Particles rendering in only Server and not client

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  • I’m making an easy way to emit particles using one large parent module, however, when I come to test the script to see if it emits the particle, it only shows in the game’s server and not client. (This is weird because from my previous game I ctrlC + ctrlV’d it from it works, but it doesn’t in this game???!?!?)

-I tried certain solutions such as making a script parented to the particle emitter’s parent part but it doesn’t work, I don’t know if the problem is concerning my bad script or is just an issue with the particle emitter itself

-(The scripts I used were all non-local scripts and the module is also non-local as it is required by a non-local script)
-(The part for the particle appears but it doesn’t “emitt” anything(I’m using the :Emitt() function to emitt the particles))

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You can ignore most of the stuff… the import functions are: CreateParticle(), Weld2Parts(), and module:Damage()

local DS = game:GetService("Debris")
local TFD = {}
local function AddDebounce(Enemy:Model)
	table.insert(TFD,{Enemy})
end

local function CycleDebounces(Enemy:Model)
	local bool = false

	for _,v in pairs(TFD) do
		if v[1] == Enemy then
			bool = true
		end
	end

	return bool
end

local function RemoveDebouce(Enemy:Model)
	for num,v in pairs(TFD) do
		if v[1] == Enemy then
			table.remove(TFD,num)
		end
	end
end

local function CheckAndReturn(Table,String:string)
	for _,v in Table do
		if v.N == String then
			return v.V
		end
	end
end

local function Weld2Parts(p1,p2)
	local W = Instance.new("WeldConstraint")
	W.Part0 = p1
	W.Part1 = p2
	W.Parent = p1
end

local function CreateParticle(Particle:Part,PosPart,Time:number,mina:number,maxa:number,Clr)

		local clone = Particle:Clone()
		clone.Parent = game.Workspace.Debree
		clone.CFrame = PosPart.CFrame
	DS:AddItem(clone,Time)
		for _,v in clone:GetDescendants() do
			if v:IsA("ParticleEmitter") then
				v.Color = ColorSequence.new(Color3.new(Clr))
				if v.Name == "Small" then
				v:Emit(math.random(mina/2,maxa/2))
			else
				v:Emit(math.random(mina,maxa))
				end
			end
		end
	end

local module = {}
module.__index = module

function module.CreateHitBox(Tool:Part,Length:number,minD,MaxD)
	local self = setmetatable({},module)

	local P = Instance.new("Part")
	P.Size = Tool.Size * 1.1
	P.CFrame = Tool.CFrame
	P.Anchored = false
	P.Transparency = 1
	P.Parent = Tool:WaitForChild("Debree")
	P.CanCollide = false
	Weld2Parts(P,Tool)
	DS:AddItem(P,Length)
	self._L = Length
	self._Attributes = {}
	self._Part = P
	self._Dmgs = {

		md = minD,
		MD = MaxD

	}


	return self
	
end

function module:Damage(T,H:Humanoid,PosP:Part,CD)
	local Dmg = self._Dmgs
	if CheckAndReturn(T,"IsInvincible") == false and not CycleDebounces(H.Parent) then
		local Def = CheckAndReturn(T,"Def")
		local DmgC = (math.random(Dmg.md,Dmg.MD) - Def)
		local BloodClr = CheckAndReturn(T,"Clr")
		if DmgC <= 0 then
			DmgC = 0
		end
		AddDebounce(H.Parent)
		CreateParticle(game.ServerStorage.VFX.CombatOnly.Sword.Hit,PosP,1.5,22,40,BloodClr)
		H:TakeDamage(DmgC)
		wait(CD)
		RemoveDebouce(H.Parent)
	end
end

return module

I forgot to add the main script

local PlrS = game:GetService("Players")
local DS = game:GetService("Debris")

local minD = script.Parent.mindmg.Value
local maxD = script.Parent.maxdmg.Value
local MaxCombo = 2

local GD = false

local ParticleType = "Sword"

local CM = require(game.ServerScriptService.Modules.SwordCombat.Main)

local DS = game:GetService("Debris")

local Tool = script.Parent
local H = Tool.Handle
local Plr 
local Char
local ToolEquipped

local Grips = {
   Up = CFrame.new(0, 0, -1.70000005, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0),
   Out = CFrame.new(0, 0, -1.70000005, 0, 1, 0, 1, -0, 0, 0, 0, -1)
}

Tool.Grip = Grips.Up
Tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
   Char = Tool.Parent
   Plr = PlrS:GetPlayerFromCharacter(Char)
   Char:SetAttribute("TS",true)
   Char:SetAttribute("Combo",1)
end)

Tool.Unequipped:Connect(function()
   Plr = Tool.Parent.Parent
   Char = Plr.Character
   Char:SetAttribute("TS",false)
end)

Tool.Activated:Connect(function()
   --[[local IsBlocking = Char:GetAttribute("IsBlocking")
   local Stunned = Char:GetAttribute("Stunned")
   local Dodging = Char:GetAttribute("IsRolling")
   if IsBlocking == true or Stunned == true or Dodging == true then return end]]
   Char:SetAttribute("Attacking",true)
   if GD == true then return end
   GD = true
   local Combo = Char:GetAttribute("Combo")
   if Combo < MaxCombo then
   	Char:SetAttribute("Combo",Combo +1)
   else
   	Char:SetAttribute("Combo",1)
   end
   local Animator = Char.Humanoid.Animator
   local Animation = Tool.Folder:FindFirstChild("Slash"..Combo)
   local A = Animator:LoadAnimation(Animation)
   A:Play()
   wait(0.05)
   wait(A.Length * 0.2)
   Tool.Grip = Grips.Out
   local HitBox = CM.CreateHitBox(script.Parent.Handle,A.Length * 0.8,script.Parent.mindmg.Value,script.Parent.maxdmg.Value)
   local Att = {}
   HitBox._Part.Touched:Connect(function(H)
   	if H.Parent:FindFirstChild("Zombie") ~= nil then
   		for Name,value in H.Parent:GetAttributes() do
   			table.insert(Att,{N = Name,V = value})
   		end
   		for _,v in H.Parent.Config:GetChildren() do
   			table.insert(Att,{N = v.Name,V = v.Value})
   		end
   	HitBox:Damage(Att,H.Parent:FindFirstChild("Zombie"),H,0.6)
   		table.clear(Att)
   	end
   end)
   wait(HitBox._L * 1.2)
   GD = false
   Tool.Grip = Grips.Up
end)
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Try calling the module from a LocalScript instead of ServerScript and see what happens
The module is actually both server and local and does stuff depending on which script calls it. Make sure to place the module script in replicated storage or another area where both server and local scripts can access it

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Alright, I’ll try that (even though it’ll be complicated). It’s just that certain module functions can only work well if it’s on the server-side (such as the humanoid taking damage [Humanoid:TakeDamage()], and the particle appearing to all players as, if it were in a local script, it would not be visible for other players). Regardless of the issues, I’ll work with remotes possibly to see if it will work.

It’s also late right now so I’m probably going to work on this tomorrow.

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Had the same problem as the OP, I was trying to clone a particle and using emit but it only works on server side. So the work around is either putting a wait() before emitting or emitting the particles on the client side.

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thank you for this!!! It worked when i just added a wait() infront of the emit particle line i have. no clue why that works but hey im not complaining.

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