[~Solved] Does a script run from StarterPlayerScripts? Read desc

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#1

I have been trying to make this code that checks if a value has changed, and then returns this new value to the server, but I don’t get any output and nothing seem to change.

After this question has been answered, I’ll go further into details :slight_smile:

Thanks in regards,
@Dev_Mathe (me)

#2

Is it ok if I see the part of the script you’re talking about?

#3

Of course! Here is the entire script lol

print("-- Player Event Has Started --")
warn("-- Player Event Has Started --")

local Player = script.Parent.Parent
local PlayerCoins = Player:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild("Coins") -- the players coins
local EventCoins = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetOrderedDataStore(game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):WaitForChild("EventDataStoreName")) -- gets data from data store
local success,Data = pcall(function()
	return EventCoins:GetAsync(Player.UserId)
end)
local Eventcoins = Data
if EventCoins == nil then
	EventCoins = 0
end

---


OldValue = PlayerCoins.Value -- Player's current coins

PlayerCoins.Changed:Connect(function(NewVal)
	print("connected to Changed event")
	local Difference = NewVal - OldValue
	print(Difference)
	OldValue = NewVal
end)

It’s a work in progress. Here is the location:
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#4

add a :WaitForChild(), playerscripts load when the client enters the game and that can be before workspace loads so you should wait for the part

#5

also scripts can’t run from playerscripts, only LocalScripts are accepted there.

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#6

Oh. Then how would I check if a player’s value has changed, and change something server-sided?

If your answer is using Remotes, please elaborate.

#7

from characterscripts, Scripts are also accepted from characterscripts

#8

that’s all? But how would I get the localplayer then?

#9

game.Players:FindFirstChild(script.Parent.Name)

#10

Thanks. I’ll try it out. If I need further help, I’ll make sure to keep this conversation alive. I’ll solute this answer in 1-5 minutes.

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#11

To answer your first question, no, server scripts will not run if placed inside the ‘StarterPlayerScripts’ container, a player’s ‘PlayerScripts’ folder is exclusively for local scripts and by extension module scripts required by local scripts. To fetch the ‘local’ player from a server script placed inside the ‘StarterCharacterScripts’ container you should use the following code.

local Game = game
local Script = script
local Players = Game:GetService("Players")
local Character = Script.Parent
local Player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(Character)
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#12

Thank you! This worked better than my current code, as I just tried finding a player with the same name as the character model.