Passing instances through remote functions

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Greetings all,

I’m attempting to pass an Instance through a remote function. For most people, using ReplicatedStorage would be fine to fetch these. However, I am storing weaponry in ServerScriptService and need the models themselves for display purposes in viewports. I could just make alternative versions of them and place them in ReplicatedStorage as well.

The reasoning for keeping them on the server though is to reduce exploitation. Yes I understand the minute I put it onto the client it becomes available to them though.

The question is, how could I pass an entire tool through to the client? I have this so far, but it errors out.

-- Client
local toolModel = game.ReplicatedStorage.Triggers.getWeaponTool("Melee", melee.serverName)

-- Server
function fetchWeaponModel(player, category, weapon)
	if checkHost(player) then
		local toolModel
		for _, tool in pairs(game.ServerStorage.Weapons[category][weapon].StarterPack:GetChildren()) do
			if tool:IsA("Tool") then
				local toolClone = tool:Clone()
				for _, children in pairs(toolClone:GetChildren()) do
					if children:IsA("LocalScript") or children:IsA("Script") then
						children:Destroy()
					end
				end
				toolModel = toolClone
			end
		end
		return toolModel
	end
end
game.ReplicatedStorage.Triggers.getWeaponTool.OnServerInvoke = fetchWeaponModel

Any ideas or thoughts?

2

Just put them in ReplicatedStorage. It will make things easier for you. You even said it yourself:

Exploiters could also just go through the character of another player with the tool they want and download it that way.

3

You never invoked the server is why it doesn’t work.

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