Decals going invisible when in first person?

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#1

Hey, I have a question why does this decal go invisible in first person I’m messing around with trying to make a realism flashlight but for some reason, the decal goes invisible any ideas why??

here’s a video of the problem:

NOTE: I did make a script using the local transparency modifier to try to see if the part has a local transparency modifier applied to it but it doesn’t.

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#2

What is the decal parented to?

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#3

A transparent part which is parented to the character.

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#4

Ah, there’s the issue. I’d have to look into it a bit more but setting the LocalTransparencyModifier only once doesn’t work. You’ll need to constantly set the LocalTransparencyModifier every frame. I’m not 100% if there’s a better way to do this, but updating one part each frame shouldn’t make much of a performance impact.

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#5

Yes, you are correct but, I have already done this here is my script

localCharacter = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer.Character
game:GetService("RunService").RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	for key, value in pairs(localCharacter:GetChildren()) do
		if string.match(value.Name, "Flashlight") then
			value.LocalTransparencyModifier = 0
		end
	end
end)
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#6

Is string.match giving you the results you want? I assume any parts you want to modify here are prefixed with “Flashlight” or something like that.

Does your reference to the character object stay valid?

Maybe add some basic prints to double check?

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#7

Do you mean like this???

localCharacter = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer.Character
game:GetService("RunService").RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	for key, value in pairs(localCharacter:GetChildren()) do
		if string.match(value.Name, "Flashlight") then
			print(value.Name)
			print(localCharacter.Name)
			value.LocalTransparencyModifier = 0
		end
	end
end)
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#8

Basically, yeah. It might be a good idea to use :GetFullName() so you can verify the hierarchy location as well.

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#9

Because the decal is parented to a part, you will need to search all descendants for it, not just children.

Try replacing this line:
for key, value in pairs(localCharacter:GetChildren()) do
with this:
for key, value in pairs(localCharacter:GetDescendants()) do
and see if that helps.

Alternatively, perhaps your hierarchy can be set up in a way that does not require parenting the part to the character. What goal does this decal serve? Is it possible to achieve that effect with a GUI?

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#10

Unfortunately, I am trying some new technique or at least I think a new technique that will allow me to project flashlight lines on a spotlight using a decal.

I was asking around over here about it:

and get descendants fixed it thank you I dont know why I put that there earlier.

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#11

Hello! Apologies if I’m reviving this 3-year-old thread, but I’ve been having trouble with this exact problem. I have this note (with a decal) that I animated, which is placed in ReplicatedStorage for it to be duplicated. When I parent the note to the player (via ServerScript) to play the animation, it just doesn’t show the decal, and it’s bugging me!

Here are the scripts if you need them:

--SERVER SCRIPT
Note.ProximityPrompt.Triggered:Connect(function()
	--This part handles the paper disappearing when it's interacted.
	Note.Transparency = 1
	Note.Texture.Transparency = 1
	Note.ProximityPrompt.Enabled = false
	local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()

	--The lines below handle the cloning of the paper
	local HandleNote = ReplicatedStorage:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Part"):Clone()
	HandleNote.Parent = Character

	local Motor6D = Instance.new("Motor6D")
	Motor6D.Parent = Character
	Motor6D.Part0 = Character:FindFirstChild("Right Arm")
	Motor6D.Part1 = HandleNote

	task.wait(.05)
	LoadedAnim1:Play()
	task.wait(LoadedAnim1.Length)
	Player.Character:FindFirstChild("Motor6D"):Destroy()
	HandleNote:Destroy()
end)

---LOCAL SCRIPT
Char.ChildAdded:Connect(function()
	for i, Child in pairs(Char:GetChildren()) do
		if Child and Child.Name == "Handle" and Child:IsA("Part") then
			--The lines below handle the visibility of the part.
			Child.LocalTransparencyModifier = Child.Transparency
			Child.Changed:Connect(function(property)
				Child.LocalTransparencyModifier = Child.Transparency
			end)
		end
	end
end)