What do you want to achieve?
When Shift Hold:
(Server) Local Player Transparency = 1
(Client) Local Player Transparency = 0.5
When Shift Released:
(Server) Local Player Transparency = 0
(Client) Local Player Transparency = 0
What is the issue?
How do I grab character from a server script?
What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
I tried asking chatgpt to help but doesn’t seem to work. (Either the script waiting in loop, or something like can’t find child in players)
Yes, I have searched the forum, turns out that people say its impossible to grab character from a server.
My Localscript:
local time_freeze = game.ReplicatedStorage.Time_Freeze
local plr = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer;
local char = plr.Character or plr.CharacterAdded:Wait();
local activation = game.ReplicatedStorage.Activate
local disable_activation = game.ReplicatedStorage.Disable
time_freeze.Changed:Connect(function()
if time_freeze.Value == true then
char.Head.Transparency = 0.5
char.Torso.Transparency = 0.5
plr.Character["Left Leg"].Transparency = 0.5
plr.Character["Right Leg"].Transparency = 0.5
plr.Character["Left Arm"].Transparency = 0.5
plr.Character["Right Arm"].Transparency = 0.5
activation:FireServer()
end
if time_freeze.Value == false then
char.Head.Transparency = 0
char.Torso.Transparency = 0
plr.Character["Left Leg"].Transparency = 0
plr.Character["Right Leg"].Transparency = 0
plr.Character["Left Arm"].Transparency = 0
plr.Character["Right Arm"].Transparency = 0
disable_activation:FireServer()
end
end)
My Serverscript:
local activation = game.ReplicatedStorage.Activate
local disable_activation = game.ReplicatedStorage.Disable
local function invisible()
print("received")
-- Code Here
end
local function disabled()
print("ended")
-- Code Here
end
disable_activation.OnServerEvent:Connect(disabled)
activation.OnServerEvent:Connect(invisible)
First setting the Transparency on the Client to 0.5 and then with a Remote Event in the Server to 1 would not work, because after you set the Transparency to 1 in the Server, it will override the 0.5 in the Client to 1.
Also setting the Transparency on the Client to 0.5 then firing a RemoteEvent to the Server what will Fire many RemoteEvents to other Players Clients (not yours) what will make your Character for them Transparency 1 would also not work, because players who join new will see your Character.
So we will sending a RemoteEvent to the Server and make the Transparency there to 1, and then firing a RemoteEvent back to you and setting your Character Transparency just for you to 0.5 will work, that will prevent the override from the Server, that should be the best way.
I made a fast Script,
Create a RemoteEvent in ReplicatedStorage and:
Client:
local userInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local remoteEvent = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):WaitForChild("RemoteEvent")
local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
userInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(inputType)
if inputType.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.LeftShift then
remoteEvent:FireServer(true)
end
end)
userInputService.InputEnded:Connect(function(inputType)
if inputType.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.LeftShift then
remoteEvent:FireServer(false)
end
end)
remoteEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(trueOrNil)
if trueOrNil == true then
for index, value in pairs(player.Character:GetDescendants()) do
if value:IsA("MeshPart") or value:IsA("Decal") then
value.Transparency = 0.5
end
end
elseif trueOrNil == false then
for index, value in pairs(player.Character:GetDescendants()) do
if value:IsA("MeshPart") or value:IsA("Decal") then
value.Transparency = 0
end
end
end
end)
Server:
local remoteEvent = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):WaitForChild("RemoteEvent")
local players = game:GetService("Players")
remoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, trueOrNil)
if trueOrNil == true then
for index, value in pairs(player.Character:GetDescendants()) do
if value:IsA("MeshPart") or value:IsA("Decal") then
value.Transparency = 1
end
end
remoteEvent:FireClient(player, trueOrNil)
elseif trueOrNil == false then
for index, value in pairs(player.Character:GetDescendants()) do
if value:IsA("MeshPart") or value:IsA("Decal") then
value.Transparency = 0
end
end
remoteEvent:FireClient(player, trueOrNil)
end
end)
