Most tutorials on YouTube are outdated (using LegacyChatService), so I decided to make one with updated methods (using TextChatService).
If you don't know why these steps are carried out, please watch/read scripting tutorials on YT/DevForum.
1. Detecting Player joining/leaving: Add a script in ServerScriptService. Here's the following code:
game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
print(Player.Name, "has joined.")
end)
game:GetService("Players").PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(Player)
print(Player.Name, "has left.")
end)
--> Or Player.DisplayName :)
--> You can test play and check the Output.
2. Setting up RemoteEvents for Player joining/leaving detection script: Since we have PlayerAdded/Removing detection script, we can use a RemoteEvent to send data from Server (the script we added in ServerScriptService) to Client (where the Chat Message will be displayed).
- Add a Folder in ReplicatedStorage and name it as PlayerEvents (or however you like).
- Add 2 RemoteEvent named Joining and Leaving (or again however you like)
- I'll assume them as PlayerEvents, Joining & Leaving in this tutorial for better clarity and to avoid any confusion.
3. Updating Player joining/leaving detection script:
local PlayerEvents = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):FindFirstChild("PlayerEvents")
game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
PlayerEvents:FindFirstChild("Joining"):FireAllClients(Player)
end)
game:GetService("Players").PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(Player)
PlayerEvents:FindFirstChild("Leaving"):FireAllClients(Player)
end)
--> FireAllClients for displaying Chat Message to everyone.
4. Displaying Chat Message: Add a LocalScript in StarterPlayerScripts. Here's the following code:
local PlayerEvents = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):FindFirstChild("PlayerEvents")
PlayerEvents:FindFirstChild("Joining").OnClientEvent:Connect(function(Player)
game.TextChatService.TextChannels.RBXGeneral:DisplaySystemMessage(Player.Name.." has joined.")
end)
PlayerEvents:FindFirstChild("Leaving").OnClientEvent:Connect(function(Player)
game.TextChatService.TextChannels.RBXGeneral:DisplaySystemMessage(Player.Name.." has left.")
end)
--> Or Player.DisplayName :)
--[[ Rich Text Support:
<font color='#ffffff'>{Player.Name.. " has joined."}</font>`
More information at the end.
]]
5. More: And that's it. It's done. Play on Client (not Studio) and it should work as intended.
◆ Add a Sound that plays when Joining or Leaving is fired. e.g. (Assuming Sound is parented under LocalScript.)
local PlayerEvents = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):FindFirstChild("PlayerEvents")
PlayerEvents:FindFirstChild("Joining").OnClientEvent:Connect(function(Player)
game.TextChatService.TextChannels.RBXGeneral:DisplaySystemMessage(Player.Name.." has joined.")
script:FindFirstChildOfClass("Sound"):Play()
end)
PlayerEvents:FindFirstChild("Leaving").OnClientEvent:Connect(function(Player)
game.TextChatService.TextChannels.RBXGeneral:DisplaySystemMessage(Player.Name.." has left.")
script:FindFirstChildOfClass("Sound"):Play()
end)
◆ Customize text color, etc...
--> create.roblox.com/docs/ui/rich-text
Here's some I find useful.
Feel free to leave your opinions and suggestions. If you have any inquiries, let me know! Thanks for reading my first tutorial ☺️ (from 🇻🇳).