What is the best way to get the number of players...in a reserved server?

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#1

Hello, I’m just pretty much looking for suggestions on how to get the number of players in a reserved server, and return it to another server, I’ve tried messaging service, but It hasn’t really worked out for me, as I need a constant amount of players as a value.

#2

My best bet is to use the Messaging Service. Could you tell my why it doesn’t really work for you?

I’m thinking you can use :PublishAsync() every time someone joins and leaves the reserved server. You can also run it on a loop if you need to constantly check the players in the reserved server.

#3

Well, it hasn’t really been working for me because my game has one big datastore that holds a list of all the reserved servers created, there is a gui in every player that updates every time they click refresh with new values, and since the event would fire every time a player leaves and joins, it wouldn’t give a constant rate of information on the server’s amount of players.

#4

When you get the value from the reserved server you can store that into an IntValue in ReplicatedStorage. From there, whenever a player refreshes their gui, it grabs the value from the IntValue in ReplicatedStorage.

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#5

I don’t really see what the problem is.

Why can’t you just do

local PlayersList = game.Players:GetChildren()
print(#PlayersList)

#6

I don’t think you understand the post correctly, I know how to count the players in the server and connect it to an event, but I need a way to send the number of players in a reserved server to all the other servers so that they can take it to the client’s gui.

#7

If that’s the case, I suggest you use MessagingService

#8

Yes, I’m currently trying to use the way @moosethepooh said above and see if it solves my problem.

#9

Ok, after some time I’ve finished incorporating that into my system, but it send the amount of players as a JSON encoded value table, and when I try to decode it I get that It can’t apply the value

here is what the error looks like
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#10

Are you using a callback function?

#11

Yes, I am using a function that receives the message as the first and only parameter

#12

Here’s a community tutorial I found on the DevForum, maybe run through this:

#13

I’ve read through that tutorial multiple times already and surprisingly I still couldn’t find the problem

#14

Ah, but I’ve done some research and found a topic on the issue

#15

Just how you would with not reserved server right? Like local playerAmt = #game.Players:GetPlayers()
Edit: sorry i didn’t read the whole thing