Gui not copying over to client side when CharacterAutoLoads is disabled

[Zebastian5522 (Tails)]

1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
   I’m attempting to create a menu screen to shows when a player joins the game. I turned off CharacterAutoLoads in Players so I can load the character when they click play.
2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
   When CharacterAutoLoads is on, the menu UI elements in StarterGui don’t copy over to the client. I’m not sure if the UI requires a character to be loaded first or not but scripts in StarterPlayerScripts still copy over. I’ve attached a video showcasing the issue: https://streamable.com/80p2zz
3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Creator Hub?
   I tried to search for the issue on DevForum but I couldn’t find any other posts about it.
   Any help would be appreciated. Thankyou!

[afkreg]

when referencing the GUI to the local player are you using script.parent or are you using services?

[ChiDj123 (xHeptc)]

That’s because you are not MANUALLY loading the character in server Player:LoadCharacter()

[Zebastian5522 (Tails)]

Thankyou! So there’s no way to use UI elements without loading the character first?