How do i make the screengui enabled / visible?

[ornate cove]

are there any errors?

oh

the problems on line 4

local screengui = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui.ScreenGui

try that

[ember horizon]

im getting "attempt to index nil with "playergui" using that part

[ornate cove]

oh

its a normal script

[ember horizon]

yeah i tried switching it to a local one now

but it isntworking

[ornate cove]

local scripts only play the animation locally

also the tool is stored in the players backpack

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[ember horizon]

so i need to use a normal script

how would i reference the playergui with a normal script then?

i used this to see if i can rerefence the local player "print("player has been found and its: "..player.Name)"

and its giving me none

[ornate cove]

1 second

you need to use the Players.PlayerAdded event

so it has the correct player

[ember horizon]

yeah but how would that work

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[ember horizon]

wouldnt the event work each time a player joins

since its a global script

it says "fires when a player enters a game"

[ornate cove]

you would need to use that event to get the player

[ember horizon]

so how do i do that

[ornate cove]

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player) --when a player joins
  player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char) -- when the players character spawns
    char.ChildAdded:Connect(function(child) --when a child is added to the character
      if child:IsA('Tool') then --checks if the child is a tool
        --your script here
      end
    end)
  end)  
end)

because its a server sided theres no localplayer

so you need use that event to get the players

(playeradded)

[ember horizon]

now the screengui

oh i can

reference it

now

[ornate cove]

yes

just do player.PlayerGui

btw

[ember horizon]

yeah i saw

so this is for tools specifically

[ornate cove]

you can change it

but this one is only for tools

[ember horizon]

something aint working

wait

[ornate cove]

any errors?

[ember horizon]

no

[ornate cove]

send your script

[ember horizon]

local tool = script.Parent.Parent
local animation = script.Animation
local db = false
local swings = 10

tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
    
    local character = tool.Parent
    
    game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player) --when a player joins
        player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char) -- when the players character spawns
            char.ChildAdded:Connect(function(child) --when a child is added to the character
                
                if child:IsA('Tool') then --checks if the child is a tool
                    
                    local playergui = player.PlayerGui
                    local screengui = playergui.ScreenGui
                    
                    tool.Activated:Connect(function()
                        if db == true  then

                            return

                        else
                            
                            db = true
                            local humanoid = character.Humanoid
                            local animationtrack = humanoid:LoadAnimation(animation)
                            animationtrack:Play()
                            task.wait(1)
                            db = false

                        end
                    end)

                    tool.Handle.Touched:Connect(function(otherPart)
                        if otherPart.Name == "Trunk" then
                            swings = swings-1
                            if swings < 10  then
                                screengui.Enabled = true
                            end
                        end

                    end)
                end
            end)
        end)  
    end)
end)```

[ornate cove]

the tool is the child

if you want it for a specific tool you can use if tool.Name == 'whatever the name is' then

[ember horizon]

no, i just want the tool to bewhatever

its added

for example

if someone picks up a differently named thing into their inventory, i dont want to do it again for that tool sepcifically

[ornate cove]

aight

[ember horizon]

it doesnt work though

[ornate cove]

i'll test it rq

[ember horizon]

alright

tool.Equipped:Connect(function()
    
    local char = tool.Parent
    
    game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player) --when a player joins
        print("player has been found and its: "..player.Name)
        local playergui = player.PlayerGui
        local screengui = playergui.ScreenGui```

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[ember horizon]

yo

the thing doesnt even recognize the player

it doesnt print my name

[ornate cove]

its because its in the tool.equipped thing

[ember horizon]

yeah but i used that so i can do tool.parent

to get the character

i dont see how the script would know which player we're talking about

since it just fires when a player joins

but like when we reference the player again, how does it know which one we're talking about

[ornate cove]

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)

this line defines the player

in the function

[ember horizon]

why isnt it working tho

[ornate cove]

also ive thought of a better way to do it

anyway

[ember horizon]

oh alright

when i tried to print the player.Name it isnt giving me anything

[ornate cove]

you most did it right earlier

i'm just dumb

and didnt read your code fully

[ember horizon]

whatd i mess up

[ornate cove]

how you got the player

and screengui

but i was telling you to get it in the wrong way

[ember horizon]

so whats the right way

[ornate cove]

you can use getplayerfromcharacter()

to get the player

[ember horizon]

omfg

i was thinking

is there a way to do that

and i forgot that thing existed

ffs

i couldve just kept my original script

now im lost

[ornate cove]

ill send you your original script

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[ember horizon]

wait

you dont have to

i didnt save roblox studio

i can just close without saving

[ornate cove]

oh shit

you cant enable/disable screen guis from a server script

[ember horizon]

holy shit

dont tell me i need a remote event

[ornate cove]

you do

but

its very simple

[ember horizon]

it worked lol

[ornate cove]

aight then

i swear to god you cant

[ember horizon]

wait

do u wanna test

if your script could enable my gui?

in a real game

[ornate cove]

i'm now going to spend my entire morning testing this shit

[ember horizon]

i have a feeling it will

[ornate cove]

it probably wont

uhh

[ember horizon]

i think it will for some reason

https://www.roblox.com/games/13197121823/tool

im in the game

[ornate cove]

1 sec

gotta login

[ember horizon]

alright so

do you mind helping me out with some other thing

[ornate cove]

aight

[ember horizon]

well 2

so first

wait can we move to dms im talking on 1/3 of my screen

its annoying as hell

[ornate cove]

aight

also mark this shit as solved

[ember horizon]

done

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[ember horizon]

wait how i do that lol

[ornate cove]

uhhh