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How to target the player that clicked?
When a player clicks a TextButton, it sets off a function, but how do I target the player who clicked that GUI button?
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You can use a local script to define the player as so: plr = game.players.LocalPlayer
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But can't there be only one Local Script per a game because it makes the person that has it the LocalPlayer? (sorry if I'm wrong, I've never used them before). emite1000 335 — 10y
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There can be many local scripts. The Local Player is kind of omnipresent. It can be used for anyone in multiple scenarios. Shawnyg 4330 — 10y
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And I got downed.. Shawnyg 4330 — 10y
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So if I put two LocalScripts in two different people, and then used a function to kill the LocalPlayer, who would die? emite1000 335 — 10y
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P.S. It wasn't me who downed you. emite1000 335 — 10y
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Well, you wouldn't need to parent the script to the player. You'd have it in Workspace or StarterGui. If you have a kill function in both of them, both will die. Think of it as just saying game.Players.shawnyg. Shawnyg 4330 — 10y
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Oh, so when people have LocalScripts the game run each of them seperately for each person and targets the person playing? I think I get it now. Thanks! emite1000 335 — 10y
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Yes, you are correct! Shawnyg 4330 — 10y
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Are you using a SurfaceGui? If so, parent the SurfaceGui to StarterGui, and make the Adornee the part you want it to be on (with a script inside the SurfaceGui). Then, using a LocalScript, detect when they click the button with MouseButton1Down (use a LocalScript because you can use Game.Players.LocalPlayer).