Why isn't the mouse being set?

[marfit]

I copied and pasted this code from the wiki itself. Why is the mouse not changing?

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local mouse = Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse()
mouse.Icon = "rbxassetid://5073034204"

[velstorm]

Is this in a local script? If so, make sure the script is actually running with a print(“hello!”) statement.
If your script is running, then there is a problem with the link.

[mhty5]

Its the image that isn’t loading.

[mhty5]

If you uploaded the image recently, it might still be under review.

[colbert2677 (Dreamseeker)]

You’re using an invalid image asset. Use the id 5073034191.

Explanation available from at least three other threads of the same issue.

Image not updating ingame?

You’re probably using the wrong id then (note @ReturnBreakEnd: PreloadAsync is never required for anything, it simply pushes assets to the front of the download queue). Two ids exist for image assets: the decal id and the image id. You need the image id. If you copied the numbers from the link in your browser, the image will not load because it’s an invalid game asset.

Problems with image updating

You’re using an invalid asset. Use the id 4997400527. When using pictures in Roblox games, you require the image asset, not the decal. The image asset is what actually gets rendered in game (internal asset) while the decal asset is only used for asset information on the website. Decal: https://www.roblox.com/library/4997400540/Lumos-solem Image: https://www.roblox.com/library/4997400527/Lumos-solem

ContentProvider:PreloadAsync Failing

This is like the issue from yesterday that I responded to: you’re supplying an invalid asset. Images need to be loaded by their image asset id, not their decal asset id. Use the id 5037209207. Image assets are internally used for rendering in games, while the decal asset just provides website information in applicable places such as your inventory or the developer library. Decal: https://www.roblox.com/library/5037209223/baseplate-icon Image: https://www.roblox.com/library/5037209207/baseplat…

[marfit]

Well, this code doesn’t change the mouse at all.

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(p)
	local mouse = p:GetMouse()
	mouse.Icon = "rbxassetid://5073034191"
end)

[colbert2677 (Dreamseeker)]

Server scripts can’t get the mouse, let alone change the mouse’s icon. You should read documentation first if you have questions or confusions as to why your applied uses of something don’t work. See:

Player | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub

This item must be used in a LocalScript to work as expected online.

[marfit]

This is a local script. I placed in StarterPlayerScripts.
I also removed the function and just made it

local p = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local mouse = p:GetMouse()
mouse.Icon = "rbxassetid://5073034191"

Still doesn’t work.

[colbert2677 (Dreamseeker)]

Sure about that? You’re going to have to provide a whole lot more context and detail than “it doesn’t work” if it really isn’t, because I can’t discern anything from that. Can’t repro a problem either.

[marfit]

I am truly baffled, because I have the same scenario. I designed the cursor, I wrote three lines of code in a brand new baseplate so I could work on my mouse code in a controlled environment, and it remains as the same mouse as default. This is odd.