Loading game as assets

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#1

Hello,

I would like to know how do I script to load assets in-game. I mean, when you join any game it takes long to be loaded so I want to script a loading assets until it’s fully loaded by reaching to 0 assets and saying “Loading complete!” or any texts I want. xD

Thank you.
Peterboy_RBLX

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#2

You can use ContentProvider’s request queue size to get how many assets are loading.
Once it gets to below a certain amount or gets to 0 (your choice here), you can finish the loading bar.
There’s more information here, including an example of a loading bar!

#3

Wait, but it doesn’t tell me where to put that script.

So, with this script I would like to know if it’s on a local script or just “script” and where do I put.

#4

Since it uses LocalPlayer, it has to be a LocalScript. This code it gives you creates the loading bar etc.
Just put the code in a LocalScript in StarterGui preferably.

#5

Okay, some scripts even LocalPlayer sometimes might not be local script but thanks anyways. xD

#6

Scripts run on the server and cannot use the LocalPlayer. The LocalPlayer is the client who the LocalScript is running for. I don’t see how those Scripts used the LocalPlayer :thinking:

#7

:thinking: Okay.

When I tested in-game it just appeared a tiny Screen GUI and I want to make it whole of screen then should disappear when loading is complete.

#8

Edit what Frame.Size/Frame.Position is. 1,0,1,0 should fill the entire screen.

#9

Something that shows me is frame.Size = UDim2.new(0.0, 0, 0.1, 0)

What should I do? Even with “.”

#10

Just set it to frame.Size = UDim2.new(1,0,1,0)

#11

Ok, now it’s whole screen.

So, in-game it appears grey then blue.

local ContentProvider = game:GetService(“ContentProvider”)
local Players = game:GetService(“Players”)

– create a screenGui
local localPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
local playerGui = localPlayer:WaitForChild(“PlayerGui”)
local screenGui = Instance.new(“ScreenGui”, playerGui)

– create a basic loading bar
local frame = Instance.new(“Frame”, screenGui)
frame.Size = UDim2.new(1,0,1,0)
frame.Position = UDim2.new(0.5, 0, 0.5, 0)
frame.AnchorPoint = Vector2.new(0.5, 0.5)

local bar = Instance.new(“Frame”, frame)
bar.Size = UDim2.new(0, 0, 1, 0)
bar.Position = UDim2.new(0, 0, 0, 0)
bar.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.new(0, 0, 1)

– create some sample assets
local sound = Instance.new(“Sound”)
sound.SoundId = “rbxassetid://301964312”
local sound2 = Instance.new(“Sound”)
sound2.SoundId = “rbxassetid://301964312”

– create a table of assets to be loaded
local assets = {
sound,
sound2
}

wait(3)

for i = 1, #assets do
local asset = assets[i]
ContentProvider:PreloadAsync({asset}) – 1 at a time, yields
local progress = i / #assets
bar.Size = UDim2.new(progress, 0, 1, 0)
end

print(“Loading complete!”)

So, I would like it to appear texts of loading assets with numbers but background of GUI should be as grey or almost black.

#12

Well, to change the frame’s color you can do something like:

frame.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(r, g, b) --YOU NEED TO SET THESE

And for the Text you can create a TextLabel then have it’s text set. I’d have it like:

TextLabel.Text = string.format("Loading! Assets to load: %d", ContentProvider.RequestQueueSize)
#13

Actually, I made a screen GUI then label assets loading but I would like it to have numbers then countdowning until it’s loaded.

#14

Well you could use a while loop so while the RequestQueueSize is not 0 then show the text I shown.
After the while loop make the UI invisible or do what you want to get rid of the UI.

#15

Sorry may you show me the script? I still don’t get it. xD

#16

So something like (I changed my idea on the while loop):

local cp = game:GetService("ContentProvider")
local c 
script.Parent.Text = string.format("Loading! Assets to load: %d", cp.RequestQueueSize)

c = cp:GetPropertyChangedSignal("RequestQueueSize"):Connect(function()
    if cp.RequestQueueSize == 0 then
        c:Disconnect()
        script.Parent.Text = "Fully loaded!"
        --Do the finished loading stuff here
    else
        script.Parent.Text = string.format("Loading! Assets to load: %d", cp.RequestQueueSize)
    end
end)
#17

Not working, but I did put that script like that. Screenshot by Lightshot

#18

It needs to be a LocalScript inside the TextLabel.

#19

You can use InsertService safely if you are loading in assets by you or Roblox.

#20

How do I do it? I’m not good scripter yet, it’s quite hard to learn. xD

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