What is the most efficient way to solve this problem?

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Straight to the point, Let’s take minecraft’s system as an example here since it closely resembles what im trying to achieve. In minecraft, u have different items which when clicked do a specific thing or function. I know how to script this but what is the best way to approach this?

Shud I create a localscript parented to the certain item and code my behaviour there?

Or, shud i make a modulescript which contains function for all the specific items and run it whenever the right mouse btn is clicked with the item being equipped?

Or better yet, is there a much efficient solution tht i havent thot of yet?

im not asking for full code, juz the main idea

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I would go the OOP route for an idea like this.

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Modulescripts 100%
You could easily make a system that fires a remote when the right mouse button is pressed, and then from that you can find and run the code related to the thing that would be used

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I decided on tht approach first but wudn’t it make the script messy if,say, i had lik around 20 items?

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If you just organized it well then no not really, i do that for my effects and it’s not messy at all

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Oop seems unnececessary, if u personally asks me since it isnt like an inventory system or anything.

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Well tbh it seems lik my best bet rn.

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Expanding on what @BopperDuppet said, if you want to perform an action like opening a door, the best method would be as follows:

  1. Create a way to get the position and object or terrain cell hit by the players mouse.
  2. Have a way a detecting if the object hit can perform an action (perhaps through Instance Attributes | Roblox Creator Documentation or CollectionService | Roblox Creator Documentation)
  3. Assuming the object has an action tied to it, you can get that action (function) from a predefined table and perform it on that object on the client.
  4. Fire a remote to the server and have it replicate the action to other clients.

Still, CollectionService would be the best method.

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Could u elobarote abt the predefined table part?

Nvm i got it.

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That was mostly if you used Attributes. You could have a string and then, upon getting that string, check a dictionary and see if it has a function for it.