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how would I make an overlay say how many buttons are left?

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properties :sunglasses:
no but seriously properties, and counters
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Could you be a bit more specific?

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Have a property linked to a counter, make that counter go down with every button pressed, use a trigger loop that constantly triggers blockcode for the game overlay saying how much buttons are left.

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So I want a game overlay to show a specific number that’s on a counter after a button is pressed

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when button pressed → increment counter

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No, its decrement counter.

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Oh ok then listen to CustomCoaster. But CustomCoaster, we don’t need the trigger loop. Just have it so that when the property updates, a channel sends that the code runs on.

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OKOK think like this "Your playing a Roblox tycoon and on the side it says how many buttons you need to buy before ur done with the tycoon that’s what I want

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yeah so

listen to customcoaster (sorry)
and

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how would I do the block code (I’ve never used the code before)

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Please do not acronym me, your going to confuse me with someone else.

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Basically when a button is bought, then decrement a counter. That counter should update a property. When that property changes, then broadcast a message. When the game overlay receives that in a block, it should run this code:

Set text | get property "property in counter"
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I know sorry

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Counter value: number of buttons
All buttons transmit on “buttonFound”
Decrement when receiving on this channel.

Also a property (numButtonsLeft) is updated with the counter.
The property is number, and player scoped.

Grab an overlay that has a block that runs on the “buttonFound” channel.
And the overlay changing scope is player.
Blocks:

Set Text: Create Text With: Get Property "numButtonsLeft"
-------------------------- buttons are left
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I’m still kinda confused lol I’m dum sorry but how would I make the property change?

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Link the property to the counter
go to your counter, go to “property” enable the thing, input the property name, and your done.

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The property is changed by the counter. Go to the property setting in the counter, have it change a property, type the name of the property in.

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is this the code I use or no?
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Ok so I have everything else but the part for the overlay rn