Player.chatted won't work on local script?

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#1

I tried to use “Chatted” or “PlayerAdded” with “Chatted” on local script but didn’t activate when I chat.
Here is the code

-- This local script is on StarterPlayerScripts
local PLR = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
PLR.Chatted:Connect(function(MSG, Recipent)
	print("Chatted", MSG, Recipent)
end

-- Or this
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(PLR)
	PLR.Chatted:Connect(function(MSG, Recipent)
		print("Chatted", MSG, Recipent)
	end)
end)

Help me find a way to trigger that event.

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#2

are you using the new chat system? if so, have you considered using TextChatService.RBXGeneral.MessageReceived?

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local Player = Players.LocalPlayer

local TextChatService = game:GetService("TextChatService")
local TextChannel = TextChatService:WaitForChild("RBXGeneral")

TextChannel.MessageReceived:Connect(function(message)
	local text = message.Text
	local source = message.TextSource
	
	if source.UserId == Player.UserId then
		print("Chatted", text)
	end
end)

btw the recipient parameter is deprecated and doesn’t give anything

also i don’t think Player.Chatted works in the client, but someone correct me if I’m wrong

#3

Sorry for long reply.

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Its still not work because of inf yield using :WaitForChild(). Even I set task.wait(3) before :WaitForChild(), its still not working.
(Btw, This script is on local/client)

#4

so ur using legacychatservice then?

#6

also why do you want to make the chat script local

#7

My other codes are on client device so I have to use chat to run the individual functions built on client.

#8

I was going to test the functions to see if it works on my client.

#9

so like if the player chats something specific, u will do something to the player but only in the client?

#10

Correct. It didn’t print out the message once I type the command in chat.

#11

but you’re using LegacyChatService, right? the error earlier implied that you were

#12

I was using legacy chat service.

#13

i see. in that case, i recommend using Remote Events in which the server can trigger events in the client and vice versa

you create two scripts, one in ServerScriptService, and one in StarterPlayerScripts like what you mentioned earlier, then create a RemoteEvent in ReplicatedStorage and name it whatever you like

server script:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local RemoteEvent = ReplicatedStorage.INSERT_REMOTE_EVENT_NAME_HERE

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	Player.Chatted:Connect(function(message)
		RemoteEvent:FireClient(Player, message)
	end)
end)

client script:

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local RemoteEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("INSERT_REMOTE_EVENT_NAME_HERE")

RemoteEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(message)
	print("Chatted", message)
end)

and you can modify the client code to your needs

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#14

Hmm… Ill try doing that. Gimme a min.

#15

oopsies i just noticed my mistake in the client script, i just edited it, just to let you know

#16

Ok now it works. Thanks you so much!

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#17

your welcome! i hope you have a great day/night

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