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Cloning, GUI's, Text Editing help?

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TheHospitalDev 1134 Moderation Voter
8 years ago

So, the script doesn't do the function nor does it clone the GUI into the player. Any help would be appreciated.

What it's meant to do -Clone a billboard GUI above the player's head. -Player's name here, random injury here.

local names = {
    Common = {
        "Chest Pain";
        "Abdominal Pain";
        "Broken Leg";
        "Broken Arm";
        "Headache";
    };
    eh = {
        "Toothache";
    };
    Rare = {
        "Foreign Object";
    };
}

local common,eh,rare = .6,.9,1
game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(plr)
    plr.NameDisplayDistance = 0
    plr.CharacterAdded:connect(function(chr)
    local random = math.random()
    local gui = script.BillboardGui:Clone()
    if random >= 0 and random <= common then
        gui.TextLabel.Text = names.Common[math.random(1,plr.name, #names.Common)]
    elseif random >= common and random <= eh then
        gui.TextLabel.Text = names.eh[math.random(1,plr.name, #names.eh)]
    elseif random >= eh and random <= rare then
        gui.TextLabel.Text = names.Rare[math.random(1,plr.name, #names.Rare)]
    end
        gui.Parent = chr
        gui.Adornee = chr:WaitForChild("Head")
    end)
end)
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Might help if you move the Adornee line and the gui.Parent line to where it clones. Thundermaker300 554 — 8y
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@Thundermaker300 Now says "Label" TheHospitalDev 1134 — 8y

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Answered by
Validark 1580 Snack Break Moderation Voter
8 years ago

I made your random injury picker clearer, and the script should be cleaner because of it. I also think it will help if you Parent the BillBoardGui to the PlayerCharacter's Head, after you set the adornee. Let me know if this helped!

local function sum(tab)
    local sum = 0
        for _, value in pairs(tab) do
            sum = sum + value
        end
    return sum
end

local function overflow(tab, seed)
    for i, value in ipairs(tab) do
        if seed - value <= 0 then
            return i, seed
        end
        seed = seed - value
    end
end

local InjuryRarity  = {3,3,3,3,3,2,1} -- Frequency relative to eachother
local Injuries      = {"Chest Pain", "Abdominal Pain", "Broken Leg", "Broken Arm", "Headache", "Toothache", "Foreign Object"}

game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(plr)
    plr.NameDisplayDistance = 0
    plr.CharacterAdded:connect(function(Character)
        -- Get random injury
        local seed          = math.random(1, sum(InjuryRarity))
        local chosenKey     = overflow(InjuryRarity, seed)

        local gui = script.BillboardGui:Clone()
        gui.TextLabel.Text = Injuries[chosenKey]
        gui.Adornee = Character:WaitForChild("Head")
        gui.Parent = Character:WaitForChild("Head")
    end)
end)
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