Local Countdown doesn't work properly

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#1

Hello, everyone! i’m currently trying to Enable a Countdown when the game should be delayed i tried like 3, or 4 methods and i can get nothing really working,

This is the Base script i have written already the Countdown should play sync to the wait(30). here is also a screen out of my Gui tab so you can see what is already setup.

local button = script.Parent

local function leftClick()
	for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		v.PlayerGui.StartGui.Enabled = false
	end
	wait(30) 
	
	for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		v.PlayerGui.StartGui.Enabled = true
		end
	end

button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(leftClick)

Countdown

i know this Topic is kinda messi but if someone could walk me trough how i would set this up i would be very grateful as always

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#2

in the already setup local script is currently this code inside

local time = 30
while wait(1) do
	if time == 0 then
		script.Parent.Text = "Times up!"
		break
	else
		script.Parent.Text = tostring(time) --sets onscreen gui timer
		time = time - 1
	end
end

but when ever i try to Just enable the script it doesn’t seem to work.

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#3

First. By using this line v.PlayerGui.StartGui.Enabled = true you are trying to Enable a ScreenGui or a Local Script?

Second. Where is StartGui in the PlayerGui ?
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And this is another Local Script that you want to be in “sync” with the first code?
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#4

the Start gui is irrelevant it’s only needed to detect that the Button was pressed also im not really having trouble with the Gui just with enabling the script so its sync with the first script.

#5

Every time i enable the local-script it doesn’t run any code at all so the timer isnt working. sorry that i didn’t describe my problem more clearly.

#6

Sorry for not understanding, but, actually I think that the problem is not that the code doesnt run when you enable the script. You are sure you are really enabling the right script, and its really enabled by using prints? In the first script you sent the only Enabled property I see is from this line:
v.PlayerGui.StartGui.Enabled = true

So I supposed thats the script you want to enable in order to run its code. Cause the while loop code should run without issues:

warn("This local script started")
local Time = 5
while wait(1) do
	if Time == 0 then
		warn("Reached end:", Time)
		--script.Parent.Text = "Times up!"
		break
	else
		warn(Time)
		--script.Parent.Text = tostring(time) --sets onscreen gui timer
		Time -= 1
	end
end
#7

So i should implement it in the first Script? because then we can not use Script.Parent

#8

So like this? now the first script runs the Code i modified it a bit so it makes sense but it still doesn’t work but it should, i even got the warn.

local button = script.Parent

local function leftClick()
	for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		v.PlayerGui.StartGui.Enabled = false
		v.PlayerGui.CountdownGui.Enabled = true
	end
	warn("This local script started")
	local Time = 30
	while wait(30) do 
		if Time == 0 then
			warn("Reached end:", Time)
			for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
				v.PlayerGui.CountdownGui.Countdown.Text = "Times up!"
				end
			break
		else
			warn(Time)
			for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
				v.PlayerGui.CountdownGui.Countdown.Text = tostring(time) --sets onscreen gui timer
			Time -= 1
		end
	end
	end
	
	for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		v.PlayerGui.StartGui.Enabled = true
		end
	end

button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(leftClick)
#9

I should read your entire script carefully, but the first thing I noticed is: while wait(30) do wait 30 seconds to reduce 1 second? Time -= 1

That loop is repeating each 30 seconds not one

#10

but the Text-label doesn’t even change.

#11

That is a local script, not taking in count other players only the one that runs it. Then no need to run this line on that script
for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do

That would be for a server line that would fire clients to update the countdown, the script you are showing could work for a “personal” client button showing a countdown, not a global one managed by server

#12

You don’t need to run a for loop every time to check for all the players when you’re running a local script, basically meaning it is client sided, you want to find your player and nobody elses…

Code

local players = game:GetService("Players")

local player = players.LocalPlayer
local button = script.Parent

local count = 30
local decreaseAmount = 1

local function Clicked()
	player.PlayerGui.StartGui.Enabled = false
	player.PlayerGui.CountdownGui.Enabled = true
	--
	repeat
		player.PlayerGui.CountdownGui.TextButton.Text = "Time: "..count..".."
		count -= decreaseAmount
		wait(decreaseAmount)
	until count == 0
	--
	player.PlayerGui.CountdownGui.TextButton.Text = "Reached "..count..", time up."
	player.PlayerGui.StartGui.Enabled = true
end

button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(Clicked)
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#13

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