Remote event invocation queue gets exhausted for CharacterSoundEvent even though I did not modify it

Aorda · September 6, 2018, 2:51pm

First of all, I searched for the same issue in the DevForum but couldn’t find a similar one, that is why I am making this topic.

The error you see below is getting spammed A LOT in my dev console that it is even slowing the servers down:

I believe CharacterSoundEvent is created and used by core scripts, and I did not create a script that uses that RemotEvent too. Why does this happen? Is this a bug? All help is appreciated!

TheGamer101 · September 6, 2018, 2:59pm

This event is created and used by the character sound scripts.

github.com

CloneTrooper1019/Roblox-Client-Watch/blob/master/scripts/PlayerScripts/StarterCharacterScripts/Sound.server.lua

--[[
	Author: @spotco
	This script creates sounds which are placed under the character head.
	These sounds are used by the "LocalSound" script.

	To modify this script, copy it to your "StarterPlayer/StarterCharacterScripts" folder keeping the same script name ("Sound").
	The default Sound script loaded for every character will then be replaced with your copy of the script.
]]--
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local SOUND_EVENT_FOLDER_NAME = "DefaultSoundEvents"
local DEFAULT_SERVER_SOUND_EVENT_NAME = "DefaultServerSoundEvent"

local SoundEventFolder = ReplicatedStorage:FindFirstChild(SOUND_EVENT_FOLDER_NAME)
local DefaultServerSoundEvent = nil

local useSoundDispatcher = UserSettings():IsUserFeatureEnabled("UserUseSoundDispatcher")
if useSoundDispatcher then
	if not SoundEventFolder then

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Is there anything in your game that might be removing this script from characters?

Aorda · September 6, 2018, 3:03pm

No, there isn’t. I made a wide search just to see if I don’t remember but no results.

What should I do? As soon as this started happening, my servers started breaking too and I have no idea how. I don’t know how Roblox systems work.

PeZsmistic · September 6, 2018, 3:13pm

This issue can also occur if you don’t spawn characters immediately and players sit for a while without a character containing that script.

Uglypoe · September 6, 2018, 3:15pm

Are there any cases in your game where your own character is despawned? For whatever reason this event is connected in a sound script located inside of your own character, so if there are any times where your character doesn’t exist, the events will stack up due to other players firing the remote.

I replied with a fix to a similar report a couple months ago here.

Aorda · September 6, 2018, 3:26pm

Okay recently I did an update replacing most while wait() dos with RunService.Steppeds. In one script, a function fired at Stepped did some heavy math and spawned a function with a loop. That caused heavy lag that it didn’t just break the player sounds but EVERYTHING.

I had to disable the script to see if I was correct and yes, that’s what’s causing the problems. I will add a delay now.

I am terribly sorry for taking your time because of a complete mistake of mine. I wish I had tried this first and then posted this topic.

Thank you all for your good intention on helping me.

blutreefrog · December 5, 2018, 11:38pm

hey, this is till happening and it’s making it really difficult to debug my game as the output gets flooded with charactersoundevent errors

colbert2677 · December 6, 2018, 4:42pm

I believe you can mute the error by connecting a blank function to OnServerEvent. This will require forking the sound script.

blutreefrog · December 6, 2018, 9:55pm

yeah the main thing is I don’t want to fork the sound script especially if this is the only reason : (