# Why cant the client hit the enemy I'm fairly new to multiplayer and even unreal

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**Category:** Multiplayer & Networking\
**Tags:** apply-damage, rpc, unreal-engine, Blueprint, question\
**Created:** [December 14, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-cant-the-client-hit-the-enemy-im-fairly-new-to-multiplayer-and-even-unreal/1524171 "2023-12-14T03:15:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Catasticfeet](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Catasticfeet](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Catasticfeet)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-cant-the-client-hit-the-enemy-im-fairly-new-to-multiplayer-and-even-unreal/1524171/1 "2023-12-14T03:15:16Z")

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please help

Player:

 ![Screenshot_6](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/d/9/b/d9b7ae54fa0ea5559e04abf385d483ac26f28a09.png)

enemy:

 ![Screenshot_7](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/f/1/9/f199b171c9eb415ecaa5763f03d65c0e27e6a011.png)

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**Author:** ![Auran131](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Auran131](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Auran131)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-cant-the-client-hit-the-enemy-im-fairly-new-to-multiplayer-and-even-unreal/1524171/2 "2023-12-14T06:41:09Z")

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you need to run the damage on the server not the client, you also need to replicate the health to see any change client side

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**Author:** ![Catasticfeet](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Catasticfeet](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Catasticfeet)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-cant-the-client-hit-the-enemy-im-fairly-new-to-multiplayer-and-even-unreal/1524171/3 "2023-12-14T13:43:11Z")

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Thank you so much It works perfect now