Server script can't find model in workspace

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#1

I’m trying to make a turn-based combat system except my script can’t seem to find the “Fight” model in Workspace. In a localscript I clone the arena from replicatedstorage before the enemyturn event fire so it is loaded in, except it still can’t be found.

local rp = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local enemyturn = rp:WaitForChild("enemyturn")
local enemyattack = rp:WaitForChild("enemyattack")

enemyturn.OnServerEvent:Connect(function()
	print("the other thing fired")
	local enemy = game.Workspace.Fight.Enemy
    print("it knows its in workspace")
	local attackvalue = math.random(enemy.minattackvalue, enemy.maxattackvalue)
	wait(1.5)
	enemyattack:FireAllClients(attackvalue)
end)

How would I make the script find the “Fight” model?

#2

Maybe try a WaitForChild?

local rp = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local enemyturn = rp:WaitForChild("enemyturn")
local enemyattack = rp:WaitForChild("enemyattack")

enemyturn.OnServerEvent:Connect(function()
	print("the other thing fired")
	local enemy = game.Workspace:WaitForChild("Fight").Enemy
    print("it knows its in workspace")
	local attackvalue = math.random(enemy.minattackvalue, enemy.maxattackvalue)
	wait(1.5)
	enemyattack:FireAllClients(attackvalue)
end)
#3

If minattackvalue and maxattackvalue are IntValues or anything with a base value, I think you forgot to do .Value to get their value

Saw the question carefully, try Waiting as the post above me said

#4

And if its locating it there where you’re defining the variable what line/script is throwing the error in output?

#5

Putting a WaitForChild outputs an infinite yield for “Fight”, and it’s this script thats putting the error in the output.

#6

Do FindFirstChild, then something that only runs if it returns true, also open the workspace and make sure that item is there
Server scripts don’t need WaitForChild, maybe in a few cases like if you don’t know when the item is added (if you used instance.new or clone something from another script)

#7

What line does it say the error is caused on? the original variable reference?

#8

The error is on line 7 where it tries to find the enemy and it says there’s an Infinite Yield on “Fight”. Or if I just try to reference it directly it says “Fight is not a valid member of Workspace “Workspace””

#10

The item is in Workspace, it’s just not able to find it for some reason. Even if i do FindFirstChild

#11

Is it in a folder or something? Did you check in workspace while you’re ingame and is the item added with Clone or Instance.new?

#12

It’s cloned form ReplicatedStorage and then parented to Workspace based off the ServerEvent. In game it is in Workspace

#13

I meant to say that once it’s parented it fires the serverevent

#14

Try this and tell me what prints

local rp = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local enemyturn = rp:WaitForChild("enemyturn")
local enemyattack = rp:WaitForChild("enemyattack")

enemyturn.OnServerEvent:Connect(function()
	print("the other thing fired")
	local enemy = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild("Fight").Enemy
   
    if enemy then
          print("Found")
	      local attackvalue = math.random(enemy.minattackvalue, enemy.maxattackvalue)
	      wait(1.5)
	      enemyattack:FireAllClients(attackvalue)
     else
          print("Not found")
    end
end)
#15

On line 7 it got an error, “attempted to index nil with ‘Enemy’”. Now I assume it found the model, but not the enemy inside of it. I’ll try to add another FindFirstChild and see if that fixes it

#16

Alright, it clones on a server script right? Also when you start the game press this and it will change to the server
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Then check in the workspace for the model

#17

No, the model Fight returned nil, if “.Enemy” is removed it will print Not found
Do what I said in my last post

#18

so if you place the model with a local script in the workspace then you can only see it on the client. it won’t exist for the server.

#19

I think I understand now. I cloned it from a localscript. It’s not there on the server side, so I think if I clone it from the serverscript it should work. I forgot that the client-server applied to workspace as well.

#20

I put all the loading into the server script and it works now. Thanks!

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