how to make a ui only show up when in first person

[willow axle]

i want the gui to only show up when i go in first person

[warm cloak]

Probably check if the player camera mode is in first person

And then enable the gui

[small harbor]

check the camera cframe and use magnitude to compare the head and camera cframe

[small harbor]

camera mode doesnt change when zoomed into first person by the player

[warm cloak]

What about checking the camera zoom?

[willow axle]

What does this even mean bro

[small harbor]

how new are you to scripting?

[willow axle]

I’m pretty new I’m not making anything from scratch it’s just stuff I’ve bought over time and I’m making something

[small harbor]

gotcha

[willow axle]

Idk how to use studio and stuff obv I just don’t know anything to do with gui

[small harbor]

idk how to explain it in beginner terms, that is how you would really code it

using those same terms

[willow axle]

I’m what c frames are

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[warm cloak]

Bro, can't he just check the camera zoom?

[willow axle]

Know

[small harbor]

idk if thats a property u can check

[warm cloak]

Literally in starterplayer

[willow axle]

Can’t I just make it so if I’m in first person it enables it

[warm cloak]

I have seen first person scripts doing that

[small harbor]

they change the camera mode

when u zoom in like ingame, it doesnt change it

it jus changes the cframe

[small harbor]

my explanation would be checking for first person

[willow axle]

like if zoomdistance < 0.6

[small harbor]

i think there is no other way you can do it

[small harbor]

zoom distance is a parameter changed in studio, not when running the game, so that wouldnt work

the camera magnitude to the head would basically be that tho

[willow axle]

What do u mean by camera magnitude

[small harbor]

distance from p1 to p2, that is magnitude

p1 is camera, p2 is head

[warm cloak]

Or idk check all the character's part it's local transparency?

[small harbor]

yeah i js found that solution

[small harbor]

head:GetPropertyChangedSignal('LocalTransparencyModifier'):Connect(function()
        if head.LocalTransparencyModifier == 1 then
            -- player is in 1st person
        else
             -- player is not in 1st person
        end
    end)

[willow axle]

Is there no way to check the current zoom

[willow axle]

This’ll work?

[small harbor]

not that i know of

[warm cloak]

Probably yeah

[small harbor]

should work, just apply it to your needs

[willow axle]

Should I just put it in a normal script inside my screengui

Or a local script

[warm cloak]

Localscript

[willow axle]

Alright

[warm cloak]

Scripts are not meant to work in those place where something happens only to one player (the client)

Only local scripts.

[willow axle]

Ah okay

How do I learn how to script stuff like this cuz I know how to like call functions, variables and everything I just don’t know how to apply it to make something

[small harbor]

lots of learning and teaching yourself. ive been scripting for 7 years and still haven't mastered it. nobody can truly master scripting because it is all in YOUR own application

prob js script a lotta diff stuff to learn different applications, thats what i do

[willow axle]

What do I script though

[small harbor]

anything

for example i script plugins, fixes for games, all of that

[willow axle]

Yeah but like I know all the things right but how do i start the process if I have an idea of what I want it to do like how would I start it you know what I mean

[small harbor]

well what i do is use my framework (https://devforum.roblox.com/t/forge-framework-plugin/4346614) to actually know where to start, then i personally just begin coding the backend (usually unseen parts of it), then the frontend to work synchronously with the backend

[willow axle]

What does the framework do

And usually I just try use ai to make stuff for me because I don’t know what to do though I know all the coding things but ai is buns for scripting so I give up on it

[small harbor]

it helps workflow by a lot

[willow axle]

Okay so say I wanted to make a name tag system which is used via a command with Adonis admin it would just help me make it

[small harbor]

it helps you organize all of your code for it, so it will make it easier to create and edit

[willow axle]

Ah okay, and thanks for the help man ima try actually scripting stuff tommorow and I’ll install ur plugin

[small harbor]

alright thanks so much! be sure to ping me with your progress and results

[willow axle]

Yessir