Billboard bug issue

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#1

Hi! I was testing my billboard and I just found a bug, when I respawn the billboard.text of the player it disappears! Why is this happening? how can i fix it? Someone could give me a hand, I would appreciate it very much.

Showing bug in the video:

I would like to make that, the new player who joins the game make his billboard.text as “Player” and if the reappears (doing respawn) his billboardText still the same text, until I want to change it for a different one in the future and this new text have to be saved.

I already have the datastorage created but I want the text to be saved if I modify it or if the player reappears in the game.

PD.
Ignore the part tool it is only tests to learn xD

Server Script:

local DS = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local Datastore = DS:GetDataStore("MyDatastore")

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local Char = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()

	local BillboardGUI = Instance.new('BillboardGui')
	BillboardGUI.Name = 'Billboard'
	BillboardGUI.Size = UDim2.new(3, 0, 1, 0)
	BillboardGUI.StudsOffset = Vector3.new(0, 2, 0) -- change the number 2 to make it go higher or lower
	BillboardGUI.Parent = Char.Head

	local TextLabel = Instance.new("TextLabel")
	TextLabel.Size = UDim2.new(1,0,1,0)
	TextLabel.Name = "TextLabel"
	TextLabel.TextScaled = true
	TextLabel.Parent = BillboardGUI

	print("BillboardGUI Given to "..player.Name)

	-- BillboardData
	local Data

	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		Data = Datastore:GetAsync(player.UserId)
	end)

	if success then
		print("Loaded "..player.Name)
		if Data ~= nil then
			print(player.Name.." has saved data")
			TextLabel.Text = Data.Billboardtext
		else -- If the Player is new
			print(player.Name.." doesn't have saved data")
			TextLabel.Text = "Player"
			TextLabel.TextColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 238, 245)
			TextLabel.TextStrokeTransparency = 1 -- can be change (el contorno)
			TextLabel.BackgroundTransparency = 1
		end
	else
		warn(errormessage)
		print("In the data is something wrong.")
	end
end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	local Data = {
		BillboardText = player.Character.Head.Billboard.TextLabel.Text
	}
	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		Datastore:SetAsync(player.UserId, Data)
	end)
	if success then
		print("Saved "..player.Name)
	else
		print("Error saving "..player.Name)
	end
end)
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#2

Why are you using DataStoreService?

#3

You have to connect the player.CharacterAdded event to a function to create another billboard gui.

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#4

Because I want the billboardText to be saved in the player, since everyone will have roles, when changing the player’s role I want it to have a different text and that when leaving and rejoining the game it will continue to have the same text

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#5

That is correct. When ever you want something to replicate after they spawn, don’t put it in playerAdded but characteradded

#6

How could I do that? I’m not sure…
You mean I should instantiate a new one like I did on the playerAdded?

#7

The billboard is only appearing when the player first spawns in. Do what @7z99 said like this:

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
    plr.CharacterAdded:Connect(function()
        --// Your code
    end)
end)
#8 
local function createBillboard(char)
    local BillboardGUI = Instance.new('BillboardGui')
	BillboardGUI.Name = 'Billboard'
	BillboardGUI.Size = UDim2.new(3, 0, 1, 0)
	BillboardGUI.StudsOffset = Vector3.new(0, 2, 0) -- change the number 2 to make it go higher or lower
	BillboardGUI.Parent = char.Head

	local TextLabel = Instance.new("TextLabel")
	TextLabel.Size = UDim2.new(1,0,1,0)
	TextLabel.Name = "TextLabel"
	TextLabel.TextScaled = true
	TextLabel.Parent = BillboardGUI
end
---
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
    createBillboard(character)
    player.CharacterAdded:Connect(createBillboard)
    -- rest of the func would go here
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#9

Oh i see… and what about this part? (TextLabel modifications)
Should I put it in the characteradded?

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#10

Create a variable that contains the rank, then when the character is added, set it to this rank. We’re going to have to rearrange our function for this though.

local function createBillboard(character, text)
    local BillboardGUI = Instance.new('BillboardGui')
	BillboardGUI.Name = 'Billboard'
	BillboardGUI.Size = UDim2.new(3, 0, 1, 0)
	BillboardGUI.StudsOffset = Vector3.new(0, 2, 0)
	BillboardGUI.Parent = Char.Head

	local TextLabel = Instance.new("TextLabel")
	TextLabel.Size = UDim2.new(1,0,1,0)
	TextLabel.Name = "TextLabel"
	TextLabel.TextScaled = true
	TextLabel.Parent = BillboardGUI
    TextLabel.Text = "Player"
    TextLabel.TextColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 238, 245)		
    TextLabel.TextStrokeTransparency = 1
	TextLabel.BackgroundTransparency = 1
end

game:GetService('Players').PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
    local Data

	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		Data = Datastore:GetAsync(player.UserId)
	end)
    if success then
        Data = Data or {BillboardText = 'Player'} -- Data variable is either the Data variable or the new table which contains the default data. Eliminates the need for the second if statement
        player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
            createBillboard(character, Data.BillboardText)
        end)
    end
end)