How to toggle GUI when player is on/off VehicleSeat? (seat.Occupant)

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#1

Hello everyone!
I’ve been having a bit of trouble with finding a way to detect if a player is seated and not seated.
This is my code:

local repStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local event = repStorage:WaitForChild("TurretGui")

local seat = script.Parent

seat:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Occupant"):Connect(function()
	local hum = seat.Occupant
	if not hum then
		return 
	end

	local plr = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hum.Parent)
	if not plr then
		return 
	end

	event:FireClient(plr, true)
end)

My goal is to show a GUI when the player sits on a VehicleSeat, but to disable the GUI when the player goes off the VehicleSeat.

The reason why I’m using “Occupant” is because there could be multiple VehicleSeats/Seats in my game.

If anyone knows the solution, please let me know.
Thanks!

#2

What you’re doing is always sending the client a bool with the value set to true. You could try doing this.

local repStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local event = repStorage:WaitForChild("TurretGui")

local seat = script.Parent

seat:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Occupant"):Connect(function()
	local hum = seat.Occupant
	if not hum then
		return 
	end

	local plr = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hum.Parent)
	if not plr then
		return 
	end

if plr.PlayerGui.YourGui.Enabled == true then
       event:FireClient(plr, false)
else
      event:FireClient(plr, true)
end
end)
#3

Unfortunately, this script will not work because the Server can’t tell if the Client has shown the GUI. (i’m pretty sure that’s the case)

#4

Oh yes, I forgot that lol, well in that case, just turn it on from the Server. It will only turn it on for that specific player so it should work

#5

lol. So I used the code you used but changed it up a bit so that it doesn’t use a RemoteEvent, but however, when I go in the VehicleSeat, the GUI turns on. But if I hop off, it stays there. When I go back on the turret, it disables itself. Then it does the same thing over again etc.

#6

There’s a script at the bottom of the link Seat | Roblox Creator Documentation that references the player in the seat. You should be able to add the GUI to that player when they sit, and remove it when they leave.

#7

Alright, I’ll try it out. However, would this trigger the other VehicleSeats if there were any?

#8

I had the exact issue once, wish I was in studio and I could’ve sent you the whole script. Make sure you’re turning the GUI off after the player jumped out.

#9

Ah, ok. How would I figure that out though…

#10

Nevermind, I found that it would only trigger the seat itself. I’ll have a look at it and change the code up.

#11

Make a lastPlayer variable outside of the seat changed event and change that variable to the player when a player sits on it. At the start of the seat changed event add something along the lines :

lastPlayer.PlayerGui.YourGui.Enabled = false
#12

You guys think this code will work?

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local currentPlayer = nil
local currentGui = nil
local seat = script.Parent.VehicleSeat

seat:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Occupant"):Connect(function()
	local humanoid = seat.Occupant 
	if humanoid then 
		local character = humanoid.Parent
		local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(character)
		local plrGui = player:WaitForChild("PlayerGui")
		local turretGui = plrGui:WaitForChild("TurretGui")
		if player then 
			print(player.Name.." has sat down")
			turretGui.Enabled = true
			
			currentPlayer = player
			return
		end	
	end
	if currentPlayer then 
		print(currentPlayer.Name.." has got up")
		currentGui.Enabled = false
		currentPlayer = nil
	end
end)
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#13

Good idea. I’ll have a look into it.

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#14

be sure to mark me as solution if I helped! thanks

#15

If you don’t manage to do it before I wake up, I’ll send you a fully working script from my game

#16

Alright, thank you for your help! I’ll reply back if it works or not.

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#17

@iscriptfast it works! thanks for the help :slight_smile:
I also found another solution along with yours (but i used yours cus its tidier lol).

sorry for the late reply

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