Help with a script telling if a player is in a game or not

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#1

Hello,

I wanted to make a script that, once I join a game, a TextLabel’s Text on a SurfaceGui would change to “Status: ForegoingTyler12943 is in this server!” and when I leave, “Status: ForegoingTyler12943 is not in this server.”. I could not make my script work. The text would not change. My script looks like this:

if game.Players.LocalPlayer.Name == "ForegoingTyler12943" then
	game.Workspace.BillboardGui.SurfaceGui.TextLabel.Text = "Status: ForegoingTyler12943 is in this server!"
else
	game.Workspace.BillboardGui.SurfaceGui.TextLabel.Text = "Status: ForegoingTyler12943 is not in this server."
end

Can you please help me find out how to make this script work?
Thanks!

#2

the billboard gui text should be defaulted to “not in this server”

-- regular script
game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
if player.Name == "Chad" then
workspace.BillboardGui.Text = "Status: ForegoingTyler12943 is in this server!"
end
end
game:GetService("Players").PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
if player.Name == "Chad" then
workspace.BillboardGui.Text = "Status: ForegoingTyler12943 is not in this server."
end
end
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#3

Always answer these when making a post about fixing a script:

  • What type of script is it? (however, it is very evident here that it is a local script. If it isn’t, there’s your problem – normal scripts don’t have a local player)
  • Where is the script parented?
  • Are there any errors in the output pertaining to the script(s) you’re having issues with?

A better solution would be to use a normal script, see if a player joined with PlayerAdded, check if it’s that player, and update the label on the server, as mooneye has done it. However, a remote doesn’t seem to be necessary for the case

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#4

With a little bit of modifying, I was able to make your script work! Thanks so much man!

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