Basically I am writing a script for my boat and when I try invoking the remote function the client side function never gets called. There are no errors. I pasted the code below that directly relates to the remote function. I tried printing the playerOnWheel and checked the location of the remoteFunction and they both seem to work fine.
Server Script
while playerOnWheel ~= nil do
--get player input
local inputs = nil --safe invoke mousePosition (from commitblue)
local timeoutcount = 0
local timeout = 3
task.spawn(function()
inputs = getInputs:InvokeClient(playerOnWheel)
end)
repeat task.wait(1) timeoutcount += 1 until timeoutcount >= timeout or inputs ~= nil
print(inputs)
end
Client Script
getInputEvent.OnClientInvoke = function(player)
print("working")
local currentInputs = uis:GetKeysPressed()
return currentInputs
end
any help or ideas are appreciated
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This does not work because task.spawn() does not create a loop, it creates a thread. task.spawn() creates a thread that will run alongside the main thread. The thread inside of task.spawn() only runs once so without loops it will end.
I recommend either creating a loop that checks inputs until a player leaves the wheel or creating a remote event that can be fired from the boat, that returns keys pressed and keys released.
If you would like to learn more i recommend you start here:
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It is running within the while loop that repeats while the player is on the wheel. The loop works as intended the issue is that within the thread, when the getInputs:InvokeClient(playerOnWheel) is run the local script that is supposed to be triggered doesn’t trigger at all. I have used this same safe invoke script for remote events before so i’d assume it would work here as well.
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Have you received any errors in the console? Do either of these print statements return the desired values? Or even print at all for that matter?
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I actually figured out that the reason the script wasn’t being invoked was because it was in workspace instead of starterplayerscripts. For some reason when I run the :GetKeysPressed() its returning an empty table even when I am pressing button although this is a different issue now.
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Ah, yeah i wouldn’t have figured that out
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