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Why is the text not changing for others?

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NinjoOnline 1146

11 years ago

001-- NinjoOnline --
002 
003map = game.ServerStorage.Maps:GetChildren()
004 
005while true do
006 
007--------------------------
008-- Random map is chosen --
009--------------------------  
010 
011    if game.Players.NumPlayers > 1 then
012        game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = "Deciding what map to play"
013        wait(3)
014        game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = ""
015        ranMap = math.random(1, #map)
016        mapChosen = map[ranMap]
017        game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = "Map Chosen: " .. mapChosen.Name
018        wait(2)
019        game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = ""
020        mapChosenClone = mapChosen:Clone()
021        mapChosenClone.Parent = game.Workspace.MapHolder
022        wait(2)
023 
024------------------------
025-- Picks random teams --
026------------------------
027 
028        players = game.Players:GetChildren()
029 
030        teams = {"Bright red","Bright blue"}
031        num = 1
032 
033        for i,v in pairs(players) do
034            v.TeamColor = BrickColor.new(teams[num])
035            num = num + 1
036            if num > #teams then
037                num = 1
038            end
039        end
040 
041 
042---------------------------------
043-- Teleport players to the map --
044---------------------------------
045 
046        bspawn = mapChosenClone.BlueSpawn
047        rspawn = mapChosenClone.RedSpawn
048 
049        for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
050            name = v.Name
051            check = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(name)
052            if v.TeamColor == BrickColor.new("Bright red") then
053                if check then
054                    checkHumanoid = check:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
055                    if checkHumanoid then
056                        local distance = math.random(-4, 4);
057                        check:MoveTo(rspawn.Position + Vector3.new(distance, distance, distance))
058                    end
059                end
060            elseif v.TeamColor == BrickColor.new("Bright blue") then
061                if check then
062                    checkHumanoid = check:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
063                    if checkHumanoid then
064                        local distance = math.random(-4, 4);
065                        check:MoveTo(bspawn.Position + Vector3.new(distance, distance, distance))
066                    end
067                end
068            end
069        end
070 
071 
072---------------------------
073-- Round begins countdown --
074---------------------------
075 
076        for i = 3, 1, -1 do
077            game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = "Game begins in: " .. i
078            wait(1)
079            game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = ""
080        end
081 
082-------------------------------
083-- Countdown till round ends --
084-------------------------------
085 
086        for i = 30, 1, -1 do
087            game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = "Time left: " .. i
088            wait(1)
089            game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = ""
090        end
091        game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = "The round has ended"
092        wait(1)
093        game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = ""
094 
095------------------------------------        
096-- Teleport players back to lobby --
097------------------------------------
098 
099        for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
100            v.Character:MoveTo(Vector3.new(108, 11.19, -29))
101        end
102        wait(1)
103 
104---------------------
105-- Destroy the map --
106---------------------
107 
108        mapChosenClone:Destroy()
109 
110--------------------------------------------------
111-- Needs to be 1 more player for round to begin --
112--------------------------------------------------
113 
114    else
115        game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = "You need 1 more player to join"
116    end
117    wait(1)
118end
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Ok so, this script pretty much tell the player that if their is more than 1 player on, then pick a random map. That works, but, the GUI that displays the text wont update. I started a server with 2 players, for P1 it says "You need 1 more player" and for P2 it says "Deciding what map to play". But on the server it changes and is working properly. Is something wrong, or do i need to start a real server and get a friend to play. Anyone help?

2 answers

Answered by

FearMeIAmLag 1161

11 years ago

When you want to change how a gui looks for every player, you shouldn't update the StarterGui, otherwise it won't update until they respawn. To make it change automatically, you will have to access the guis via PlayerGui which is inside each player. To do this, you will have to access each player's guis individually using a localscript. You will then need to use a server script to clone the map into the game, otherwise you'd end up crashing the game if each localscript were to do that.

01player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
02maintext = player.PlayerGui.Main.Header.MainText
03 
04 
05while wait() do
06 if game.Players.NumPlayers > 1 then
07    maintext.Text = "Deciding what map to play"
08        wait(3)
09        maintext.Text = ""
10        maintext.Text = "Map Chosen: " .. _G.mapChosen.Name
11        wait(2)
12        maintext.Text = ""
13        wait(2)
14    else maintext.Text = "You need 1 more player"
15    end

This above script should be localscript and placed in the startergui.

01map = game.ServerStorage.Maps:GetChildren()
02_G.mapChosen = nil
03 
04while wait() do
05    if game.Players.NumPlayers > 1 then
06        wait(2)
07            ranMap = math.random(1, #map)
08            _G.mapChosen = map[ranMap]
09        wait(3)
10        mapChosenClone = _G.mapChosen:Clone()
11            mapChosenClone.Parent = game.Workspace.MapHolder
12    end
13end

This above script should be a server script and placed in Workspace.

This may not entirely work, but this should be helpful.

------------------------ Update: Based on the fact that you posted the whole script now, I have made it so that it should work now as is. ------------------------

001-- NinjoOnline --
002 
003map = game.ServerStorage.Maps:GetChildren()
004 
005while true do
006 
007--------------------------
008-- Random map is chosen --
009--------------------------  
010 
011    if game.Players.NumPlayers > 1 then
012        for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
013        v.PlayerGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = "Deciding what map to play"
014    end
015        wait(3)
016     for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
017            v.PlayerGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = ""
018    end
019        ranMap = math.random(1, #map)
020        mapChosen = map[ranMap]
021    for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
022            v.PlayerGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = "Map Chosen: " .. mapChosen.Name
023    end
024        wait(2)
025    for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
026            v.PlayerGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = ""
027    end
028        mapChosenClone = mapChosen:Clone()
029        mapChosenClone.Parent = game.Workspace.MapHolder
030        wait(2)
031 
032------------------------
033-- Picks random teams --
034------------------------
035 
036        players = game.Players:GetChildren()
037 
038        teams = {"Bright red","Bright blue"}
039        num = 1
040 
041        for i,v in pairs(players) do
042            v.TeamColor = BrickColor.new(teams[num])
043            num = num + 1
044            if num > #teams then
045                num = 1
046            end
047        end
048 
049 
050---------------------------------
051-- Teleport players to the map --
052---------------------------------
053 
054        bspawn = mapChosenClone.BlueSpawn
055        rspawn = mapChosenClone.RedSpawn
056 
057        for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
058            name = v.Name
059            check = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(name)
060            if v.TeamColor == BrickColor.new("Bright red") then
061                if check then
062                    checkHumanoid = check:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
063                    if checkHumanoid then
064                        local distance = math.random(-4, 4);
065                        check:MoveTo(rspawn.Position + Vector3.new(distance, distance, distance))
066                    end
067                end
068            elseif v.TeamColor == BrickColor.new("Bright blue") then
069                if check then
070                    checkHumanoid = check:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
071                    if checkHumanoid then
072                        local distance = math.random(-4, 4);
073                        check:MoveTo(bspawn.Position + Vector3.new(distance, distance, distance))
074                    end
075                end
076            end
077        end
078 
079 
080---------------------------
081-- Round begins countdown --
082---------------------------
083 
084        for i = 3, 1, -1 do
085            game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = "Game begins in: " .. i
086            wait(1)
087            game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = ""
088        end
089 
090-------------------------------
091-- Countdown till round ends --
092-------------------------------
093 
094        for i = 30, 1, -1 do
095            game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = "Time left: " .. i
096            wait(1)
097            game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = ""
098        end
099        game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = "The round has ended"
100        wait(1)
101        game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = ""
102 
103------------------------------------        
104-- Teleport players back to lobby --
105------------------------------------
106 
107        for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
108            v.Character:MoveTo(Vector3.new(108, 11.19, -29))
109        end
110        wait(1)
111 
112---------------------
113-- Destroy the map --
114---------------------
115 
116        mapChosenClone:Destroy()
117 
118--------------------------------------------------
119-- Needs to be 1 more player for round to begin --
120--------------------------------------------------
121 
122    else
123        game.StarterGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = "You need 1 more player to join"
124    end
125    wait(1)
126end
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No this may or may not work. I have 1 main script. The main script chooses map, tps everyone, and all that. I need it so it will go in one script and not be a local. NinjoOnline 1146 — 11y

and what is a server script? NinjoOnline 1146 — 11y

I have just updated the script to the full script. NinjoOnline 1146 — 11y

I have added an updated section to the end of the post. It should work now. If it doesn't, it must be something that you have done. FearMeIAmLag 1161 — 11y

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still dosent work NinjoOnline 1146 — 11y

It can't be me. This is the only script. It has always worked, choosing map, etc. Just the text. It is defiantly main.Header.MainText, etc. It just dosent update at all NinjoOnline 1146 — 11y

Are you sure you're not accessing the gui wrong or something? Open the game in play solo in studio and tell me what the output says. FearMeIAmLag 1161 — 11y

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Answered by

tanoflame 22

11 years ago

You would actually want to use this function:

01function M(mesag,tim,sho)
02    for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do
03        if v.PlayerGui and v.PlayerGui.Main and v.PlayerGui.Main.Header.MainText then
04            v.PlayerGui.MainGui.MESG.Visible = true
05        v.PlayerGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = mesag
06 
07        end
08    end
09wait(tim)
10for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do
11        v.PlayerGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = sho
12        end
13end

Just when you call the function do this

`1`	`M("Insert message here between parenthesis",` `4--[[time you want it to show]],` `true--[[if you want it to show or disappear after the message is done being showed]])`

so just in case you didn't get that, use parenthesis to put in text first, put a comma, how long you want it to show, another comma, and then true or false for it to become hidden or stay visible. I have my friend edit the script for you.

001-- NinjoOnline --
002--Edited by luis91899--
003 
004function M(mesag,tim,sho)
005    for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do
006        if v.PlayerGui and v.PlayerGui.Main and v.PlayerGui.Main.Header.MainText then
007            v.PlayerGui.MainGui.MESG.Visible = true
008        v.PlayerGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = mesag
009 
010        end
011    end
012wait(tim)
013for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do
014        v.PlayerGui.Main.Header.MainText.Text = sho
015        end
016end
017map = game.ServerStorage.Maps:GetChildren()
018 
019while true do
020 
021--------------------------
022-- Random map is chosen --
023--------------------------  
024 
025    if game.Players.NumPlayers > 1 then
026        M("Deciding what map to play",3,false) -- says deciding what map to play for 3 seconds then      ----dissapears
027 
028        ranMap = math.random(1, #map)
029        mapChosen = map[ranMap]
030      M("Map Chosen: " .. mapChosen.Name, 2, false)
031 
032 
033        mapChosenClone = mapChosen:Clone()
034        mapChosenClone.Parent = game.Workspace.MapHolder
035        wait(2)
036 
037------------------------
038-- Picks random teams --
039------------------------
040 
041        players = game.Players:GetChildren()
042 
043        teams = {"Bright red","Bright blue"}
044        num = 1
045 
046        for i,v in pairs(players) do
047            v.TeamColor = BrickColor.new(teams[num])
048            num = num + 1
049            if num > #teams then
050                num = 1
051            end
052        end
053 
054 
055---------------------------------
056-- Teleport players to the map --
057---------------------------------
058 
059        bspawn = mapChosenClone.BlueSpawn
060        rspawn = mapChosenClone.RedSpawn
061 
062        for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
063            name = v.Name
064            check = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(name)
065            if v.TeamColor == BrickColor.new("Bright red") then
066                if check then
067                    checkHumanoid = check:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
068                    if checkHumanoid then
069                        local distance = math.random(-4, 4);
070                        check:MoveTo(rspawn.Position + Vector3.new(distance, distance, distance))
071                    end
072                end
073            elseif v.TeamColor == BrickColor.new("Bright blue") then
074                if check then
075                    checkHumanoid = check:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
076                    if checkHumanoid then
077                        local distance = math.random(-4, 4);
078                        check:MoveTo(bspawn.Position + Vector3.new(distance, distance, distance))
079                    end
080                end
081            end
082        end
083 
084 
085---------------------------
086-- Round begins countdown --
087---------------------------
088       M("Game begins in 3", 1 , true)
089       M("Game begins in 2", 1 , true)
090       M("Game begins in 1", 1 , false)
091 
092 
093-------------------------------
094-- Countdown till round ends --
095-------------------------------
096local timetocountdown = 30
097repeat
098        M( "Time left: " ..timetocountdown, 1, true)
099timetocountdown = timetocountdown - 1
100                      until timetocountdown <= 0
101        end
102        M("The round has ended",1,false)
103 
104 
105------------------------------------        
106-- Teleport players back to lobby --
107------------------------------------
108 
109        for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
110            v.Character:MoveTo(Vector3.new(108, 11.19, -29))
111        end
112        wait(1) --- for this i would do 
113--[[ for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do
114v:LoadCharacter()
115end
116]]
117 
118---------------------
119-- Destroy the map --
120---------------------
121 
122        mapChosenClone:Destroy()
123 
124--------------------------------------------------
125-- Needs to be 1 more player for round to begin --
126--------------------------------------------------
127 
128    else
129       M("You need 1 more player to join",1,true)
130    end
131 
132end
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Hope this was helpful. :P

so this will fix it? NinjoOnline 1146 — 11y

dosent work, the else on line 128 is red underlined NinjoOnline 1146 — 11y

Next time check to make sure NinjoOnline 1146 — 11y

Why is the text not changing for others?

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