One-Time-Use Tool Per Client

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Hello! I am fairly new to scripting, but I have pretty a knowledgeable understanding of it so far. I made a key tool that players can pick up successfully with a script I made. I now want to change that into a script that gives each player (client) the key once and then makes the key unobtainable for that individual player (client) forever until they rejoin. I am still teaching myself ‘Remote Events’ and ‘Remote Functions’ as I have less knowledge with those concepts. I don’t know if I should even use those for this situation.

Brief Video that shows what I’m trying to do but per client:

My Goal: Make a one-time-use client tool giver: Gives the player the key that clicked the key once and disappears only for that player (client) but the key is still there for other players (clients) who haven’t yet clicked the key

My issue is I can’t figure out the best way to execute this. Whether it be through remote events, remote functions, or something else. I can’t get it to work with remote events (I could be doing it wrong). I’ve heard tool givers don’t work with local scripts, I also test that statement and it is true.

I’ve tried digging around on the Developer Forums and Hub in search of a solution to this, I tried FireClient() which sends a request to the server to execute something from the client which didn’t work.

--This was my original code which works fine in a normal script, but it's global so only one player can get a key, I know how to make it so more player can get the key. However, I'd prefer that each client will only click and see the key once and then they have to rejoin in order to see and obtain the key again.

local KeyModel = game.Workspace.Clickables.DoorKey.Key.DoorKeyModel
local DoorKey = game.ServerStorage.DoorKey
local CD = game.Workspace.Clickables.DoorKey.Key.ClickBox.ClickDetector

game.Workspace.Clickables.DoorKey.Key.ClickBox.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function(playerWhoClicked)
	if not playerWhoClicked.Backpack:FindFirstChild("DoorKey") then --If the player doesn't have the key in their inventory then do the following
		CD.MaxActivationDistance = 0
		KeyModel.Transparency = 1
		DoorKey:Clone()
		DoorKey.Parent = playerWhoClicked.Backpack
	end
end)

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--This is what I tried, but failed:

--Script
game.Workspace.Clickables.DoorKey.Key.ClickBox.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function(player)
	game.ReplicatedStorage.PlayerGotKey:FireClient(player)
end)

--Local Script

local KeyModel = game.Workspace.Clickables.DoorKey.Key.DoorKeyModel
local DoorKey = game.ServerStorage.DoorKey
local CD = script.Parent.Key.ClickBox.ClickDetector

local function PlayerGotKey()
	script.Parent.Key.ClickBox.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function(playerWhoClicked)
		if not playerWhoClicked.Backpack:FindFirstChild("DoorKey") then
			CD.MaxActivationDistance = 0
			KeyModel.Transparency = 1
			DoorKey:Clone()
			DoorKey.Parent = playerWhoClicked.Backpack
		end
	end)
end

game.ReplicatedStorage.PlayerGotKey.OnClientEvent:Connect(PlayerGotKey)

I’d rather receive feedback or a better understanding of how I can accomplish this rather than someone just re-scripting this. Thanks for your help.

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No, FireClient is a request send by the server for the client, FireServer is a request send by the client for the server

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I’d just hide it client-side. Server->Client {Hide instance} as you’ve done it.

By the way, are you having an issue or do you need it to be optimised, if so move it to #help-and-feedback:code-review

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This script should work,

  --Script
 game.Workspace.Clickables.DoorKey.Key.ClickBox.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function(player)
game.ReplicatedStorage.PlayerGotKey:FireClient(player, player)
end)
 --LocalScript   
local KeyModel = game.Workspace.Clickables.DoorKey.Key.DoorKeyModel
local DoorKey = game.ServerStorage.DoorKey
 local CD = script.Parent.Key.ClickBox.ClickDetector

 game.ReplicatedStorage.PlayerGotKey.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(player)
 	if not player.Backpack:FindFirstChild("DoorKey") then
 		CD.MaxActivationDistance = 0
 		KeyModel.Transparency = 1
 		DoorKey:Clone()
 		DoorKey.Parent = player.Backpack
 	end
 end)

Im saying to the server to call the Remote event client of the specific player with the information player object

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This works I guess, I had to tweak it a little though. The only downside to this code is that if another client holds the item you won’t be able to see them holding it. Anyways, thanks for the information on remote events.

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