -> handler)
			return showMsg(`You already have this sword!`)
		end

		if stat.Value >= cost then
			stat.Value -= cost
			if rs.Funcs:InvokeClient(plr, `equip`) then -- obviously this doesn't work too
				useWep:Clone().Parent = plr.Backpack
			end

			rs.Sounds:FireClient(plr, 8522330758)
		else
			showMsg(`You don't have enough {curr:lower()} to purchase this!`)
			rs.Sounds:FireClient(plr, 9066167010)
		end
	end)
end

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
	wait(wait(wait()))
	print(rs.Funcs:InvokeClient(plr, `getInventory`)) -- the client does return in here but not the other parts wtf 

	local dataInventory = inventoryStore:GetAsync(plr.UserId..`|`..game.PlaceId) or {}
	events:FireClient(plr, `inventory`, dataInventory)

	for _, wep in dataInventory do
		if not wep[2] then continue end
		weapons:FindFirstChild(wep[1], true):Clone().Parent = plr.Backpack
	end
end)

It is happening in this script too:

events.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, event)
		if event ~= `badgeRewards` then return end
		respawnTime = plrs.RespawnTime

		local function give(item, id, parent)
			parent = parent or weps.Others
			
			if not ownb(id) or table.find(funcs:InvokeClient(plr, `getInventory`), item) then return end -- doesn't fire to client.
			-- i've tried this for like an hour I gave up please help nothing works (not remote functions not just waiting no nothing)
			_G.clone(item, parent, plr.Backpack) -- same problem on the buy script (line 64), check the last section of inventory -> handler
		end

		if ownb(92138459916479) then
			respawnTime /= 2
			if ownb(2092864127843328) then
				respawnTime /= 2
				if ownb(3017341561704653) then
					respawnTime /= 2
					if ownb(4022409980214611) then
						respawnTime /= 2.01
					end
				end
			end
		end

		if ownb(860025579394488) then
			plr.Character.Humanoid.MaxHealth += 1
		end

		give(`Bomb`, 549562482551418) -- remains unchanged, just change the function itself
		give(`Boombox`, 370478133968418)
		give(`RocketLauncher`, 3590641607389542)
	end)

The client:
(It has nothing to do with this as it does print the event when the player joins but I will still give the code regardless)

funcs.OnClientInvoke = function(event) -- doesn't fire with Weapons -> System (63) and Badges on server (143), please help.
    print(event)
    
    if event == `getInventory` then
        return inventory:GetChildren()
    elseif event == `equip` then
        return equipped < maxEquipment
    end
end

For context I’ve done basically everything I can and it wasted me a very long time. I also searched at the internet but it’s quite irrelevant

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If you add print statements directly before and after the :InvokeClient() bits, do the print statements get outputted?

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3

Yes they do I’ve tried that, the other systems below those lines also works

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4

You should not be using InvokeClient in the first place
Unless you are doing thread management (you don’t) its an insanely unsafe function that lets laggy player/exploiter crash your entire game/

5

Then how do I get a value from a client without using InvokeClient? (Remote functions doesn’t work it only lets it do something, it can’t return a value)

6

Use RemoteEvent or manage threads and kill them if no response for a long time

7

_G is deprecated, use modules instead; which can edit, read and use from client to client (LocalScript) and vice versa.

Also I recommend you use Suphi’s remote function module.

Just a few suggestions…

8

I wanted to get the inventory (an instance) of the player and the server won’t have the correct inventory as it’s not client sided, I also needed to parent the weapon to the inventory after some conditions by checking the inventory which the weapon won’t work if I do it on a client.
I just need to know why it is not firing to the client in some situations

9

You are reinventing the wheel.
Where does it makes sense for inventory to be purely made on a client?

10

Well it’s not. The inventory table is in another script and if I don’t require the client I would have to require the client, then let the client require the script and then get back the table
I just want to understand why the InvokeClient isn’t working and even if you gave me a workaround I would still need to understand why it isn’t working

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Still stretching head, please help!