This issue was covered back in '19 on this thread, but it seems Lua has changed since then. 2019 thread is at RemoteFunction not returning a value
I’m trying to get the values of three server-side BoolValue objects (BoolValue.Value) stored under game.Players.(some player name here), in a folder called “Settings”, via using RemoteFunction. This is so I can modify game behavior based on what my users want as their controls (for example, re-binding sprinting to “Z” to allow for shift mouse lock compatibility).
However, it seems that when I make use of the solution in the 2019 thread on this issue (linked above), my script hangs infinitely on the server side (it only prints up to “event fired” before halting w/o an error message).
While this doesn’t make my game actually unplayable, it’s really annoying to see how my game’s menu shows completely inaccurate information. Does anyone have help for this day and age?
Server script (PlayerOptionsFE):
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local SettingsFolder = script.Settings
function AddSettings(player)
if player:FindFirstChild("Settings") == nil then
wait()
local Setting2 = SettingsFolder:Clone()
Setting2.Parent = player
print("settings added to player " .. player.Name)
else
warn("Tried to add another settings folder to player " .. player.Name .. " when one already exists!")
end
end
function ApplySettings(player,newSettings)
if player:IsA("Player") then
pcall(function()
local Settings = player:WaitForChild("Settings")
Settings.ZSprint.Value = newSettings[1]
Settings.SprintToggle.Value = newSettings[2]
Settings.MusicMute.Value = newSettings[3]
end)
end
end
function GetSettings(player)
warn("fired")
local be = Instance.new("BindableEvent",game.Workspace)
warn("event created")
local ReturnedSettings = { }
if player:IsA("Player") then
warn("is a player")
pcall(function()
warn("pcall entered")
local Settings = player:WaitForChild("Settings")
table.insert(ReturnedSettings,1,Settings.ZSprint.Value)
table.insert(ReturnedSettings,2,Settings.SprintToggle.Value)
table.insert(ReturnedSettings,3,Settings.MusicMute.Value)
warn("inserted table items")
warn(tostring(ReturnedSettings[1]) .. "," .. tostring(ReturnedSettings[2]) .. "," .. tostring(ReturnedSettings[3]))
be:Fire(ReturnedSettings)
warn("event fired")
end)
local result = be.Event:Wait()
warn("result obtained")
warn(tostring(result[1]) .. "," .. tostring(result[2]) .. "," .. tostring(result[3]))
be:Destroy()
warn("event destroyed")
return result
else
return nil
end
end
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(AddSettings)
ReplicatedStorage.PlayerOptionsFE.GetOptions.OnServerInvoke = GetSettings
ReplicatedStorage.PlayerOptionsFE.ApplyOptions.OnServerEvent:Connect(ApplySettings)
Client script (MenuMain):
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer -- Get the currently active player (client side)
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
function GetMenuOptions()
local Settings = ReplicatedStorage.PlayerOptionsFE.GetOptions:InvokeServer()
warn(tostring(Settings))
warn(tostring(Settings[1]) .. "," .. tostring(Settings[2]) .. "," .. tostring(Settings[3]))
if Settings == nil then return false end -- Never trust the client...
if Settings[1] == true then
script.Parent.MenuGUI.OptionMenu.Button_ZSprint.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(0, 170, 0)
script.Parent.MenuGUI.OptionMenu.Button_ZSprint.Text = "ENABLED"
end
if Settings[2] == true then
script.Parent.MenuGUI.OptionMenu.Button_SprintMode.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(0, 170, 0)
script.Parent.MenuGUI.OptionMenu.Button_SprintMode.Text = "ENABLED"
end
if Settings[3] == true then
script.Parent.MenuGUI.OptionMenu.Button_MuteMusic.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(0, 170, 0)
script.Parent.MenuGUI.OptionMenu.Button_MuteMusic.Text = "ENABLED"
end
end
function SetMenuOptions(ZSprint,SprintToggle,MusicMute)
local Settings = { }
table.insert(Settings,1,ZSprint)
table.insert(Settings,2,SprintToggle)
table.insert(Settings,3,MusicMute)
ReplicatedStorage.PlayerOptionsFE.ApplyOptions:FireServer(Settings)
end
if player.TeamColor == game.Teams.Choosing.TeamColor then -- Verifies that the player just joined the game or triple pressed "X"
local character = player.Character
local camera = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera
repeat wait()
camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
until camera.CameraType == Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
player.Backpack:ClearAllChildren()
camera.CFrame = game.Workspace.Menu_CameraPos.CFrame
game.StarterGui:SetCoreGuiEnabled(Enum.CoreGuiType.All,false)
script.Parent.MenuGUI.Enabled = true
script.Parent.MenuGUI.Music:Play()
GetMenuOptions()
end
script.ApplySettings.Event:Connect(SetMenuOptions)
If anyone needs additional context, I’m willing to provide all the scripts/events/etc involved in an empty baseplate *.rbxl file for people to mess around with. Thanks for any help that you can provide.
Many thanks,
–Catz.
PS: If I don’t reply immediately, I’m either in school or asleep. Please be patient with me if I’m delayed with my responses (or misunderstanding your code).
