Part visible for specific players and how to save properties?

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#1

Hello, scripters!
I am creating a simulator and I want to make a ‘Buy Area’ shop. However, When I do
if bought == true then part.Transparency = 1 part.CanCollide = false end
it does work but everyone can no longer see the part and can go through it. I also tried using ‘:Destroy()’ but it does the same thing. Also how could I save the part’s properties?
Regards, Flash!

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#2

If you want it only to happen on a specific player’s screen, use a local script.

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#3

Ok I will check that and then I will be back.

#4

Ok thanks. It works now. When I buy the area, it takes the required money off and makes it invisible for the other players. But do you have any ideas on how to save those properties?

#5

You mean save once the player has left?

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#6

Yes that is what I mean. charssss

#7

I know it is using DataStoreService but how do I specifically save the two properties CanCollide and Transparency for the player.

#8

I only know how to save leaderstats

#9

If you know how to save leaderstats then you should know how to save anything in general, but:

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local PropertiesStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("Properties")


PropertiesStore:SetAsync(player.UserId.. "CanCollide", true/false) -- Saving
PropertiesStore:SetAsync(player.UserId.. "Transparency", 1) -- Saving

Also, when saving / retrieving data you typically want to do it in a pcall function, but this is just an example

#10

Ok I don’t really understand what ur saying

#11

Don’ t I have to Get Async first I am confused.

#12

Get Async will retrieve data, and Set Async saves data

PropertiesStore:GetAsync(player.UserId.. "CanCollide") -- Will return the value, in this case true
PropertiesStore:SetAsync(player.UserId.. "CanCollide", true) -- Saves the value
#13

Ok so does it have to be:

local dss = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local MyDss = dss:GetDataStore("PropertiesStore")

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
   MyDss:SetAsync(plr.UserId.. "CanCollide", true/false)
   MyDss:SetAsync(plr.UserId.. "Transparency", 1)
end)
#14

Well, that would save whenever a player joins the server, so it probably doesn’t do much. Also, instead of doing true/false do either true or false, whichever you want it to be.

You also probably want to retrieve the data whenever a player joins, and save the data when the player leaves (or at any other time)

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local MyDataStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("Properties")


game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
   local collideable = MyDataStore:GetAsync(player.UserId.. "CanCollide")
end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
   MyDataStore:SetAsync(player.UserId.. "CanCollide", PlayerCanCollide)
end)

Set PlayerCanCollide to whatever the value actually is when the player is leaving the game

#15

How does the script know what CanCollide is then? Does it just look through the game? :
MyDataStore:GetAsync(player.UserId… “CanCollide”)

#16

In the GetAsync line, player.UserId.. "CanCollide" is just the key, the variable collideable would be the value for CanCollide (either true or false)

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#17

So basically, would I have to do:

local collidable = part.CanCollide.Value
#18

No wait. I am still confused. You defined it in DataStore script

#19

Yes, but the other way around. part.CanCollide = collideable

#20

Oh alright thanks charssssssssssss