LocalScript isn't detecting remote event FireAllClients()

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#21

With this setup in mind:

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-- Script in ServerScriptService

local RS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local event = RS:WaitForChild("RemoteEvent")

event:FireAllClients(some_data)

-- LocalScript in StarterPlayerScripts

local RS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local event = RS:WaitForChild("RemoteEvent")

local PLYRS = game:GetService("Players")
local plyr = PLYRS.LocalPlayer

local function main(some_data)
    while not plyr and not plyr.PlayerGui and not plyr.PlayerGui:FindFirstChild("ScreenGui") do
        wait()
    end
    
    plyr.PlayerGui.ScreenGui.TextBox,Text = some_data
end

event.OnClientEvent:Connect(main)

Hope this helps.

#22

Hey, sorry I took so long to respond, but for the some_data part, what would I put if I wanted to send the string of text “10” through and then use it in the other script?

#23

For this, use shared or _G. Both are global tables that can be accessed locally, or on the server, between scripts.

To send data through a RemoteEvent:

local function main(some_data)
    shared.some_key = some_data
    print(shared.some_key)

    -- or...

    _G.some_key = some_data
    print(_G.some_key)
end

event.OnClientEvent:Connect(main)

Hope this helps.

#24

This all works and the LocalScript is detecting the RemoteEvent. The issue was I think that the RemoteEvent was being fired before all the scripts had loaded fully. But now I’m getting an error message saying that ScreenGui is not a valid member of the PlayerGui

#25

Is there a way I can do a WaitForChild() thing with the PlayerGui?

#26 
while not your_instance do
    your_instance = path_to_your_instance
    task.wait()
end

What’s your use-case for using a RemoteEvent here? It’s generally better practice to not use _G or shared; perhaps you’re asking the wrong questions?

#27

I’m using the RemoteEvent to activate an action that should affect all players through the server because the issue I was originally having was that when a player died, it would reset the LocalScript that was changing a GUI back to the top of the script when it shouldn’t do that.

#28

There’s a property belonging to the ScreenGui class called ResetOnSpawn, which will prevent the GUI being destroyed.

What do you mean here?

#29

Oh it was actually that simple? I had no idea. Let me revert things back to how I had them originally and see if that toggle fixes it

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#30

If I made all the changes are through a LocalScript and not serverside, wouldn’t that mean that depending on when you joined the game, the GUI would be different?

#31

To elaborate, you join the game and the GUI script starts up on:
“Intermission: 30”
Then it keeps counting down. But what if someone joins 5 seconds later?
Wouldn’t their GUI be at “Intermission: 30” and the the other player’s at “Intermission: 25”?

#32

I see your use-case. The elaboration helps.

In which case, you should be handling very little on the client.

Try this approach:

-- Script in ServerScriptService

local count = 30

-- Count on the server, this means there isn't inconsistency between clients!
while true do
    count -= 1
    event:FireAllClients(count)
    task.wait(1)
end

-- LocalScript in StarterPlayerScripts

local function main(count)
    gui.TextLabel.Text = tostring(count)
end

event.OnClientEvent:Connect(main)

LocalScripts affect individual clients. Server scripts affect everything owned by the server.

Hope this helps, please let me know if anything doesn’t make sense.

#33

This works, thank you very much for helping me! All I need to do now is to fiddle around with the ServerScript so once count reaches zero, it transfers to a different message

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#34

When I finish with the modifications, I’ll post the code so if anyone wants to use it, they can

#35

Here is the finished code:

–ServerScriptService Script

wait(.1)

while true do

local RS = game:GetService(“ReplicatedStorage”)

local event = RS:WaitForChild(“FirstEvent”)

local eventTwo = RS:WaitForChild(“SecondEvent”)

local eventThree = RS:WaitForChild(“ThirdEvent”)

local count = 30

while count > 0 do

count -= 1

event:FireAllClients(count)

task.wait(1)

end

count = 11

while count > 0 do

count -= 1

eventTwo:FireAllClients(count)

task.wait(1)

end

eventThree:FireAllClients()

wait(37.8) --This number is so specific because it’s how long until the lava in my game disappears

end

–LocalSciprt in StarterPlayerScripts

local RS = game:GetService(“ReplicatedStorage”)

local event = RS:WaitForChild(“FirstEvent”)

local eventTwo = RS:WaitForChild(“SecondEvent”)

local eventThree = RS:WaitForChild(“ThirdEvent”)

local PLYRS = game:GetService(“Players”)

local plyr = PLYRS.LocalPlayer

local function Intermission(count)

plyr.PlayerGui.ScreenGui.TextBox.Text = "Intermission: "…tostring(count)

end

local function RisingCountDown(count)

plyr.PlayerGui.ScreenGui.TextBox.Text = "Lava Is Rising In "…tostring(count)

end

local function Warning()

plyr.PlayerGui.ScreenGui.TextBox.Text = “The Lava is Rising! Seek High Ground!”

end

event.OnClientEvent:Connect(Intermission)

eventTwo.OnClientEvent:Connect(RisingCountDown)

eventThree.OnClientEvent:Connect(Warning)

#36

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