Joins is just an example. All you would have to do increase their player points every minute, or pull it from a different source such as a value object.
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@ThatTimothy Awesome tutorial! It helped me a lot. I have one question though. If I want it to update the leaderboard more frequently, how do I do that? So the leaderboard updates by it’s self without having to rejoin. Thanks.
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The leaderboard by default updates every two minutes, or 120 seconds. You can simply change that value in the wait in the while loop, i.e. wait(90) instead. The first update is delayed by 10 seconds for the purpose of being able to easily test it (otherwise you’d have to wait two minutes).
However, do to Roblox OrderedDataStore limits, doing it more often will limit the amount of leaderboards you can have. More information
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Thanks for the help, if I want to remove someone from the leaderboard for exploiting, is that possible?
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Just set their data to 0, or :RemoveAsync it. OrderedDataStores can be used the same way as regular ones. Just make sure you reset their actual data as well as their leaderboard data (if they are seperate).
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Sorry for the amount of questions I ask, does something in the code prevent it from working in games that are paid access? For some reason the leaderboard didn’t work for me on a paid access game.
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No, it functions as is. You can have a look at the working place if you’re having trouble.
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Theres a Weird Bug happening with My leaderboard it was acting Normal but now its getting more and more streched and i took it out again and it was all scrunched together on one side and the actual image was still were it was can someone pls tell me how to fix this bug ive tryed everything and nothins working… 
https://gyazo.com/e556b0d83a46a1d9f78ebad8f2c82f09 and https://gyazo.com/539a0bb89160a71aaf6b11121cc15c18 pls help thx!
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This is because you changed the scale of the Sample folder. It must use a y offset, not scale for size, as scrolling frames consider scale as the full frame.
You can also reference the template to see what is wrong.
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Trying to connect it to display my kill points but failing so badly.
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https://gyazo.com/a30623e4e05a477d9c07f2f5f872ca18 I added two Leaderboards and the Coins is showing up on both… I changed there values but its still doing this… https://gyazo.com/5d05fdcebbf2f64be7fcc593127249c5 local sg = script.Parent --Surface GUI local sample = script:WaitForChild("SampleW") --Our Sample frame local sf = sg:WaitForChild("ScrollingFrameW") --The scrolling frame local ui = sf:WaitForChild("UIw") --The UI list layout I also changed the Value name as well…
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also is there a way i can reset the Leaderboard because there was a problem with the Datastore script and everyone lost there data but it still shows on the leaderboard but if they join itll update im wondering if theres a way to reset the leaderboard or if the problem will slowly solve itself…?
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You can only use player points for storing one value, which is why it’s recommended to have your own custom data stores to store the data and then use that data to update the leaderboards.
You can’t reset data easily, but you can pull it from different scope. For example, :GetDataStore(“Test”) instead of :GetDataStore(“Broken”).
How would you make a global leaderboard appear as a frame when you press a screen button?
You’d have to send the data from the server to the client when the leaderboard updates, using remote events. Then the client would display said information in the same way you do from the server, just onto a different frame instead.
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Hello how would you make the leaderboard display lowest gold first?
I am using the model+Script black version.
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This is discussed in the FAQ section, please read that before asking a question.
The gist of it is you have to pull a value from somewhere (gold). Then by saving it, you can sort the saved data.
As for making the lowest value appear first, that can be done at the settings above where the GetSortedSsync request is made.
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Thank for the information.
Have found what I was looking for.
Thanks for taking the time to create this tutorial.
Cheers
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Hi! Thank you for the tutorial!
I encountered a problem with the leaderboards.
I did one leaderboard first. Exactly as you specified, and everything worked great. After I did the first one (for the rebirths) I duplicated it, changed the names and in the scripts I changed the Datastore names (“Leaderboard1” and “Leaderboard2”). After a little while I decided to change the sample too (the text color) as it was hard to read.
But now, only the first leaderboard works and has the old sample (old text color) and the second one is an old version of the first leaderboard (second leaderboard never worked). I made sure that variables that are to be shown exist where I refference them and that the names of the leaderboards are changed. (Both in the explorer and the Datastore name).
The values shown are loaded into the game through DS2 in a script in ServerScriptService.
I don’t know if the different color is a problem as I saw that the first 3 people have different colors.
Images:
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In-game:
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In-studio values: (they are in the player, from "Players)
- Leaderboards in explorer:
- roughly the new sample (both look the same, but are named differently for each)
- code for first one
local sg = script.Parent
local sample = script:WaitForChild("Sample1") --Our Sample frame
local sf = sg:WaitForChild("ScrollingFrame") --The scrolling frame
local ui = sf:WaitForChild("UI") --The UI list layout
local dataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
--The data store service
local dataStore = dataStoreService:GetOrderedDataStore("Leaderboard1")
--Get the data store with key "Leaderboard"
wait(10)
while true do
for i,plr in pairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do--Loop through players
if plr.UserId>0 then--Prevent errors
local ps = game:GetService("PointsService")--PointsService
local w = plr.Rebirth.Value--Get point balance
if w then
pcall(function()
--Wrap in a pcall so if Roblox is down, it won't error and break.
dataStore:UpdateAsync(plr.UserId,function(oldVal)
--Set new value
return tonumber(w)
end)
end)
end
end
end
local smallestFirst = false--false = 2 before 1, true = 1 before 2
local numberToShow = 100--Any number between 1-100, how many will be shown
local minValue = 1--Any numbers lower than this will be excluded
local maxValue = 10e30--(10^30), any numbers higher than this will be excluded
local pages = dataStore:GetSortedAsync(smallestFirst, numberToShow, minValue, maxValue)
--Get data
local top = pages:GetCurrentPage()--Get the first page
local data = {}--Store new data
for a,b in ipairs(top) do--Loop through data
local userid = b.key--User id
local points = b.value--Points
local username = "[Failed To Load]"--If it fails, we let them know
local s,e = pcall(function()
username = game.Players:GetNameFromUserIdAsync(userid)--Get username
end)
if not s then--Something went wrong
warn("Error getting name for "..userid..". Error: "..e)
end
local image = game.Players:GetUserThumbnailAsync(userid, Enum.ThumbnailType.HeadShot, Enum.ThumbnailSize.Size150x150)
--Make a image of them
table.insert(data,{username,points,image})--Put new data in new table
end
ui.Parent = script
sf:ClearAllChildren()--Remove old frames
ui.Parent = sf
for number,d in pairs(data) do--Loop through our new data
local name = d[1]
local val = d[2]
local image = d[3]
local color = Color3.new(1,1,1)--Default color
if number == 1 then
color = Color3.new(1,1,0)--1st place color
elseif number == 2 then
color = Color3.new(0.9,0.9,0.9)--2nd place color
elseif number == 3 then
color = Color3.fromRGB(166, 112, 0)--3rd place color
end
local new = sample:Clone()--Make a clone of the sample frame
new.Name = name--Set name for better recognition and debugging
new.LayoutOrder = number--UIListLayout uses this to sort in the correct order
new.Image.Image = image--Set the image
new.Image.Place.Text = number--Set the place
new.Image.Place.TextColor3 = color--Set the place color (Gold = 1st)
new.PName.Text = name--Set the username
new.Value.Text = val--Set the amount of points
new.Value.TextColor3 = color--Set the place color (Gold = 1st)
new.PName.TextColor3 = color--Set the place color (Gold = 1st)
new.Parent = sf--Parent to scrolling frame
end
wait()
sf.CanvasSize = UDim2.new(0,0,0,ui.AbsoluteContentSize.Y)
--Give enough room for the frames to sit in
wait(120)
end
- code for second one
local sg = script.Parent
local sample = script:WaitForChild("Sample2") --Our Sample frame
local sf = sg:WaitForChild("ScrollingFrame") --The scrolling frame
local ui = sf:WaitForChild("UI") --The UI list layout
local dataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
--The data store service
local dataStore = dataStoreService:GetOrderedDataStore("Leaderboard2")
--Get the data store with key "Leaderboard"
wait(10)
while true do
for i,plr in pairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do--Loop through players
if plr.UserId>0 then--Prevent errors
local w = plr.TotalCash.Value --Get point balance
if w then
pcall(function()
--Wrap in a pcall so if Roblox is down, it won't error and break.
dataStore:UpdateAsync(plr.UserId,function(oldVal)
--Set new value
return tonumber(w)
end)
end)
end
end
end
local smallestFirst = false--false = 2 before 1, true = 1 before 2
local numberToShow = 100--Any number between 1-100, how many will be shown
local minValue = 1--Any numbers lower than this will be excluded
local maxValue = 10e30--(10^30), any numbers higher than this will be excluded
local pages = dataStore:GetSortedAsync(smallestFirst, numberToShow, minValue, maxValue)
--Get data
local top = pages:GetCurrentPage()--Get the first page
local data = {}--Store new data
for a,b in ipairs(top) do--Loop through data
local userid = b.key--User id
local points = b.value--Points
local username = "[Failed To Load]"--If it fails, we let them know
local s,e = pcall(function()
username = game.Players:GetNameFromUserIdAsync(userid)--Get username
end)
if not s then--Something went wrong
warn("Error getting name for "..userid..". Error: "..e)
end
local image = game.Players:GetUserThumbnailAsync(userid, Enum.ThumbnailType.HeadShot, Enum.ThumbnailSize.Size150x150)
--Make a image of them
table.insert(data,{username,points,image})--Put new data in new table
end
ui.Parent = script
sf:ClearAllChildren()--Remove old frames
ui.Parent = sf
for number,d in pairs(data) do--Loop through our new data
local name = d[1]
local val = d[2]
local image = d[3]
local color = Color3.new(1,1,1)--Default color
if number == 1 then
color = Color3.new(1,1,0)--1st place color
elseif number == 2 then
color = Color3.new(0.9,0.9,0.9)--2nd place color
elseif number == 3 then
color = Color3.fromRGB(166, 112, 0)--3rd place color
end
local new = sample:Clone()--Make a clone of the sample frame
new.Name = name--Set name for better recognition and debugging
new.LayoutOrder = number--UIListLayout uses this to sort in the correct order
new.Image.Image = image--Set the image
new.Image.Place.Text = number--Set the place
new.Image.Place.TextColor3 = color--Set the place color (Gold = 1st)
new.PName.Text = name--Set the username
new.Value.Text = val--Set the amount of points
new.Value.TextColor3 = color--Set the place color (Gold = 1st)
new.PName.TextColor3 = color--Set the place color (Gold = 1st)
new.Parent = sf--Parent to scrolling frame
end
wait()
sf.CanvasSize = UDim2.new(0,0,0,ui.AbsoluteContentSize.Y)
--Give enough room for the frames to sit in
wait(120)
end
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Ok, so someone helped me out in the end with this:))
I was unaware that you can’t store double variables in a datastore.
Changes I made that made this work:
- instead of the line:
local w = plr.TotalCash.Value --Get point balance
I put:
local w = math.floor(plr.TotalCash.Value) --it just rounds the value
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