Attempt to index nil with Character?
Currently, I am creating an engine that can be used in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure games. However, since I am at a somewhat beginner to intermediate level, I am having trouble referencing the player's humanoidrootpart so it can be welded to a dummy. Any tips on how to get around the index nil error? As an extra note, this is on a server script triggered by an event.
game.ReplicatedStorage.DefStand.Summon.OnServerEvent:Connect(function()
local sound = game.Workspace.DS_summon
local Stand = game.ServerStorage.DefaultStand:Clone()
local StandModel = Stand.Dummy:Clone()
local debounce = false
sound:Play()
StandModel.Parent = game.Workspace
if StandModel then
local function summonWeld()
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local char = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait() --Error here.
local weld = game.Workspace.Weld:Clone()
weld.Part0 = char
weld.Part1 = StandModel
end
summonWeld()
end
end)
1 answer
Hello. Regular/ServerScripts cannot detect the LocalPlayer from game.Players.LocalPlayer so it returns nil and it will error when trying to index something with it. Instead, use the automatic player parameter of OnServerEvent. Try this:
game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").DefStand.Summon.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player)
local sound = workspace.DS_summon
local Stand = game:GetService("ServerStorage").DefaultStand:Clone()
local StandModel = Stand.Dummy:Clone()
local debounce = false
sound:Play()
StandModel.Parent = workspace
if StandModel then
local function summonWeld()
local char = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait() --Error here.
local weld = game.Workspace.Weld:Clone()
weld.C0 = char.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame:Inverse()
weld.C1 = StandModel.HumaniodRootPart.CFrame:Inverse()
weld.Part0 = char.HumanoidRootPart
weld.Part1 = StandModel
end
summonWeld()
end
end)
Also, welds don't work if they're a child of a Model. Instead, use the character's HumanoidRootPart. Also, you forgot the C0 and C1 properties of the weld.
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