Problems with life remaining script

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#1

Hi, I’m trying to make 5 lives left after you die and when you hit 0 it kicks you but my scripting didn’t work
and I don’t know what’s wrong.
Script:

local l = 5

local function death(char)
	script.Parent.Parent.Enabled = true
	l = l-1
	local player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(char)
	script.Parent.Text = (l .. " LIVES REMAIN")
	if l == 1  then
		script.Parent.Text = (l .. "LIFE REMAINS")
	elseif l == 0 then
		player:Kick("You have ran out of lives.")
	end
	wait(3)
	script.Parent.Parent.Enabled = false
end
local function new(player)
	player.CharacterRemoving:Connect(death)
end

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(new)

It parented to a TextLabel inside GUI
When you die it kicks you even if you have 5 lives.
When you die it doesn’t show you the GUI.

New Info: New info: it doesn’t run the death function.

#2

Try creating a debounce or use hum.Died

#3

Can you put a print inside the death() function?

print(l)
#4

Could be because the Gui resets on spawn. Find the ScreenGui it’s in, and turn off ResetOnSpawn for it, and see if it shows.

#5

Didn’t work still I think it might be because of local and server

#6
ServerSided Code 
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local Parent = script.Parent

function PlayerAdded(Player)
    local Lives = 5

    Parent.Text = "5 LIVES REMAIN"

    Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(Character)
        Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid").Died:Connect(function()
            Lives -= 1

            Parent.Parent.Enabled = true
            Parent.Text = Lives..(if Lives == 1 then "LIFE REMAINS" else "LIVES REMAIN")

            if Lives == 0 then
                Player:Kick("You have ran out of lives.")
            end

            task.wait(3)

            Parent.Parent.Enabled = false
        end)
    end)
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(PlayerAdded)

for _, Player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
    PlayerAdded(Player)
end

couple of things to keep in mind here
this will kick the player after 5 lives, but the Enabled and Text properties will be server sided if this is a server script

simply use a local script instead

LocalSided Code 
local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local Player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Parent = script.Parent

local Lives = 5

Parent.Text = "5 LIVES REMAIN"

Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(Character)
    Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid").Died:Connect(function()
        Lives -= 1

        Parent.Parent.Enabled = true
        Parent.Text = Lives..(if Lives == 1 then "LIFE REMAINS" else "LIVES REMAIN")

        if Lives == 0 then
            Player:Kick("You have ran out of lives.")
        end

        task.wait(3)

        Parent.Parent.Enabled = false
    end)
end)

the local script will work with multiple people in game

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#7 
local lives = 5
local screenGui = script.Parent.Parent
local label = script.Parent
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")

humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
	screenGui.Enabled = true
	lives -= 1
	if lives >= 2 then
		label.Text = (lives.." lives remaining!")
	elseif lives == 1 then
		label.Text = (lives.." life remaining!")
	elseif lives == 0 then
		label.Text = (lives.." lives remaining!")
		task.wait(3)
		player:Kick("You have ran out of lives.")
	end
	screenGui.Enabled = false
end)

The player’s Gui should only ever be handled on the client-side through the use of local scripts.

#8

I made two separate scripts for a reason

#9

It was a message of clarification for the thread’s poster.

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#10

oh my bad then, thought it was towards me because you replied to me