BillboardGui appears only when selected

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#1

My script enables the visibility of an ImageLabel every other second, but when I run the game/play test it only begins to appear when it is selected.

script

billboard = script.Parent:WaitForChild("BillboardGui")
bright = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Light")

while true do
	script.Parent.PointLight.Enabled = true
	billboard.ImageLabel.Visible = true
	bright.bulb.Visible = true
	wait(1)
	script.Parent.PointLight.Enabled = false
	billboard.ImageLabel.Visible = false
	bright.bulb.Visible = false
	wait(1)
end

config
image

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#2

What do you mean by it only appears when it’s selected?

#3

probably when you highlight it in the explorer tab

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#4

@cuberoot5 can you put print("Script Loaded") at the end of the script and see if it prints into the output during the test run?

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#5

yep it prints and i dont have any errors

#6

I don’t have a lot of information to go on, so I’m gonna suggest these things:

  • Is the BillboardGui enabled in properties?
  • Is the BillboardGui a descendant of game.workspace?
  • (Does the BillboardGui have an adornee?)
  • Are you in range of the BillboardGui (see properties)?
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#7

it doesn’t have an adornee. what should i set it to?

#8

I’m sure it can be set to nil and you’ll still see the gui, hence why its between ( ). You can set it to anything under workspace and it will teleport instantly to that position. Recommendation: Part or Attachment.

#9

i set it to an attachment but it still won’t appear unless i select it in explorer.
here’s the properties of both GUIs

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#10

Can you send a picture of the Gui in-game (selected and unselected)?

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#11

here i took a video as its a bit easier to see when i select it
i select the gui in explorer at 00:07

#12

Excuse me for asking a lot of questions, I just need more information to see what went wrong.

When in Studio Mode, how is it suppose to look like when the image is visible?

#13

don’t worry about asking questions i was very vague.
its meant to look like this in studio:
image

#14

I don’t have a clue what went wrong. It seems to be likely an asset loading issue that I’m not familiar with. If you play this game LIVE (so no studio mode or test runs), does this bug still persist?

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#15

actually, it seems to work in live gameplay. it didn’t previously though so thanks very much for using your time to help me! :smiley: much appreciated have a good day

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