Equppied chat tool

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#1

I want to make a tool that only blacklisted players can use. When the tool is equipped, the player’s chatted message will go on a part. I’ve tried to do this before, but it didn’t go in the correct direction.

#2 
local players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = players.LocalPlayer or players.PlayerAdded:Wait()
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local backpack = player:WaitForChild("Backpack")
local part = workspace:WaitForChild("Part")

for i, v in pairs(backpack:GetChildren()) do
	if v:IsA("Tool") and v.Name == "Tool" then --change tool name
		v.Equipped:Connect(function()
			player.Chatted:Connect(function(msg)
				if part:FindFirstChildOfClass("SurfaceGui") then
					part:FindFirstChildOfClass("SurfaceGui"):Destroy()
				end
				local surfaceGui = Instance.new("SurfaceGui")
				surfaceGui.Parent = part
				local label = Instance.new("TextLabel")
				label.Parent = surfaceGui
				label.Size = UDim2.new(1, 0, 1, 0)
				label.FontSize = Enum.FontSize.Size96
				label.Text = msg
			end)
		end)
	end
end

Demonstration:
https://gyazo.com/2890789e70738909264a52686a927d78

Organisation:

image

#3

Ok so I faced 2 issues, after the part is being equipped it will still chat on the part. Is there a backlisted list?

#4 
local players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = players.LocalPlayer or players.PlayerAdded:Wait()
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local backpack = player:WaitForChild("Backpack")
local part = workspace:WaitForChild("Part")
local equipped = false

for i, v in pairs(backpack:GetChildren()) do
	if v:IsA("Tool") and v.Name == "Tool" then --change tool name
		v.Equipped:Connect(function()
			equipped = true
			player.Chatted:Connect(function(msg)
				if not equipped then
					return
				end
				if part:FindFirstChildOfClass("SurfaceGui") then
					part:FindFirstChildOfClass("SurfaceGui"):Destroy()
				end
				local surfaceGui = Instance.new("SurfaceGui")
				surfaceGui.Parent = part
				local label = Instance.new("TextLabel")
				label.Parent = surfaceGui
				label.Size = UDim2.new(1, 0, 1, 0)
				label.FontSize = Enum.FontSize.Size96
				label.Text = msg
			end)
		end)
		v.Unequipped:Connect(function()
			equipped = false
		end)
	end
end

The unequipped & still being able to chat was a simple fix. Should everyone have this tool (but only a few people can use it) or should only a few people have the tool?

#5

Only a few people have the tool.

#6 
local storage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local tool = storage:WaitForChild("Tool") --change tool name
local players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = players.LocalPlayer or players.PlayerAdded:Wait()
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local backpack = player:WaitForChild("Backpack")
local part = workspace:WaitForChild("Part")
local equipped = false
local whitelisted = {"player1", "player2", "yournamehere"} --change names here

for i, name in pairs(whitelisted) do
	if player.Name == name then
		local clone = tool:Clone()
		clone.Parent = backpack
	end
end

for i, v in pairs(backpack:GetChildren()) do
	if v:IsA("Tool") and v.Name == "Tool" then --change tool name
		v.Equipped:Connect(function()
			equipped = true
			player.Chatted:Connect(function(msg)
				if not equipped then
					return
				end
				if part:FindFirstChildOfClass("SurfaceGui") then
					part:FindFirstChildOfClass("SurfaceGui"):Destroy()
				end
				local surfaceGui = Instance.new("SurfaceGui")
				surfaceGui.Parent = part
				local label = Instance.new("TextLabel")
				label.Parent = surfaceGui
				label.Size = UDim2.new(1, 0, 1, 0)
				label.FontSize = Enum.FontSize.Size96
				label.Text = msg
			end)
		end)
		v.Unequipped:Connect(function()
			equipped = false
		end)
	end
end

Simply change the names inside the “whitelisted” table (you can have as many as you like).

New organisation:

image

#7

Thank you so much! This really helped my game.

#8

Also one more question, how do I change the background of the surfaceGui?

#9

label.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.new(0, 0, 0)
Change 0 to a decimal between 0 and 1 for each.