Problems with UserInputService

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#1

Hello Developers,

I am trying to use UserInputService and it wasn’t working. So, I tried to make a simple script with it for testing and it doesn’t work. Is there something wrong with it? Am I using it wrong?

Script

local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService") 

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input) 
	if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.W then
		print("W")
	elseif input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.A then
		print("A")
	elseif input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.S then
		print("S")
	elseif input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.D then
		print("D")
	end
end)
#2

A few questions.

  1. What script type is it?
  2. Where is it located?
  3. Are you sure it is not disabled?
#3

I tested it in a local script within starter character scripts, it fully works and prints on input began.

Edit: Please refer to the dev forumn API referencing

There is a big red header that says

NotReplicated
This item is not replicated across Roblox’s server/client boundary.

This means it only works on a client so yes a starter gui would work, refer to here for places where the local script would work.

#4
  1. Regular Script.
  2. ServerScriptService
  3. Yes.
#5

Then of course it doesn’t work. The server has no keyboard, it can’t handle client-sided user input.

Make it a LocalScript in PlayerScripts.

#6

Alright. So would this script work in StarterGui to open a gui?

#7

Yes, you just have to replace the “print()” with “script.Parent[“yourguiname”].Frame.Visible = true/false”
Just add a Frame inside your GUI.

local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService") 

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input) 
	if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.W then
		script.Parent.Gui.Frame.Visible = true
	elseif input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.A then
		script.Parent.Gui.Frame.Visible = false
	elseif input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.S then
		print("S")
	elseif input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.D then
		print("D")
	end
end)

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