Trying to make a status gui but it resets every time a new player joins the game

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#1

You can write your topic however you want, but you need to answer these questions:

  1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
    I want to make a status gui that changes it’s text after an amount of time i selected.
  2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
    The text changes to all the players but the problem is that it resets every time a new player joins
  3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
    I have read some devforum posts and changed my code a little but nothing worked.

So like I said I am trying to make a facility status gui for a prison game but the text resets and the script runs from the start each time a new player joins. I want it not to reset. So this is a local script inside the text label:

ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
Cell = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.CellBlock
Gym = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.GymTime
Shower = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.ShowerTime
Lunch = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.LunchTime
Recreational = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.Recreational
Free = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.FreeTime
local CellText = "Cell Block Time"
local GymText = "Gym Time"
local ShowerText = "Shower Time"
local LunchText = "Lunch Time"
local RecreationalText = "Recreational"
local FreeText = "Free Time"

while true do
		Cell:FireServer(CellText)	
		wait(10)
		Gym:FireServer(GymText)
		wait(240)
		Shower:FireServer(ShowerText)
		wait(240)
		Lunch:FireServer(LunchText)
		wait(120)
		Recreational:FireServer(RecreationalText)
		wait(240)
		Free:FireServer(FreeText)
		wait(360)
	end

and this is a normal script inside the text label:

ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
Cell = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.CellBlock
Gym = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.GymTime
Shower = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.ShowerTime
Lunch = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.LunchTime
Recreational = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.Recreational
Free = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.FreeTime


local function Cell2()
	Cell.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, text1)
		script.Parent.Text = text1
	end)
end

local function Gym2()
	Gym.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, text2)
		script.Parent.Text = text2
		end)
end

local function Shower2()
	Shower.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, text3)
		script.Parent.Text = text3
	end)
end

local function Free2()
	Free.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, text6)
		script.Parent.Text = text6
	end)
end

local function Recreational2()
	Recreational.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, text5)
		script.Parent.Text = text5
	end)
end

local function Lunch2()
	Lunch.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, text4)
		script.Parent.Text = text4
	end)
end

Gym2()
Cell2()
Shower2()
Free2()
Recreational2()
Lunch2()

Sorry if i made some mistakes. I am new to scripting and this is my first devforum post :slight_smile:. Any help is appreciated.

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#2 
ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
Cell = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.CellBlock
Gym = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.GymTime
Shower = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.ShowerTime
Lunch = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.LunchTime
Recreational = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.Recreational
Free = ReplicatedStorage.StatusEvents.FreeTime
local CellText = "Cell Block Time"
local GymText = "Gym Time"
local ShowerText = "Shower Time"
local LunchText = "Lunch Time"
local RecreationalText = "Recreational"
local FreeText = "Free Time"

local active = {
	CellText = false,
	GymText = false,
	ShowerText = false,
	LunchText = false,
	RecreationalText = false,
	FreeText = false
}

while true do
	if not active.CellText then
		wait(10)
		Cell:FireServer(CellText)	
		active.CellText = true
	elseif not active.GymText then
		wait(240)
		Gym:FireServer(GymText)	
		active.GymText = true
	elseif not active.ShowerText then
		wait(240)
		Shower:FireServer(ShowerText)
		active.ShowerText = true
	elseif not active.LunchText then
		wait(120)
		Lunch:FireServer(LunchText)
		active.LunchText = true
	elseif not active.RecreationalText then
		wait(240)
		Recreational:FireServer(RecreationalText)
		active.RecreationalText = true
	elseif not active.FreeText then
		wait(360)
		Free:FireServer(FreeText)
		active.FreeText = true
	else
		break		
	end
end
#3

Move the script in the local script to the server script, and replace local function Recreational2() Recreational.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, text5) with just a function name (e.g. Recreational. Then, in the timer, call the function instead of firing the remote event

#4

This one didnt work. Trying the next reply now.

#5

This one didnt work either. The same thing happens.

#6

What does your script look like now?

#7

I’d recommend making a server value (maybe using attributes or sting values) which is controlled by one server script and the clients get the info from that value.

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#8

Alright I will try that and let you know very soon.

#9

Thank you very much this worked!

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