What is this called?

[roastbeefdevourer42 (wuk_2)]

what is this type of gui called, and how would I implement it into my game?

[DasKairo (Cairo)]

Its called a Message

It was the old way you would say Global Events, Hints, etc

local Message = Instance.new("Message")

This Object is now deprecated however

[roastbeefdevourer42 (wuk_2)]

is there any way to basically modernize it?

[DasKairo (Cairo)]

sadly no,

The only thing you can change is its Text

[RefusalMan]

You can make a status bar like what I did in my game

[roastbeefdevourer42 (wuk_2)]

could you give me an example of what you mean?

[roastbeefdevourer42 (wuk_2)]

basically all i need to know is if you can still use it for things like touching an object.

[DasKairo (Cairo)]

Instance + Properties

Message Documentation
Hint Documentation

@roastbeefdevourer42 The Proper way to set this up is:

local Message = Instance.new("Message", workspace)
Message.Text = "Hello!"

Additionally,
There is one more type called a Hint
Which is those Black Boxes you would see at the top of your Screen

local Hint = Instance.new("Hint", workspace)
Hint.Text = "Hi"

NOTE that Hint is for some reason called Message instead of its ClassName which you Guessed it, is called: Hint, a bit odd.

---

@roastbeefdevourer42

basically all I need to know is if you can still use it for things like touching an object.

You could, however I would recommend using Frames for this if you want to keep up with newer games

[roastbeefdevourer42 (wuk_2)]

How would I make it appear on the click or touch of a brick? I’ve tried experimenting with it and I’ve seen no results.

[DasKairo (Cairo)]

local Message = Instance.new("Message", workspace)
-- This Message wont be seen as it has no Text
script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
	if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
		Message.Text = "Wooosh" 
	end
end)

I tested on a random part

[roastbeefdevourer42 (wuk_2)]

How would I make it function with a clicking property? I’m new to lua, sorry to bother you so much

[DasKairo (Cairo)]

local Message = Instance.new("Message", workspace)

local CD = script.Parent.ClickDetector
 -- Create a ClickDetector before doing this

CD.MouseClick:Connect(function()
  Message.Text = "Wooosh"
end)

[SubtotalAnt8185]

This is old and should not be used for new work. Here’s the AdminSuite v1.37 notify function for a more modern alternative:

function notifyplayersystemmessage(msg, plrname, customTime)
	local plr = game.Players:WaitForChild(plrname)
	local gui = Instance.new("ScreenGui")
	gui.IgnoreGuiInset=true
	gui.ResetOnSpawn=false
	local txt = Instance.new("TextLabel")
	txt.TextColor3=Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255)
	txt.Size=UDim2.fromScale(1, 1)
	txt.BackgroundTransparency=0.5
	txt.BackgroundColor3=Color3.new()
	txt.Text=msg
	txt.RichText = true
	txt.Parent = gui
	gui.Parent = plr.PlayerGui
	game:GetService("Debris"):AddItem(gui, customTime or 6)
	return txt --Return the TextLabel so it can be further modified by the user if needed.
end

Additionally, here are the properties to make an identical version of Message with a simple TextLabel:

Result: