Why doesn't this script (in ServerScriptService) accept and connect to an event sent by a LocalScript (in StarterPlayerScripts)

[ConquerFears (Serge)]

So, in the bottom of this server-sided code, you will notice I am listening for an event sent by client to let the script know to change player’s class within the player profiles tables I’ve created.

local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local WeaponsFolder = ServerStorage:WaitForChild("Weapons")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")


local PlayerList = {}

local classEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("classEvent")
local workersAxe = WeaponsFolder:WaitForChild("Worker's Axe") 

local function OnPlayerAdded(player)
	print("Player added: " .. player.Name)
	local playerData = {
		player = player,
		character = nil,
		class = "Worker"
	}
	table.insert(PlayerList, playerData)

	player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
		print("Character added for player: " .. player.Name)
		playerData.character = character
		local backpack = player:WaitForChild("Backpack")
		local clonedTool = workersAxe:Clone()
		clonedTool.Parent = backpack
	end)
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(OnPlayerAdded)

-- Function to find a player in the PlayerList
local function FindPlayerData(player)
	for _, playerData in ipairs(PlayerList) do
		if playerData.player == player then
			return playerData
		end
	end
	return nil
end

-- Function to change a player's class
local function ChangePlayerClass(player, newClass)
	local playerData = FindPlayerData(player)
	if playerData then
		playerData.class = newClass
		print(player.Name .. " changed class to " .. newClass)
	else
		warn("Player not found in PlayerList")
	end
end

local function PrintPlayerList()
	for _, playerData in ipairs(PlayerList) do
		print("Player: " .. playerData.player.Name .. ", Character: " .. tostring(playerData.character) .. ", Class: " .. playerData.class)
	end
end

-- [DEBUG] Print the player list every 10 seconds for debugging
while true do
	wait(10)
	PrintPlayerList()
end

----- Event Connectors -----

classEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, newClass)
	print("Event received from client: " .. plr.Name .. " requesting class change to " .. newClass)
	ChangePlayerClass(plr, newClass)
	plr.Character:BreakJoints()
end)

There is no issue with client script, it sends the event as it’s meant to, here it is as well.

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")

local player = Players.LocalPlayer
local classEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("classEvent")

local centerPart = Workspace:WaitForChild("classSelector")
local prompt = centerPart:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("ProximityPrompt")
local center = centerPart.Position

if prompt then
	print("Prompt found")
else
	warn("ProximityPrompt not found")
end

prompt.Triggered:Connect(function(playerWhoTriggered)
	if playerWhoTriggered == player then
		print("Prompt triggered by local player")
		classEvent:FireServer("Knight")
	else
		print("Prompt triggered by another player")
	end
end)

So why wouldn’t these two scripts work with together? Thanks in advance

[bg9]

what output are you getting with those prints?

[bg9]

@ConquerFears

while true do
	wait(10)
	PrintPlayerList()
end

this is the problem, wrap it in a new thread instead with

task.defer(function()
   while true do
	  task.wait(10)
      PrintPlayerList()
   end
end)

[ConquerFears (Serge)]

@bg9

task.defer(function()
   while true do
	  task.wait(10)
      PrintPlayerList()
   end
end)

Than you so much, this worked perfectly, I expected event connectors to work in any place inside of the script. Is that not the case?

[bg9]

the problem is that it your while loop will keep running which causes the rest of the script to never run

[bg9]

why’d you mark your own post as a solution lol?

[ConquerFears (Serge)]

I didn’t notice lol, my bad Thanks for helping out