Why doesn't this script work?

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#1

Hello Developers!
I was scripting my NPC while I stumbled apon a YouTube video about how to make “Camera Manipulation” I tried it and it doesn’t work. It started to not work when I wrote

ChangeCameraBtn.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
if not Enabled then
Enabled = true
game.Players.LocalPlayer.Backpack.Cameras.Disabled = false
else
Enabled = false
workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom
game.Players.LocalPlayer.Backpack.Cameras.Disabled = true
end

So I went down to the video’s comments and everyone said it worked. It did not work for me. Here is my full script:

local part = workspace.TalkPart1
local textlabel = script.Parent.Frame.TextLabel
local CloseBtn = script.Parent.Frame.CloseBtn
local ContinueBtn = script.Parent.Frame.ContinueBtn
local ChangeCameraBtn = script.Parent.Frame.ChangeCameraBtn
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local PlayerCancelledDialogue = print("A Player has Cancelled their NPC Conversation.")
local PlayerContinuedDialogue = print("A Player has Continued their NPC Conversation.") 
local Enabled = false
local CameraPart1 = workspace.ca

part.ClickDetector.MouseClick:Connect(function()
script.Parent.Frame.Visible = true

wait(0.2)
textlabel.TextScaled = true
textlabel.Text = "H"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "He"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey T"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey Th"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey The"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey Ther"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There!"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! Y"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! Yo"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You M"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Mi"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Mig"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Migh"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might n"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might no"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not k"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not kn"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not kno"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know m"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me,"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, B"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, Bu"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I f"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I fo"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I fou"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I foun"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found y"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found yo"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you i"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in t"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in th"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in thi"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this c"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this ca"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this cav"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this cave "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this cave l"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this cave ly"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this cave lyi"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this cave lyin"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this cave lying"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this cave lying "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this cave lying d"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this cave lying do"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this cave lying dow"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this cave lying down"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Hey There! You Might not know me, But I found you in this cave lying down!"
wait(0.1)

wait(3)
print("Checking if", player, "has regular NPC Dialogue Settings...")
ContinueBtn.Visible = true
CloseBtn.Visible = true
CloseBtn.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
script.Parent.Frame.Visible = false
end)
ContinueBtn.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
if textlabel.TextScaled == false then
	textlabel.TextScaled = true
	print("Error; A Player had their NPC TextLabel settings change from regular.")
end
ChangeCameraBtn.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	if not Enabled then
		Enabled = true
		game.Players.LocalPlayer.Backpack.Cameras.Disabled = false
	else
		Enabled = false
		workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom
		game.Players.LocalPlayer.Backpack.Cameras.Disabled = true
	end
end
print("The Player", player,"Has been checked successfully.")

textlabel.Text = "I"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "I'"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "I'm"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "I'm "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "I'm M"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "I'm Mo"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "I'm Mor"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "I'm Morg"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "I'm Morga"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "I'm Morgan"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "I'm Morgan!"
wait(2)
textlabel.Text = "L"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Li"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Lis"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "List"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Liste"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Liste"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen,"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, W"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We d"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We do"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don'"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't h"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't ha"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't hav"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't have"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't have "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't have t"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't have th"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't have tha"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't have that"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't have that "
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't have that m"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't have that mu"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't have that muc"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't have that much"
wait(0.1)
textlabel.Text = "Listen, We don't have that much t"
wait(0.1)
print("script will be finished after fixing it...")
end)
end)
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#2

If you are wondering what video I watched, It was this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyXgJNuQriw

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#3

Do you have any errors in Dev Console?

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#4

Could you tell us what exactly doesn’t work?

Also, please put the code in a code block to make it easier to read…

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#5

Is this the code block’s icon?Screenshot_58

#6

No error popped up in the console, But the script does not work anymore.

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#7

To use the code block feature, simply type ```lua and then anything you type after will be in the code block.

local x = "Something"

print(x)
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#8

local test = print("this is a test")

#9

```lua

local test = print(“this is a test”)

#10 

local test = print(“this is a test”)
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#11

The codeblock works but why doesn’t my script work?

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#12

It would be easier to understand if you used a code block. You can edit the OP to have the code block. Is there any errors in output or dev console?

#13

No, No error popped up in the dev console, The script just doesn’t work anymore.

#14

Not sure why your script doesn’t work. Check the developer console, make sure there are no typos and test the game again. Note that the creator of the video pinned a comment saying:

I would just like to point out that this video was meant to demonstrate the usage of camera manipulation, and not something you should directly copy.

#15

Did it use to work? You could have changed the chain, to mak the locals invalid. Is this a server script, or a local script? And is it in server script service?

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#16

It used to work before I added:

ChangeCameraBtn.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	if not Enabled then
		Enabled = true
		game.Players.LocalPlayer.Backpack.Cameras.Disabled = false
	else
		Enabled = false
		workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom
		game.Players.LocalPlayer.Backpack.Cameras.Disabled = true
	end
end
#17

Why don’t you just switch it back then?

#18

If I switch it back then the Player’s camera view will not change to this view:

Screenshot_60
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#20

game.workspace acts the same as workspace

I will try it, But it will probably be the same but I will still try.

#22

But it used to work even if it’s workspace, The thing that made the script stop working is

ChangeCameraBtn.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	if not Enabled then
		Enabled = true
		game.Players.LocalPlayer.Backpack.Cameras.Disabled = false
	else
		Enabled = false
		workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom
		game.Players.LocalPlayer.Backpack.Cameras.Disabled = true
	end
end```

Also I just tried switching it to game.Workspace, And it still does the same exact thing(Nothing).