Overhead name GUI shrimply wont work (i even tried using prints)

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#1

I added prints at

RealPlayer.Humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
	wait(4)
	print("yay")
	Text()
end)

but it simply wont work, and the output says “yay” like intended.
Heres the full script

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	wait(2)
	local Character = Player.Character
	local PrimaryPart = Character.PrimaryPart
	local RealPlayer = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(Player.Name)
	
	local function Text()
		local bbg = Instance.new("BillboardGui")
		local Text = Instance.new("TextLabel")
		
		bbg.Parent = RealPlayer.Head
		Text.RichText = true
		Text.FontFace.Weight = Enum.FontWeight.Bold
		Text.Parent = bbg
		Text.Text = "<b>" .. Player.Name .. "</b>"
		bbg.StudsOffset = Vector3.new(0, 1.5, 0)
		Text.TextStrokeTransparency = 0
		Text.TextColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)
		bbg.Size = UDim2.new(0, 300, 0, 50)
		Text.Size = UDim2.new(0, 300, 0, 50)
		bbg.MaxDistance = 15
		Text.TextScaled = true
		Text.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	end
	Text()
	RealPlayer.Humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
		wait(4)
		print("yay")
		Text()
	end)
end)
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#2

Is your title a shrimp pun there? Also, I think you placed this as the wrong category - should be in #help-and-feedback:scripting-support .

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#3

So does this print or not, I’m confused by how you phrased this. Were there any output messages besides the prints, if they do work?

#4

It prints out “yay” once I died, but the overhead gui wont appear back above my head

#5

I think the problem here is that you aren’t using CharacterAdded to detect when the Player’s Character respawns. Basically, PlayerAdded will only fire once - when the Player joins the game, thus adding the Player instance in the Player service. However, CharacterAdded will be fired every time a Player’s character in Workspace respawns or gets added.

To solve this, simply connect CharacterAdded to a function, and run the Text() function:

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
  -- Code here. 
     Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
      Text()
     end)
end)
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#6

Didn’t work for some reason, I also used print()

#7

Could you show the current script revision / the script’s hierarchy?

#8 

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	wait(2)
	local Character = Player.Character
	local PrimaryPart = Character.PrimaryPart
	local RealPlayer = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(Player.Name)
	
	local function Text()
		local bbg = Instance.new("BillboardGui")
		local Text = Instance.new("TextLabel")
		
		bbg.Parent = RealPlayer.Head
		Text.RichText = true
		Text.FontFace.Weight = Enum.FontWeight.Bold
		Text.Parent = bbg
		Text.Text = "<b>" .. Player.Name .. "</b>"
		bbg.StudsOffset = Vector3.new(0, 1.5, 0)
		Text.TextStrokeTransparency = 0
		Text.TextColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)
		bbg.Size = UDim2.new(0, 300, 0, 50)
		Text.Size = UDim2.new(0, 300, 0, 50)
		bbg.MaxDistance = 15
		Text.TextScaled = true
		Text.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	end
	Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
		print("YEA")
		Text()
	end)
end)

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#9

Why are you doing this? Doesn’t Player.Character already point to the Player itself? Try to replace RealPlayer.Head with Character.Head and see if it fixes anything.

Also, for the simplicity of the Script, I would suggest to make your overhead nametag in Studio, and store it in ServerStorage to clone. Not essential to follow though.

#10

I will switch RealPlayer with Character then (it worked)
Also, Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character) didn’t work for some reason

#11

Maybe remove the parameter character, since we already have a variable that’s pointing to the Player’s Character.

#12

Now it printed, but the name above the player doesn’t appear now

#13

I don’t know for sure, maybe because the Text() function doesn’t have a variable in it that points to the Player’s Character? You can try to include a variable inside there.

#14

I changed it to Character.Head, so I am not sure about what you meant…
I fixed it! The script was unsure about what variables were what-

Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
	bbg.Parent = character.Head -- notice how we use the new variable
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#15

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