How to Reset Coins TextLabel When Player Dies

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I know this seems stupid but ive been all over the forum and couldnt get it working. I have a coins value stored in the player and after the player fully respawns after dieing i want the textlabel to be set back to the coins value. I have tried character added and all of that and i cant figure out what im doing wrong

2

Just use a loop to constantly set it to the coins value:

coins = Coin value object
label = the coins text label

while wait() do
	label.Text = coins.Value
end

Or you can use a function every time the value changes:

coins:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function(value)
	label.Text = value
end)

I havenā€™t tested these but Iā€™m sure they would work.

3

Exactly as Gamer said and you can also use a RunService loop as I think itā€™s better practice than Wait() and updates every frame rendered but itā€™s up to you. :slightly_smiling_face:

local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	Label.Text = Value
end
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local players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = players.LocalPlayer

player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function (character)
	TextLabel.Text = coins.Value
end)

Place code in a local script. Parent it somewhere within the GUI (make sure the references are valid).

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local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local gui = script.Parent
local coinsText = gui:WaitForChild("CoinsText")
local coins = player:WaitForChild("Coins")

coinsText.Text = tostring(coins.Value)

coins:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()

coins.Text = tostring(coins.Value)

end)

We initially set the text to the current value of coins, then we connect a function so that it updates every time the value is changed.

Additionally, ScreenGuiā€™s have a property known as ā€œResetOnSpawnā€. Assuming you donā€™t have a health bar in the same gui, you could consider setting this to false.

sorry for indentation, I wrote this on Mobile

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6

Thats not what i meant. I already have a script for that. It doesnā€™t change when the player dies. Read the title

7

or just prevent the label from resetting itself in the first place

there is a property for this under the main gui.

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8

I could do that but I just want this script for resetting everything after respawn like applying the players avatar items, etc
Heres the script. It prints but doesnt update textlabel

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local function onCharacterAdded(character)
print(character.Name .. " has spawned")
local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(character)
player.PlayerGui.Main.Coins.TextLabel.Text = (player.Coins.Value)
end

local function onPlayerAdded(player)
player.CharacterAdded:Connect(onCharacterAdded)
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
9

May I see your code so I can get a better understanding?

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10

I just posted it in a reply to juicy fruit

11

Ok Iā€™ve found the issue.

The characterAdded event is firing before the gui resets itself. Basically, the serverScript is getting the gui just before it deletes itself and gets replaced. (Resulting in a return of nil)

Whilst I donā€™t recomment using a serverScript to access the playerGui, here is the updated code

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local function onCharacterAdded(character)
	print(character.Name .. " has spawned")
	local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(character)
	wait(.25)
	player.PlayerGui:WaitForChild("Main").Coins.TextLabel.Text = player.Coins.Value
	
end

local function onPlayerAdded(player)
	player.CharacterAdded:Connect(onCharacterAdded)
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)

I do recommend just setting the value on the client with a single line though

script.Parent.Coins.TextLabel.Text = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Coins.Value
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12

Do you want it to save the coins value upon player death or do you want it to reset to 0?

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you could do something like

local humanoid = SetHumanoidHere
local textlabel = SetTextlabel Here

humanoid.Died:Connect(function() --Detects when player dies
wait(4) --wait for player to respawn (change number to respawn time)
textlabel.text = player.coin.value --changes the text to coin value

14

Thereā€™s a property on the GUI called ResetOnSpawn, try disabling it

15

Thank u so muchšŸ™ƒ I had no idea local scripts ran every time a player respawns

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16

The local script runs again because the Gui itself is being replaced by a copy.

Glad it worked

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