GUI on equip script being finnicky

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#1

For some reason, whenever I put the GUI into StarterGUI so I can edit it, and then bring the GUI back into the tool, the script doesn’t think it’s there and I get HUD is not a valid member of Tool "Workspace.ArtOfVH3.DWhiteTShirt in the output as an error. The same happens when I use a different copy of the same GUI. Help?

local gui

local equipped = false

script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
	equipped = true
	if not game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui:FindFirstChild("HUD") then -- Gui's name.
		gui = script.Parent.HUD:Clone() -- Replace with GUI's name.
		gui.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui
	end
end)
script.Parent.Unequipped:Connect(function()
	equipped = false
	gui:Destroy()
end)
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#2

I’m pretty sure GUI Objects destroy when they’re parented to tools. Try putting the GUI in ReplicatedStorage and modifying your script accordingly.

#3

the tools are inside of folders inside of replicatedstorage

#4

That doesn’t matter, the GUI is still inside of a tool.

#5

You can clone the gui from replicated storage or something to the player whenever he equips that tool, and when he unequips, remove it from player.PlayerGui.

[if you’re using remotes, make sure to remove his gui from the server - if the server found the gui in the playe]r

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#6

Try this?

local gui = script.Parent.HUD
local clone = nil
local equipped = false

script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
	if not equipped then
	equipped = true
		clone = gui:Clone() -- Replace with GUI's name.
		clone.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui
	end
end)
script.Parent.Unequipped:Connect(function()
	equipped = false
if clone then
	clone:Destroy()
end
end)