[SOLVED] require(assetId) cannot be called from a client

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#1

I’m about 99% sure this wasn’t happening before today. This is the module in question. It should be able to be required from the client since it’s free, right?

EDIT: Seems I was mistaken

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#2

I didn’t think you could do that for security reasons.

Requiring a module with the following code will probably give you the same function:

return require(moduleID)
#3

The proper workaround is to have the module return a reference to itself, require it with a server script, and then parent the module to a place the localscript can access it from.

It’s an annoying workaround.

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#4

[quote] The proper workaround is to have the module return a reference to itself, require it with a server script, and then parent the module to a place the localscript can access it from.

It’s an annoying workaround. [/quote]
Or have the server LoadAsset the ModuleScript and put it in ReplicatedStorage for clients to use.

If a client could require any assetID, they would have arbitrary localscript execution in any game. That would be a huge security hole.

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