local Main = game.StarterGui.ScreenGui.Main
game.StarterGui.ScreenGui.Main.Text = "Finished loading! Welcome to "..game.Name
wait(10)
for countdown = 10,0,-1 do
Main.Text = "Remaining time: "..countdown
end
I'm not sure on how to properly use for loops for text labels. I'm trying to do a countdown timer but it's not changing the text at all, not even to "Remaining time: ".
The problem is you are modifying the StarterGui which places all of its children into a new player's PlayerGui. Modifying it would only change what a new player sees. Instead make sure its in a LocalScript and put it anywhere really.
Also your code was kind-of all over the place, so I sorted it out alittle.
local Main = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui.ScreenGui.Main
Main.Text = "Finished loading! Welcome to " .. game.Name
wait(10)
for i = 10,0,-1 do
Main.Text = "Remaining time: " .. countdown
wait(1)
end
LocalPlayer is the client's player.
Still doesn't work, but shows for the server. It says say Players is unknown.
Looks like you forgot game. (game.Players.LocalPlayer)
The reason why your text appears as 0 is because you forgot to add a wait. So here would be the new script:
local Main = game.StarterGui.Main
game.StarterGui.ScreenGui.Main.Text = "Finished loading! Welcome to "..game.Name
wait(10)
for i = 10,0,-1 do
Main.Text = "Remaining time: "..countdown
wait(1)
end
You see, if you do for loops without waits or any delay, you'll see the stuff inside of the loop instantly appear, not like a smooth transition.
I hope I helped!
Interesting. I'll definitely use this for future for loops.
That wouldn't stop it from appearing altogether, it could if it causes the script to crash but it doesn't seem like that's happening.
So, the loop works, but the problem is that it's showing for the server view only.
Nevermind, the problem is that you are modifying the StarterGui
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make sure there's a space on either side of ".." and see if that fixes it