Why doesn't lightning show up in workspace?

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#1

Hi everyone! I’ve been trying to use a Lightning Module for a lightning beam ability but for some reason the lightning only shows up on the server side and not the client. Does anyone know I can replicate the lightning to all the clients? (would I have to pass NewBolt and NewSparks in to the local script and do something with them there?)

here’s the server script handling all of the lightning:

--SERVER
local Replicated = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

local Remotes = Replicated.Storm
local Fire = Remotes.Lightning
local part1 

Fire.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player, Value, Mouse)
	local Character = Player.Character
	local Humanoid = Character.Humanoid
	
	--local Anim = script:FindFirstChild("Animation")
	--local AnimPlay = Humanoid:LoadAnimation(AnimFire)

	if Value == "On" then
		local LightningBolt = require(script.LightningBolt)
		local LightningSparks = require(script.LightningBolt.LightningSparks)
		
		part1 = Instance.new("Part")
		part1.Transparency = 0.5
		part1.CanCollide = false
		part1.CFrame = Character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame * CFrame.new(0,0,-2)
		part1.Parent = workspace
		
		local weld = Instance.new("WeldConstraint")
		weld.Part0 = Character.HumanoidRootPart
		weld.Part1 = part1
		weld.Parent = part1
		
		local part2 = Instance.new("Part")
		part2.Transparency = 0.5
		part2.CanCollide = true
		part2.Parent = workspace
		
		local a1 = Instance.new("Attachment")
		a1.Parent = part1
		
		local a2 = Instance.new("Attachment")
		a2.Parent = part2
		
		local beam = Instance.new("Beam")
		beam.Attachment0 = a1
		beam.Attachment1 = a2
		
		part2.Name = Player.Name.."'s Lightning"
		part2.Parent = workspace
		part2:SetNetworkOwner(Player)
		
		local NewBolt = LightningBolt.new(a1, a2, 40)
		NewBolt.PulseSpeed = 2
		NewBolt.Color = Color3.new(0.38117, 0.560006, 1)
		
		local NewSparks = LightningSparks.new(NewBolt)
		
		part2.Touched:Connect(function(touched)
			if touched.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
				touched.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid"):TakeDamage(0.1)
				wait(1)
			end
		end)

		Humanoid.WalkSpeed = 0
		Humanoid.JumpPower = 0
		Humanoid.JumpHeight = 0

		Fire:FireAllClients()
	end

	if Value == "Off" then
		local Trail = workspace:FindFirstChild(Player.Name.."'s Lightning")
		if Trail then
			Trail:Destroy()
		end
		part1:Destroy()

		Humanoid.WalkSpeed = 16
		Humanoid.JumpPower = 50
		Humanoid.JumpHeight = 7.2
	end
end)

all help would be appreciated

#4

Did you see the comment from BuildThomas in that post about having visual effects on the Client instead of the Server?

#5

Can you link it? I’m having the same issue.

#6

It was further down in the post. All you needed to do was search for it.
[Effect] v1.1 Lightning Beams: Seamless, smooth and procedurally animated with beam-like properties - #25 by buildthomas

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